The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-09-30

Albert Pedley started this after
noon on his return trip to Yakima,
Wash, where his parents reside. For
three weeks he has been in Winfred
Visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Adelia
Pedley. He expects to take up the
work of the students army training
corps soon after returning home.
Mrs. G.. F. Sexauer was a passen-
ger for Minneapolis this morning.
She has been in Madison for a few
day the guest of Mrs. f. c. Hammer
and Mary McAllister. After a short
stop at Minneapolis Mrs. Sexauer will
continue her journey to her home at
Lacrosse.
The latest report from those sell
ing War Savings stamps and Thrift
stamps last Friday summarizes 1,460
of the former and 100 Of the latter.
The efforts of the ladies and gentle
men engaged in disposing of stamps
is highly patriotic and very COM
mendable.
MID w lOuh5 tooh q lain "
Garden City this afternoon in re-
spouse to a call from her husband,
who went there last week to hunt.
A sudden attack of appendicitis dis
arranged Mr.. Young's hunting plans
and he is now in the hospital for an
operation.
A party of four men consisting of
Joe Wagner, Tony Heirand, John
Welmes and John Gellen, departed
today for their homes at LeMars, Ia.
THESE gentlemen have been in the vi
cinity of Madison for over three
weeks engaged in threshing. The
high wages offered in Iowa for corn
picking caused them to leave.
A telegram from Minneapolis has
been received by Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Bixler stating that George Lang, a
nephew, had died of Spanish influ-
enza at Camp Dix, N. j., on last Fri
day night. The remains are on the
way to Minneapolis, where services
and interment will occur.
Saturdays pledges to the fourth
, Liberty loan has been totalled and
handed in today. Bonds to the
amount of s238.700 were purchased.
Today, the second day of the drive,
pledges are still piling up. Many
who could not get in the first day
are dropping in from time to time
and the amount keeps swelling.
; A message of encouragement from
the Great Lakes training station
Sunday morning regarding the con-
dition of VIM. Stearns, who lies there
the victim of Spanish influenza. The
attending physician noted a drop in
the temperature of the fever raging
within the young mans system and
| holds out assuring hope of recovery.
! Mrs. III. H. Holdridge has gone to
st. Louis to the National Red Cross
meeting. MI. Holdridge drove to
) Sioux Falls Sunday and his wife took
train from that place. Mrs. Mrs. K.
Wanzer, chairman of the state Red
Cross, the governor also appointed
Mrs. Holdridge as a delegate to the
/ st. Louis meeting.
; Misses Dorothy Vaughtrin and
Bess Stewart left Madison this morn
ing on a south bound train, the for
mer to her home at Hubbard. Ia,
and the latter to Sioux Falls. These
young ladies have been the guests of
John Harmon and family for a few
days. Miss Stewart is employed at
the Security National bank of Sioux
Falls.
The 40 men employed at the Mil
waukee roundhouse are planning to
hold a Liberty loan rally and Red
Cross day at the roundhouse Wednes-
day of this week, beginning at 2 p.
m. There will be speaking, vocal and
instrumental music and a patriotic
day such as only railway men can
put up. The general public is invit-
ed.
HI. j. Munro shipped a carload OF
potatoes to Kansas today. There is
a great potato yield in South Dakota
this fall and the bulk of the crop VIII
soon be in the market. The price
has been on the decline since last
Friday. There are sections of Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri that
can absorb many carloads from this
section. Drought ruined their crop.
DR.. Daniels and wife spent last
week at Wilbur, Neb. They made
the trip by auto and vent to attend
the wedding of Miss Hazel Grimm.
On their return the auto ran off an
q embankment, breaking Mrs. Daniels
right wrist. The doctor states that
crops are poor all the way from
Yankton to Lincoln and that pota-
toes are few.
Word reached Madison this fore
noon hat Clarence Luse, formerly as
sistaut cashier in the Dakota State