The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-14

friends.
Blaine Rowland, Howard Fairchild
and j. j. Yaeger are among those
who recovered from influenza the
last few days and are again back to
their regular lines of business.
c. E. Olstad, of the First National
bank, is spending the day in Cotton
attending the annual directors meet
ing of the Cotton State bank, of
which he is president.
Mrs. H. w. Brown left by a morn
ing train for Des Moines, Ia, where
she was called on account of the Sc
rious illness OF, her mother, Mrs. P.
l.. Smith.
Geneyieve Smith and her grand
mother were changing trains at this
point this morning. Both were on
the way from Howard, their home, to
Harris, la.
M. w. Plowman and Auctioneer
Trip came in from Oldham this
forenoon. The latter went on to
Mitchell to attend a sale Of registered
stock.
A. II. Whitney, recently discharged
from service at Camp Dodge, was in
the city over Sunday. He left yes
terday afternoon for Washington
Springs.
Mrs. c.. w. Dooley has been visit
ing in the city for a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. M.
Thomas. She went home to Huron
Monday evening.
j. Coulson returned last evening to
his home at Erwin. He came to
Madison a few days ago to be pres
ent at the funeral of Jasper Peth-
cram, lately deceased.
Emil Rathke returned to the city
yesterday from several weeks abb
sence, assisting at the farm of Geo.
Harrison, south of Winfred. Mr..
Harrison has been i'll, but is now re-
covered.
st. Katherine's guild will meet
with Mrs. F~rudenfeld tomorrow aft
ernoon at the usual hour. A good
attendance is desired as there is work
to be done and officers elected for
the ensuing year.
VIM. Mosher and Mrs. Alvin Mosh-
er were passengers south yesterday,
the former going to his home at
Lyons, Ia, and the latter to Council
bluffs. Both had been in Madison
to attend the funeral of the lately
deceased Mrs. E. r. Fazendin.
Mrs. VIM. Bunker, who has been
in the city caring for her daughter,
Mrs. H. F. Hotchkiss, recently i'll
from influenza, went back to her
home at Nora Springs, Ia, today.
Her daughter was a passenger for
Wentworth early this forenoon.
Funeral Director A. G. Hallenbeck
transferred the remains of Melvin
Hegdahl, lately deceased, to the Lake
Madison church this afternoon where
the funeral services were held at 2
o'clock. Burial was made in the
cemetery there.
Mrs. l.. E. Ballou and daughter,
Miss Evelyn, left on an afternoon
train yesterday for their home at
Hetland. Miss Evelyn had just re-
covered from an attack of influenza
and thought it best to return home
for a while before resuming her work
at the Normal.
On account of the lack of a quorum
to do business the meeting of the
Madison Building & Loan association
was postponed from last evening to
Monday evening, January 81 lat which
time it is urged hat enough stock
holders be present to transact bust
ness.
T. L. Ferris stopped in the city
over night with the G. 1. Scully fam
da, Mimi, where he attended the fu-
neral of his father, recently passed
away. Mr.. Ferris is in the lumber
business at Cotton and left for that
place this morning.
A marked decrease in the number
of patients for the last two days is
reported in from the West hospital
The opinion among nurses and physi-
clans is hat the epidemic is easing
up some. At any rate, quite a mum
Der who have recovered have been
discharged with the ratio of incom-
ing patients decreasing.
J Mr.. and Mrs. III. A. Nelson passed
: through the city Monday afternoon
while Ell route to Winfred from Min
nesota points. They were at Adrian
where a call was made at the home OF
the formers mother and at Rush
, more, where a visit was made with
the latter's sister. Their trip home
brought them through Worthington
MINI.
Mrs. G. c. Patton, a resident OF
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