The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-25

SlOnary society OF the presbyterian
church is postponed one week.
For ladies of good taste, take a
peep" at our show window and see
a few of our many new styles of
spring and summer shoes, just out of
the works.-Nick Bjornstad.
Lost. Lady's black leather purse,
containing grocery list and some
change. Finder return to this office.
A new flag was raised this morn
ing over the e postoffice, one
which was sent here for the purpose.
Mrs. d. j. Mitterling was a morn
ing departure for st. Louis. Mo-,
called there on account of the illness
of a sister.
Regular meeting of w. r. c. We'd
nesday, March 81. There will be
initiation. Will the officers please
take notice. Comrades always well
come.
The Red Cross surgical dressing
department, heretofore located in
one of the Merchants association
rooms, moved today to more commo-
dious quarters over the Mitterling
piano store.
Committees for the outside organ
ization for the Liberty Loan drive
met in the Merchants association
rooms this afternoon for the purpose
of making their plans for the drive
uniform for the county. All the dis
tricts were represented.
Mrs. Florence Hoon, grand worthy
matron of the Eastern Star, came
this morning from her home at
Mitchell on her annual visit to the
Madison lodge tomorrow night. She
is staying at the home of Grand Sec
rotary Angie l.. Williamson.
The ]. w. Golf pony. harness and
cart contest, put on by the Red Cross,
closes at noon tomorrow. At that
hands of the contestants and the
money must be in the hands of VIM.
Rowland, and the award will be
made.
The schedule was received today
providing for the entrainment of the
men of the latest draft. They sem-
bark 1t $40 a. m. on March 80, ehd
20 by way of Sioux City TO Camp
| Funston, Kan. They are A. Machett,
Emil w. Klamm, Rudolph j. Keep
pen, Nels Grasdahl and John Ell
lis, jr.
Architect McWayne, of Sioux Falls
is in the city today, comforting with
the committees having in charge the
building of the pavilion for the chau-
tauqua association. These improve
ments are to be undertaken at once,
and it is expected that the coming
year will be the greatest in the his
tory of the association.
l.. F. Hartwich returned yesterday
from Pierre, where he attended the
annual meeting of county auditors
and tax commission. Mr.. Hartwich
said today that he was assisted great
ly in his work by what he learned
there, but was somewhat lisappoint-
ed i'm the class of entertainment and
recreation offered. Ii was one meet
ing right after another until time for
him to return.
Albert Fuskrud, Henry Mahlin and
Peter Olson, all of Nunda, and who
are just graduating from the course
at the Great Lake naval training sta
ton, returned home last night for a
Today furlough. At the end of their
period of vacation they are to report
again at the school, and they do not
know whether they will be detailed
into some service on the sea or kept
there for a time.
Continental fence stays prevent
stock crawling through the fence, as
it is impossible to spread the line
wires apart when reinforced with
these stays. Easily and quickly put
on the fence-simply turn them
down over each strand to the bottom.
With the use of these stays you can
save from Ono-nalI 10 tWO-tnlTuS the
number of fence posts otherwise C
essary. Call or write for circulars
r. M. Thrall, Center street E, Mad
ison, S. ID.
In answer to his application for
that especial purpose, orders were
received today to induct John A.
George, section foreman. of Went
worth, into military service at once,
but the orders are to be void after
April 10. He is to go first to Co
lumbus Barracks, o., and ultimately
to Laurel, Nd, for training. His de-
partment is the 45th Engineers,
STANDARD gauge railway mainten-
ance). Mr.. George Is a Greek. and
has been anxious for some time to
get into the service.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the campaign will occur this
evening at the high school auditor
ium when the juniors who have been
doing such beautiful singing, will