The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-10
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Ed German went to Salem today
for medical treatment.
James E. Boyd, living west of Lake
Herman, is reported to be seriously
sick of pneumonia.
Mary Pickford in The Little Prin-
cess" her latest Aircraft picture, to-
night and tomorrow at the Lyric.
Canvassers are out soliciting for
the X. c. war fund. 1t is purposed
to make a general canvass, calling on
everybody in the interest of the fund.
Mrs. d. McKinnon, sci Lee ave-
nue. N, entertained this afternoon
complimentary to Mrs. F. ID. Fits,
of North Yakima, Wash, who is Wis
iting friends inthe city.
Leonard Bargman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w Bargman, who was home
on a f~urlough for a few days, return
ed today to Minneapolis. Leonard is
in training for the wireless service
and will soon be transferred to Har-
ward for final instruction before N
tering upon active service.
Miss Herbring will conduct a dem
o%nstration of Kings patented process
fruit and vegetables at E. l.. Kelley's
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of this week and at
Soule's grocery Oh Saturday. This is
a e item on the market and every
housewife should avail herself of this
opportunity and 'visit these demon
STATIONS.
The home coming of the county
Odd Fellows is to be held in Madison
tomorrow afternoon, with a special
session of the grand lodge in the aft
ernoon. Following the evenings en-
tertainment there will be a supper
served in the parlors of the lodge.
About rs invitations have been sent
to Odd Fellows outside the county,
and with these the representation al
the occasion of tomorrow is expected
to be large.
Wentworth Enterprise: A large
delegation of local Odd Fellows ex-
pect to so to Madison next Tuesday
evening where plans for a big county
home coming" of Odd Fellows are
being arranged by the mother lodge
of Lake county. Grand lodge Off.
WIS 4 NC "a OoNh ubo "a GpCtial SCC-
sion of grand lodge will be held, al
which time the past grand degree
will be conferred.
Wentworth Enterprise: Word has
reached Wentworth that Mrs. A
Harms, now residing at Artesian, re,
Gently received a ~cablegram from heI
son, Maj. Henry w. Harms, stating
that he had arrived safely in France.
Maj. Harms is a Wentworth boy, is a
graduate Of West Point, and has been
attached to the aviation branch OF
the military service for several years
Owing to his experience he will prob.
ably see active service at once.
c. E. Olstad and j. ]. Mackay re.
turned today from visiting the Inter.
national Live Stock exposition at the
Union stock yards, Chicago. This
stock show is the biggest thing of its
kind in the world, and is of the very
best stock raised and selected from
this whole United States. Of the fat
ted stock one instance is quoted Of
the prize carload of steers being
bought by the Congress hotel, the
price being s42.50 a hundredweight
The ice crop will mature early thi!
year, is the opinion of George Haley
this morning. 1t has reached &
thickness on the lakes of about ST,
inches now, and the weather is ia
vorable for it's rapid growth. Har
vest of this crop usually begins a
about the beginning of the year. buI
If the favorable weather continues il
will commence just after Christmas
Mr.. Haley says. Market for The
crop promises to be good, and the
company is making preparations fol
a large shipping business to points a.
a distance from Madison, where the
soil for this produce is less produc'
tive or wholly absent.
Kids are beginning to write letters
to Santa Claus in care of the ImperiaI
theater, VIM. Mulvey tells us. They
got the first one this morning anC
several more arrived in the mex
mail. They heard from Santa Claus
himself, too, and he promises to bt
here on the afternoon train at Z
o'clock next Saturday. All the kids
of the county are invited to be a.
the station when the train comes in
Mr.. Mulvey and a brass band will bt
there to meet him. He and the band
will march up main street and bach
to the theater. Then he will give 9
talk to the little folks and the bis
show will begin.
Madison young men who enlisted
in Sioux Falls Friday went today tt
st. Louis, on their way to the train
ing camp at San Antonio. Tex, are
as follows: Ralph McCreedy enlist
ed in the hospital corps of the avia
ton service. w. Wedgwood in thu
m%achinists section of the same. ant
| Ed Slack, Ross Kelley and Georg'