The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-02-12

For Rent. A small house. In
quire at the Farmers Elevator.
Fresh herring, 12h cents a pound
at Peck's Market.
Skovgaard and New York Metro
politan company at Lyric tonight.
Wanted. Position on farm by
married man, at once. Write or call
at this office.
Farm for Rent. Choice, we'll i'm
proved half section Of land for rent.
Inquire at First National Bank.
Born yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Cole, at their home a mile north
of Madison. a daughter.
Fifteen tons of wild hay for sale.
-Pepry c. Johnson, Route A, Mad
ison, 10 miles south.
A daughter was born Saturday to
Mr.. and Mrs. John orion, living II
miles northeast of this city.
Don't miss Skovgaard and the New
York Metropolitan company at Lyric
tonight.
DR.. and Mrs. J.. w. Heston were
departures by a morning train on a
tour of the east and will visit Phila-
delphia, Atlantic City and Washing
ton before they return.
Rev. j. e. Booth, of Ramona, was
a through passenger this morning,
en- route to Mitchell to attend a meet
ing of the Anti-Saloon league, of
which he is the secretary.
The Scandinavian Mutual Fire In
a company of Lake county are
holding their annual stockholders
meeting today in a room of the court
house. There was a fair representa-
ton present.
Mrs. John Buckley and son, Joseph
of Salt Lake City, Utah, we're arrivals
by a morning train and are guests at
the home Of their relatives, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Byrne. They are returning
from an extended visit with friends
In the east. Mrs. Buckley will be re.
%membered as an early day resident oil
Madison.
Yesterday Mrs. s. j. Hurry, Hartf
avenue S, celebrated her 74th birth
day. A number of relatives and
friends came in and all had a splen
did time. The invited guests were
Mrs. A. l.. Meinicke, Mrs. Alice
Dingman, Mrs. G. Hoslander. Mrs. w
Hurry, Grandma Dingman, Miss
Edith Boyington and Mrs. c. A
Angle and Miss Hazel Angle.
Geo. McQuillan announces a sale
at public auction at his farm ST,
miles south of Junius, Wednesday
February 20, beginning at 10 O'Clock
a. m, with a free lunch at noon. The
property to be sold includes 10 head
of horses, 125 head of high grade
Aberdeen Angus cattle and "a head
of 2-year-old heifers and steers, high
grade Shorthorns, besides a long list
of farm machinery and other articles
While driving along the Lake Mad,
ison road Sunday, urging their cal
to a little better rate of going in or
der to pass or resist being passed by
another car, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolpf
Johnson were thrown from the car Il
the ground. Mrs. Johnson suffered
a broken collar bone, and Mr.. John
sons back was injured. The car die
not overturn, but Is thought to have
quickly reversed its position in thu
road, and mysteriously threw the oc
cupants out through the rear, it be
ing a single seated vehicle.
Lincoln's birthday anniversary wa
not generally observed in Madison to
day. The day Is bank holiday, ant
of curse such a day offers insuper
able distractions to the conduct o
business by county officers, the Off
ces at the courthouse being closed
The city schools were in session
many classes having some exercises
of nature appropriate to the memoir,
of the Great Emancipator. Othel
commercial and professional bust
nesses of the city were conducted al
usual, with the exception of tn,
dampening effect that closed bank,
always has on the general conduct o.
business.
Kenneth Stolzman, clerk in the 10
cal p~ostoffice, resigns his position
with the government, and will oper
ate a farm the coming year. Hi.
service for the government was ter.
minated this DON But he has a GER
tain amount Of vacation right accru.
ing, and the resignation will not take
official effect until March /. During
this time, however, he will move te
the farm belonging to his wife's
mother, Mrs. G. w. Shirley. neal
Clarno. He and his wife's brother
Fletcher Shirley, will operate the
place during the coming season.
Hill M. Bell, president Of Drake
university, Iowa, says Of Rev. Med.
bury, who lectures at Normal audito.
rium Friday %oyonin0. "Rov Nharlos