The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-04

morning train to Sioux City to accept
a position in the First National bank,
of that city.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at the
rest room Wednesday at 3 p. m.
Mrs. John Whitmore went by an
afternoon train to Forestburg to
spend a month with relatives 1T that
place.
Mrs. Given, of Britton, was an ar
rival by a morning train and is a
guest at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Z. Sheridan.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Johnson went
by a morning train to McGregor, Ia,
to attend the funeral of Mack Ne
meyer, a brother-in-law.
st. Katherine's guild will meet at
the guild hall tomorrow afternoon at
the usual hour. A good attendance
of members is desired.
Howard Wilcox and Irene Black
stone, both of Oldham, obtained a
marriage license of Clerk of Courts
F. L. Burnett yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. William Walters went to
Sioux Falls yesterday and entered a
hospital, and otday was operated on.
The operation was extensive and Sc
rious, but her condition is regarded
as favorable.
Louis Zeimet, of this city, is in re-
ceipt of a letter from his brother,
Nick, in France, stating that he has
been promoted to the position of SER
geant. Nick went into the service in
Z from Madison.
C. L. Dotson, editor of the Sioux
Falls Press, spoke to the students
and teachers at the Normal this fore
noon. The subject of his address
was the war, and his discourse was
one of patriotic inspiration. This
afternoon he addressed the same
body at the same place on a subject
treating of conditions after the war.
ole Highland has rented the store
formerly occupied by Geo. Beck and
later by a variety store, and will
move his furniture stock of goods to
it from his present location in Egan
avenue S not later than July l..
There is some cleaning and repairing
to be done, and as soon as this is
completed the moving will begin.
Some newly arrived goods already oc-
cupy the building.
Tomorrow, between the hours of
Z a. m. and 8 p. m, at the court
house, before the local draft board,
will be held a registration of all men
in Lake county who have arrived at
the age of 81 years since June 5,
1917. This order must be absolutely
complied with on pain of the penal
ties inflicted by the government for
disobedience of it's military laws.
Better to settle a doubt by visiting
the draft board than to neglect this
important matter, and bear its con-
sequent punishment.
The county commissioners are in
session today, it being their regular
date of meeting, and employed the
forenoon in considering claims for
ditch expense. 1t was said that now
every ditch established in Lake coun-
ty and not completed is under ac-
tual construction. bitches l., g.,
and 4 are finished. Except No. 8
which is a dead one, all are estab.
lished up to No. IA. No. Is is moi
yet established, but probably will be
Altogether there are finished, estab
lished and projected Is ditch prof
ects in the county.
A. j. Garner is revisiting Madison
from near Los Angeles, arriving Sat
urday, and is ~transacting business
He says that construction work Ii
the cities he saw is greatly reduced
in conformity with the government
requests. This is for the release o
labor and the use of materials il
other lines of more necessary con
struction-and partly due to tn
greatly increased cost of all mate
rails. Many new ship construction
companies are forming for the build
ing of ships for both the carrying