The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-18

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Mrs. p. H. G%rinager, who has been
a guest at the home of her father.
A. M. McCallister, returned to her
home at Welcome, MINI.
Scrap iron wanted. Will paw
$l1.50 per ton for good mixed scrap
iron.-Madison Iron 4 Metal com
pany. Phone 2159.
All odd Fellows are requested to
meet at the hall Sunday afternoon.
August 10. at 1870 o'clock to attend
the funeral of the late VIM. j. Hall.
w. Fl. Aldrich, n. G.
Jack Stahl departed by a morning
train for points in eastern Iowa.
where he will call or relatives for a
time, later proceeding to Minneapolis
where he will remain until the close
of the Minnesota state fair.
The w. r. c. will meet next Wed
nesday. August %. At the last meet
ing of the corps it was voted to re-
sumo the regular work earlier than
was planned at the June meeting. 1t
is hoped there will be a large attend
ance. Lunch will be served. Com
rades are invited-President.
Jay ID. Petit. of this city. who was
with the Iowa troops on the border
last year, since becoming a corporal
in Company H. First Iowa infantry.
with others, has been ordered from
I Cf1,,v Gft,r a., No. AF,t-n- l.. go.
derstood that they will be ordered to
France soon.
Master Masons i'm good standing
are requested to meet at Masonic
temple at / p. m. sharp. Sunday.
August 10, to attend the funeral of
Brother W. j. Hall. The services at
the grave will be under direction OF
Evergreen lodge No. 1t. You are re
quested to be prompt as many wish
to attend the Red Cross meeting at
the lake after the services. by order
Of b. NJ. Lawrence, w. MA. w.
Clark, Sec.
Company + is to give a dance i'm
the gymnasium of the Normal Mon
day night. Ii is to be a very eX-
elusive affair. None but those under
oath of fealty to the arms of the
United States may venture there, and
even the elect themselves are restrict
ed to the company Of only one female
friend in the at home. The MOllOv
orchestra is to furnish the music.
At their regular meeting in the
Hexom hall next Tuesday night the
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
will entertain the sons of members.
who are entering the army on the call
of the government. The affair viii
have a special program of music and
addresses. and a banquet will be
served. The names of the men 20 be
honored are f.. w. Goldman. #. r..
Smith. Ingman Johnson and John
Peters.
Joe Matthews returned last night
from the training camp at Fort
Smelling, Mimi, and is feeling fine.
Mr.. Matthews did not succeed i'm be
ing awarded a commission, but is
recommended by his officer. and will
return 70 a later camp. which is TO
be called for August 27. Mr.. Mat
theWs does not feel hat he failed in
any sense OF the word in his work i'm
the camp. but there are only 50 many
jobs. and a great many men. And
he strong recommendation given by
his superior is encouraging TO a de
gree. lie was i'm the First field ar
tillery.
The supply Of harvest and thresh-
ing hands is extremely short, says
VIM. Rowland. Promises by other
cities 10 send men do not material
ize. either because the men find en-
ployment before they get this far. or
because they do not entrain. A few
come Independent of any agency but
their own notion. And most Of these
are looking for threshing now, and
the latter end of the harvest Is find
ing help hard TO get and harder I,
keep. in the face of the higher wage
offered by threshing outfits. MI
Rowland says that today ne has three
available men, one of whom will ac-
cept no work but threshing, and there
are % jobs open for hands for either
harvest or threshing.
A fire of small consequence but Q.
large possibilities, broke out i'm the
attic of Tony Berther's poolhall il
I wentworth last nlSHl Just DtAoi
midnight, burned through the roo.
of that building and set fire to thu
roof of the Jesse Moseson hardware
store adjoining. Prompt action in
giving the alarm and Numbering
grenades soon quenched the flames
Except the small damage done tn
building the stock was injured b,
water only. The origin of the fire
is in doubt, but many claim that I
significance is attached to the find
ing Of an emptied kerosene can OF
the ground at the rear of he pool
hall. As a train about midnight
came into town the enginemen saw
the fire and blew their engine whis
tie v~ociferously. Henry Yeager, get
ting from the train. ran to the alarm
which he sounded with vigor. In I
! few minutes the fire vas quenchec
as a result of the tumult.
Sand is being dug from the stree
at the front of the Presbyterian
\ church to a considerable depth, fol