The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-11

just returned from North Dakota,
where he went to visit a daughter
and will remain in Madison a few
days before returning to his south
ern home.
Bishop Mitchell, presiding officer
of the Methodist conference, was one
of the many who departed for home
today. 1t is to be regretted that cir
cumstances prevented the public
from hearing Bishop Mitchell's ad-
dress on What the Kaiser Has Done
to America" that was to have been
given tonight.
A fish supper party was held last
evening in the A. w. S%ponholz cot
tage at Lake Madison. Eight bust
ness friends of w. b. Soule sched-
uled this feast as a token of the re-
gard they hold for their honored
guest whose latest decision is to
leave Madison soon and make per-
manent residence in California.
At a meeting yesterday of the
school board it was voted to permit
the Bible drill to be presented Sun
day afternoon at the high school au-
ditorium, to be given by the Sunday
school children of the several
churches, and not the M. e. Sunday
school as recently advertised. Doors
open at 2:30, performance at 8 D.. m.
sharp.
An unfortunate auto accident re-
Gently is responsible for a severely
fractured left arm that is now being
carefully nursed by Henry Woldt, of
Rutland. He and his son were in
their Ford car, the son doing the
driving, when suddenly he lost
control, the car gave a lurch and
rolled over an embankment with the
result mentioned above.
Edward L. Schmidt has written
home from Camp Funston, the letter
arriving today that he is now in the
hospital, the victim of Spanish influ-
enza, but hat his case is not serious.
in Miss Gertie Edmonds writes her
parents from Chicago that Spanish
influenza has invaded the deaconness
training school and that several dea-
coness sisters have died from the dis
ease.
The Porter Drug company have
just placed in a very expensive and
beautifully constructed two section
glass display case, designed to con-
tain all perfumes, lotions and all
toilet preparations. Standing on a
pretty mottled marble base and be-
and the very heaviest of crystal plat
ed glass, it presents a most attractive
appearance aside from its great con-
venience for containing a very large
supply of toilet specialties.
Under the competent leadership of
Bandmaster Kalkbrener the munich
pal band is making great progress in
handling the technique of wind in
strument composition. Regularly
one a week the musicians meet in
the city hall and get down to steady,
faithful practice. The remunera-
ton granted them for regular at
tendance at practice session has slim
ulated them to greater endeavors in
the study and practice of music.
Madison is very proud of her munic-
ipal band.
Harold Rensch, now located at
Camp Funston. Kan, has snet home
on exhibit one cartridge, loaded with
a steel nosed bullet, the kind used in
all regulation army rifles. Also one
three-inch high explosive shell which
has been fired through the muzzle
of a field practice gun. This shell,
which is about nine inches long, fail
ed to explode when fired, and still
on the bare copper ring can be seer
the effects Of the shells trip through
the fluted barrel, as ii sped on its
way for a timed explosion. The time
fuse apparatus on the nose of thi:
she'll is easily taken apart and car
be understood by anyone. These ex
hibits r now at the Rensch-Thomp
son hardware store.