The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-29

that the charge for the entertainment
and dance a. the Normal on next
Monday was not very well under
stood, many thinking that the charge
is for each person entering. This is
not the case. Not only does the 81
cover the whole entertainment. but
the ticket admits the escort, and all
the female members of his family
the same as any dance. Plainly, it is
81 for a man and his family or part
ner.
We are required by governmental
request to avoid all ~nnecessary ex-
pense and owing to the many ex-
penses that enter in delivering, we
are forced to advise our customers
that after January / we will not be
able to deliver orders of less than 80
cents. Help win the war by reduc-
ing expenses.-Runchey's Bakery.
The local exemption board is in
receipt Of advices to the effect that
the remaining five men who were
notified to be ready to be sent to the
camps, and who were to be the last
of the quota called for in the first
draft, would not be called before
February Is. How long after that
date it will be before they are called
Is not known. The board mailed out
Cttnnnai rnc tndau 70 man ,,nInr
order numbers COS to $40. inclusive.
Thermometers registered "a below
zero last night, fulfilling all expecta-
lions of its being a cold night. Some
instruments, o anxious to make a
good showing and conscientious in
doing their full duty, registered as
low as 3S below. But one must al
low for the extremes of over enthus-
iasm oil the part of these instru-
ments and accept the records of
those which have been tested in 9TH
er cold spells, and have grown con-
sentative. 1t is cold enough at "a
below, anyway.
Washington d. c., dispatch:
Deaths from disease in the national
army during the week ending Deem
Der 81, numbered 118, against 81 the
week before, and in the national
guard, 120 against 165 as shown in
a summary made public by the war
department. OF the national army
deaths. II were due to pneumonia,
and of these the national guard 81.
At the close of the Christmas pro-
gram of the German Baptist church
on Monday evening the pastor, Rev.
w. S. Argow. vas called to the front
and Rev. c. A. Gruhn addressed him
in behalf of the church and present
ed him with a small package. The
pastor was very much surprised up
on opening it to find 25 $40 gold
pieces to be used in the purchase of
an auto. 1t was the surprise of his
life and is very much appreciated.
Wentworth dispatch: The visit OF
a government agent to this place has
created alarm among the few pro-
Germans who reside here and in this
vicinity. 1t is believed the agent Sc
cured evidence of recent disloyal ut
terances made by n or two men
and it is possible that arrests may
follow. Practically all of the resi-
dents of Wentworth are patriotic,
but as in every community there are
a few who sympathize with Germany
as against their w country, and il
is these who were responsible for the
visit of the government agent.
Beginning January i, the railway
mail car and messenger between
Madison and Sioux Falls will be dis.
continued, Postmaster Lowe advises
today. The mail will be made up in
pouches which will go through in the
regular baggage cars, that mail fol
points further on being in individual.
pouches which will not need to be
hauled at Sioux Falls. That fol
Sioux Falls and its connections will
be sorted at the Sioux Falls office
and dispatched. Mail for points In.
termediate between Madison and
Sioux Falls will have to be made ur
in separate pouches for each office
and delivered from the car, and thai
from these points will not be opened
for handling until it reaches Siou1
Falls. This will entail a greater
amount of work on the Madison of
flee, and will make the Interchange
of mail between the intermediat,
stations slower. But it will not af
feet the time of Madison mail. Til.
service between here and Bristol re
mains the same.