The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-25

For Sale. One Smith form-a-truck
attachment, capacity n ton; one
Jackson roadster.-Madison Tank
Line.
Ruskin park will have automobile
races, aeroplane battle, good ball
game and other events July A. Don't
miss it.
Everything is being put in readi-
ness for the big auto races and aero
plane battle at Ruskin park July A..
Don't miss it.
st. Katherine's guild will meet at
the gild room tomorrow afternoon.
All members are requested to be
present.
Friends in the city have received
cards announcing the birth of a son
June % to Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Palm
er, of Ramona.
Four extra passenger coaches were
taken out on the e~astgoing train this
morning for use on the line east of
Jackson for a few days.
Mrs. Dan Ginder and the baby who
have been visiting at the family
home, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Ginder, re-
turned to Sioux Falls by a morning
train.
The Ladies' Missionary society of
the Presbyterian church will meet at
the home of Mrs. ID. Ferguson tomor-
row afternoon. Bring your Red
Cross knitting.
j. l.. Sunde went by a morning
train to Cotton to attend a directors
meeting of the Farmers Mutual Tor
nado Insurance company, comprising
membership in several counties In
this immediate vicinity.
Secretary p. A. Johnson, of the ex-
emption board today sent out a num-
Der of questionnaires to the recently
registered 21-year-old men and the
work will be continued until the los
registered in Lake county have been
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zimmerman, of
Leroy otwnship, entertained at a 6
O'Clock dinner Sunday evening in
honor of Alfred Budde, who leaves
with the draft call of June %, for
Camp Funston. Covers were laid
for 20 persons. August Schrell, of
Hartwick, Mimi, also being present.
j.. III. Groce, of Concord township,
transacted business in Madison to-
day. He reports some complaint of
drouth in his locality, but of no great
consequence. The showers are local
and of small area and while some
farms show the result of plentiful
rain, others have not been as for
tunate.
Immediately upon receipt yester-
day of the announcement of the
death of his son, Clifford Helmey, at
the military hospital at Waynesville,
N. c., Ole Helmey wired the COM
mandant t. send the remains to the
family home in this city. No reply
to the telegram had been received at
a late hour this afternoon. The re-
mains, however, will undoubtedly be
sent home.
Attorney F. l.. Soper is preparing
brief in the case involving title to
the chautauqua grounds and adjacent
property in the interest of heirs of
the late VIM. j. Baker with a view
of presenting the case in the state
supreme court, October term. The
defendants are the Lake Madison
Chautauqua association, II. p. Smith,
estate of Chas. B. Kennedy, Anna
Johnson and F. A. Buechel.
DR.. Harold Foley, of Wyndmere,
N. d., who with his wife, has been
visiting parents in the city, departed
by a morning train for Camp Dodge,
Ia, to enter upon his duties in the
military service. DR.. Foley was
called from North Dakota, but Sc
cured permission from the exemption
board at Wyndmere to go direct to
camp from Madison. Mrs. Foley will
remain at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Johnson, In this
city.
Wentworth Enterprise: About
$110 was realized from the enter
tainment given in the chautauqua
tent Sunday afternoon for the bene-
fit of the local chapter of the Red
Cross. A very fine program was rem
dered by the Madison company which
is devoting considerable of it's time
in giving entertainments throughout
the county for the benefit of the Red
Cross. The company is composed of