The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-26

with the troops In France and it Is
possible that he may address the stu
dents of the Madison Normal while
in the city.
Those who have SO generously
contributed to the local Centenary
campaign and thus helped to make 1t
a complete success with their dollars
are to enjoy a banquet at the Meth
odist church dining room next Thurs
day evening, beginning at 6 o'clock.
The invitation to attend stands open
to every one who signed a subscrip-
ton pledge card.
We have a fine city flagstaff and
also a good flag. Why is not the lat
ter floating to the breeze in library
park on these pretty sunny days? And
SO near Memorial day, too! VIII not
the proper authorities see to it that
the requests made by several citizens
today be respected by raising Old
Glory aloft?
The elementary graded Sunday
school union and teachers training
class will meet at the Presbyterian
church this evening at 8 o'clock. Mrs.
Minish will give suggestions for
teaching missions in the Sunday
school. This will be followed by the
regular lesson from the study book.
Come and spend a profitable hour
with us.
H. c. Johnson has become the
owner by purchase of the former ID.
Smith farm IL miles south of Mad
ison. The purchase price was $101
per acre and Mr.. Johnson was offered
$40 per acre for his bargain the fol-
lowing day. Mr.. Johnson will put in
a tractor and break up a quantity of
land this year and place the farm In
a high state of cultivation.
The soliciting committee of the
German Baptist congregation are still
busy getting money pledges for their
new church. There is $4,000 now
available and just today the commit
tee took steps to acquire by purchase
a parsonage home, near the site of the
proposed new church. The John
Rowe residence today comes into pos
session of the German Baptist people
Odd Fellow lodge No. 20 was re-
Gently the recipient of a group PFC.
ture of fraternal brothers who are
now soldiers near Romorantin,
France, and are on their way home.
Many of the faces are those of Lake
county men any they, with the
Frenchmen in the group, are all mem
bers in what they call The Three
Link Club. The picture is now be
ing framed and will soon grace the
walls of the local lodge.
George E. Nettleton, president OF
the Sioux Falls business college, de-
livered a very interesting address al
the Methodist Episcopal church yes
terday. Mr.. Nettieton was formerly
connected with the Mankato business
college and is a new educator in this
state. He has opened a fine business
school at Sioux Falls and feels as
sured that his location is a good one
Mr.. Nettleton departed for Sioux
Falls this morning.
Mrs. w. E. Daniels started this
forenoon on an extended trip east
Her first stop will be made at Battle
Creek, Mich. Later she will go Il
Washington to visit her daughter
Miss Mabel, now doing clerical worl
in the war department. Her SON, Els
lie, who is a student at a militar,
academy in Lexington, Mo-, will ioir
her at the latter city at the closins
of the school year, which occurs mex
week.
The fire department quickly re
sponded to a sudden call at IL O'Clock
! today and made a run to the cornel
J of Lincoln avenue and First stree
, Sc, where the Anna Costelow barr
J was set afire from some live Goals il
ashes that were dumped against tn,
side of the building. Quick discov
cry and plenty of. water convenient
was the mean Of quick extinguish
ment of the blaze that had crept tt
the interior. The fire engine wa
not coupled and no damage resulted
Word has reached friends in thil
city within the past three days an