The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-18

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been the guests of VIM. Hines and
family.
Mrs. A. H. Bedient and daughter
left this morning for Sioux Falls.
They have been in the city as the
guests of Bandmaster Kalkbrener
and family.
Fred Buehler and Pref. Wagner
motored to Sioux Falls and back,
starting this forenoon, to attend to
some business for the Dacotah Oil
company.
Ole Egge, of Nunda, reported sew
eral weeks ago as killed in action, is
listed in a late casualty report as
having been found and returned to
duty.
Wanted. Board and room by a
young lady, private family preferred,
will exchange references. = Stella
Hjelmeir, are Lake County National
bank, Madison, S. d.
Ben Nelson is. in Sioux City today
consulting a physician. Ben has
been working at the city electric
light plant and in some manner in
hailed considerable gas and it is for
this reason that he seeks medical at
tention.
At $50 o'clock, on the morning
of October %, the "a Lake county
men who are receiving their Undue
ton notice today are called upon to
report to the local draft board pre-
paratory to entrainment on that day
for Camp Winfield Scott, Cal. These
men are all of the 1917 registration.
The majority of the rural schools
of Lake county are now closed and
will remain so until such time as the
proper authorities deem it best to re-
open them. County Superintendent
Miss Ripe has accordingly ceased
her visitation to rural districts.
Mrs. A. Gimme was in receipt of a
telegram yesterday announcing the
death of a son residing at Wyndmere,
N, ID, west of Wahpeton. No other
particulars are known at this time.
Mrs. Gimme and daughter went by
auto yesterday to the city above men
toned.
Word has reached the city that
Mrs. Walter Hanson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. Fuller, of this city,
passed away at Howard at an early
hour this morning. This case is all
the sadder because of the fact that
an infant child remains. Funeral an
nouncement will be made later.
! Not many small towns can make
such a showing as that hustling lit
tie burg of Rutland has in raising
the sum of 1892, the proceeds of just
two endeavors-one a dance and
the other a supper. Chairman Hold
ridge is today in receipt of that sum
from the Rutland chapter of the Red
Cross.
Members and friends of the First
Baptist church are hereby reminded
that the annual business meeting of
the church should be held November
Z at 1880 p. m. This is the time for
the election of officers and the hear
ing of reports and the transaction of
ali business usually attended to at
such time.-L. L. Mann, Pastor.
On all sides are expressions of
hope that a period of cooler weather
has come to stay and help initiate
against the epidemic now so widely
prevalent. The dry atmosphere, the
quantity of dust found everywhere,
together with comparatively high
temperatures seem to assist material
ly in the spread of Spanish influ-
enZa.
Miss Grace Harrison, now employ
ed at the Mallory studio, starts Sun
day morning on a long southwestern
journey. She will travel to Tucson,
Ariz., and will also make stops at
Phoenix, Ariz., and RATION, N. NJ,
before making the last part of her
scheduled trip to her home at Can
yon City, Colo. Miss Harrison has
been in Madison and vicinity since
last July.
The annual district convention of
Rebekah lodges of Canova, Howard,
Madison, Ramona Winfred, Villas
and Fedora was held at Canova. Ra-
mona was selected as the next place
of meeting and the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. Mabel Palmer, Mad
ison; vice president, Mrs. Flora Bent
ley, Villas; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Mrs.
Margaret Stephens, Canova; warden.
Miss Robinson, Madison; conductor,
Miss Cummings, Howard.
Charles Chalfant Beecham, whose
burial in Graceland cemetery occur
red yesterday, was born December 6,
1893, at Neigh, Neb. He came to
South Dakota when a boy of IA with
his parents. He grew to young man.
hood here until he was called To the
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