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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received
by the building committee OF the new
Madison Hospital, Madison. s. D., DIR.
r.. s. Westaby. up to noon September
LIST, 1919. for the erection and COM
pletion of a brick and tile hospital
building In accordance with plans
and specifications by Peter Oliver
Moe, architect. 616 N. Y. Life build
ing, Minneapolis, Mimi.
Plans and specifications may be
seen after August goth at the Build
ers' Exchange. Minneapolis, at the
office of the Architect. or at the
office of Drs. Westaby 4 Baughman.
Madison, 8. ID.
A set OF plans and specifications
for the exclusive personal use of any
contractor figuring on the work will
be furnished by the Architect or DR..
+. 8. Westaby.
A certified check for az of the
bid must accompany each proposal as
a guarantee of good faith to enter
into contract o nthe part OF success
full bidders ii called upon to do SO.
Separate combined bids for heat
ing. plumbing, and electric wiring
will be received at the same time and
place and subject to the same. condi-
tiens as to percentage Of certified
check.
The right is reserved to- reject any
or all bids.
BY order Of the building commit
tee. !
DIR. r.. 8. wEsTABY.
Chairman.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21

To all persons owning, leasing or
land In the township of
in the county of Lake,
of South Dakota: You are here
by notified to u down all noxious
weeds and all such weeds of the kind
known as wild sunflower, Canada
thistle. cookie burr and quick or
quack grass, that are or may be found
growing upon the one-half of any
highway in the aforesaid township
Immediately abutting upon your
lands. and all such weeds as afore-
said shall be completely cut down by
you not later than September /.
1919, and IL you fail or neglect to
meet the demands above stated, ac-
ton shall be taken against you to
enforce the penalty In accordance
with the statutes in such cases made
and provided.
Township Board of Supervisors
In and for Lakeview Town
ship. Lake Couny, S. d.
BY CARL CHRISTIANSON.
Chairman
Dated August IL, 1919.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21

To all persons owning, leasing or
occupying land in the township of
Pennington, in the county of Lake,
state of South Dakota: You are here
by notified to cut down all noxious
weeds and all such weeds of the kind
known as wild sunflower, Canada
thistle. cookie burr and quick on
quack grass. that are or may be found
growing upon the one-half of any
highway in the aforesaid township
Immediately abutting upon your
lands. and all such weeds as afore-
said shall be completely cut down by
you not later than September i
1919. and If you fail or neglect to
meet the demands above stated, &C.
tion shall be taken against you to
enforce the penalty in accordance
with the statutes in such cases made
and provided.
Township Board of Supervisor.
in and for Pennington Town
ship, Lake County, s. ID.
BY JACOB RICHTER,
Chairman
Dated August 2, 1919.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21

To all persons owning, leasing or
occupying land in the Township of
Orland, in the county of Lake, state
of South Dakota: You are hereby
notified to cut down all noxious
weeds. and all such weeds of the kind
known as wild sunflower, Canada
thistle, cookie burr and quick or
quack grass, that are or may be
found growing upon the one-half OF
any highway abutting upon your
lands, and all such weeds as afore-
said shall be completely cut down
by you not later than September /
1919, and IL you fail or neglect to
meet the demands above stated, &C
tion shall be taken against you tc
enforce the penalty in accordance
with the statutes in such cases made
and provided.
Township Board of Supervisors
in and for Orland Township
Lake County, s. d.
BY EDWARD ERICKSON,
Chairman
Dated July 81, 1919.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21

