The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-03-14

See Miss Morse for new spring
suits.
For Sale. Five room cottage three
blocks north of new postoffice. Tel
ephone 2123.
Wanted to Rent. Modern five or
six room house. Leave word at
Rensch's Hardware Store.
Examinations for second, third and
primary grade certificates will be
given in the west wing of the State
Normal at Madison, s. D., April 4
and g., 1918.-Alice Ripe, County
Superintendent.
Broken Lenses accurately dupli-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
ined and frames fitted.-Yaeger's
Optical Parlor.
Fresh supply of pickerel, white
fish and halibut.-Scudder Bros.
Every man, woman and child
should see tom Sawyer" at the Ly-
ric tonight.
Order finnan haddie from our
fresh stock.-Scudder Bros, Phone
22O7.
For sale on easy terms, strictly
modern five room bungalow. Inquire
at this office.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Drake and chill
dren arrived by a morning train from
st. Hilaire, Mimi, to resume their
residence in Madison.
Basket ball game at Normal gym
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock be-
tween washington Springs and Nor
NAL girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Hooval return
ed home from a winter sojourn at
various points in the southern states,
having enjoyed the mild climate to
the fullest.
Madison Normal basket ball girls
will play with Washington Springs
girls at Normal gym tomorrow after
noon at 8 o'clock.
The war council of the Red Cross
has announced that the campaign to
raise the second war relief fund of
500, 000,0 600 will be postponed until
the week of May 20, according to a
telegram received by the northern di-
vision headquarters.
When you think of getting shaved
think of the Sanitary Barber Shop
where plenty of clean linens and the
strongest of ~antiseptics are used
r. ]. Halseth. Proprietor, corner Cen,
ter street and Egan avenue, base
ment.
Mrs. Alta Hines is in receipt of {
letter from her son, Edward M. Hines
of the 116th Supply Train, with thu
Madison boys in France. Edward
writes guardedly, like most of tn,
boys in the service, combining his let
ter almost wholly to family affairs
However, he says the boys are al
well and the weather in France i
fine.
Persons wonder at the cause TO
the dimness of light on Egan avenue
on certain nights of the week. 1t i
not that the power plant has beer
bombed nor that the force is ava.
visiting or in a card game. 1t is enl.
conforming TO the rules of the fue
administrator, providing that les
light be used in the white ways an,
eelctric signs of the cities.
Farmers are not complaining an,
about the storm of yesterday and las
night. They regard it as having add
ed considerable moisture to tn
ground, which the former snow fail
ed to do to any extent except wher
it was retained by stalk land. TIL
moisture of yesterday came first i
the form of rain, later in heavy sno'
and sleet, blowing off or drifting blu
little. 1t is said that the ground
thawed enough to absorb much o
the precipitation.
Mark Twain's humor has provide
millions of people with laughte
throughout the world for more tina,
a half century, but for real rollickin
fun. his characters should be seen o
the screen. Last night at the Lyri
Jack Pickford as Tom Sawyer, wit
Huckelberry Finn and their hume
rous associates, made up an enter
tainment which the audience wa