The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-16

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Kelley recent
influenza victims, are reported recov-
cred. Mr.. Kelley was out of the
house yesterday, enjoying the sum
shine.
VIM. Andrews, who has been in
the city since last Sunday as the
guest Of his relative, Mrs. John Fer
guson, departed this forenoon for his
home at Dell Rapids.
: Mrs. w. j. McClarrinon, of Old
ham, arrived in Madison this morn
ing to meet her father, J.. w. Quinn,
who came from Artesian. Mrs. Nc
Clarrinon's husband is principal of
tire Oldham schools.
Members of the congregation of
the First Baptist church are remind
ed of the midweek meeting this
evening at 1880 and that we consider
at that time the problem of recon
struction and the part of the church
in solving it. Everyone is invited to
this meeting.-L. l.. Mann, Pastor.
Gust Kretschman, who has just
come from H%olstein, Ia, with his
household goods, was in Madison this
morning waiting a train for Garden
City, where he will locate on a farm.
His family will follow in a few days.
Miss Agnes Elster, a student at the
Normal, who has just recovered from
the influenza, was a morning passen-
ser for Harrisburg. Miss Elster will
remain at" home there until she
grows strong enough to resume her
school studies.
Mrs. Fred Denhardt, of this city,
whose husband recently died of pneu-
monia at Jefferson, Ia, writes friends
in the city that she is slowly recov-
ering from a serious surgical opera
ton which she underwent at Carroll,
Ia, on the End of the present month.
E. L. Peck took his hearse to Sar-
.anac today to meet the remains of a
Miss Loring, who died at Des Moines,
Ia, on the 14th. The body will be
taken to Wentworth, where a grave
side funeral service will be held at 8
p. NJ, today. Heart trouble is held
responsible for this death.
Charles Angle and wife are now on
their way to points in Missouri. They
will make two stops with relatives
before returning home. At Joplin
they will call upon one of Mr.. An
gle's brother and at st. Joseph a visit
win be made with another brother.
Their visit will be extended for an
indefinite period.
George Haley is busy with about
a dozen teams transferring ice from
Lake Herman to the capacious ice
house of the Madison creamery. The
ice is of purest quality and nearly
is inches in thickness. Much of it
will be used by the creamery in the
manufacture of ice cream. The ice
repository holds 600 tons.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Security State bank
occurred Tuesday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. The following were chosen
to serve as directors for this year:
w. o. Gienapp. J.. A. Johnson; J.. l..
Reidsel of Sioux Falls, C.. A. Stems
land and G.. l.. Scully. AS now con-
stituted the officers are c. A. Stems
land, president; w. o. Gienapp, vice
president; G. l.. Scully, cashier.
V. r. Walden is in receipt of a
telegram wired today announcing
that his son, Lieut.. Sylvester Wad-
den, who has been serving in France
with the American Fourth trench
mortar battery, heavy artillery, is
coming home soon. The message
told of his being in good health.
Now that the war is owe Mr.. Walden
is anxious for his sons return.
The chevrons worn by returning
soldiers are puzzling to many civil
ians. Here are the meanings of a
few: A single red chevron signifies
thar the soldier has been discharged
with honor, the single blue chevron,
less than six months service abroad;
a single gold chevron for each wound
is worn on the forearm of the right
sleeve, a single gold chevron for each
complete six months of service
abroad is worn on the forearm of the
left sleeve, a single white chevrcn
for each six months of service in the
United States is worn on the forearm