The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-07-18


Dance at Fred Helms barn tonight.
Molloy orchestra.
Miss Katie Knox, of Canton, who
has been spending her vacation with
her sister, Mrs. Jas. Matthews, re-
turned to Canton to resume her du-
ties in the Indian hospital at that
place.
Judge A. w. Sponholz left Madi-
son about the middle of the afternoon
by autoombile for Minneapolis on a
business deal.
Mrs. Jessie Herrick was a depar-
ture by a morning train for Des
Moines, Ia. to remain for a time TAX
ing care of her mother, who is i'll.
A. J.. Cornelysen, who has been
taking treatment for rheumatic ILL
ness at Shakopee, Mimi, returned
home last evening. He is somewhat
improved, but the old time pep" of
the original Gus is still lacking.
Boys Wanted. W. need the serv-
ices of a number of grammar school
boys for permanent part-time work.
The boys we select will be well paid
and given an opportunity to earn,
learn and advance. Apply to F. J..
Pfeiffer, lis Egan avenue S.
E. A. Myers, recently appointed
superintendent of the s. M. division
of the Milwaukee railway, to succeed
M. j. Larsen, transferred to another
division, made his first visit to Mad
ison today. With accompanying Off
cials Mr.. Myers came in from the
west in his private car and departed
north.
Geo. w. Clemens, who has been
employed as reporter on The Daily
Leader the past year or more, and
who has been confined to his bed at
his home in the Daniels flats the past
several weeks, suffering from stom-
ach trouble, continues quite seriously
ill. Mr.. Clemens will be removed to-
morrow to the local hospital, where
ar operation will be performed by
Dr.. r. S. Westaby, assisted by a doc
tor from Sioux City.
C. H. Morse returned by a morn
DING train from Winfred, the first
visit home for five weeks. Mr.. Morse
who is wearing a thick coat of tan
has been doing his bit at working on
his farm. Until this spring he had
been retired from work for several
years, but through the scarcity of la
Dor on account of the var he peeled
his coat in the spring and is doing
his share of the farm work.
Miss Marguerite Walsh was hos
tess yesterday afternoon to 20 young
ladies, complimentary to Miss Mary
Conley, who has volunteered her serv-
ices as a Red Cross nurse and expects
to leave soon to enter upon her du-
ties in some cantonment in the Unit
ed States. The afternoon hours were
spent in social conversation followed
by selections on the Victrola after
which refreshments were served.
Miss Conley was presented with
gold trimmed fountain pen by hei
girl friends.
At a meeting of the state council
of defense at Huron yesterday, the
question of the uniform wage scale
was brought up for consideration anC
after hearing from members of the
county councils from various parts
of the state, relative to the labor sit
uation, the council promulgated al
order fixing the maximum wage a
$3.50 per day for emergency labo
for harvesting, stacking and thresh
ing. The order provides that Il
hours. of field work shall be a stand
ard day. One provision of this orde
provides that this shall not apply I
permanent labor hired by the mont
or year.
City Engineer c. A. Trimmer tray
els much throughout the county b
automobile in the interest of his bus
ness and he reports the small graf
crops of the county averaging simpl
fine. Today he brought in a sampl
of oats from the A. w. Sponholz farI
north of Wentworth which measure
65 inches in height and Mr.. Trimme
says the entire field of grain will a,
erage four feet in height. He ais
saw some fine fields of Marqui
wheat in the same locality. Their
are fields of barley and oats whic
are light and short, but the averag
is very promising. Farmers are GU