The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06

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Partly modern cottage for sale
cheap if taken at once.lPhone 1927.
Members of the Presbyterian
church are reminded of the midweek
service this evening at 8 o'clock.
w. r. Larson, contractor for some
of the ditching projects in Lake coun-
ty, was in Madison from Sioux Falls
this morning. He says that the nu-
merous rains hinder his work mate
rally.
For Sale. J. /. Case threshing out
fit all complete, 40x62 separator and
25 horsepower steam engine, in first
class shape. Call GA, Battle Greek
line.-H. L. Olson.
At their home last night Mr.. and
Mrs. w. e. Daniels gave a dinner to
the Madison owners of stock In the
oil well project in California. There
were present A. j. Garner, w. b
Soule, Bert Crow, E. A. Keller, Henry
Madison, C. J.. McWain, Mrs. w. w,
Wedgwood and HI. HI. Holdridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Goodroad last
evening received a telegram from
their son, Jay G~oodroad, at Omaha
stating that he had enlisted and been
accepted in the quartermaster's de.
partment of the army and had been
ordered to report at Jefferson bar
racks, st. Louis, Mo. Jay has long
wanted to get into the war game and
his friends will be pleased I'd learn
that he has succeeded.
The Whip" was the feature al
the Lyric theater last night and the
large auditorium was packed to the
doors at the first show and well filled
at the second exhibition of the film,
The p~hotoplay is realistic, full of ac-
ton and sufficiently thrilling in race
track sport to dhthuse the audience
every moment of the time. The or
chestra last evening was at its best,
their numbers being in unison with
the play and adding much to its pro-
duction. The same play will be the
bill at the theater tonight and the
many complimentary remarks today
by those who witnessed it last even
ing will no doubt bring out another
large crowd tonight.
The local draft board registered
los young men just arrived at the
age of 81 yesterday, and are now
preparing the lists for reporting to
the adjutant general. Serial num-
bers are not placed upon the cards
this time as they were last time, and
their order numbers have not yet
been assigned. One of those register
ing yesterday is a Dane, q years old,
but who arrived in this country in
July following the registration of last
year. He tried to find out of other
boards what to do for his own protec-
ton, but they shook their heads as
though he were a man beyond any
human help, not being registered,
liable to arrest at any time for being
within the age limit and without a
CdIu, anu ~ pioNiSlOH loi hiS lCSi6
nation. The Lake county board reg.
istered him and are referring the
matter to the adjutant general fol
decision.
William Howard, Peter Nerdahl
A. +. Rodewald and Zene William
returned from Sioux Falls yesterday
where they went with a view to en
listing in the special services in tn
army offered older men. The re
cruiting officers have no authorize
ton for enlisting men of an ag
above AZ years old, and knew moth
ing of any such possibility other tina
the reports of the newspapers. The
took the mems names and gave ther
preliminary examinations, however
If their ages are within the limi
when the reported new law is know
to the officers, Peter Nerdahl will b
called upon. Mr.. Rodewald will ais
be notified, but has some remedis
dental defects. Mr.. Howard was re
ported all right so far as the super
fetal examination went. Mr.. Viii
Jams they pronounced unavailable fo
army use.