The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. Edward Coty returned homv
today from a months visit with rel
atives and friends at st. Cloud, MINI.
Vernon Mcleod returned to his
work at Sioux Falls after spending
Sunday with his mother.
The bank clearings for the week
ending Saturday, August 2, amount
ed to s125,s62.
Eldro Sheldon and Clayton Pow
ers took an auto drive to Brookings
yesterday.
Ernest Floe went to Mankato to
drive back his Ford. left there iass
Friday.
Mrs. H. Grove and granddaughter
were morning passengers to Sioux
Falls. They concluded a short visit
here with Mrs. Varna Russell.
Miss Alma Verlo returned yester-
day after an absence of a year, which
was spent mainly with a sister at De-
troit. Mich.
The Tuskegee singers and musi-
clans, five in number, arrived from
tAC nOliA ~ ~ NhGAI Ch6aSChLth 9t
Lake Madison this evening.
c.. Graf and sister, Miss Virginia,
are now in the city from Maryland,
Wis, for a visit with their uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rafferty,.
Lawrence Hasvold. clerk for the
Hasvold coffee roasting company,
visited the home folks in Flandreau
yesterday.
Granger McCallister. his wife and
two sons, also Mrs. Matte McCallis-
ter, started early today on their auto
trip back to their home in California.
A. Mcmillan, of the Fulton Iron
Works, st. Louis, came in on a morn
ing train to represent his company al
the commission meeting this evening,
Mrs. Gus Hargo, who has been call
ing at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Chas. Demick, returned today to
Sioux Falls.
Mrs. w. III. Sloan, of Sioux Falls,
has been a guest in the home of her
son, F. H. Sloan, for the past two
weeks. The visit ended. she depart
ed for home today.
Mrs. j. S. Kerstein departed ror
Red Wing. Mimi. following a pleas
ant visit of one week at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. McVey and other
relatives.
Mrs. McCollum and daughter, Miss
Ruth Esther McCollum. returned to
Sioux Falls today after a visit of one
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
A. G. Schmidt.
w. B. Hutchings and the president
of the American Laundry company,
Sioux Falls. drove up by auto yester-
day. the former spending the day
with his family.
l.. E. Palmquist and family drove
In from Canova yesterday and spent
the greater part of the day with Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. Arneson. Mrs. Palm
Quist Is Mr.. Arneson's mother.
Mrs. s. Sprague made her depar-
ture this morning for Morris, I'll,
This place was her early home. She
has a sister living there whom she
will visit and on her return her
mother will accompany her.
Miss L. B. Morse left yesterday on
her regular midsummer purchasing
trip. She will call at wholesale
houses In Minneapolis. st. Paul and
Chicago for her fall millinery selec-
tions.
d. j. O'Conneil accompanied Mrs,
Cummings and Mrs. Lynch to this
place this morning where both ladies
purchased tickets as follows: Mrs
Cummings to Fountain, Mimi, and
Mrs. Lynch to Lanesboro. They were
at Ramona attending the funeral OF
the formers lately deceased brother,
James O'Connell.
w. B. Roger and Chas. Trimble.
the former with the Electric Machin-
cry company. Minneapolis. and the
latter representing the Busch-Sulzer
Diesel Engine Co., st. Louis, arrived
this morning to be on hand In the
interests of their bids that are to be
considered by the city commission
this evening.
The Dempster bank was robbed of
80
$4,000 In cash and $4,000 worth of
bonds at 10 q. m. Saturday. Cashier
A. R. Cochran was locked in the
vault while the trio were making
good their escape. 1t Is thought that
they headed for Sioux City. Their
escape was made in a stolen Ford.
The police of several counties have
been notified and are on the alert to
~apprehend them.
The extreme heat OF yesterday
practically spoiled what would other
wise have been a mighty interesting
ball game at Lake Herman park.
The contest was between Safety First
and Nunda teams. In the fifth in
ming the players were badly affected