The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-09-19

ly invited. Bring your coffee sugar.
Mrs. David Olien and two children,
also Mrs. Hans Callsen and Miss Jen-
ME Paulsen, all of Lily, were in the
city yesterday for the purpose of hav-
ing their tonsils removed.
Lost. Will the party who found
the black travelling bag containing
mems apparel. nea the Washington
street bridge Monday, please leave it
at this office or phone 3743 for re-
ward.
Kenneth Turner, Of washington
Springs; Lee Fremont, of Lane; Ell
mer Shannon, Of Carthage, and
Adolph Hender, were in Madison to-
day en- route to Brookings to take
special training.
All fathers of boys in the high
school are requested to meet Friday
evening at s O'Clock in the high
school auditorium with the faculty
and school board to consider the mat
ter of a suitable uniform for the high
SthOoL SdoCtS.~L. LIZ hidhht SohA
mandant.
A farewell party was held at the
Reidel home near Ramona last ven
ing in honor of Walter Reidel, who
entrained today for special training
at Bookings. Several young people
of Madison attended. Lunch was
served to the SO persons present and
all enjoyed the happy occasion.
Six men entrained today at Mad
ison for special mechanical training
at Vermillion and Brookings. The
Lake county board indicted Milton
E. Hass, Moses d. Elmore, who were
sent to Vermillion and Oscar Hyland,
Walter Reidel, Herman Michelke and
Victor Sterling, who go to ~Brookings.
Another teacher has been added to
the high school staff recently. Mrs.
r. A. James, formerly Miss Pauline
McAuley, has been engaged to take
care of the overflow of classes which
were too large numerically. Mrs.
James has taught in the Madison
schools before.
At a meeting of the Liberty loan
executive committee the date for the
Liberty loan campaign was changed
from Monday, September 80 to Sat
urday, September %. This action was
found necessary since the governor
has declared the 2Sth to be a legal
holiday in view of the Liberty loan.
Misses Helga Hanson and Edna
Byrne, of Minneapolis, are in the city
and will establish a barber shop in
the Lannon building recently vacated
by the Ole Highland furniture store.
Their fixtures have arrived and they
plan to open for business Saturday
morning, if possible, and not later
than Monday. They will do a gen.
eral barbering business with special
attention to the work of ladies and
children.
Members of the Presbyterian Sun
day school are reminded of the Sun
day school prayer meeting this even
ing at 1880 o'clock. All members of
the s nday school over 8 years old
are expected to be present. There
will be a surprise in store for the
younger members. The meeting is
for the older members as well.
A communication from the inter-
state commission, north
west district headquarters. contains
the proffer of a good position for C.
A. Trimmer should he desire to ac-
cept it. This would mean joining a
party of engineers who work with 10
to Is in each crew and making ap-
praisals of the physical valuation of
railroad properties throughout Okla
homa, Texas, Colorado, Missouri,
Iowa, Illinois and Ohio.
Applications for the position of
fireman-laborer (janitor) at the
postoffice building will be received
by the secretary of the civil service
commission, Washington, ID. c., until
the close of business, September 80,
1918. Applicants must be between
the ages of 20 and SO years. No
written examination will be given
all applicants being rated on their
physical ability and experience. Fol
application blanks and further infor.
nation call at the postoffice, Madi
son, S. d. Salary, $3.50 per year.
, Howard dispatch: A special cleo
ton will be held in this city on Tues
day, September "a, at which The
proposition OF indorsing or approving
a proposed city ordinance providing
for an increase of rates charged loca
users of electricity will be submitted
to the voters for their adoption or re
. lection. The ordinance will be sub