The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-12-06
BUSINESS MEN
At BANQUET
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION EN-
TERTAINs MEMBERS AND
GUESTS.

tion held an interesting and very i'm
portant session last night at the as
ISOLATION offices. 1t was more of a
get-together affair than anything
else, still, some necessary matters
were considered and the social end
of the meeting nicely propped up
with big feed.
Over thirty of the business men
of the city took lively interest in
the one big subject presented for
ratification by Mr.. Banks who man
ages the aggregation of western trick
riders and broncho busters that put
on a show at Rock Rapids, Iowa,
last fall with such signal success
when measured in terms of the
crowds it drew and the advertising
it gave that little Iowa city whose
population Is slightly above two
thousand.
In the absence of the regular
president, E. J. Sutton, J. c. Schultz
acted as chairman and called on DR..
Baughman to speak on the plans
and progress of the new Madison
hospital. The speaker told of the
initial financial efforts made to get
the project going and of the adver-
tising it had received through the
local daily papers and the weekly
publications throughout the county.
The members were told that the
stock sold early amounted to $751;
600. Just before actual construc-
tion began, however, it was decided
to add couple of new wings and
thus bring the amount to be spent
nearer 100000. 1t was stated that
stock to the amount of $4,000 had
already been disposed of and that
there was a good prospect for realiz-
ing cash on the remaining $50 700
worth of interest paying certificates.
So sure are the directors of future
financial success that a positive guar
anteed dividend of 6 per cent is
,youchsafed all investors. Practically
all of the physicians have been taken
on the staff and the desire is to
make the institution helpful to the
sick and crdeit to the city from a
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stated that the basement and the
second floor had been completed and
that the second story was under way.
The material is all on the ground
and Contractor Billingsley believes
he can have it enclosed by March
1st. Reference was made to the
value of the new hospital as an ad-
vertisement of the city and the ef-
feet it would have in drawing peo-
pie here to locate primarily, among
| other things, for these very hospital
facilities. Speaking of equipping the
rooms that are to have a capacity
of seventy-five beds, the doctor men,
toned that perhaps there are indi-
viduals or societies who will wish to
furnish memorial rooms through
generous donations of necessities.
The matter of an organization for
the drive that seeks funds with
which to erect fitting soldiers and
sailors memorial at the state capital
came up for discussion. Apparently
the aim of the state committee is to
collect one dollar from each indi-
vidual in every county in the state
until an amount approaching $780,
| 600 be in hand for the memorial
project. 1t was brought out that
county committee had been ap-
pointed with DR.. Lowe as chairman.
This committee has enfolded in it's
plans a scheme to raise $4,000 or
$4,000 for memorial purposes with
the understanding that a small pro-
portion goes toward the state pro-
ject and the remainder to the erec-
tion of something in this county that
will memorialize the services of our
local boys who served in the war.
At this point of the meeting the
chairman made the announcement
that the next meeting would be held
on January 13, 1920 at which time
a new president and six directors
are to be elected. OF the latter,
three are to be elected for three
years and two for a period of two
years.
4 Another matter brought before
the membership was closing stores
and places of business by mutual
consent on all legal holidays. This
was put to vote and q majority, ris-
ing to their feet. indicated the mo-
tion carried.
/. 1t was quite late In the evening
when Mr.. Banks. the Roundup man
ager arrived from Sioux Falls. How
ever. he did come and presented to
the business men his proposition for
putting on an exhibition at the local
fair grounds next summer. Por-
traits of riding and breaking artists
were passed around to awaken in
terest. after which the speaker de-
lscribed his show and spoke Of the
4 attractive power 1t had In drawing
people by Thousands to the towna
fortunate enough to contract with
him.