The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-16

So in Cash for any standard make
watch l can not repair.-Guy e.
Hanson.
A clean towel to every customer at
the o. X.
What gift could be better for the
boy than one of our dependable mill
itary wrist watches.-Guy E. Hanson.
Found. Fur mitten. This office.
Mayor Robertson was a business
visitor in Sioux Falls today.
Position wanted on farm by man
and wife. Inquire at this office.
Warren Aldrich was a passenger
for Sioux Falls by a morning train.
The announcement of L. F. Null
vey for the office of city commits
sioner appears in this issue.
Fred 1.-THE and S. G.. Alvin, of
Franklin, were business visitors in
Madison today.
For Sale. John Deere wagon in
good condition; 24-foot drag, also in
good condition.-Phone 1922.
Blaine Rowland makes announce
ment in this issue of his candidacy
for the office of register of deeds,
Lake county.
Bishop Burleson, who, on account
of the blizzard, was not able to be
present at Grace Episcopal church
last Sunday, will hold a confirmation
service in this church tomorrow
evening at 1880. The public is in
vited.
Forty years ago st. Patrick's day,
1878, Sam Avery, of Leroy township,
arrived in Lake county and has been
a continuous resident. There are
few older pioneers in the county. but
| Sam is a young man yet and looks
good for 40 years more.
Chairman HI. III. Holdridge called
a meeting of the executive committee
last night in the rooms of the Com
mercial club, preparing to begin
making the allottments of amounts
of individual subscriptions for the
third Liberty loan drive. These APP
portionments of amounts expected
from each nan are made according
to instructions from the government,
and will be tabulated and recorded
on cards furnished by the govern
ment. Credit will be given for for
mer subscriptions to government
loans, and for the charitable organ.
izations. Appeals from the decision
of the executive committee may be
brought before the committee for ad.
justment.
r. H. Mayfield said today thai
work would be commenced mex
week on the steam fitting and plumb
ing of the new building for the State
university, at Vermillion. Contractol
Olson, of that city, has been accumu
lating material slowly all winter TO,
the continuance of the work, AM
with the possibility of getting SAN
will begin laying the concrete floor
next week. The outer walls wer
previously laid up to a point wei
above the position of the first floor
and that is the work that they will
undertake first. Up to this time |
has been impossible to get san
transported, but now that conditioI
has been relieved someyhat, M
Mayfield said.
The numbering of buildings i
Madison, to conform with recommen
dations made last spring by the post
office, has just been completed b
men employed in the office of En-
gineer Trimmer. Every residence i
town, and all business places exceI
those on Egan venue south of Sci
ond street N have had numbers al
tached for convenience Of designatin
the residence or place. 1t is rattle
queer that some of the people object
ed to having the numbers put OF
insisting that they did not want thei
number changed, and fearing tina
there would be a charge connecte
with the service. Other caution
ones would not give their names, sus
pecting some registration or cost.
At the Beecham schoolhouse, on
mile east and three miles south Q
Madison. last night was held a soc
social. The affair was a consolida
ton of the efforts of the three neigh
boring schools, and there were abou
60 persons present. With DR.. w. +
Kinney doing the auctioneering, tn
result was 1925 for the Red Cross
which was the purpose of the enter
tainment. Each lady brought a lunc'
and a pair of socks-men's-and tn
socks were auctioned. A card ind
Gated the partner for supper. Abou
$50 was raised by this means. !
cake was cut and sold by the piece
and there was a bean guessing con
test which brought the whole amour
up to SIPS. There was a program o
singing, speaking and reading, an
Prof. l.. G.. Atherton addressed tn
audiapea IN q fimoIv ouhioct