The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-31

and Ramona.-Dr. Elmer V. lyman,
Lannon-Cook block, Madison, S. d.
Rev. L. T. Gwynn was a morning
passenger for Flandreau to conduct
the funeral services of the late Philip
Davis, a prominent citizen and furni-
ture dealer of that place.
Are you going to the high school
auditorium Friday night? If not.
why not? There's no reason.
f, l.. Peck was a morning depar-
ture for Sioux City to attend a three
days convention of the Tri-State En-
balmers' association. to be held at
that place.
T. A. Johnson went this morning
to Lacrosse, Wis, to receive medical
advice, and expects to be gone about
a week. lie has been suffering from
q stomach trouble, and wants the
matter diagnosed.
See Leila Slack Friday night in
Irish songs.
j. l.. Jones, who has been a guest
at the home of his brother. Chas.
Jones. and calling on relatives and
friends in this vicinity the past two
weeks. returned to his home i'm De
troit, Mich, by a morning train.
Song, dance and dramatics at the
high school auditorium.
+. l.. Soper and daughter. Miss
Bessie Soper, went last night TO Sioux
Falls for a visit of four days. Mr..
Soper's son is in the cavalry com
pany formed there, and expects to be
called soon to the concentration
camp, and they went to see him off.
Bishop Burleson. wife and mother,
of Sioux Falls, are expected to ar
rive in the city by automobile to-
morrow to become the guests of Rev.
and Mrs. l.. r. Gwynn, and spend a
few days at Lake Madison. Rev. and
Mrs. Gwynn plan to depart Thursday
for Chicago on a months vacation
and Will visit New York city before
they return.
III. ii. Holdridge announces that
Prof. s. T. May will give the talk at
the Lyric and that Prof. l.. q. Athel-
ton will speak at the Imperial both
the same night, Saturday. and both
on the same subject. What we are
fighting for. i'm the first delivery of
the -four minute" talks urged 10y
the national committee on publicity.
Mabel and Lenora johnson i'm o
tune songs Friday night.
VIM. Rowland, secretary of the
Merchants association. says that he
has placed Is men as farm laborers
today. sending a bunch of eight out
TO the Junius neighborhood. At this
time Mr.. Rowland a y he has Meth
ct men nor places on his list. except
in the demand for month laborers.
This institution is proving a most eff
ficient clearing house for the distri-
button of labor among farms.
Arrangements have been complet-
ed TO present the home talent play.
The Invaders" at Howard on Tues
day. August Z. An attempt was
made TO have it there this week. but
the idea was abandoned by reason
that one of the members of the cas-,
found it "inconvenient to 80. a sub
stitute has been found for the part.
land il is now determined 10 perfect
the lines and present the m%eritoriou@
drama there next week in the audi
forum.
A report current in Madison was
TO the effect that near Howard were
two Belgian refugees, arrived some
time during the early part OF this
summer. and hat they were victims
of German atrocities to the extent OF
being manned and disfigured. Or.
Clough interested himself in the mat
ter 10 the extent of communicating
with a physician of Howard to verify
the rumor. He tells The Daily Lead
er that the practitioner at Howard
says there is no such case or instance
in that country to his knowledge.
Difficulty is being experienced by
the paving CONTRACTORS in getting
sand of fine enough grain for use in
mixing with the asphalt for paving.
They have sought in various places
in the country around Madison with
out result, until last night, when one
of the men found a deposit of it neal
the west end of Lake Herman, on the
farm owned by Mrs. John Walden,
ST. 1t is purposed now TO strip the
soil and coarser sand from the top
of the deposit and haul it to town for
use in the top dressing for the paw
ing.
The difficulty in getting sand and
gravel in sufficient quantities is hold
ing the laying of the cement base for
the paving back. 1t was inlenued to
start on this work last week, then by
Saturday, and now they promise a
start by Wednesday, the material
is o~btainable. The large machine
used in this work will use up mate
rial rapidly, being rated at 35 yards
of cement an hour. And it is use
less to begin without a good supply
ahead or a rapid delivery as they
proceed with the work.
Walter Kundert was struck on the
hand with a pick in the hands of a
fellow workman this noon, tearing
the skin and flesh badly between the
thumb and first finger. He went al
once to DR.. Westaby, who dressed
the wound. He was working with a
gang of men in preparing the ground