The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05

ance is desired.
Walter Brown and C. A. Kelley
were departures by a morning train
for Minneapolis to view the automo-
bile show in progress in that city this
week.
The home guards will meet at the
high school gym at s o'clock this
evening for drill and a full attend
ance is desired.-Jas. Robertson,
Capt.
Clerk of Courts F. l.. Burnett is
sued licenses today for the marriage
of John Bagley, of Madison, and
Alice Ischen, of Fedora, and Ole
Erickson, of Madison, and Selma M.
Hanson, of Baltic.
John A. Johnson, of Madison, to-
day made declaration of intention
for the second time to become a cit
izen of the United States, renouncing
for the second time since 1896 allie
glance to Gustave V of Sweden.
Friends in this city today received
announcement of the marriage at
Cakes, N. d., of Jennings M. Foster
and Mabel Berg. Mr.. Foster will be
remembered Is a former resident of
Madison and an employe in The Daily
Leader office.
The Manhattan orchestra, of Sioux
Falls, consisting of four pieces, ar
rived today to render the music for
the X. G.. war fund dance at the Nor
NAL gymnasium tonight. Prepare
lions have been on a scale to guaran-
tee an excellent ball tonight, among
other things attractive being a lunch
served by the Catholic ladies in the
rooms of the domestic science classes.
Erling j., 10-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Bohn, living in
Second street SW, died this morning
at 5 o'clock of tuberculosis. The fu-
neral will be held from the house
conducted by A. G.. Hallenbeck at
1870 p. m, Thursday afternoon, and
from the Norwegian Lutheran church
at 2 o'clock in charge of Rev. Olin
Reigstad. Burial will be in Grace
land cemetery.
The county commissioners are in
session at the courthouse today, and
will be at work there for another day.
They have not anything particular to
do, but there are routine matters
which come up at each monthly meet
ing which will require attention. At
this session they will draw names
from the townships and municipal
ties to fill the jury box with names
for the drawing for the February
term of district court.
In a letter from somewhere in
France, Private Ed M. Hines, of Mo
tor Truck Company No. 8, 10th Sup
ply Train, writes his mother under
date of January 8. He sur her
of his well being, also that they will
not be in that country long before
coming home again-without stating
his source of conviction. He tells of
the more moderate weather there and
thinks that it will not be cold as here.
All are getting along nicely, but he
does not 60 into any detail as to what
they are doing.
Men called by the local exemption
board continue to report for physical
examination, Notwithstanding the re-
scinding of the order. Many have not
heard of the remission, and others,
hearing ii through rumor, refuse to
credit the report. The board has or
ders to go ahead with the examina-
ton under the old regulations, but
have not taken up the work yet, nor
issued orders for the mems appear
ance. No orders have been received
by the local board concerning the dis
position of the men called under the
previous draft, and which in other
places are to go about the Esd.
A committee was appointed yester-
day by a gathering of business and
professional men in the Commercial
club rooms yesterday afternoon to
form a corporation to develop the
project for a $4,000 hospital for the
county at Madison. There is a fund
in sight of $4,000 for the institu-
tion, and with the incorporation stock
may be issued and something tang
ible will be brought into being upon
which to work and to offer investors
The committee named were John w.
Walden, M. III. Colgrove. M. Cos
grove. of Madison; F. w. Schultz, OF
Junius, and C. j. Johnson, of Rut-
land.
For the Red Cross auction to be
held February %, a regular and well
ordered drive has been organized un-
der the direction of Committee Chair
man A. G.. Schmidt. The city will be
solicited for donations which may be
offered for sale on that day, and in
teams of two, the following men will
have charge OF this work: Carl John
SON and f. j. Schueller, Marcus Aus
and w. J.. Mulvey, e. j. Sutton and
Joseph Henkin, Clayton Ball and