The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-27

In Sioux Falls.
]. II. Powell arrived on a morning
train from New York for a visit with
his brother, II. E. Powell.
John Giles and daughter are here
from Lake Preston consulting a local
physician.
A. j. Peters and family and Floyd
Wooley intend going to Sioux Falls
tomorrow by auto.
Mrs. E. J.. Seidel was at the Madi-
son hospital this forenoon for an
oper q ton for apendidicitis.
Miss Alma Page, a teacher in the
schools at Pipestone, is spending the
weekend with her parents.
Miss Violet Winesburg and Miss
Lucille Stillson returned last evening
from Flandreau and will remain over
Sunday with the home folks.
Miss Starr, commercial teacher at
the normal, has arrived in the city
at her home in huron.
Miss Beatrice Blinkensop and sis
ter, Miss Ivy, came from Bowan, N.
D., today to continue their sutdies at
the Madison normal.
Misses Mabel and Lenora Johnson
departed this morning for Chicago.
I, where they have decided to enter
school.
The bank c~learings for the six
day period ending on this date. as
compiled by the Security State bank,
amount to $198,46S.34.
Geo. Walters, who has been spend
ing ten days in this vicinity looking
after his farming interests, started
today on the return to Venice, Cal.
Mrs. Oscar Hexom and Mrs. Claire
Cole, at the home of the former, this
afternoon gave a china shower COM
bride % to be.
e. Bartells and son are on their
way home to George, la. They were
called to Madison the first of the
week to attend the funeral of the
lately deceased Stephen Belthuis.
The Miner County Land company
of Howard, sold 5000 acres of land
at auction yesterday. Col Schultz, of
Sioux Falls, and l.. G.. Atherton. of
this city. did the selling.
The Daily Leader Business Locals"
bring results. Jens Theusen lost a
First National bank check book con-
tanning papers of value and adver-
tised his loss in The Daily Leader
last evening. Today Ronald Owens
returned the check book to this
office.
Mrs. o. Skillstad. of Lake Preston.
and Mrs. c. A. Nelson, of Oldham,
stopped at the Madison station this
morning to greet Mrs. III. c. Bengard
who Is in the city calling on friends,
before boarding the eastbound train
for Jackson, Mimi, where they 90 to
make a visit with friends.
DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Heston splen-
didly entertained the Normal faculty
at dinner last evening. The invita-
tons included the regular instructors
and particularly those hat labored
faithfully during the summer months
to make the twelve weeks of summer
school a success. Among the number
present were the new teachers who
are TO begin their duties the first of
next week.
On Wednesday evening of this
week Miss Mary Davis, assisted by
Julia Naughton, entertained a party
of ten friends at an eight o'clock
chicken dinner in honor of Charles
Laughlin, who left Thursday morning
for Gering, Neb. The guests were
seated at one large table centered
with a bouquet of pink and white
roses. The evening was spent in
music and dancing until a late hour.
A. E. Cooper came here from Cam
istota very recently and has estab-
lished an auto sales agency with tenn
porary quarters in the Madison Motor
Supply building. He is stocking up
with a full line of new model Dixie
Flyers, a car that has become a gen.
eral favorite. MI. Cooper states that
he is in Madison to stay. His only
present handicap is the lack of a
suitable building spacious enough to
store and display his cars and trucks.
A farewell party was given in the
reception room of the Methodist
church last evening for Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Hurley. who are soon to leave
the city and make their home In Long
Beach. Cal. About forty friends and