The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-15


Mrs. d. McKinnon returned today
from a visit with her son, Lieut.. Har-
old McKinnon, in New York city, and
VIM. McKinnon, Camp Grant. Ill.
Misses NJ. Corbin and Anna O'Con-
nell were passengers for Minneapolis
today. Both went to visit relatives,
the former to remain until Christ
mas.
Raymond Molumby, a Madison
high school student, went to Mitchell
Monday afternoon to visit his aunt,
Mrs. VIM. Griffin, until school opens
here again.
H. A. Davis, living a few miles
from Oldham, held an auction at his
place last Friday. He will quit farm
ing for a time at least, and will bring
his family to this city Dol
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Curry and
child arrived in the city today from
Miles City, Mont. They came by way
of Sioux City and will remain a few
days with friends and acquaintance.
Judge L. L. Fleeger this morning
county until November 25. For that
date a jury will be called and all
court business for the county cleaned
up.
Mrs. Alta Hines was today inform
ed that her nephew, Roy Dingman.
was dangerously ill at Fort Bliss,
Okla. He is a son of j. w. Dingman
and entered the service at Oelwein,
Ia, his home town:
Complying with the order of the
city mayor and health officer there
will be no meeting of the Home
Guard tonight. All men hold them
selves ready to report upon special
orders.-M. H. Colgrove, Capt.
j. A. Phillips, travelling field nan
for the Standard Oil company, who
has been in Madison for seven weeks
looking after the auto delivery of oil,
left this forenoon for Canton to con-
tinue his inspection there.
Gerhardt Johnson returned from
near Memo Monday, where he had
been as a delegate to the three days
session of the Norwegian Lutheran
society which convened at the Broad
land church lear that place.
DR.. and Mrs. Westaby are to en-
terrain this evening in honor of DR..
and Mrs. Eyman. This is given as a
farewell to the honored guests. Mrs.
lyman will accompany the doctor to
his new line of service at Fort Des
Moines, Ia.
DR.. w. E. Daniels today received a
telegram from Rev. A. c. Sheppard,
dated San Francisco, stating that his
son, Adrian, had died in a military
camp. Rev. Mr.. Sheppard was for
merly pastor of the M. e. church in
this city.
A. c. Floe is in receipt of a letter
. from Ben Stoltzman and his son
Ernie, who are at st. Thomas college
near st. Paul. They have been ex'
amihed ad accepted for the students
army training corps. They speak
highly of the way Uncle Sam is pro.
viding for them.
/, Joe yelling, formerly of this city
died at Pender, Neb., within the las
two days, a victim of pneumonia
The body will be brought to Winfrec
for burial. A brother William, is &C
companying the remains from thu
Nebraska place of residence of thu
deceased.
Three young men from Madison
l.. l.. Moothart, Lynn c. Jones AM
Kenneth Gregory, and one, Harol,
Floyd Steele, from Wentworth wer
> sent to the university at Iowa City
Ia, today to take up special mechan
{ ical training preparatory to their in
duction into regular military service
5 Miss Hoverson departed for LAX
Preston on an afternoon train. Sh
has a position as teacher of tn
eighth grade in the schools there an
has been in Madison calling upo
Miss Hazel Mclaughlin. On accoun
of influenza the Lake Preston school
are closed for two weeks.
On exhibit in Stacks grocery is
= peck of extra fine large potatoes
the Rural New York variety. Their
is an even dozen in this peck an
each one weighs almost uniformil
one and a quarter pounds. Joe Krs
mer, who lives near Lake Madison
has many more like them and surel
those on exhibition are prize winer
The local draft board entraine
two young men this afternoon VIII
go to the state of Washington I
work in the spruce production div
sion. John Emil Bergman, of VIII
fred, and John A. R~adspinner,
Madison, were the ones given tran
portation to the central pacific slol