The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-14

he does not know when he will sail.
Frank is thrifty and sent 1926 to his
father and 500 in a previous letter
which indicates that Uncle Sans
boys can save if they go about it.
r. B. Shoemaker, formerly enga-
ged in farming in Winfred township,
now located near Harold, this state,
transacted business in Madison today,
departing for his home by an after
noon train.
There was 'revelry by night" at
the telephone office last evening
when nine girls INDUCED in a spread
of good things to eat. If ~passersby
heard unusual noise in the office this
explains the reason why.
Far Sale,-As I am leaving Mad
ison l want to sell the following ar
ticles at once. Five passenger Max
well car, nearly new, New Majestic
steel range, Radiant home heater, two
beds, dining Dol chairs, new lawn
mower, kerosene stove with oven and
other household articles.-A. Peter
son, 621 Center ST., West.
The girls high school basket ball
team won the victory over the Nor
NAL girls team at the high schoo.
gymnasium last evening, the score
being Is to A. This morning the
winning team, all giggles and chat
ter over their latest success, filed in
to the station to take train for Dell
Rapids where they play another game
this evening. The girls resolved to
win there, too, and when a bunch of
girls resolve - well, then they
win.
Manager Geo. Phifer, of the local
telephone service, reports lines down
on account of the storm of the past
day or two. Long distance service is
suspended south, east and northeast
and many farm lines are down. The
sleet seems to have been heaviest
east and north and south of Madison,
the lines west not being affected.
A force of men are working out of
Madison toward Egan where much of
the line and many poles are down.
Mr.. Phifer hopes to have repairs
made and long distance service re-
sumed within a day or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. T. Lyons and
young sons, Glen and Russell, re-
turned home last evening from a win
ter spent in McMinnville, Tenn.
Their eldest son, Clifford, remained
in Nashville. and will take a course in
business college. Discussing the
winters sojourn in the south Mrs.
Lyons was very much pleased with
the climatic conditions, but as a bus
mess proposition conditions are slow
compared to South Dakota. People
are not prosperous and Mrs. Lyons
remarked that she came across more
really poor people this winter than
she ever saw before in her life. Mr..
and Mrs. Lyons will return to their
home in Clamo in a day or two.
III. A. Taft was In the city yester-
day getting organization under way
and devising ways and ear for
carrying on the campaign for the sale
of government War Saving Stamps.
He meets every county chairman
through whom the work is handled.
Mr.. Taft was consulting G.. A. Stems
land who succeeds C. e. Olstad as
manager of the proposition in Lake
county. Mr.. Stensland will soon Sc
lect and meet his committee and get
the sales under way. This campa-
ign will be carried on through organi-
zed units, that is through the efforts
of schools or any industry having
above five men in its employ. No
drive or personal solicitation will be
attempted. The government sale of
War Saving Stamps takes the place
of the postal savings bank which only
offered two per cent on deposits.
War Saving Stamps pay four and
one fourth per cent interest and con-
stitute n of the safest investments
imaginable. This Is the best move
ever made by the government to train
citizens in the art Of saving. 1t Of
fers a profitable income to the small
investor.
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