ed TO their home In the city after a
three months residence at Lake Mad
ison.
Mrs. O. Hovda and daughter, Car
RE, OF Mitchell, are visiting their
niece and cousin, Mrs. G. X. Solberg,
this week.
To miss the Lake county fair this
year. Sept. 1-5. is to miss the best
line of exhibits and attractions ever
held on the local grounds.
b. j. Smith and family returned
this morning from Lake Preston.
where they attended the public water
melon feast and homecoming for SOL
diers.
The s. T. May property on Wash
ington emu N. has just been sold
to Mrs. Martha Peterson. a resident
OF Alcester. who effevt occupancy
about September is.
An auto party, consisting of Mrs.
Irwin f. Wagner, Mrs. j. G.. Schager,
Mrs. Z. w. Ketcham and two daugh-
ters. Misses Ella and Grace. also Mrs.
Bert Ketcham, drove 10 Sioux Falls
to spend the day.
The Aid society OF the Presbyterian
church will give a party In honor of
Mrs. j. w. Dawson Friday evening.
August %, at the home of Mrs. C,
McKibbin. All ladies of the congre-
cation are cordially invited. A pic
mic lunch.
A. f. Blewitt came In this morn.
ing from Peever. this state. for o
brief visit with his brother, Ira f
Blewitt, and family. MIR. Blewitt /.
In the dru cuisines at Claire City
but Is now considering the establish.
ment OF a drug store at Peever. Or
! his return in a day or two he will b.
accompanied by Madison parties de
string to buy land farther west.
A. l.. Farr and ]. r. Redding have
entered into business partnership ant
opened an office at 204 Egan avenue
N. They have taken over the sal,
OF Oxo-Gas heaters, a modern cook
ih6 anu huatih6 0CflSc uAhuAdNtuhU
by the Gloria Light company. of Chi
cage. Their sales territory includes
both Lake and Moody counties.
With n exception DIR. w. Il. Dan
iels has closed out all of his real es
tate holdings In this city. F. ]
Mundt has purchased the building
now occupied by Miss l.. B. Morse an,
the one in which A. II. Osborn Ia nov
located. He also purchased tn
building and lot leased to Henry Mil
Ter and formerly occupied by tn
Craney boys. In taking these owe
the present tenants will not be dis
turbed In their leaseholds.
Mrs. l.. J.. Howard, Of Marshall
town, Ia, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. G.. Howar,
and son. Gerald. Of Winnebago
Mimi, also Clark Malvon, of Crysta
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21
STEEL PROPELLER FOR
use ON AIRPLsNES
Prof. Morgan Brooks of Univer.
sity OF Illinois Develops
New Device.

Morgan Brooks, pro fessor of cleo.
trical engineering at the University of
Illinois, has developed a practically
~noiseless, ~high-speed, steel airplane
propeller, intended for direct connec-
tion with the highest speed gasoline
engine, according to announcement at
Urbana. III.
A considerable loss of power Is now
endured In the reduction speed gear
used In all but the smallest airplanes,
as airplane engines have a normal
speed greater than the two-blade
wooden propeller can stand.
This was Of special interest to Brig.
Gen. l.. K. o. Charlton. air attache
to the British embassy at Washington.
who saw the models tested at the
university recently.
"The laws Of air dynamics are suf-
ficiently well known to make a test Of
a model almost conclusive as to the
results to be expected from a full
sized propeller" Professor Brooks
said. AT the same speed the thrust
or pull Of a propeller varies with the
fourth power Of a dimension. there
fore the pull Of five pounds found On
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21

Lake, Mimi, arrived by auto from
the east last evening, hoping to call
on Mrs. b. F. Schnouser, but, unfor-
t~unately, that lady happens to be So
journing among friends in Iowa. The
visiting guests are soon to depart for
Aberdeen and North Dakota points.
Trinity Lutheran church will hold
its annual Sunday school picnic to-
morrow in lungs grove, 2 miles west
of the city on the main road. Autos
will wait at the church at 10 a. m.
for the children who have not their
own conveyance. Teachers and pa
rents, as many as can, should come
out and enjoy the day with the little
folks. Bring your basket dinner.
Come and help give the children a
very enjoyable day.--C. X. Solberg,
pastor.
Hugh Soper, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. l.. Soper, of this city. arrived from
overseas not long since and was first
assigned to Camp MERIT and later
sent to the army and navy general
! hospital at Hot Springs, Ark, where
he Is receiving medical treatment for
rheumatism contracted while in SER
vice abroad. He hopes to be able &c
get his final discharge in a few weeks
and return home. Hugh was with
the army of occupation In Germany
for some time and 1t was during thai
Campaigning that he contracted the
affliction that laid him low In suffer
ing.
A miscellaneous sh over was given
yesterday at the A. c. Levee home
Union avenue NJ, in honor of Miss
Mabelle Bates, a bride-to-be and
daughter of Mr.. ard Mrs. David
Bates. Twelve young ladies were
present and bestowed upon the hon
ored one such useful gifts that tenC
to reduce kitchen worry to a mini
mum. Pyrex ware and aluminium
ware were the presents offered thu
honored guest, the same being dul!
appreciated and gratefully received
An appetizing ~three-course lunch wa
served. Miss Bates announcement
will read a date in October. Mrs
Arthur Levee and Miss Lucille Hack
EFT were the hostesses on that happ,
occasion.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21

