The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-17

various purchases for his stock from
amoung the large wholesale houses
in the east.
Bert Howard returned from New
York city Saturday afternoon. He
was in the overseas air service and
making flights over the Lille-Arras
sector. He spent eight months in
Europe and come back bearing an
honorable discharge. This afternoon
Mr.. Howard left for Britton.
Lloyd McCreedy was among the
number of honorably discharged SOL
diers who returned home on Satur-
day. He had been in a New York
hospital but was discharged and sent
to Fort Smelling. 1t was from the
latter place that he made the trip
back to Madison.
Miss Marie Peterson has accepted
a position with the First National
bank of this city. Prior to this ac-
ceptance Miss Peterson has been en-
gagged as bookkeeper for the Farmers
Elevator company at Wentworth.
Her new duties were assumed this
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Edmonds re-
turned from Minneapolis this Morn
ing, coming in on the train from the
north. Mr.. Edmonds was at a
hospital in the flour city receiving
medical treatment. Mr.. and Mrs.
F, Edmonds have been gone a week.
John Huxford who has been here
for a week visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. X. Huxford, made his
departure this morning for Boston.
During the war Mr.. Huxford served
on a mine layer in the North Sea. He
goes back TO continue his work in the
Navy.
Mark Williams will soon go into
the barbering game on his own res
possibility. He has recently taken
over a shop at Tolstoi and left this
afternoon for that place. Mr.. Will
liams is well known here. He has
been employed by r. =. Halseth for
a couple of months.
Miss M. r. Baker who formerly as
sisted in the trimming department of
the l.. B. Morse store returned from
the twin cities last evening to resume
her work through the spring season.
Miss Baker has been in Chicago and
other large cities familarizing her.
self with all that is latest and best
in spring millinery fashions.
Gilbert Sponholz, o of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. s. Sponholz, returned this
forenoon from Camp Funston, Kan.
He has been ~honorably discharged
from service and before returning
spent some time visiting relatives al
different points. Mr.. Sponholz states
that there were heavy SHOWS In Kan
sas. Drifts Is to 25 feet high were
encountered on the trip home.
Mrs. X. Knoeri is now on her way
to Chicago and Milwaukee inspect
ing stocks with a view Of making
large purchases. The latest models
in women's wear, including sprinf
styles in Millinery goods, will be Sc
lected On this trip. After transact.
ing this business Mrs. Knoeri will go
to Monroe, Wis, to call upon her mo-
ther. She will be gone a couple Of
weeks.
y Bert Stoddard, a former wei
known Madison boy, now located a.
Courtney, N. D., in a business letter
{ to The Daily Leader also makes i
friendly and tells something of hi
home surroundings. Among othe,
things he says he is slowly %recoverin,
! from a spell of flu which develope,
into pneumonia fright off the bat
I have been up two weeks, but tn
: doctor still refuses to allow me to g
outdoors"
The, electric lighmt plant is nov
undergoing a twenty four hour ties
for the express purpose of ascertain
ing accurate figures regarding tn
actual cost of generating and supply
ing current to the city. The ties
began last evening and closes tonigh
at seven o'clock. The cost is to b
figured by Chas. Loring Of the North
k ern States Power company in contun
ction with the city officials and thcs
g in charge Of the plant.