The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-12-17

Mrs. w, Z. Caldwell was an after
noon passenger for Garden City,
where she goe to see her son, Roy,
who is in the employ of the Milwau-
kee road.
S. L. Jameson has received word
from his son, Harry E., in France
that he was wounded and in a hos
pital. He is getting along well and
expects to return to duty soon.
Don't let any one tell you that any
other instrument has a diamond but
the New Edison. This is a patent of
Mr.. Edison's. Other machines have
sapphires which Mr.. Edison has long
since Observation-Disclosures Drug &
Jewelry Co.
Ben Stoltzman arrived this after
noon from st. Thomas college, st.
Paul, Mimi, where he has been do
ing the work of the S. A. T. c. An
honorable discharge was granted
him.
Einar Olstad, brother of C. E. OIL
stad, returned home today from
Camp Sherman, o. He bore the gov
ernment's recognition of faithful
service and will return again to civil
pursuits.
Herman Michelke, of Ramona,
came home last Friday from the field
artillery section of the officers train
ing school at Camp Taylor, Ky. This
forenoon he was in Madison spending
the day with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edna Woodruff and
daughter, Miss Flossie, started from
Madison this morning on a journey
TO Sp~ringdale, Ark, where they will
make their future home. A short
time ago Mr.. Woodruff was employed
by the Milwaukee here as platform
man.
Miss Augusta Adrian, who for
many months past, has done the
bookkeeping and other Office work
for the Madison Storage Battery COM
pany, has handed in her resignation.
Miss Adrian left this morning for her
home at Humboldt. After the holt
days she will go to Kentucky to re-
main with a sister during the winter.
Guy E. Hanson is among the mum
Der who returned home today from
army training life. Mr.. Hanson was
located at Camp Sewer, S. c., and
comes back to Madison to stay. He
was h~onorably discharged sand is no
doubt glad to return to his jewelry
business which has been conducted,
in his absence, by VIM. ~Fleckenstein.
Miss Regina Vreyens returned
from ST. Paul this morning TO spend
a couple of weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. D. Vreyens. Miss
Vreyens is a student of st. Thomas
college, a well recognized institution
carrying a commercial course which
Miss Vreyens is pursuing.
Mrs. j. r. Raney arrived in the
city from Mitchell today to call upon
her two daughters who are now To-
Gated here and ready to open up a
needle and art store on the east side
of Egan venue.
Donald Flynn, of Rutland, is a
Madison visitor today. Mr.. Flynn
was a member the 46th signal service
company at Burlington, VT, and ar
rived from that place last evening
bearing an honorable discharge.
A fire night before last caused the
total loss of a farmhouse located IL
miles north of Madison and occupied
by the family of w. III. Peck. No
further particulars are known except
that only a few of the household eff
fects were saved.
Mrs. Catherine Haley went to
Fulda, Mimi, this morning to take a
train for her home at Avoca, Ia. At
the latter place she will call upon her
son, j. s. Haley, who has a position
in the First National bank. Mrs.
Haley has recently been the guest of
Mrs. Andrew Johnson, who resides at
Colman.
The recent canvas sof the city by
solicitors for the Red Cross has been
pursued with vigor and with the fol-
lowing results: First ward, ~$487.50;
Second ward, s450.75; Third ward,
$213.50; Fourth ward, $202.25, max
ing a total of ~$1,353.95. Reports
from the work being done in the
country show that the rural
has been more successful than the So
licitation carried on in Madison.
Anyone in the city who was not at
home when the committee called can
leave their fee and name with Chair
man II. III. Holdridge and receive
their service flag and button.