test OF an 1S.fnch model Indicates a
pull Of 80 pounds Of a propeller Of
30 inches in diameter. The test was
made below standard speed, so a nor
NAL thrust would be obtained for q
practice plane with only 80 inches d.
ameter, as compared to the S-foot
spread Of the planes used In Chanute
field, Rantoul, H."
The particular advantage of a small
diameter would be the lifting Of the
landing wheels to q position much
nearer the center Of gravity axis.
thus making a poor landing much SAT.
er from avoidance Of headers, not I'M
common with the present type OF
planes, Professor Brooks said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21

owners and occupants of land in said
Summit township are hereby notified
to cut all weeds along the highways
adjoining property occupied by them
not later than September 18th. If
such weeds are not cut the full width
of the highway OF or before said date,
the Township Board of Supervisors of
said Summit township will have the
weeds cut ard The expense of cutting
the same ill be charged to the own
q e. said property and the amount
collected as a special assessment.
Dated August Is, 1919.
BY Order of Board of Supervisors
Of Summit Township. Lake Coun-
ty. South Dakota.
]. A. Eg%gebraaten,
Chairman.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Fol- Sale. Bookcase, black walnut
bed room set and secretary. Phone
3346.
For Sale. South Bend malleable
range and other. household articles.
Phone 2123 or call at residence
Geo. b. Phifer.
The Dakota OIL Co. have received
shipment of gasoline delayed by the
strike and are now serving their GUS
toners as usual.
People desiring to rem rooms to
the city school teachers please com
municate with Superintendent Ault.
Fresh skinned bullheads at Scud.
der Bros. Phone 2207.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21
HOW MANY WOMEN DO YOU
NOW

Who can say they are perfectly
well? II am tired all the time." II
am SO ervou 1t seems as though l
should fly II can hardly drag
around today and all such express
sions are Characteristic of women who
have overtaxed their strength until
headaches. backache, nervousness.
dragging-down pains, irregularities
and the blues, symptoms of a female
weakness. have developed. Women
who are in this condition may rely
upon Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to restore them to health
and strength.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21
LOCAL NEWS.

william Woestman, Lake Madison
grocer. was . business visitor In the
city today.
p. w. Wiggert. OF Ida Grove. Ia.
arrived In the city recently and has
gone OF his farm south of the city.
Mrs. John Pooley and daughter,
Miss Rubie. are down from Fedora
visiting with A. ID. Smiths family.
The Bjornstad family have return
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21
MARKHAM q MCCLURE co.
AT THE RUBY THEATER

Don't fail to see this great play
The Soldier and the Spy. Not a pic
ture. but . real play in four acts.
A wonderful military play that will
make you stand up and take notice.
Friday night. August %. A complete
change Of play on Saturday. August
Gard.
Prices. 80 and s5c. including war
tax.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21
NOTICE

We are going to close out our
sixty thousand dollar stock and fix
lures. So In order TO mark and
arrange stock we will be closed until
Friday, August %. which will be our
opening day. 1t will be the chance
OF your life time to fill your needs
for months to come. Nothing re-
ssrved.--The Home Supply Co.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21
THE SOLDIER AND THE SPY AT
THE RUBY THEATER, FRIDAY,
ATJGyST 22

Flags may come and flags may go,
but America stands forever. The
Soldier and the Spy will show you
why.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21

To all persons owning, leasing or
occupying land In the towfship Of
Summit, Lake county, South Dakota,
Is directed to Chapter 282 OF the Ses-
sion Laws Of 1913. And all such
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21

War Killed Halt Of French Youths.
Fifty-eight per cent of the French
soldiers between the ages of twenty
and thirty-one were killed during the
war, according to Capt. Andre Tar
dieu, showing that France lost more
than one-half of her youth during the
four years of warfare.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21
THE SOLDIER AND THE spy AT
THE RUBY THEATER, FRIDAY,
AyrCJIGT Do

II you want to find out what your
flag stands for, come and see The
Soldier and the Spy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21
THE CITY.


