The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-18

all summer, has closed that place of
business and will soon return to the
city.
Chaplain Guy p. Squire arrived in
the city this morning and will address
the American Legion members at
their headquarters at a convenient
hour this afternoon.
Mrs. A. M. Arneson, of the Madi-
son Hemstitching company. went to
Sioux City this morning to visit her
parents and incidentally will enjoy
the sights at the Interstate fair.
Rudolph Johnson. who is a travel
ing man and once served as a ma
chine gunner overseas, happened
to be in town today and registered
at American Legion headquarters.
Miss Clara Robinson, the recent
guest for two weeks in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Robinson, residing
eight miles south, made her depar-
ture yesterday afternoon for Glen
dive, Mont.
The cement work on the founda-
ton of the new German Baptist
church has been completed. Contrac-
tor Jas. Robertson can proceed no
further with construction until the
/ arrival of frame and other material
is effected.
Mrs. Sather, of Spokane, Wash, is
now the guest of her sister, Mrs.
L~angsvehand. She is also calling on
heir niece, Mrs. C. A. Stensland. Mrs.
| Sather's husband arrived from Chi
cago this forenoon and will remain in
the city for a few days.
Wayne Franklin, who, with his
wife and Mrs. r. M. DeWoody, the
latter of Cedar Rapids, Ia, has been
calling at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. H. Holdridge, left for Minneapolis
this morning. Mrs. Franklin and
Mrs. Dewoody are to remain in Mad
ison for a few days yet.
AT the Auction sale conducted by
the Iowa-Dakota Land company yes
terday nearly a dozen fine Lake
county farms were sold. the prices
ranging from s125 an acre for raw
land to over 5000 per acre for i'm
proved pacles. The bidding was spir-
tied and the auction well attended.
AT IL o'clock today there We're
fifty-one names Of soldiers on the
registration book at American Legion
headquarters. Soldiers were appear
ing every few minutes and leaving
I their names. Several hundred will
! be on the list before the day closes
I according to statements made at the
I tent about Don
Hugh Soper. youngest son OF MT
I and Mrs. f. l.. Soper, arrived fro
! Chicago today just in time for Mad
I ison's big homecoming celebration
Hugh first went to Camp Cody and
I served along the Mexican border
later being ordered across the Allan
I tic. where he took an active part with
the American fighting forces. His
I last duties were with the army OF oc-
| cupation along the Rhine.
Yesterday was Constitution Day
throughout the United States, accord
ing to proclamation by the president,
the object being to familiarize peo-
pie with the principles of our basic
law as Incorporated III the iahious
document signed and ratified 132
years ago. Fl. ii. Holdridge, OF this
city, went to Rutland last evening To
expound the meaning and intent oil
the constitution to the people OF thai
place. He appeared at the town hal
and spoke to a large assembly.
Prof. S. T. May, formerly superin-
tendent of the Madison city school,
but now president of the Dickinson
N. D., normal school. arrived in the
city last evening and is calling On his
old friends and neighbors. Mr.. May
is gratefully remembered by Madison
people for his splendid ability in
bringing our school system to the
front and placing it on a progressive
basis.
Geo. b. Phifer, manager of the
local telephone exchange, and his
family returned Tuesday afternoon
from an auto trip of two weeks to
parts Of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
J While passing through the former
state they stopped at Minneapolis