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

and family.
Mrs. A. NJ. Tyrell who was tran
sacting business in Madison departed
or an afternoon train yesterday for
her home at Erwin.
The county commissioners of Lake
and Moody met at Wentworth today
to make a joint inspection of the
branches of ditch No. i.
Miss Lavina Elfert was obliged to.
forego her regular duties as deputy
county superintendent for a couple of
days on account of illness.
Mrs. c. w. Thomas, of Wentworth,
was visiting with DR.. and Mrs. B. $.
Allison yesterday. She made her de-
parture for home this forenoon.
Mrs. Bernice Anderson changed
trains here on Thursday in going
from Saranac where she had been
spending a few days with her cousins,
to her home at Bristol.
Mr.. George Valentine and family
were enroute yesterday from Egan to
the Judith Basin country in Montana
where they will make an extended
visit with their relatives.
Mrs. F.. T. Ball and State presi-
dent, Mrs. Bertrand, returned this
forenoon from Winfred where they
visited the Rebekah lodge which was
in session there last evening.
w. G. Bickelhanpt, vice-president
tnf +hA TNn1~1Kr H-~+ IT. ~-I~~
company, is down from Aberdeen
comforting with Geo. Phifer, manager
of the local telephone exchange.
John Kelstrom and family depar-
ted today for Watertown where they
will reside. Mr.. Kelstrom will
break up 800 acres of land neal that
place and plant it to flax this year.
Mrs. Andrew Johnson who has
been a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. Bixler since last Tuesday de-
parted this forenoon for Cotton.
After a few days there Mrs. Johnson
goes on to Minneapolis.
: Press dispatches that
Fargo, N. D., has called an election to
vote bonds for a municipal electric
' lighting plant. Fargo is now being
t supplied with electricity by the Nor
thern States Power Company.
, The ladies of the Episcopol Guild
s held a very pleasant session at the
residence of Mrs. Effie Hollister on
Wednesday afternoon. The atten-
, dance was large and all present par
T took of an appetiZing lunch.
T. B. Rosenberg returned to Mad.
! ison yesterday from Davenport, Ia,
where he has been for a number of
weeks under the are of physicians.
He has gained much in strength and
health from the treatment taken.
The funeral services of the late
John F. Peck whose remains were
found in the river at Sioux Falls day
2 before yesterday were held yesterday
at Sheldon, Ia, the former home OF
> the deceased, where the interment
also occurred.
VIM. Huntemer, of this city, re-
calls hat AZ years ago today he plan
! ted his first field of wheat in Dakota
Territory, now South Dakota. The
planting was lone on his government
. land claim in Minnehaba county and
the seed was sown by hand and drag
ged in with oXen
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Larsen accom-
p panied by their niece, Miss Mamie
Fisher, departed this morning for
: pittGhnro pD on a months visit
= with relatives. They will stop off
at the following points; Chicago,
Niagara Falls and Madison, Wis. on
I the trip.
In the list of returned soldier boys
from Trinity Lutheran church pub
! lished last Saturday two names were
unfortunately omitted making it Il
instead of 10 returned soldiers. The
I following two should have been added
I to the list: Private Oscar HeXom, 341
Light Artillery Band, 91st Division,
4 Camp Funston, Kan; Private Albert
Il Westby, Co. f., 116 Supply Train,
Camp Mills, New York. He is now
in Tacoma, Wash.
r The w. C. T. u. met with Mrs. w.
w. Wedgwood Wednesday afternoon,
There was no program, business and
informal discussion taking up the
afternoon. Mrs. Wedgwood was
chosen as a delegate to the district
convention to be held at Ben Clair
on the 23rd and oath of this month.
The Union pledged $50 towards
' Million Dollar Jubilee Fund" of the
National w. c. T. u.
General Roadmaster VIM. Shea
S spoke to a gathering of about forty
!, section foremen at the waiting room
e Of the Madison station last evening