The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-12

j. P. Neiberg and wife returned by
auto to Washington Springs this aft
ernoon after a visit here with Sam
Sherman and family.
VIM. McKinnon wrote his father
yesterday that he is ill and hat men
are dying rapidly at Camp Grant,
Rockford, Ill.
DR.. Frudenfeld will return tomor-
row evening from his trip to Mime
apolis and Milwaukee. The doctor
has been away for a week.
Floyd Benway is now a student
captain at the Overland aviation
school, st. Paul. This is known as
the new officers training school.
Mrs. B. C. Taylor and children
started for Oakland, Cal, today.
They have been spending a month
as guests at the home of Bruce
Squires and family.
L. E. Beal, who was here in the
book department of the Methodist
conference representing the Metho-
dist Book concern, returned to Chi
cago this morning.
Rev. and Mrs. IT. HI. Trevithick
are still in the city. They were here
to attend conference. Rev. Trevi-
thick has been reassigned to a pas
torate at Lake Preston.
A wire from Mrs. Hattie Mcleod
to Mayor Robertson apprises him of
her safe arrival at Camp Travis,
Tex. The message also announces
that her son, Clifford, is some better.
He is down with pneumonia.
Chas. Robeck came back Thurs
day from his farm at Goodrich, N.
ID. He was away seven weeks look
ing after his crops which he pro-
nounces satisfactory.
Mrs. ~Frudenfeld's aunt. Mrs.
Clough, accompanied the former
home from Sioux Falls yesterday.
She will also visit her friend, Miss
4 Wilkin, Madison's community nurse.
The interstate commits
sion crew are here with two coaches,
one a Milwaukee coach and the other
belonging to the government. The
men are making physical valuation
lists of the Milwaukee division fol-
government use.
The report has gained headway
that DR.. Willoughby, of Winfred, is
dead, the victim of influenza. The
fact is DR.. Willoughby is still on the
land and among the living and his
friends here express their surprise
that such a story finds any credence
Word has come to the Raat
family that the quarantine restric'
tions had been withdrawn from the
Great Lakes naval station. Appar
emily this would indicate that thu
worst Is over there in regard to thu
Spanish influenza that had so grip
ped that station.
Word came to this city yesterda!
at A p. m. announcing the death o
Chas. Beecham, son of Mr.. and Mrs
E. e. Beecham, who live south of the
city of Madison. Charles vas strick
en- with influenza with pneumoni;
complications while at Camp Fun
ston. No other particulars arr
known at this time.
DIR. lyman is in receipt of order
requesting him to shape his affair
preparatory to reporting for militar.
duty at Fort Des Moines. He will
leave for Chicago next week to visi
his parents before going to the des
ignated camp. DR.. lyman holds tn
commission of a first lieutenant.
DR.. E. Robb Earring, of Chicago
editor of the Northwestern Christian
Advocate, arrived in the city las
evening to attend the Methodist con
ference and was much d~isappointe'
to find that 1T had adjourned. HI
went by automobile to Arlington T.
catch a train back to Chicago.
Mrs. Lee, wife of Rev. Harry Lee
of Gary, arrived in the city ~yesterda.
to join her husband who was attend
ing the Methodist conference. Sh
was disappointed to find that tn
conference had adjourned and ne
husband had departed for thei
home.
The Normal school has not order
ed cessation Of work today as was re