The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-15

the Berther home. She took a train
today for Clear Lake for a visit with
friends in that vicinity.
Mrs. Walter Scott, and daughters,
also Mrs. Mabel Snyder, were morn
ing passengers for Albert Lea, Mimi.
All have been enjoying a visit in the
city with Dan Scott and Mrs. Robt.
Jones.
The Mission circle of the First
Baptist church has been postponed
one week and will meet July % with
Mrs. w. w. Schultz. Let all dues
for the past quarter be brought in at
this meeting.
Mrs. c. E. Reeder and children
made their return TO Sioux Falls this
morning, after a pleasant visit since
Saturday at the George Reynolds
farm home which is located three
miles west of this city.
Mrs. T. j. Dougherty, of Howard,
and Miss Determan, of Mitchell, ar
rived in the city this morning and
awaited a conveyance to take them
to Lake Madison. Mrs. Dougherty's
son accompanied them.
Mrs. Henry E. Schroeder. her
grandchildren left on a morning
train for a few days visit with an
other of the formers daughters, by
name, Miss Annie Anderson, OF
Akron, Ia.
VIM. Huntemer and niece, Miss
Alice Stanton, departed today on a
trip to points i'm Nebraska. At
Wayne Mr.. Huntemer will pay a visit
to his son, Edward, and family.
They do not expect to return before
ten days.
Mrs. Henry Neill and daughter.
Miss Bessie, of Aberdeen, arrived in
the city a day or two ago and will
spend a week camping at Lake Mad
ison. They were, former. residents OF
Madison and have many friends in
this city.
That Madison's trade territory is
not confined within a radius of a few
miles out was fully demonstrated yes
terday, when Mrs. Jens Paulsen came
in by auto from her home thirteen
miles out of Arlington to do some
trading in this city.
E. j. Sutton, of the Model store,
left last evening for Mitchell, where
he will attend the State Retail Cloth
iers' association convention, of which
hQ 10 tho nrnSidant Tho h,ci,,ace %
the association opened this morning
and continues W tomorrow.
Carl E. Nellis, general sales agent
in Madison for the Delco lighting
system, yesterday came into posses
sion of the Claud Tyrrell home. one
of the most beautiful properties on
Egan venue N. This transaction
was consummated yesterday after
noon.
F. E. Wines. wife and daughter,
of Blackwell, Okla, are in the city,
guests at the home of the formers
brother, j. w. Wines, los Blanche
avenue S. Mr.. Wines and family are
travelling by automobile. They will
camp at the lake before returning to
their home.
DR.. w. A. Rothschild, wife and
daughter, returned Sunday from Wis
%consin. The latter two had been Wis
iting at Platteyille. The doctor at
tended the funeral of a sister at Lam
caster. Their return was made via
Sioux Falls, where they were met
and driven home by auto.
A large shipment of free text books
for the different schools of the coun-
ty has arrived at the county auditors
office for distribution among the
township depositaries. Legislation
last winter effected the change in
book supplies. They will be furnish
ed now by the county. Pupils are
privileged to trade in ON the new
books old ones that are in fair or
excellent condition. The new ship
ment is for pupils from the primary
to the eighth grade.
: At last nights meeting of the city
commission was authorized to adver-
tise for bids for the erection of a
: building to house the electric light
|: plant equipment. First reading was
given an ordinance setting forth the
requirements of the house that
bought the electric light municipal
bonds. 1t provides for an annual
levy with accrued interest for retir.
: Ing the bonds at maturity. A resolB-
ton came up ordering in sidewalks
on Second street NV. and also OF
Harth avenue S.
John Tommeraason and wife have
recently received a very interesting
letter from their son, Otto, now on
a f~ourteen-day furlough in France
He writes thai he is visiting sections
where wars devastations were great
Everything was badly shot up, even
the terrain, Things were laid in
waste quite generally. The refugees
are returning, however. and there are
spots where the war fields are so well
cleaned up that ii is really hard tc