The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19

this morning.
f. w. Rothschild, of LeMars, Ia.
is spending a few days with his
brother, DR.. w. A. Rothschild.
Glenn Rumrill and family of Sioux
Falls, are in the city, guests of Mrs
Rumrill's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
r. Wickham
Regular meeting of Hope Rebekah
lodge No. 2 Wednesday evening
June 20. Work and lunch-Eva
Palmer, N. G.
Blandine Koppler returned from
belmont this morning, where she was
visiting her brother, VIM. Koppler.
The trip was made in Robert Kir-
STEMS auto.
Mrs. A. j. Cornelysen returned by
the north train this morning from
Pierre, where she has been visiting
in the family of her son, j. X. Cor
nelysen.
Mrs. V. II. Walden was a passen-
ger by the south train for Sioux City.
to get acquainted with her new
granddaughter, who recently arrived
i'm the family of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
ard Conley, of that city.
T. J.. Lannon returned today from
an extended visit at Minneapolis. st.
Paul and Duluth. He reports bust
ness as usual" except that building
operations are suspended or of lesser
amount. and much marching and pa
rading of soldiers i'm the streets.
There was great excitement over the
Liberty loan in the cities. he says.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clemens. of
Spring Brook. Wis, arrived this
morning from the north on "a few
days visit in the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. j. Madison, 315 Harth ave
nue. N. They are returning from
Flasher, n. D., where they have been
visiting a sol who is engaged in
farming. Mrs. Clemens is a sister
of Mr.. Madison.
J. NJ. Muggli and JAS. Lawless, of
Ramona, were through passengers
this morning en- route to Houston.
Tex, to look after some timber land
interests in that state. They We're
accompanied by Helen and Donald
Hartwich. who will join their par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. HartWich.
at San Antonio, Tex.
Mrs. F. n. Palmer and daughter.
Iva, of Los Angeles, Cal, arrived
from the north this morning and viii
be guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. /. Thompson, Egan avenue
N. This is Mrs. Palmer's first visit
to Madison since removing to Cali
fornia about five years ago and her
many friends will enjoy visiting with
her during her stay in the city.
C. w. Alverson. pioneer resident
Of Chester township and formerly
prominent in affairs of Wentworth
and vicinity, is visiting Lake county
from his home in Redondo Beach.
Cal. Mr.. Alverson was i'm Madison
today attending a meeting for letting
contracts for a drainage ditch affect
ing the land of which he is still own
or. He has been a resident of Cali
fornia for II years.
d. j. O'Connell. chairman OF the
board of county commissioners. in
tends to go to Deadwood next Mon
day TO attend the third annual meet
ing of the state association of county
commissioners. The meeting is to
be held for three days, for which an
elaborate program has been prepared
of speakers who can tell Of roads and
conditions of farming. An automo-
bile trip is also planned for the at
tending members. 1T will be remem-
bered that the late ID. Nj. Finnie was
vice president, and also chairman of
the executive committee for this year
Returning from a trip across Mis-
souri, yesterday. Mrs. G. w. Clemens
says that the season in that country
is far behind what it should be. a
surprising thing about ii is that the
corn there is in no wise ahead of the
corn OF South Dakota, as she says she
did not see any that was over four
inches tall. Much of the flat land
along the rivers was inundated, and
work in the fields was at a standstill
from the heavy rains. Trains were
compelled to make wide detours on
account of washouts or soft tracks,
and were often abandoned altogeth-
er. At st. Louis garden Strawberries
were just in season and cherries were
just |ripening. Kansas, through a
small part of which she travelled. was
in no better condition than Missouri,
or yer South Dakota. cold and wet
hindering planting. and destroying
that already planted. OF small grain
she could not make a statement. as
she said that she could not distin-
guish wheat from oats. 1t all looked
poor enough. anyway.