The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-03-17

yesterday, called there by the death
of his mother who passed away Sat-
urday afternoon.
Miss Merlin Wilkin spent the day
at Wentworth while getting data on
the physical condition of the pupils
in the schools there.
Fred Stoltzman departed from
Madison today to begin his recently
accepted duties with the Madison Mill
& Grain company, of Sioux Falls.
F.. Miss Bertha Pheiffer and Miss Hat
tie Brease were departures for Aber-
deem today. The former has been in
make their future home in that city.
Mrs. F. j. Schueller took a morn
ing train for Cotton. She had been
in the city since Saturday calling on
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. King
sley.
Philip Hartman, a lineman for the
Dakota Central Telephone company,
returned to Aberdeen this afternoon.
He was sen down to Madison last
week to assist in line repairing.
Miss Carrie Madison arrived from
near Clarno today and has resumed
her stenographic work in Senator Ur-
dahl's office after a vacation of 10
weeks.
Lester Sharp, of Sioux Falls, was
returning home this forenoon from
an over Sunday visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J.. Hammer, of Jul
MUS.
Mrs. Wayne Letcher returned this
forenoon to her home at F~landreau
after spending a week in this city,
visiting her mother-in-law, Mrs. ".
Letcher.
d. A. Mccullough and wife made
their departure this forenoon for
their home at Sioux Falls They
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Jones.
Mrs. G. b. Gilman and son, How
ard, made their return today to
their home at Rutland, after being
the Sunday guests of the formers
daughter, Mrs. II. X. Simpson.
Mrs. H. j. Warner and Mrs. H. A.
Hames, of Ramona. also Mrs H.. N.
Folsland and Mrs. C. Dahlen, of Old
ham, were out of town shoppers to-
day,
Mrs. Fannie Kellogg was in the
city yesterday attending the funeral
of the lately deceased Mrs. f. d. Slit
eel. She returned to her home at
Winfred today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Verlo departed
from Madison this forenoon on a trip
to Lacrosse, Wis. They are shipping
some household goods there and eX-
pect to make hat city their place of
residence.
II. Vileta was in the city the latter
part of last week, coming from Wis
consin. He has been looking up a To-
cation in this vicinity and expects to
; bring on his family in three or four
} weeks.
VIM. Rowland, the newly appointed
chairman of the Lake county Liberty
: loan committee, and John w. Wad-
den, Mr.. Rowland's predecessor, go to
Aberdeen tomorrow TO attend a meet
7 ing of all the county chairmen of this
state. They will be away from the
city until next Thursday.
Frank Willard has come into the
possession of a valuable piece OF
l property on VanEps avenue He has
purchased the Miss O'Brien place, one
I block west of the Lyric theater ano
r will there in a day or two. For
6 a year Mr.. Willard has beer residing
near the Garfield school in the south
part of town.
The Trinity Lutheran and the
4 Methodist Episcopal congregations
each enjoyed intensely interesting
musical programs at their respective
: churches last evening. Trinity Luth'
u eran had a packed house and the
u main audience Dom of the Methods
church was well filled. At the latter
place the collection for the eveninf
e went into the choir fund.
Miss Hattie Petheram left today
for New York city, where she will
v enter the DR.. White Bible school foi
further missionary training. Miss
+ Petheram, who is a graduate of the
Chicago Baptist training school, has
done foreign missionary work in
Burma for eight years. She has been
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Petheram, since last June and now
she goes to the east to more fully
r equip herself for further missionary
labors.
A number of members of the loca'