The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04

Went by a morning train to Mime
apolis to spend the week viewing he
Minnesota state fair.
For Sale. Two second hand Ford
automobiles .-Borecky Iron & Metal
company.
Wanted. Family washings.-Mrs.
Alfred Johnson, 100 Washington ave
nue. s.
j. II. Hopper went today to Mime
apolist returning to work for the
Western Crucible company after
some weeks of vacation.
Ben Sitter who recently lost his
hog house by fire caused by light
ming, had the building insured like
all other careful business men.
VIM. Walter, who has been IN the
city the past day or two looking after
the estate of his father, John Walter.
returned to Minneapolis by a morn
ing train.
Mrs. A. 7. Ireland, who spent Sun
day with her husband at Canton. re-
turned to Madison yesterday after
noon. After spending the night at
the home of her brother, Irving ID.
Lee, Mrs. Ireland departed for her
home by an afternoon train.
During the storm of Monday morn
ing three stacks of barley belonging
to Henry Heyer, living on the Wad-
den farm north of Madison. burned.
1t is thought that lightning was the
cause. The loss was about $3.50 and
was borne by the owner.
Sioux Falls A~rgus-Leader: Chas.
ID. Adams motored to Madison yester-
day afternoon and this afternoon will
return, bringing back the George
Voltz and the Dick Adams families.
who have been camping out on the
banks of the lake the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Sh~inderling We're
departures by a morning train for
Minneapolis to visit at the home of
their son, Ernest, who is connected
with the U. S. Realty company. of
that city. They will also view the
sights at the state fair.
Geo. Simmons, of Winfred, former
county commissioner, was an arrival
by a morning train and will fill the
position of gatekeeper at the county
fair. a service which he has perform
ed successfully the past several years.
Peter Strom died Sunday i'm a hos
pital in Sioux Falls. and the body
was taken yesterday to the home ON
a farm IL miles southeast of Madi-
son The burial will take place to
morrow at the Norwegian church in
that neighborhood, and the funeral
will be i'm charge of A. G.. Hallenbeck.
He leaves a family.
Williamson & Schultz, of Junius,
are installing show rooms for the
Studebaker line of automobiles in
the j. A. Donnelly building on First
street SW. unloading yesterday a car
load of the vehicles. L. S. Martin, of
and demonstration, and will handle
the line and exhibit at the county
fair.
The county commissioners are to-
day opening bids on some county
bridges, and find that prices are be
coming very high on both work and
materials. Several bids for the work
were given, but up to a late hour this
afternoon, no decision was arrived at.
1t is expected that at this meeting
the commissioners will make the an
nual levy for the funds to be raised.
but could not get to this TO-DAY.
According to a press item Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Larson, of Cotton. have
done well since coming to South Da-
kota, and laid up great treasure and
an immense amount of credit. They
are the parents of 16 living children.
one other having died in infancy.
The oldest is 35 and the youngest 7
years. Five of the children are mar
ried. He came to Minnehaha county
in 1887 and was later joined by his
wife. and is 55 years old. He is
making pertinent inquiries as TO
whether there are any other pair in
South Dakota as prolific as they are.