The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-09
THE CITY.
A NEWS.

MTb. A. A.. fulleT ID Dack from u
recent business trip to Ute. la.
Art Meredith went up to Ramona
yesterday to visit his parents.
Miss Berdine Campbell was a Sun
day visitor with Rutland friends.
It Ii reprted that three members
Of 8et. Welke's family are at pres
emit Ill from influenza.
Mrs. Frank Hevern, of Hudson.
wal In the city this morning having
some optometrical work done.
L. B. Porter and w. e. Stewart,
both OF Winfred. were In the city to-
day to consult a local oculist.
Mrs. J. Borson departed this morn
Ing for DEBORAH, Ia, where she will
remain for some time visiting her
mother. Mrs. H. Quanrud.
Mrs. Chaplin and Miss Nena Smith,
both Of Winfred. Joined the throng
OF out of town shoppers that visited
Madison on Saturday.
Harry Runchey, who came home
Saturday from Camp Dodge. has only
five days granted him for visiting.
hence he will leave on Friday.
The children of Mrs. F. d. Mitchell
thank all the friends for their SYM
patty and assistance at the time OF
the death and burial of their mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Helmar. of Ches-
ter, are the happy possessors of a
beautiful new Edison purchased of
the Porter Drug & Jewelry company,
Of Madison.
Miss Anna McGloin, one of the
teachers In the city high school. will
do substitute work In the Sioux City
schools during the remainder of this
week.
Milton Hass. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hass. returned from vermil-
lion, where he has been taking milf
tary instruction in the state univer-
sity.
Elmer Anderson, representing the
celebrated line Of holiday goods put
out by Otto Young & company. of
Chicago. IL in the city today calling
on our dealers.
Mrs.. George Heimendinger was a
passenger this forenoon for her home
It Rock Rapids. la. While in the
city she has been the guest of Mrs,
Howard Leslie.
A summer rain prevailed in this
vicinity at an early hour this morn
Ing. turning to snow about s o'clock.
possibly an inch Of snow falling be-
fore the storm subsidized.
John Gulbranson. who conducts a
store between Flandreau and Brook
inSs. was . Sunday guest of his
brother-in-law. Oscar G~ranflatten
and. family. His father accompanied
him and remained over until this
afternoon when he took a train for
Lake Preston. Mr.. Gulbranson. ST.,
viii spend several days at Lake Pres
ton calling upon his son Carl who is
foreman Of = section crew.
Miss Jennie Jackson, manager Of
the Western Union office, has receiy-
cd from Postmaster General Burle-
son scale Of greatly reduced rates
for short overnight messages, as dis
tinslishsd from the longer night let
teri. Under the new schedule short
overnight messages may be sent a
considerable distance as low as 30
cents while the maximum Is so cents
- against 81 maximum which has
prevailed.
Normal auditorium. Wednesday
svsning It $3.50, Gay Zenola Mac
laron. Miss Maclaren acts the entire
play. portraying each character with
such remarkable d~istinctness as to
cause her hearers to mentally witness
the play enacted by a full cast. and
forget for the moment that they are
being entertained by a single artist.
It seemed a. II she had a large COM
pany of players at her call and as If
BY magic they entered. rendered the
lines. and exited at her command.
r. L. Sinkie. who formerly spent
several years 10 q student at the To-
cal Normal school, stopped off Sat-
urday while en- route from Camp
Grant. ILL.,, to Washington Springs.
long enough to shake hands with a
few friends that happened to be
present. He spoke well of the train
Ing he had received and mentioned
that the epidemic was wholly under
control ct the camps now.