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

city they had come while en- route
home from Freeport, ILL.,, where they
had been on a four weeks visit with
II. 9. Temple and family.
A letter from Clifford Powers an
nounces that he is now in England in
the aviation service and his health is
the best ever. His brother, Clayton,
now at Camp Funston, writes home
that he is enjoying life at camp.
Mrs. B. Garland and son, Will
lam, of Manchester, who were here
on a visit with the formers sister,
Mrs. A. c. Weber, and also a broth
er, P. H. O'Brien, returned to their
home at yesterday.
Mrs. Fred Kurth, jr., died at the
family home, Washington mi S,
at 1880 this afternoon, of tubercu-
losis, after an illness of a number of
months. Deceased is survived by
husband and two young sons, aged 4
and 6 years. Date of funeral will be
announced.
f. HI. Buehler, of the Dacotah Oil
company, returned from Minneapolis
Saturday evening. He and his fam
lily attended the state fair and also
had a short visit with Mr.. Buehler's
parents. Some business for his COM
pany was attended to before return
ing home.
A shipment of between 5000 and
1000 pounds of wool yarn has been
received by the knitting section of
the Red Cross. In this connection it
is requested that all ladies engaged
in this work turn in their completed
articles before the 18th, so that a fin
ished quota can be reported in.
DR.. John C. Baker, of Ramona, has
been appointed for Lake county a
member of the central governing
board of the volunteer medical serv-
ice corps of the county of national
defense. The purpose of the board
is to prosecute all activities pertain
ing to the mobilization and enroll
ment of members of the volunteer
medical service corps throughout the
state.
The w. r. c.. will resume its reg
ular meetings Wednesday afternoon.
There has been only one meeting a
month during the summer, but now
the corps hopes to have much more
enthusiasm. AS the order is a pa
triotic n there is much work to be
done at the present time. 1t is hoped
to have a large attendance from now
on. At the special meeting on We'd
nesday it is expected all members will
attend, also G.. A. R. comrades.
E. l.. Peck and family got in from
the Minnesota state fair last night,
just before the heavy rain began.
They had been away nearly all week
and had the pleasure of visiting Mrs.
Peck's sister, Mrs. S. J.. Jones. Mr..
Peck had a chance to see Barney Old
field in his famous racing auto.
They enjoyed the aviation demon
STATIONS and spoke of the interest
shown in war relics that were on
government exhibition.
John ID. Hazen, of New York, pupil
of MONTE Moszkowski, in Paris and
of Raphael Joseffy for Is years direc-
tor of music at '"The Castle" larry
town, N. Y; teacher of piano, organ,
theory and harmony, counterpart
and lecturer will receive a limited
number of pupils in Madison at his
studio after his arrival in October.
Further announcement will be made
as to when appointments may be
made.
A set of small buildings just across
the alley from the Fred Lempke barn
in the west end of town were wiped
out by fire at $50 D.. m. Saturday,
and the blaze succeeded in reaching
the Lempke premises before the fire
company could quench it. The
Lempke barn had hay in the loft and
the fire soon made short work of the
upper part. 1t is reported that some
children, playing around the smaller
buildings in some way caused the
fire, which, aided by a light breeze
quickly spread to the larger barn.
S. E. Ness, an engineer for the Ar
lington electric light plant and mill
was discharged from the city hospital
today. Mr.. Ness was engaged In
cleaning the steam gauge the othel
day when an explosion occurred. A
small piece of glass made an incisior
in the sclerotic membrane through
which part of the fulid contents o
the eyeball made exit, the injured
part was carefully stitched togethel
and the physicians are glad to repor
that Mr.. Ness will still have at leas