The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-23

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the farm for a few days, returned
home to Wentworth this morning,
accompanied by his stepson's little
daughter, Lois.
A. P. Reiger, who has been in the
city since Monday comforting with
County Agent I. j. Bibby, departed
this forenoon for Brookings. Mr..
Reiger is a member of the state dairy
commission.
Mrs. Blaine Rowland and children
departed this afternoon for their
new home at Greybull, Wyo. Mr..
Rowland preceded the family and
will engage in the plumbing and
heating business.
The board of county commission
ers yer out on an auto inspection
trip yesterday. They Were over in
Franklin and Chester townships con
sidering bridge sites. Both townships
together have placed a request for
the erection of three new bridges.
w. S. Shaw, Mrs. II. Packard and
Miss Ruth Dahlen are here from Old
ham writing up the civil service ex-
animation. These people aspire to
the postmastership of the Oldham of
flee, made vacant recently by Charles
Dahlen's resignation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. r. Farmer re-
ceived word yesterday from a friend
in New York stating that John
Farmer will leave for this country on
April 16. He has been overseas con-
nected with the signal service COM
mission.
Sam Johnson, of Mitchell, was at
the station this forenoon awaiting a
train for Flandreau. At the latter
place he will spend a few days visit
ing his grandson, Winfred Letcher.
For the past two weeks Mr.. johnson
has been entertained at the home of
Mrs. V. Letcher.
Mrs. G. o. Bakkedahl returned
yesterday from a visit at Junius with
her daughter, Miss Lillian, who is
the proprietor of the Cozy Home ho-
tel, recently opened to the public,
This forenoon Mrs. Bakkedahl was
on her way home to Egan after stop
ping over night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Dell Petit.
The aggregate amount of Victory
loan pledges for Lake county, as
given out at loan headquarters today,
is SAT-, 900. The time is growing
shorter each day and all allotments
must be in by April &c. Delinquents
are cautioned and warned to call at
Madison headquarters and meet
their patriotic obligations.
The board of trustees of Trinity
Lutheran church held a meeting last
evening and matters pertaining to
the new building were taken up. The
completed plans and specifications
are now due to arrive here by mail.
Their appearance will be the occa-
sion for another meeting, at which
time the plans will be either accept
ed or rejected.
Sheriff Keller, who has been trav-
cling over the county the past few
days, states that farmers are every
where rushing along the work of
seeding and that one-third of it has
already been completed. With a
week of continued good weather
about all the seeding will be done
and blowing for corn and other
small grain begun.
Mrs. M. Zetner, a young woman 80
years of age and the mother of sew
eral small children, passed away at
$3.50 a. m. yesterday on the Knox
farm northeast of Wentworth. I'm
dertaker Peck was called to the
place to take charge of the remains.
Hemorrhage resulting from child
birth is responsible for her death,
the newborn infant passing out of
this life simultaneously with the
mother.
Franklin township held an election
yesterday and now has organized for
business a school board composed OF
five members whose duty it will be
to look after the interests of the con-
solidated school system adopted re-
Gently. There is soon to follow an
election for the purpose Of issuing
bonds to the amount of 100000 for
the erection and equipment of a mod