Fair tonight and Friday; warmer
tonight; cooler west portion Friday
afternoon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-21

Dated August 2, 1919.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-01-16
BAN LIFTED TO CUT PRICES
Restrictions on Importation Of Corn
Removed by War Board
Market Drops.

Chicago, Jan. 11.-All restrictions on
the importation Of corn and rice were
removed Thursday by the war trude
board. This action was the first step
taken officially TO bring about a read
justment Of food prices. II Is In line
with the food administrators policy
of tactical retreat" from high
prices. one which will be conducted
gradually so as not to disturb values
more than necessary. II opens the
American market to about 200.OOO,OOO
bushels Of Argentine corn. This corn
IL being offered at the equivalent OF
20 cents a bushel. as compared with
the price Of s1.86 asked for No. 2 vel
low In the Chicago market. II is fig
ured that the Argentine corn can be
laid down In New York at $50 a
bushel. when freight rates have been
paid. that price being 80 cents less
than the Chicago one. The immediate
effect of the action Of the war trade
board wa to send down prices for
corn on the Chicago market from 4
cents 10 IN cents. the latter loss be-
ing on February futures.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-01-16
Yank and Briton Have Fought and Bled
Together; Now Must Live Together
By p. W. WILSON. London Daily New,

Americans will understand that British friendship today
served and without qualification.
In the compliments which nation pays another there always
element Of camouage but the present the sincerity of the
tribute stands clear the day. 1t only
pictures and anthems.
Momentou being decided As long abng
under the strain of had the strongest possible for working
tremendously We knew what Germany would do both if fell
asunder The has been peace
all the careful maintain the former comradp Trade rivalry
ard nnumerabe delicate questions affecting the distribution of food and
materials might friction if approached by either party
spirit Officials working high pressure and not
always dpomatsts in any country.
We need to make plain that nations will tolerate
drifting apart 1t not question which solely departments
London and Washington Every of is involved it, and it
for the departments do bidding If there should be
minded mandarin Whitehall who make himself conspicuous
the expense the United States let him be fired The only COMPETE
ton should be in reasonabeness
From the Pacific the Rhine there disturbance and blood
she'd Democraes afford to be divided in days like these when
anything happen populations numbering 30OOOOO0O
Americans and British have worked together fought together bd
together died oge They have been foes and they friends
As friends they must learn to live together
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-01-16
400, 900 YANKS ARE
Y. w. c. A. VISITORS

-Four hundred thousand persons and
more served In the cafeteria In one
year II the record OF the y. W G. A
Hostess House NJ Camp Lewis. Amer.
lean Lake. Wash
The majority Of the 900 OOO diners
were mothers wives sweethearts and
friends who went 10 the camp to visit
their soldiers. The remainder were
soldiers themselves who broke the mo
notony OF "chow" with home cooked
meals In addition 10 all these guests.
25.OO0 little children were cared for In
the nursery and the rest room served
10000 tired wives aud mothers
The workers al the Information
desk received and answered % 600
questions varying from how to get the
best connections to destination clear
across the continent. the rates Of sol
oilers insurance aud the kinl Of Gre
tonne a girl bride should have In her
living room now that Private John is
coming home from France Eleven
thousand OF these queries required tel.
ephone conversations with various
company commanders relative To hunt
ing up soldier whose parents had ar.
rived Unexpectedly.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-01-16
INSIGNIA. CURTAINS,
MADE FROM SKIRTS

Blue broadcloth skirts used for or
ganlzation'i insignia and plaid summer
dresses reconstructed into window cur.
tains are after war economies OF the
nine Y. W q. A. secretaries In Arch
angel, Russia.
These secretaries have just succeed
ed, In the face Of food and cloth short
ages. In opening a Y. W. c. A. Hostess
House for American troops stationed
In Archangel. u town behind the allied
lines. II was necessary TO hunt up a
wolfe summer dress which one of the
secretaries had discarded for heavy
winter clothes In order to have cur.
talns Al the windows. sThey live on
regulation army ratiOns.
Archangel is the fourth city In Rus
STA where the Y W. &. A. has estab-
llshed work. Centers were opened
first In Petrograd and Moscow and
then In Samara. 800 miles eastward
from Moscow
Miss Elizabeth Boies. head OF Rus
sian work and one OF the few AmerI.
cans who remained In that country
throughout the revolution. Is en- route
TO America by way of England TO re-
cruit workers FOR Russia.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-01-16
FOYERS IN FRANCE.

