The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-04-09

S~ @N 1890
old. Finder please phone 32S6.
For Sale or Trade. Three second
hand Ford automobiles. First door
east of Baddeley's blacksmith shop.
Ed O'Neil.
st. Katherine's guild will meet at
the guild hall tomorrow afternoon at
2:30. A good attendance Is desired.
Regular meeting Hope Rebekah
lodge Wednesday evening, April 10.
Practice and lunch.-Addie Hart,
N. G.
For Rent. Seven room house, els
tern, we'll, garage, good garden spot,
four blocks east First National bank.
j. R. Rose.
For Sale. My residence property
includes n and a half acres land.
VIII consider trade for about 40
acres farm land. l.. J%orgenson.
The home guard will meet tonight
at the fire hall at s o'clock. A part
of the uniforms have arrived, and
they will be issued at the meeting
tonight.
Miss Edythe Stitzel will present
IL of her piano pupils in a free pub
lie recital at the Presbyterian church
Friday evening, April 10, at Sis.
Mrs. Harry Runchey and Anna John
son will assist with vocal solos.
An examination is announced to
fill the position OF fireman-laborer
st the federal building in Madison.
at a salary OF $3.50 a year. The APP
plicants will not be assembled for
mental tests. The examination is to
be held on April 81 at Madison.
Geo. Simmons, OF Winfred, former
county commissioner, was a through
passenger this morning for Sioux
Falls. Mr.. Simmons has been Ill
most of the winter. but is now in
much improved health.
A Yankton item clipped from an
other paper states that the man
whom L. A. Keller arrested for
drinking on the train between here
and Yankton, and whom he delivered
TO the sheriff at Yankton. paid a
fine and costs amounting to $S3.73.
The funeral of John Cusick, who
was killed Saturday by being crush
ed between the levers Of a pillow and
the tractor which he was operating
was held this afternoon at Wlnfred.
A. G. Hallenbeck furnished the
hearse for the occasion.
Steve Olsbo was a returning pas
senger by a morning train from Ro-
chester, Mimi, where he went to
consult physicians. His case was di'
sgnosed as nervousness which would
pass away with rest and ease oil
mind. Mr.. Olsbo called on Nici
Bjornstad, in hospital at Rochester
who underwent an operation for ap'
pendicitis last Saturday. He was
progressing favorably. but expected
another operation before leaving the
hospital.
The Western Union Telegraph
company is installing in its local of
flee this week new furniture, a large
switchboard and two directly driven
generators TO furnish current for the
telegraph lines converging at Madi
son. The motors are to operate tive
direct current generators. and will
be so connected that one will serve
to relieve the other In case of acci
dent or need for repairs. Three set
are ordinarily used, but for a time
but two will be used here. This In
s~tallation will supersede 16T gravit.
cells now In use and occupying mucl
space and requiring much care an'
expense OF maintenance.
Induction call No. 141 was recelv
cd today by the local draft board
calling for Is men from Lake count.
to go to Camp Funston within tn
five days following April Is. TIL
number called from the whole stat
is T20. The board will meet tomor
row and determine the men to b
notified, and send them cards t.
hold themselves In readiness for tn
more specific call authorized upol
receipt of the entraining schedules
Two men have signified their desir
to be indicted ahead of their numer
ical order. Geo. e. Mueller. No. 736
of st. Louis, Mo-, and Alex Anadeo
tus. No. 764, of Sioux Falls, will b
sent in the next number OF Is mer
The city registration board was Il
session at the city hall today. No
many appeared to disturb their dis
cussions of the topics Of the day. A
10 O'Clock they had settled the bacI
to the land movement, and by moo
they had disposed of the weak point
of Liberty Loans and government
borrowing. During the Afternoon
they reduced the kaiser to an unrec