The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-04-21

Get ready for war. Explosion and
bombardment insurance. See T..
Sheridan & Son.
j. X. Cornelysen, of the state ex-
aminer's department, Pierre, was an
arrival by a morning train to spend
Sunday with homefolk.
All Sir Knights in the city are re-
quested TO meet at the temple at
$3.50 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon for
drill, preparatory for Inspection
VIM. Rae, Recorder.
Mrs. Angie l.. Williamson, grand
secretary, O. Il. s., was a morning
passenger for Sioux Falls on bust
ness connected with her office. She
will return tomorrow.
Contributions to the fund for the
day are as follows; VIM. n. Stearns,
Sc, and H. M%inneart, $12.
Ira f. Blewitt and family were
morning passengers for Flandreau.
They will remain during next week,
Mr.. Blewitt having business in cir
cult court which convenes in that
city Monday.
Mrs. Kennedy, who had been a
guest at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. l.. r. Gwynn, 319 Third street
NV, departed by a morning train for
her home in Minneapolis. She was
accompanied by Mrs. Gwynn on a
home visit of a week or two.
Thursday James Falbey and Chas.
Blair were taken before City Justice
S%ponholz and fined SO apiece for
drunkenness. Affidavits of the
source of their liquor supply are i'm
the hands of the magistrate, and will
undoubtedly be brought out later in
an interesting denouement.
The cantata, Brownie Band" Civ
en- by the pupils of the Lincoln school
last night in the auditorium of the
high school, was a pronounced sue
cess, both from a standpoint of en-
tertainment and financial returns.
The secondary object of the enter
tainment was the purchase of a vic
trola and records for the use of the
pupils, and it is thought that with
the sun received last night, the
d'tOuHl 10 mean ~ u nOA iuiA', SUN
cient. The attendance was excellent.
Postmaster VIM. Lowe has been
notified from Washington that bulle-
tins on Corn Growing Under
Droughty Conditions are ready for
distribution among the farmers free
of charge. The bulletins are issued
by the agricultural department and
corn growers desiring copies are re-
quested to address a postal card 70
any senator, representative or dele.
gate. or to the secretary of agricul-
ture. and they will be promptly sup.
piled,
Rev. G. McKibbin returned yester
day afternoon from White. where h'
attended a meeting of the %presbyterl
of central Dakota, of which he i
the moderator. AT this meeting h'
was elected as commissioner 10 at
tend the meeting of the general as
sembly. the national gathering of tn
PRESBYTERIAN church, which will b'
held in Dallas, Tex. May Is. an'
will be i'm session about ten days.
The court case against ". II
REYNOLDS to o for the heirs o
his brother property remaining in tn
hands of w. r. Reynolds drags slow
" along today. with nc p%robabilit,
lof being terminated this week. Mos
of the day was consumed i'm the eN
animation of defendant, who wa
called upon TO identify a great mum
Der of letters written 10 him by M
brother before the death of the lat
ter. The case is now proceeding uD
on the amended pleas of both sides
resultant of the elimination of Tia
complaint of conspiracy.
Mrs. Lavina Barber died last nigh
at the home of her brother. IL. ii
Cole. Fourth street NV. from gen
eral disability. Deceased was a resi-
dent of Trempeleau county, Wis, bu
spent much of her time here wit
relatives. The past winter she spen
in Florida with Mr.. and Mrs. IL. n
Cole. She is survived by fou
brothers and a sister-H. H. and
f. Cole, of this city; w. W. Cole. o
Junius, and J.. H. Cole, of Winfred
Mrs. Dixon, sister. resides in Mime
apolis. Funeral services will be he'll
tomorrow afternoon and on Monda.
!, the remains will be taken TO he