The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-08

ably early this morning, but found
six men ahead of him, more than was
required. Advertising in The Daily
Leader brings results.
Mrs. Henry E. Schroeder has been
in the city for three days visiting
| with relatives and waiting until the
men folks completed moving their
household effects to the Emerson
farm six miles south.
Friends in the city have received
cards announcing that on March 3 a
son, Raymond Duane, jr., was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Richards, of Edge
water, Chicago. Mrs. Richards will
be best remembered in Madison as
Miss Gladys Murray, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. o. o. Murray, formerly res
idents Of this city.
The series of basket ball games
closed last evening at the high school
| gymnasium with Flandreau a win
ner over the Madison high school
team. The score at the end of the
game was 81 to IL. This places
Flandreau in the championship class
and the loving cup, up for winning,
returned with them, the holders of
it preceding this series.
Under the supervision of the cleo
trio light plant force a 30-day test of
the entire equipment is to be made
beginning tomorrow. A totalizing
watt hour meter has been installed
and its registration will accurately
denote kilowatt production, oil and
fuel used and other facts upon which
to calculate the cost of producing cur
rent for the city.
A Madison young lady advertises
in another column of this issue a
breastpin lost, giving description.
Unusual circumstances are connected
with this loss. The pin was received
by mail Thursday evening from
France and yesterday the young lady
wore it for the first time. coming
down town when the loss occurred.
The finder will confer an unusual IA
vor by returning it to this office and
claiming a reward.
The board of trustees of the re.
Gently burned German Baptist church
are now in receipt of the $4,000 in,
surance carried on the building. The
risk was in the hands of the Colum.
bia Fire Insurance company, of ON.
aha, Neb., and the matter of adjust.
ing the loss was done through the
f. G.. Ball & Son local office. This
company expedited matters very
quickly for the trustees. The com
pleted report of the loss was sent in
just last Tuesday and on Thursday
following the claim was fully paid.
A great number of persons are
stopping at the Borecky office on the
east side of Egan avenue S today Il
inspect a curious looking Object
hanging beside the door. 1t is nc
more nor less than a large sized
hedgehog-spines and all. Mr.. Bor.
ecky stated that Bert Bail captured
the animal in his skunk trap a few
days ago on the McQuillan farm neal
ClarHo. Just how this animal reach.
ed this section is a mystery. Perhap:
he escaped from some circus for it Ii
surely a fact that this latitude is MOI
the natural habitat for such crea,
lures.
Frank Peck has ordered a modern
refrigerating plant of the York lee
Machine company, York, Pa. This
cooling device is now on the wa,
from the factory and will be installed
about April /. This is not an ics
making plant, but operates on tn,
same principle, using ammonia ano
salt to reduce temperatures for tn,
purpose of keeping meats in a fresh
well preserved state. This machin,
has a cooling capacity equal to tina
when three tons of ice are used. Ii
installing this plant Mr.. Peck will b.
putting his market on a strictly mod
ern basis having up-to-date facilitie
for handling meats, fish and dressed
, poultry.
George M. Brown, of Lamont, Ia,
was in Madison a few hours yester
day while en- route to Artesian. Ac
; companying him were Mrs. Barnett
and children, also Mrs. Barnette'
niece, all of whom except Mr.. Brow
are in the state to remain permanent
lily. Mr.. Barnette preceded his wifi
some days ago with a car of house
hold goods and farming equipment
|, being one of nearly a dozen low
farmers who are here to settle o
and own South Dakota land.
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