The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-02


to return to Madison In a week or
two with a view of making this city
her home.
Mrs. Edinger, of Sioux Falls, is in
the city on a two weeks vacation.
The municipal band will give a
concert at Library park Sunday aft
ernoon.
Rev. C. McKibbin is taking his va
cation so that there will be no
preaching services at the Presbyte-
rian church during the month of Au-
gust. The Sunday school, however,
will be held each Sunday at 1880
as usual.
Mayor Burnside and wife, of Sioux
Falls, travelling by automobile, spent
a few hours in Madison yesterday.
Mayor Burnside is anxious to assist
the Officials of Madison in solving
the electric light problem and his Wis
it to The city yesterday was for that
purpose.
T. H. Buckholz, railway trainman
between Washington Springs and
Jackson, Mimi, who with his wife
removed from Madison to the latter
place a few weeks ago, states that
Mrs. Buckholz will be taken to Min
neapolis next week for an operation
for gallstones.
There are nc new developments in
the electric light problem today. 1t
has been decided to install a tempo
rary plant at the State Normal plant
with machinery from Sioux Falls and
this is expected to arrive within a
day OF two. 1t is estimated that the
temporary plant will be ready for
service within three weeks.
The remains of the late Geo. w.
Clemens were this morning taken
from Peck's undertaking room to
the depot and sent to Sioux City for
interment. Members of Evergreen
lodge, A. +. & A. NJ, were in charge,
ID. McKinnon, G. f. Hackett, b. M.
Lawrence, e. l.. Kingsley, C. E. Ken
nedy and j. M. Munson acting as
p~allbearers.
A warning has been sent out to
farmers against stacking grain or hay
too close to railroad tracks. Travel
through the states, it is stated, de-
velops that much grain is being
stacked in close proximity to tracks.
1t is claimed that sparks from en-
gines will carry $50 to 800 feet,
which makes danger from fire a
great peril. Farmers are also ad-
vised to pillow burrows for fire guards
around all stacks.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Cosgrove are in
receipt of a letter from their son,
Thomas C~osgrove, enlisted in the
navy and stationed at Hampton
and writes that there are seven pc
riods of study each day, all in the
line of signaling. In the evening
there is a lecture on the same sub
ject. They are also instructed in
wireless telegraphy. Secretary of the
Navy Daniels visited the camp a day
or two ago and addressed the boys,
stating that I'VE are bound to win
because our boys have the stuff and
pep to push the Huns to the bottom
and hold them there"
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: III the
city of Sioux Falls can lend assist
ance or advice to the city of Madison
in its distress over the loss by fire of
its water and electric light plant the
local city commissioners expect TO
give it. Mayor Burnside, Commits
sioners Mundt and Hardiman, E. J..
Connor. the waterworks engineer and
Peter Yeager, superintendent of wa
terworks, drove by car to Madison
yesterday, where they rendered their
sympathies and offered to give what
ever practical aid is possible. The
Madison officials appreciated the call
and nav take advantage of the offer.