-Four departments OF the French
Government have asked the American
Y. W. &. A. to open social and recrea-
lion centers for girls employed by
them Finance. Commerce. War and
Labor.
Lieutenant Poncet OF the Ministry
~ Labor recently requested that this
v. W. G. A. work be begun for girls Ia
his Offices after seeing the social and
recreation centers which had been
opened NJ the request OF the Ministry
~ War Sixteen centers OF this kind
are operated In six cities In France.
Three Of them are In Paris
The last ~ these Towers des Alliees
II for girls who ARE working In the De.
partment ~ Labor. II IN far down the
Seine. under the shadow ~ the Elffel
Tower. and overlooks the Quai d'Orsny
The rooms are bright and cheerful.
with chintz hangings and cushions
comfortable chairs. reading and writ.
INK tables and a fireplace kitchen
has equipment So that girls can pre-
rare meals for themselves They go
10 the foyer for their two hour lunch
con time. for social evenings. and for
classes In English
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-01-16
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NURSES PRODUCE WILD
WEST PICTURE SHOW
Entertain Rour,snian Countess AZ
American Show In France.


Picture shows are being put on In
France without cameras. scenery or
any Of the necessary properties. ac-
cordlng Ia REPORTS reaching the Ma
tional Y " c. A from Y. W. G. A.
nurses hut In Base Hospital.
Having no film or camera, the
nurses AT Base decided to put on a
living picture show and Invited a
group Of nurses from nearby hos
pilnl to he the audience II was a
real thriller. one of the wild and wool.
~ west variety. with bucklng bron-
choes and wild rides on broom and
mop horses
Imagination supplied the scenery.
with the exception % placards. which
announced the sun" when u was sup
posed To be shining or "cacti' when
the COW punchers rode across the
desert.
Countess vacaresca Of Roumania,
who had been talking to the nurses on
conditions In the German courts al the
time she was Notwithstanding to the
Queen Of Roumanla. was the most ap-
preciafive Of all the guests
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-01-16
200 FALL IN RIOTINC
General Strike Declared in Argen-
tine Republic.
Troops and Workers Clash at vasens
Iron Works-csvaIry Pa
trolls City.

Buenos Aires. Jan. lit is learned
from unimpeachable sources that
shortly before midnight two regiments
at Campo Mayo. the headquarters Of
the Buenos Aires district. refused to
come TO the city TO do strike duty. At
at early hour last night, however, the
government had assembled several
thousand troops, comprising army AMI
navy contingents. A heavy guard was
placed around the government palace
and a threatening mob In the vicinity
was dispersed in the early evening.
general strike was declared
throughout the Argentine republic.
Reports show that there have been
more than 200 casualties as a result Of
the disorders incident TO the general
strike. Disorders were reported from
virtually every part of the city, but the
most serious fighting was at the Va
sena iron works. where troops and
strikers FLASHED.
Infantry and cavalry forces number
Ing 5000 men have been called to the
city from the provinces and pntrolmen
were summoned to their stations and
armed with rifles. The city Is under
guard Of infantry platoons. each com
posed of fifty men commanded by q
commissioned officer.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-01-16
RUSSIAN PRINCESSES
LEARN TO TRIM HATS
y. w. C. A. Saves wife Of General
= From Becoming Charwoman.

When the war work OF the Y. w. &.
A. In Russia has all been told one OF
the most interesting stories will lie In
the establishment Of the first Women's
Cooperative Association az Moscow.
There day after day Processes work
side by side with peasant girls, wives
OF high Russian officials make dresses
or trim hats at long tables with simple,
unlettered women. and the money is
used for self supper, OF these prln-
cesses and notable women as well as
for the peasant classes.
The need and suffering throughout
all Russia was So great at the time
the Association was established that
Il was a problem TO find where the
money would help the greatest mum
her OF people. II was thought best TO
eXpend II TO help capitalize organiza-
tions Tor giving work and permanent
opportunities 10 families and indiyidu-
ais 20 earn their own living.
The women bring their handiwork
10 the Association for sale or take or
ders TO do dressmaklng. millinery. etc.
In the rooms OF the society or at home.
Suitable work was found just In time
not long ago 10 keep the wife OF one OF
Russia's greatest generals from going
out as a charwomsn to earn bread for
her husband. who WAS III