The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-31

Lloyd Epperson was in Madison to-
day changing trains for Sioux Falls.
He will return home TO Artesian on
Saturday.
Miss Mabel Severson and Miss Bes-
sic Neill have returned to Aberdeen
after a visit of two weeks with friends
at Lake Madison.
Mrs. G. McKibben arrived home
this morning from a trip to Portland,
Ore. She has been away for seven
weeks viewing the country and visit
ing relatives.
Mrs. May Allen and daughter, Miss
Mildred, returned to Sioux Falls this
forenoon, Both were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. McKinnon for sew
eral days.
Ernest Abraham, who is employed
as engraver for a large jewelry firm
in st. Louis, terminated a visit of
month with his parents and returned
today to his duties in hat city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hanson were
on their way this forenoon to their
home at Madison, Wis. They were
at Andover for a few days calling on
relatives.
ID. c.. Killam was a morning pas
senger for Sanborn, la. He was a
recent guest in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Fuller, 500 Harth ave-
nue. N.
Miss Jane Severson, a Red Cross
army nurse who is stationed at the
general hospital in Denver, left this
morning for that city after a pleasant
visit here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Severson.
Harry Nichols and wife arrived in
the city this morning from Appleton,
Mimi. They took a train for Egan,
where they were called by the sud
den death of George Valentine, Mrs.
Nichols brother.
Paul Brown, of Leroy township, in
the city today, states that the first
~threshing in his n~eighborhood was
on the Grow farm yesterday. A o5-
acre piece of barley was threshed,
. yielding about 1000 bushels.
Miss Ruth Herbert and her two
sisters made their departure this
morning for their home at Suther-
land, Ia. They spent some time with
the Costello family at Ramona and
also called on the Winesburg's here
in Madison.
Mrs. A. A. Tucker, of Herman
township, has just received a check
for $4,000 from John Skala, Cas-
s~elton, N. D., for 20 of her thorough,
bred White Wyandotte pullets, to be
shipped at once, also asking her &c
ave him 10 or Is more at the same
price.
P. f. Ritz, of Waterloo, Ia, &C.
companied by his wife and two young
sons, Russell and Robert, are guests
at the home of the formers sister
Mrs. Paul Brown, of Leroy town
ship. They are travelling by automo
bile and will remain about ten days
also calling on a brother, j. w. Ritz
Rev. d. j. Mitterling officiated a
a wedding that occurred in his office
at 2 o'clock yesterday. Jasper M
Parker, of Dell Rapids, and Mis-
Frances E. Dodges,> of Sioux Falls
We're the parties to the marriage con
tract. They will make their home OF
a farm near the former place.
Threshing has begun in the vicin
ity of Madison. A machine was a
| work yesterday on the Henry Grow
farm, six and one-half miles northeas
of town. The barley was in prim,
condition for threshing before thi
last rain fell. The small grain ha
about all been cut.
Harry Olson, Thomas Hines, Ru
dolph Huffman and August Holm ar
rived in the city last evening, com
ing from Camp Dodge. where thei
discharge was made very recently
All were overseas for fifteen months
r serving in the 18th division hat wa
located around Luxembourg. TIL
first three are from Winfred and tn
latter from Howard.