The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-02
NO IMPROVEMENT
CONTINUED COLD KEEPS MADI-
son ISOLATED FROM REST
OF THE WORLD.

WI maj AN VIZ @NAA0DA~
closed today, although at the Garfield
there was a short afternoon session
in the shape of a story hour for the
few children who put in an appear
ance. They were assembled in one
room like yesterday. and but one
teacher was i'm charge.
The high school continued with its
regular program, the attendance be
ing considerably larger than yester-
days and there was no break in the
school routine. There were some
complaints of the lack of heat yester-
day. on the part of teachers and pu-
pills. but conditions were much inn
proved today.
Fires were kept going full blast by
dint of much coal %shoveling and the
building was kept reasonably warm,
even though the temperature outside
ranged from 3S degrees below at Z
o'clock this morning to 10 degrees
below at l o'clock this afternoon.
Miss June Emry. the principal, has
heard nothing farther from the bas-
ket ball team at Howard, but pre-
sumes the boys are all right or she
would have been informed otherwise.
The game with Vermillion tomorrow
night will probably not be played. as
the storm hit hard i'm that section of
the state and the Vermillion boys are
apt 10 have a harder time getting
here than the home hopes.
Ii was another dull day for the
business man and the banker. and a
hard one for the railroad men. The
citizens who ventured out, ventured
In with ridiculous haste. Even the
billiard halls and the bowling alleys
were practically deserted. But there
will be picture shows tonight just
the same. even If the whole world is
tied up.
Railroad men haunted the station
and the dispatcher's office all day in
the hope that something would be
doing" Their zeal was commend
able.
The yards were just a waste of
snow, bleak, dull and drear against
the skyline. All that greeted the eye
was a line of coaches and freight ears
standing soberly along the track who
seemed to utter mute protests
against the unlocked for layoff
They seemed impatient to be off and
were apparently kicking hard at
the delay.
About a dozen families have APP
piled to the county commissioners for
relief in the shape OF coal and gro
ceries and the commissioners have
lent every assistance possible in meet
ing and supplying these needs. This
is an unusual situation. brought or
by unusual conditions. but the com
%missioners have met ii with com
mendable promptness and execution.
Everybody has complained of the
enormous amounts of fuel used in the
last few days. Furnaces have been
kept going to capacity and in many
homes the activity in keeping the
fires up has resembled that of a lit
tie Pittsburgh.
Yesterday the old timers were will
ing TO pronounce the present furry
as one of the worst they ever expert
enced. Today they were voting the
weather as the coolest they ever
tackled. No matter what their po-
litical leanings were. they were will
ing to coincide on the weather ques-
ton. .
Passengers are still haunting the
station today in the wild hope that
trains would be sent through, but by
noon most of them were reconciled
to staying with US another night
They are being we'll taken care of and
are not complaining about the hos
pitality shown them. Madison is
certainly a good town TO a stranger
said one as he turned away from the
ticket window. Il do not mean that
for sarcasm, but it's the truth. If
did not have business at home to look
after. | would not mind staying here
for another week"
But the worst is over, unless we
get another one. and those who want
TO go to Sioux Falls or Sioux City
may get out by Monday. This cannot
last forever. Cheer up, We had a
nice day last Sunday!