The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-04

came in from his run Sunday morn
ing very sick with ptomaine poison
ing and has been confined to his bed
ever since, but is somewhat better
today.
The Civic and Child Welfare club
will meet in the M. f. church parlors
Monday, February a, at 8 D.. m. The
w. C.. T. U. will have charge of the
program. Mrs. Borneman, of Sioux
Falls, will be the speaker of the
evening. Don't fail to hear her.
With a temperature OF 20 degrees
below zero this morning, il may he
said to be just a little colder than
necessary to give a zest 10 the atmos-
phere, unless the zest is measured IN
degrees conforming to those of a
thermometer. 1t is however, only
good, tight, characteristic winter
weather, and will accommodate itself
to the season in due time.
Edward Meyers, son of Samuel
Meyers, of this city, who died at
Yankton Friday, will be buried under
the direction of the Odd Fellows
lodge from the Hallenbeck undertake
ing parlors tomorrow morning at
1890. Rev. C. McKibbin will con-
duct the services at the grave, which
will be according 20 the impressive
rites of the Odd Fellows. Burial will
be made in Graceland cemetery. All
Odd Fellows are urged TO be present.
County Chairman of the Lake
County Liberty Loan Committee
John w. Walden this morning re-
ceived an announcement from Vice
Chairman III. A. Oldham that there
would be a meeting for county chair
men on the afternoon of February s
at the Carpenter hotel of Sioux Falls,
for the purpose of arranging plans
for the next Liberty loan drive.
President Void, of the federal re-
serve bank, will be present. and the
meeting is expected to be instructive
in the light of the experience of the
two former drives.
Vernon v. Roper and Vera M.
Guinther appeared before Clerk of
Courts F. L.. Burnett this afternoon
with a request for a marriage license.
Upon receipt of this document the
young couple found that there was
an accredited minister of the gospel
in the building, and got Rev. J.. Z.
Booth into the room. Courthouse
officers and employees were invited to
a nice little quiet and impromptu
wedding, after which the happy cou-
pie betook themselves to their home
in Chester township.
According to instructions from the
department of justice today is the
first of six days for registering en-
envy aliens by the county depart
ments. Up to today there has been
no preparation made for caring for
those who present themselves for
registering, and there are no instruc-
tions nor blanks in Madison for the
purpose. Ii is understood that in
this city the postmaster will have
charge of this work, in conjunction
with the police departments. There
will not be many in Lake county who
have to register anyway. Every for
eign. born German, who has not re-
ceived his final naturalization papers
is subject to the provision.
Word was received today by attor-
neys for the defendants in the five
oon1, f;lal anainCt The Thaufaunua
association and others, that Judge l..
l.. Fleeger had decided the case
against the plaintiffs and in favor of
the defendants. The case was pre-
sented to the court at the October
term for Lake county, and n of the
cases was tried. The facts of the n
were common to them all, and the
decision of this case was stipulated
to be a decision for all. Final oral
and written arguments were submit
ted to the court at Sioux Falls two
weeks ago.
The main school building of the
Free Methodist seminary at Wessing-
ton Springs burned Saturday night
with a loss of $4,000, it is reported.
The fire is said to have started from
an overheated furnace, and had made
much Roadway before being discov-
cred. This fire is said to be the fifth
the third one resulting in total loss.
They have good natural gravity pres
sure for fighting fire in that city,
and also an auxiliary in the way of
an engine. The crew of Conductor
F. l.. Winesburg say that the fire lit
up the whole country. and at a dis
lance of seven miles details of the
town could be plainly e
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