The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-23

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four years, engaged at carpenter
work.
Claude Mcneil, of Montrose, IL in
the city, guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Dixon. Mr.. Mcneil
recently returned from Camp Fort
Rosencrans, CAL, h~onorably discharg-
ed from military service.
Harry Sprague purchased trans
portation to New York today. HI is
connected with the armed guard of
Brooklyn and has been home on a
visit of n week. He looks for his
discharge from service DON
j.. M. Nighbert passed through the
city this morning while en- route from
his parents home at Washington
Springs TO Brooklyn where he re-
sumes his naval duties on the fam
u battleship Wyoming.
A number of Ramona people were
in Madison during the day. Among
them were Fred Procknow, f. j..
Kent, VIM. Carmody and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lebahn. The last two mention
ed were guests at the home of Frank
Schultz just south of the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Goodroad are
in receipt of a Christmas card sent
from overseas by their son, Jay.
This message is the first one coming
to the Goodroad home since the sign
ing of the armistice. Jay writes that
he expects to be home in about three
months.
There is grief today in the he me
this city on account of the death of
their ~10-year-old son Bonnie who
passed away at the Madison hospital
at 10 a. m. today, while under the
physicians are for appendicitis and
other complications.
II. J.. Bliss now occupies the
Thompson barn at 215 First street
SW. The sheds at the west will be
used as feed sheds and a place for
farmers to leave their autos. A
charge of 10 cents will be made for
the autos. Mr.. Bliss will handle the
Case line cf tractors in connection
Jean Montgomery and wife came
to this city several days ago from
Spencer, Ia, to attend the funeral of
the latter's lately deceased father. j..
r. Rose. Mr.. Montgomery returned
home this forenoon, but his wife will
remain with her mother a few days
before making the return trip home.
Mrs. j. E. Gilbert, residing at ITO
Second street NE, entertained a num-
Der of ladies yesterday in honor of
Mrs. M. w. Lunde, whose departure
for st. Paul, was made this forenoon.
All present enjoyed the fine lunch
rendered and also the violin selec-
tions given by Miss Ida Plummer.
Mrs. Lunde joins her husband at st.
Paul where they expect to reside in
the future.
S. HI. Avery, of Leroy township,
a a business caller at The Da lily
Leader office today. Mr.. Avery filed
on his government homestead in lie
Roy 40 years ago last spring and has
Only two homesteaders of that long
ago date now reside in Leroy, Mr..
Avery and August Hanneman. MIR.
Avery has been a subscriber of The
Leader during all of the years he has
resided in Lake county.
George Griffin and family, of Far
go, N. D., are to make Madison their
home in the near future. Mr.. Crit
fin has just recently purchased
through f. J.. Mundt one Of the most
desirable pieces of Madison property.
This purchase gives Mr.. Griffin's
family a place of residence in the
prettiest section OF the city. The
former Wallace Birr home is the
place referred to. 1t is located on
First street NV. Mr.. Birr will move
to the ]. III. Cole residence in time
for Mr.. Griffin's family to move into
their new home, February / being
the date set for legal possession.
Mr.. Griffin is engaged in selling a
device hat reinforces the power of
Ford car lights.
The weather sharps are beginning
to discuss the existing warm January.
G.. w. McDowall, the Sioux City
weather ~forecaster says: 1.-THE warm
weather is really due to an unex
plainable low pressure over the Ca
madam northwest and at the same
time a very high pressure throughout
the south. q This causes the warm
southern air to be forced north and
that accounts for the prevailing
south winds. However, this has
been an exceptionally warm winter r,
and IL we do not have severe wealth r
soon, indications point to a very co Id
spring. Temperatures at this tin Il
of the year have been warmer in the
past. In 1896 the THERMOMETERS
reached So at one time in January v,
while this year the maximum tenn