The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-23

Verne Shaw and wife, of Plaza. N.
d., are in the city, guests at the home
of Prof. and Mrs. j. w. Golf, 21S
Eighth street NE, and visiting Mr..
Shaw's mother at the same home.
Sylvester F. Walden is expected
tomorrow, or his way from Hot
Springs to Minneapolis, being due TO
report at the training camp at Fort
Smelling Monday.
p. r. Wicham and family arrived
yesterday by automobile from Alex
andria, and are spending a week at
the lake. The family is occupying
the Garner cottage.
Mrs. Harry Opie and her hus-
bands mother, Mrs. Joseph Opie, re
turned to Austin, Mimi, last night
after spending some weeks in Mad
ison.
Miss Gladys Powell, who success
fully completed the course in public
school music, returned from Sioux
City last evening for a short vaca-
ton. She will return this fall to en-
ter M~orningside college and also on
tinue her work i'm voice and piano at
the conservatory.
The exemption board meets again
tomorrow afternoon to consider such
claims as are then returned, and of
such as it is in their jurisdiction to
pass judgment. Those which they do
not themselves find exempt will be
certified up 10 the district board for
their consideration.
N. l.. Waelchli went today to Min
neapolis to arrange for his family
during the time he is in the training
camp at Fort Smelling. Mr.. W aelchli
is one of the successful candidates
for the camp. and is to report for
training Monday, and requires a few
days for home arrangements.
f. f. Laughlin was a departure by
a morning train for Peoria, H., to
call on his wife. Mrs. Laughlin re
Gently underwent a surgical opera
ton in a hospital in that city and
her recovery is somewhat slow and
unsatisfactory.
A. G. Schmidt has been busy for
some days making entries of horses
to participate in the races here dur
ing fair week. He said today that
there are 40 entries now. The date
for closing the entries was Tuesday.
but the board are accepting those
which are proven to have been mailed
before the expiration of the time, and
of these seven were received and en-
tered today. There is one entry from
Saskatchewan, Can, and one from as
far away as Miles City, Mont, both
of which were received today.
Myron F. Mease went this morn
ing TO Rock Island, Ill. where he
will receive instruction for his duties
in the ordnance service. Mr.. Mease
enlisted during the latter part OF
June in with many OF his
fellow students of the University OF
Chicago, and since that time has been
at home, waiting for further instrue-
lions. II is understood that his
work will be at the great arsenal al
Rock Island. but that there is a
course of instruction necessary be.
fore entering on his duties. He does
not know whether or not he is given
rank or commission in the army
service.
Colman Argus: Sunday afternoon
parts of the county We're visited by
rains and along the river between
here and Egan severe hail storms ar
reported, Joe Chamley losing l5l
acres of corn, a neighbor OF Mr.
Chamley lost so acres, all he had anc
Len Cameron on the east bank OF thu
? river, lost his corn crop besides haV
ing his grain in the shock badl!
pounded. Monday hail was reported
! from north of town. While the storm
hit a number of farms Chas. Dobb.
z seems to have been the heaviest lose
as il is reported that his corn wa
entirely ruined. Hail was reported
southwest of town Tuesday, but 50
far as we could learn ii did no dam
age.
+. l.. Soper made an eXtensiy'
trip through the county yesterday OF
business. and incidentally took motto
of the crops on the way. He say
that corn in the northern portion i
ahead of that crop in other parts G
the county. Two weeks will d~evelo'
it TO a degree beyond injury by frost
He says there are oceans OF barrie
throughout the county, some o
which will yield so or more bushel
to the acre. There is some wheat /
the southeast part of the county, bu
the wheat specialists of Lake count
are in the northwest. James an
Holland Cole, l.. w. Atkinson an
Charles Herrick are r~epresentatiy
growers, and have crops on thei
lands that will yield 20 or NOR
bushels to the acre. He saw the bes
corn in Rutland, Nunda and Sunni
townships.
The mystery of the flag on the cit
staff was solved last night by the al
nouncement of Officer Peter Nerdaf
that it was the county flag, and use
by the authority of the county con
~missioners. The old IN has serve
its time and done it's bit. 1t was
such dilapidated condition that tc
ward the last of its service 1t wa
doubtful in running it up whether
would all get up or not, and takin
it down was a hazard. Ii had bee
repaired and revamped until ther