The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-29

Sherwood, at Camp Funston, is en-
ployed as a freighter.
A letter from John Carr states
that he has been placed with a COM
pany that will soon be in oversee
service. He has been moved from
Fort Benjamin Harrison to Camp
Meyer, Virginia.
All brother and sister Rebekahs
are requested to meet at the hall
Friday, August 80, at $3.50 p. M, to
attend the picnic at the Hart cottage
at the lake. Please bring autos for
conveyance.-Committee.
-Four members of the Home Guard
went to Ramona last night to give in
structions in drilling the Home
Guard of that place. Lieut.. Breed
love, Sergt. Berg, Corp. Hirth and
Private Mann composed the staff of
drill masters.
Mrs. Albert johnson, wife of AL
bert Johnson, deceased, is now in re-
ceipt of a draft for $4,000 which rep
resents the life insurance carried by
her husband in the Northwestern Ma
tional Life Insurance company.
Miss Tillie Nelson, who has been
at the Mayo hospital at Rochester,
Mimi, for a period of seven weeks,
has so much improved in health that
she was able to return home yester.
day.
Harley e. Vaughtrin, who "a here
for a brief visit with his sister, Mrs.
j. A. Harmon, started for his official
duties at the New London, Conn,
submarine base this forenoon. He
goes to Sioux Falls before returning
east.
Percy Rush, a young man from
Missouri, who has been working on
the III. T. Vessel farm, IA miles
southwest of here, was en- route to
Kramer, N. D., today, to assist in
threshing. L. M. Cooper accompa-
MED him.
The Phi Psi Chi society which met
at the home of Mrs. Don Porter last
evening spent a very pleasant hour
knitting for the boys lover there
A two curse lunch vas served.
Good music e~nlivened the occasion
and the Is persons present enjoyed
the entertainment given them.
For Sale in Madison. An eight
room house with five closets, wash
room, basement, attic, large porch
sewerage and water, located on quar-
ter block with barn and large ga
rage. Good location. Moving ava.
; and must sell quickly. One-thirt
down. Address Postoffice Box SIS
: DR.. Garrison and family, of Old
> ham, passed through the city today
They were on their way to Minneap
oils and Camp Dodge. The docto,
has been assigned to Camp Dodg,
medical officers reserve corps.
Do you want your soldier son Il
Q vote? The county auditor must hav'
the names and addresses, also TIN
: birth date and present voting pre-
: cinct of ~selectives rot later than TIN
first of next week. They should b
: in tomorrow. These boys cannot vot'
S unless You do your part.
: All restrictions on the amount o
wheat flour hat may be purchase,
are to be removed after September
0 and the $3.50 rule governing the sal
r of flour and flour substitutes will b
superseded by an 1920 rule, so pc
q cent of wheat flour to 20 per cent o
Substitutes, according to a Telegram
received by G. N. Herreid, food ad
ministrator for South Dakota.
The hail losses of this season havl
r been the heaviest in 80 years, accord
ing to those in a position to c~orrectl
report and these losses have bee
!" satisfactorily adjusted; that is, tn
greater part Of them; not all who's
crops were injured by hail carrie
: hail insurance, but those who did 60
quick settlement.
The patrons of the South Dakot
state fair will have an opportunity
= view at the state fair at Huron, Sci
TENDER 9-14, the national govern
: ment's exhibit, where will be seen
y Lewis machine gun, q Browning ma
chine gun, a brass torpedo. dept
J., bomb, mine, M 12-inch and one
N inch shell, hand grenades, gas mask
~battleship model, rifles, etc. Thes
Is with a host of other raj features jul
m as big will interest fair visitors tn
: year. These will be shown under I'll
direct supervision of the government
Our people can learn all about I'll
= conditions which exist under whic
- our boys are fighting.