The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-11

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Mrs. Albert Holt, three daughters
and son, who have been spending a
Mrs. G. H. Roberts, started this fore
noon on a trip to their home at Cot
ton, Ark. .
John Ellis was a returning soldier
Friday. He arrived from Camp
Sherman, which is a short distance
out of Columbus, o. Mr.. Ellis car
ries with him an honorable discharge
from service.
Roy Crawford, of Fairview, has
been in Madison and vicinity for a
couple of days inquiring for opportu-
mites to rent a good farm. So far he
has not met with success and return
ed home today.
Miss Esther Varland, of Ottawa,
H., arrived from Sisseton, where she
spent the holidays with her brother,
Walter Varland. She will make an
extended visit here with her sister,
D IbCN' ~ N. CU1DS <.
VIM. Rohrer has returned to his
work at the First National bank after
spending the greater part of the week
at home where his assistance was
needed because of the illness of his
wife. Mrs. Rohrer is getting along
nicely at present.
Thn f,Vy1r,1 - C1,Io~lA T-I.z-.
will take place on Monday at l p. M,
from Hallenbeck's undertaking par
Tors, where short services will be
conducted, Rev. C. X. Solberg Off
ciating. The remains will be laid to
rest in the Lake Madison Lutheran
cemetery.
Sam Bogenrief went home to Par
ker this forenoon after a few days
visit in Madison with his daughter,
Miss Beulah. The latter has been i'll
at the Normal, but is now improving.
Mr.. Bogenrief states that the epidem-
ic at Parker has reached about the
stage that it is here at present.
James Bixler, of the u. s.. S.
Wheeling, writes his parents, MI.
and Mrs. M. Bixler, under date of
Key West, Fla, January 4, as fol-
lows: ARRIVED today from Gibral-
tar, leaving there December Z. Oh,
boy, it's good to be in an American
port! We leave for New Orleans to-
morrow"
Mrs. S. F. Wagner, a teacher in
The schools at Dell Rapids, has been
in this city for a period of three
weeks undergoing an attack of in
f~luenza. Her parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. F. L. Soper. Mrs. Wagner has
entirely recovered her illness and
will IL her teaching work at the
place mentioned.
A funeral party consisting of M.
A. Rosenow, Mrs. B. S. Allison and
Mrs. DR.. Goldman, went east on the
morning train to attend the funeral
of Dorothy Blakely which occurred
lat Wentworth this forenoon. This
funeral was to have taken place yes
terday, but the remains having miss
ed the proper train were so delayed
that the service could not take place
as planned.
The Sunday school teachers of the
German Baptist church met last Sun
day afternoon for their regular quar-
terly gathering. The offering taken
"A A. TApi~ttN,an f..NNA n,NrntA1 -.
$4,000. The birthday offerings
during the year totaled $36.31. To
this was added 1925 from the treas
ury of the Sunday school. The total
of $230.3S is to be used for the suf-
fering in Armenia, Serbia and other
places where needed.
August Weisse and Guy Mitchell
were at Lake Madison yesterday cast
ing lines for fish. Evidently Mr..
Wiesse was~quite successful, for he
lured in about 200 perch and a cou-
pie of fine pickerel, one weighing 8
pounds and the other IL. Mr.. Mitch
ell performed certain manipulations
of his line hoping to sustain his rep
utation as an expert fisherman. His
success began at zero and at quitting
time was still at that point.
C. E. Olstad, of the First National
bank, kindly took the time this
morning to invite a Daily Leader re-
porter's attention to the artistic beau
ty of the new series Of War Savings
stamps, a shipment of which has just
been received. The design which is
done in blue, has a central oval panel
containing the likeness of Benjamin
Franklin on each side of which is an
oblong panel having printed thereon
the cost of the stamp for any given
month. These stamps are smaller
than the series used in the past and
are really beautiful in both design
and color.
On account of the bad condition of
the roads the campaign for funds for
Armenian and Syrian relief will not
at this time be carried into the coun-
try districts as it vas hoped to do.