The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-11-27

things from Runchey's bakery. Good
things too numerous to mention.
Leave your orders for fancy brick
ice cream for Thanksgiving dinner at
Porter's.
For the convenience of our patrons
we have decided to put on a night
man. Beginning November %, this
garage will be open all hours day and
night. We solicit your storage bust
ness.-Smith Auto Co.
A. j. Garner, who has been in the
city the past several weeks, departed
by a morning train on his return to
Los Angeles, Cal. He was accom-
panied by his mother, Mrs. Noble,
also M. w. Cummings, wife, son and
mother, Mrs. Johnson, Miss Arm
strong and II. j. Madison.
The Daily Leader is in receipt of
the report of the state tax commits
sion sitting as a board of equaliza-
ton from August 6 to 81, inclusive.
The tax commission will be pleased
to furnish copies of the report to any
interested taxpayer on request.
c. H. Atkinson, of the paving COM
pany, and his superintendent, VIM.
Armstrong, are in town today, ar
ranging for loading the machines
which they left here. The cement
mixer and another machine or two
will be loaded when cars are found,
and SEN to Sioux Falls for overhaul
ing during the winter.
The Chicago Orchestral choir, pre-
scented at the high school auditorium
last night by the entertainment COM
mittee of the Normal, was a pro-
nounced success, officers report to-
day. The rendition of what might be
termed popular classics was well re-
ceived by the large audience, and the
facility of the members with their
different instruments was a matter
of remark by those who are familiar
with the difficulties.
Mayor James Robertson is in re-
ceipt of a communication from the
American Defense society of New
York, asking him TO name a commits
sion or committee to list the voters
of the city, in four classes, according
to loyalty and patriotism, loyal,
uOuDtl ii, uIhhoWh anu ulSlON dl.
The service of this committee is to
be voluntary and unrequited by mon
ey consideration, much in the man
e of the exemption board, except
that they do not feel the obligation
to act that that body does. One copy
of their findings is to be furnished
the department of justice, one to the
police department, and one to the
council of defense. Last night Mr..
Robertson was considering ways,
means and men to fill the positions.
James Coffey, collector of internal
revenue, Aberdeen, addresses The
Daily Leader as follows: Il wish
you would kindly notify the public
that all owners of motor boats should
write to the collector of internal rev.
enue, Aberdeen, S. D., to secure in
formation relative to the tax imposed
on motor boats, under the act of DC
tober g., 1917. This should be done
at once, as the tax is due on Of be-
fore November 80, and is imposed on
boats even though they are not in
use. Blanks will be sent them on
which to make application and pay
tax. This will include every class OF
motor boat owned on October 4,
1917"
f. L. Soper heard today from his
son, Hugh, who enlisted in the Sioux
Falls cavalry company, and is now al
Camp Cody, Deming, N. M. The
company is now pretty well broken
up, most of the men having been dis.
tributed about in various regiments
and services. The officers, however
are assigned to special duty about
the camp. Sergt. Soper himself is in
the seth depot brigade, seventh com