The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-12

gwen at JunluS thursday evening,
March IA. H. H. Holdridge, of this
city, will deliver an address in con-
nection with the program of the even
ing. A 15-cent lunch will be served.
l. The Y. w. C. A. will meet We'd
nesday. March 13, at Z o'clock in the
Normal training school auditorium.
The program is as follows: Hymn,
Lords prayer, special music, Miss
Rodee; Mrs. Bell will speak on the
origin of some of our hymns; hymn,
Red Cross work.
Leader, Lexington, Ky: Howatson
and Swaybell present a novel skit,
"A Case of Pickles." which is full of
songs and jokes. This couple keep
the audience in an uproar of laughter
with their nonsense. Imperial We'd
nesday, March 10.
The benefit show, given by the
Lyric theater management last night
for the Catholic church, was much
better than well patronized. The
Crisis" a wonderful film in itself,
together with the cause in which it is
offered and a most excellent six piece
orchestra, lends one of the most at
tractive features of the season. The
film will be run again tonight.
Frank ]. Schueller, assistant cash
Ter and C. E. Olstad, president of the
First National bank, have purchased
the controlling interest in the Cotton
State bank. Mr.. Olstad will become
president of the institution and Mr..
Schueller will be the active cashier
and intends to make Cotton his per-
manent home and will move there
with his family in the neal future.
Monitor, Columbus, O.: Doctors
tell us that laughter is one of the
most ~efficacious roads to health, and
on this basis, as well as that of good,
clean comedy, Howatson and Sway
BELLS act, "A Case of Pickles." is de-
cidedly healthy. for it has hardly a
line that is not laughter compelling.
Imperial Wednesday, March 13.
The county commissioners were at
Flandreau yesterday on ditch bust
ness. Today they spent at Madison,
going home only to be in time to start
tomorrow to Brookings, where they
also have matters pertaining to a
joint ditch to settle. Due to the diff,
ficulties in the way OF the two boards
meeting jointly to consider matters,
it is to be so arranged that the Lake
county board will have the greater
control of the conduct of the affairs
C. j. Alexander, of Mitchell, dep.
uty state examiner, is in Madison to,
day and will make an official exam,
~ination of the books and records oil
the county offices. He says he does
not have any idea of how long it will
require. Mr.. Alexander has memo
ries of this city, having travelled com.
mercially in this territory 20 year:
ago. He recalled today of having
met on one occasion Gen. Beadle, w
j. Bryan and Eugene V. Debs, who
were attractions" at the chautau
qua.
/ The Catholic ladies have prepare
) tions well under way to accommodate,
a large number of people at theil
Allies Supper" which will be served
5 in the NJ. T.. church Saturday even
ing, March 16. There will be Il
tables, each one representing n o
our allies or their agencies in the wa
and you may take your choice. Th'
bill of fare will be uniform because
of food restrictions, but you have thu
privilege of eating in n of the for
eign countries or the good old U. S
A. There will be vocal and instru
mental music and a good time II
general anticipated. The public Il
:, invited and asked to watch for fur
Their announcements.
Wentworth Enterprise: Miss F
Z. Smith, distributing agent for thu
local auxiliary of the Red Cross, re
ports that Wentworth has furnished
from September "a to March l, 10!
sweaters, ia pairs of socks, % muf
flers and 10 wristlets Mr.. ant
Mrs. r. C. Zimmerman are in receip
of several letters from their son
Vernon, who is now in France.
rather peculiar incident happened oil
the boat going over when Vernon
met his old school chum, Clifford
Power, of Madison. The cablegran
received here by Mr.. Zimmerman wa
sent by both Vernon and Clifford
but in some way C~lifford's name wa
dropped in transmitting it. Vernon
seems well pleased with France.
The amended wheat flour order b,
Food Administrator Herreid, provid
ing a $3.50 provision of flour an
wheat flour substitutes, is served o.
the merchants only through tn
newspapers, VIM. Rowland said thi
morning. He was called upon by tn
local merchants to verify the report
and was advised to that effect. ]
has brought out curious situations o
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