The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-19

family of George Aker. Mrs. Aker
is Mrs. Severson's daughter.
There vas a small freight wreck
below Saranac yesterday. A loaded
oil tank jumped the track. Every
thing "a cleared up quickly for
trains today.
Miss Ida Ostrom and Miss Agnes
Raver departed today for Akron, la.
While in the city both young ladies
were the guests of the formers sis
ter, Miss Fern Oster.
Miss Clara Zugschwerdt was in
Madison today from Garden City. She
awaited an afternoon train to take
her to Winfred, where friends are
to entertain her.
Quentin Johnson, Oldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Johnson, returns
this afternoon to Vienna to continue
his studies in the eighth grade. He
visited with his parents over Sunday.
Jake Habeger, for a long time
salesman in the grocery department
VI tlS iIohiC bouPpiy W. SIolNs Ids
accepted a position in the grocery de-
partment of the Big Store.
Percy Huntemer, who had been a
guest at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Huntemer, for several
days, returned Saturday to his home
at Melrose, Mimi.
Mrs. Z. e. Griffin and daughter,
Miss Florence, purchased tickets this
morning for a trip to Manila, La.
Mrs. Griffin's mother, Mrs. S. w.
Slater, is i'll and required the assist
ance of her daughter.
Robert Paulis left the interests of
the store today in the care of his
trusty assistants and departed for
Fairmont, Mimi. where he will re
main a short time while looking after
the work and crops on his farm.
C. o. Trigstad, states attorney of
Bookings county, and family, also
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Hanson, of Brook
ings, drove to Madison yesterday
forenoon and spent the greater part
of the day with Mr.. and Mrs. Nick
Bjornstad.
Miss Nora Dahl, secretary to DR..
Heston of the Normal, and Miss
Myrtle Granum made their return to-
day from visits with friends and rel
atives, the former coming from
Mitchell and the latter from Sioux
City.
Mrs. G.. Fisher, also Mrs. NJ. Bel
Ion and niece, Miss Flossie Gillett,
the latter two of Olivet, this state,
were morning arrivals in Madison.
returned to Ramona on an afternoon
train.
c. c. Chapman, father of Mrs. Eli
Winesberg, who suffered a light
stroke of paralysis several weeks ago,
is now confined to his bed and grad
ually growing weaker. Mr.. Chap
man is a civil war; veteran and a
member of the G.. A. r.
ID. Webster Keller, of Hartshorn,
Okla, advance billing man for John
G. Wooley, Capt. Hobson and Hon.
Fred G. Bale, speakers for the Ma
tional Anti-Saloon league, occupied
the pulpit of the First Methodist
Episcopal church last evening.
Mrs. j. H. Murphy, who is a resi-
dent of Erwin, spent Sunday with the
family of M. f.. Fredericks. This
morning she departed for Sioux Falls
to represent her home lodge during
the state meeting of Rebekahs
which opens it's session tomorrow.
County Clerk F l.. Burnett went
down to Sioux Falls this morning to
be present at the state meeting of
Odd Fellows. The proceedings OF
this important gathering open there
tomorrow morning. Other members
from this city are planning to enjoy
the sessions of this conclave on the
morrow.
Hon. Fred G.. Bale, noted tenn
perance lecturer, will appear at the
Methodist Episcopal church at $50
tomorrow night and deliver his ia
nous address on The Destiny of De-
mocracy. He is one of the big men
of the platform and his talk will be