The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-02

leo. DAVIS went Dy q morning
train to Colman to look after his
farm interests.
Lost. Pearl rosary beads with
gold cross attached. Return to Irene
Martin. Phone 1880.
The Presbyterian ladies will serve
a chicken pie supper at the church
parlors Wednesday, October 8. Sup
per, 35 cents.
r. f. Lyons. of Vermillion, and ID
A. Lyons, of Cresco, Ia, are in the
city, calling on their sister, Mrs. John
Rel, and other relatives.
Several automobile loads of mem
bers of the Rebekah lodge went this
afternoon to Fedora to attend a dis
trict convention to be held at that
place this evening.
Percy Huntemer, of Melrose
Mimi, is a guest of his father, VIM
Huntemer. Mr.. Huntemer has beer
included in the ~selective draft and
will be called to the colors October
is.
The Catholic ladies will serve a IL
cent lunch in the basement of the
church Wednesday afternoon at f;
o'clock. This is a day earlier thar
usual on account of Red Cross worl
Thursday.
NJ. II. Muth, of the southwest par
of the county, was arrested Sunda!
night by Officer Green for running
an automobile without lights, anC
paid a nominal fine in Justice Spon
HOLLIS court yesterday.
Regular meeting of Evergreen
lodge No. II, A. f. & A. M, Wednes
day evening, October 8. There viii
be work in the M. M. degree. All
regular Masons are requested to b
present.-A. w. Clark, Sec.
The county commissioners were il
! session this morning at their regu
lar quarterly session. The work wa
of the regular routine nature, consid
ering bills and ditch work. They ad
journed at noon to meet again tomoI
row morning.
Make your old barb wire fenc
stock tight by using the Continenta
Fence Stay. They keep your wove
wire from sagging between posts an
save nearly half the posts. Sold j
Is, "a, 80, SO and AZ inch lengths
For sale at Farmers Elevator con
pany.
Clarence LaPrairie, an Indian BIO
who escaped from the school at Pipe
stone, was taken in charge Sunda
night by Officer Green, and held III
til today. The school was notified
and an officer came for the boy an
returned with him this morning.
Henry Sylvester, of Lennon, hs
been a guest at the F. G. Ball hon
a day or two, departing for Egan
a morning train. Mr.. Ball and M
Sylvester were neighbors in Monro
!, Wis, in their younger days and tn
! is their first meeting for more tina
40 years.
Mrs. ]. o. Gray and daughter
Mrs. N. Burgess and Miss Pearl Ora
drove over today from Badger, an
spent the day at the G. w. Clemel
home. Mrs. Gray and Miss Pearl a
visiting Mrs. Burgess at Badger. ha
ing driven from their home at M
dora, N. ID.
Mrs. Il. L.. Farmer relinquish'
the management of the Madison he
pital at the end of September, al
yesterday Mrs. Geo. Palmer too
charge of the institution and will o
crate it in the future. Miss Ma
NConley, who has been taking trainil
las nurse, received her diploma w
terday. and now enters upon her c
reer as trained nurse.
For lack of evidence showing i
intent TO commit larceny, Villa
Burns was acquitted in Justice S
Iper's court this afternoon. T
charge was brought by Peter &C
grove, of Orland township, of the la
ceny of a corn binder. 1t was SHOW
that the land was in Burns chare
and that the two men had been de;
ing with a view to giving Cosgro
possession of a part of the crop, al
that ii was measured, but they h
not come to terms. Cosgroye ente
ed upon and started cutting corn, b
was forbidden by Burns. He paid
attention to the prohibition, but co
tinued with the work. Upon the saT
theory that would use in the I
straint Of trespassing stock. the d
PENDANT took possession of the bin
er, and kept it at his place. a m
distant.