The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-09-10
The surgical dressings rooms will

The surgical dressings rooms will
be opened tomorrow for the resump-
ton of work which will be continued
daily. Ladies of the city are urged
to assist in this patriotic and neces-
sary work and contribute as much of
their time as possible.
A. Halseth, also Mr.. and Mrs. Mas
shaim, of Howard, spent Sunday at
Lake Madison. They started for
home Sunday evening by auto, but
were turned back on account of the
rain. They remained with r. J. Hal
seth and family over night and re-
turned home yesterday.
F. G. Ball and wife returned Sun
day evening from a trip through
southern Minnesota. They stopped
at Worthington, Luverne, Slayton
Fulda and other points, in the vicin-
ity of which they encountered 500 to
900 cases of hail loss. Mrs. Ball has
become quite an expert adjuster OF
corn losses.
At last, after three months of ST
lence, so far as any written word is
concerned, intelligence has reached
relatives in Madison to the effect that
George Erickson is now in France
enjoying life. He has been on the
fighting front and has no disparag-
ing word about prospects for the AL
lied soldiers.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Fred
Kurth, jr., will be held from the Ger
man Lutheran church Thursday aft
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock. The remains
will be removed from H~allenbeck's
undertaking parlors Thursday morn
ing to the home where they may be
viewed by friends during the fore
noon.
Miss Margaret Carr was the hon
ored guest at a miscellaneous shower
last evening given by Mrs. Dan Carr
and Mrs. G.. r. Knutson, at the home
of the latter. There were 80 guests
and the evening was spent very pleas
antly with music and a mock mar
riage. A dainty lunch was served
and Miss Carr vas presented with a
wagonload of gifts. The wagon was
draws by Willard Knutson.
Rev. ID. ]. Mitterling received word
this morning that Mrs. Mitterling' 4
sister, Miss Anna Norris, of st. Louis,
had passed away at Napponee, Ind.
last night, the cause being cancer
For IL years Miss Norris was stem
ographer for a large st. Louis cor
poration that continued the payment
of her salary, which was s125 pei
month, through her illness and to hel
death, as a mark of appreciation fol
her excellent services. Such recog
milton is very commendable. Mrs
Mitterling has spent one month at the
bedside of her afflicted sister.
Managers Mulvey of the Imperia
theater, has definitely announced
Saturday and Sunday as the dates fol
showing Mothers of Liberty" The
big patriotic film spectacle, which
has proven the motion picture sensa
ton of the season. Mothers of Lib
erty" is described as primarily a love
story, based upon a problem that IL
perplexing thousands of homes to
day. The central figures are thu
widow of an American army Officer
who lost his life in the Spanish
American war, her two sons, n pa
triotic and the other a Stacker, ant
the latter's sweetheart. There arr
scores of incidental characters an,
numerous big ensembles, involving
hundreds of men, particularly in thu
military scenes. The leading role
are played by Barbara Castleton
Walter Miller, Beulah Poynter, Har
ny Spingler, William H. Tooker, w
S. Davis and numerous other favor
ties of the screen and the legitimat
stage.