The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-11

of Madison, were married In Sioux
Falls yesterday, and arrived in this
city on the evening train. Both are
well known, the young lady having
been chief operator in the local tele-
phone exchange, and the young man
having been employed by the Mad
ison Motor & Supply company. Their
welcome to Madison as mar and wife
is attested by the quantities of rice
and vociferous reception at the train
as they arrived. =
Mrs. Bessie Soper-Schager and
brother. Hugh Soper, of Sioux Falls,
spent Sunday at the home of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Soper,
800 Grant avenue N, returning to
Sioux Falls by a morning train.
Hugh has Joined the colors and is a
sergeant in Troop c, South Dakota
cavalry. Beginning July Is, the
company will go into training in
Sioux Falls. proceeding to the border
about August /.
Attending a meeting OF the grand
lodge of Masonic orders of A. F. &
A. NJ, o. E. S. and r. A. M, which
is to be held in Hot Springs, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, Miss Col
die Schmidt, and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F..
Stahl left Madison today, expecting
TO arrive at their destination tomor-
row morning. The party went to
Lake Preston, where they will meet
a special train given to their accom-
mediation, and go by way of Rapid
City and Buffalo Gap.
N. f. Walden, Of the Walden
Land company. returned today from
a land selling trip to Ryder, n. D.,
and reports that the crops and gen
eral conditions are excellent. OF
small grains Mr.. Walden said that
they were almost as far advanced for
the season as they are here, and CO.
pious rains fell during the past week.
Yesterday A. j. O'Lein, employed by
the same company, returned from a
similar trip in a territory north of
Bismarck a short distance. Mr..
OLein reports conditions good in the
country there also, and both report
good business in selling land to the
men whom they took with them.
Yesterday F. l.. Burnett conveyed
Rev. c. McKibbin to the camp of the
Boy Scouts at Lake Madison, where
by request of the youths he held
something of religious service. In
talking today with one who vas pres
ent at the meeting, he said that the
young men gave strict attention to
the address, behaving in every re-
spect as responsible men. There are
about 80 ir~repressible youngsters
there, and under the discipline of
their leaders and the teaching of
their organization they are having an
enjoyable as well as very profitable
experience.
The annual memorial service was
held in the Odd Fellows hall yester-
day afternoon, both orders of Odd
Fellows and the Rebekahs being nu-
merously represented. The program
as previously arranged was carried
out in the conduct of the meeting
and decorating the graves. Rev. l..
T. Gwynn gave the principal address.
The meeting was opened and closed
by Rev. C. McKibbin. and several ex-
cellent musical selections were rem
dered. Following the services the
members were taken to Graceland
cemetery, where boy scouts of the 10
cal organization had preceded them.
Graves of deceased members were
p~rofusely decorated with flowers.
Geo. H. Waskey yesterday received
a letter from Hon. G. III. Dillon in
the matter OF the facing brick to be
used in the new government build
ing, corroborating the letter received
by Postmaster Lowe in the assurance
that the proper kind of brick had
been selected. The attention which
Mr.. Dillon has given to this work,
and the promptitude and minuteness
with which he has kept those inter
ested in the better material is given
full value by the citizens of Madison.
With out his activity it would have
been difficult to get the matter be
fore the proper authorities, to say
nothing of having any effective work
done toward alteration of the orig
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