The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-17

The same picture is shown again to-
night.
Winfred Dispatch: Geo. M. Sim
mons is now the whole thing as far
as the Winfred Telephone company
is concerned. having purchased the
stock he'd by ]. A. Leighty Now
you can tell your troubles to Mr..
Simmons-he will be pleased to hear
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Burnett, MI.
and Mrs. M. e. Hart, Geo. III. Was
key and E. J. DeGood returned by a
morning train from Pierre, where
they attended the annual convention
of Odd Fellows. Mrs. Borland, Mrs.
Roberts, Mrs. j. c. Palmer and other
delegates will return tomorrow.
At $50 yesterday afternoon Will
lam Pulford died of the injuries re-
ceived earlier in the day in the over
turning of an automobile three miles
north of Junius. Arrangements for
the funeral have not been completed,
E. l.. Peck informs us, as the parents
of the boy await word from an older
brother in Canada.
At the convention of undertakers
in session at Sioux Falls for three
days ending yesterday they voted
unanimously to meet at Madison in
1919. There are about 1875 under
| IN knrC In thn cfofn hnlnnuinu IN tho
association, of whom about so regis
tered at the convention at Sioux
Falls.
After a To-day visit at Hot Springs
where he met with the executive
committee of the American Bankers
association, John w. Walden and
wife returned last night. h says
that the south is filled with the war
spirit and the promise of a great
crop of winter wheat-both highly
desirable.
Howard Pioneer: A. b. Allen, who
was the first man to locate in the
town of Howard in the spring of
1881, and who operated a little store
that year, it also being the first store
in the town, and who afterward ran
a paper at Winfred, but for the past
90 years has been publisher of the
Jackson, Mimi, Republic, died at his
home at Jackson a few days ago. Alb
Allen was quite a character here
abouts in the pioneer days and will
be remembered by all the old-timers.
Rev. ]. E. Booth is preparing to
move his personal effects to his new
charge at Groton, s. D., this week.
Mr.. Booth was in charge of his
church in Ramona for six years, and
made many friends among laymen,
churchmen and men of the cloth
during his residence. He was ap-
pointed to serve upon the local ex-
emption board, and only resigned
that post upon the approach of his
change of residence.
A Red Cross benefit by the senior
class will be given at Normal audito.
rum and gym this evening, beginning
at $3.50. Program, auction, supper
and dance are among the features
Music by Molloy's five-piece orches-
ira. Everybody invited to come and
help make the affair a rousing sue
cess. Every woman bring some ar
ticle for sale. Every man bring his
pocketbook.
Rev. II. w. Minish is in receipt Of
a letter from the presiding bishop
Bishop Mitchell, of st. Paul, advising
that the bishop in charge of the Da
kota Methodist conference to be helt
in Madison the week following Oeto
Der 8 is Boship Luther B. Wilson, q
New York city. There will be 3O'
visiting clergymen here from tn
state, and probably 25 visiting clergy
men and dignitaries from othe
states. The forenoons of the weel
will be devoted to business, and tn
afternoons to the deliberations o
committees. In the afternoons will
also be public services by differen
societies of the church with outsid
speakers. Services will also be bel
evenings, probably in the high schoo
auditorium. An afternoon will prob
ably be given over to sightseeing an