The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-09

neral will be held from the Presby-
terrain church tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
In addition to the regular program
at the Imperial theater Thursday and
Friday the management will throw
on the screen photos of III local SOL
der boys over there and in U. S.
camps.
Clifford Mcleod, stationed at
Camp Travis, Tex. son of Mrs. Hattie
influenza. Mayor Robertson this
morning took Mrs. Mcleod by auto
mobile to Villas, where she will take
a Northwestern train en- route to her
sons bedside.
Miss Blanche Mitchell, volunteer
nurse, was today ordered by tele-
graph to report to Fort Des Moines,
Ia, and await definite orders from
the head nurse of that station. Miss
Mitchell will probably be called with
in a day or two to enter upon her
duties.
To insure sufficient light at the
evening sessions of the Methodist
conference in the high school audito-
rum, Carl Nelles is installing a
Delco electric lighting unit. 1t is
easy to figure out now how useful
these small modern plants are. espe-
cially since they supply fully a need
when an emergency arises.
Paul Holstrom was in the city this
/ afternoon waiting to go to his home
at Howard. He was granted leave OF
absence from the Brookings mechan-
ical training classes on account OF inc
rapid spread of Spanish influenza at
the school. He reports that many or
the boys are down with the disease
and that several deaths have occur
red.
A business deal was consummated
Yesterday whereby G.. j. Warfield,
the former manager TO the Smoke
House billiard and pool hall, legally
turned over his interests to the new
proprietor, Alfred Kelson. c. Hol-
man will continue employment under
the new management. What line OF
business Mr.. Warfield will engage in
has not as yet been decided.
Oscar Nobel believes in catching
fish worth while. Yesterday he en-
loved a real frolic at Lake Madison
while battling with several lusty
pickerel and endeavoring to lane
them. His efforts were well repaid
for he brought back seven or eigh'
fish of extra large size. Amont
them was a pickerel weighing IL
pounds. Scudder Bros. have it OF
the meat block today.
G. l.. Hasvold returned yesterda,
from a business trip to Flandreau
Since coming to Madison to engag
specifically in the handling of cot
fees. Mr.. Hasvold finds bushes
/ good-all that could be expected !
t war time, He and his wife are be
coming acquainted and already spea
: well of our city. Mr.. Hasvold is cor
sidering enlarging his coffee trade b
establishing a branch coffee house a
Flandreau. Madison will Away
welcome live business men who com
here to establish themselves and cor
7 tribute to the upbuilding of this CON
munity.
r. III. Woodmancy, who, In cor
nection with C. A. Johnson, OF Fail
fax, is interested in the developmer
of a Ignite mine near Scranton, \
D., and the briquetting of Ignite,
in the city on a visit with his sol
III. L. Woodmancy. Mr.. Woodmanc
stated that, owing to the great do
mand for fuel all over the northwes
the use of Ignite in an easily lrr
able form is going to be largely az
pended upon this winter for HON
consumption and that in order to fl
cilitate quick shipments, so ther
may be no shortage Of fuel, the GOV
eminent has granted his compan
right of way transportation secon
to government materials and SUI