The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-12-07

session az was fined q box OF
cigars the other day for Hardness. He
furnished the cigars, but they were Of the
kind made expressly for the Fourth Of
July, and there was u grand pvrotechnic
display in the jury room when the Jurors
got them we'll lighted.
-Chas. Martell and Mrs. Sullivan, of
Grafton, were married last week. The
groom is "a years old aMd the bride has
tarried on this earth for Is years. She
gave the young man $500 ard promised to
leave him her entire fortune when she
dies.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Hawkins has reversed the decision of the
land commissioner in holding for cancella-
ton Rachel Browns pre-emption cash
entry for q quarter section of land nj
Grand Forks.
The Pioneer says: "A spirit of re-
ligion seems to have seized the average
Deadwood man. Though the streets were
by no means deserted. more than one-half
the adult population attended divine wor-
ship i'll one or another Of the various
churches Sunday"
The Catholic parorhial school ut Aber-
deem. is now ruu:,ing in good shape and
has i'll the neighberhood of fifty pupils in
attendance. The academy has not vet
been opened, though nearly everything il
i'll readiness.
-~Twenty-one saloons have thus fur
obtained licenses in Grand Forks under
the new license law, which is $1,000. I'M
der no license" there were ffty-two sa-
looms and no revenue to the city.
1t is reported that l. l.. Noggle, de.
pot agent at DeSmet. has resigned his po-
sition with the railroad company and will
nccept a position as cashier Of the First
National bank ut that place.
The citizens of Pennington county
are considering the advisability of %increas-
ing the membership of the board of county
commissioners from three to five or redis-
tricting the county.
In response to an unanimous call
Rev. I. j. Gray. of Meriden, H., has nc
cepted the pastorate of the First Presby-
terrain church of Blunt. He will arrive early
iy December.
"A petition is being circulated and very
extensively signed praying the county
commissioners to refuse all applications
for license to sell intoxicating LIQUORS in
Worthwhile.
E. IL. Conner. a pioneer resident of
bismarck, died at his home in that city.
He was 81 years of age and was known to
the people of Bismarck ms Prof. Conner.
Eight new coal mines, all within six
miles of Minot, have been opened during
the past week. This makes ten in all. Coal
sells for $3.50 per ton at the mines.
The town council at Iroquois has
placed fire e%xtinguishers in several build
lngs about town where they will be handy
in cases of emergency.
The Era declares that the Parker lee
ture course and the Cleveland boom seem
to have Joined hands and fallen into sin
noclous desuetude."
A. +. Van Epps, of Aberdeen, died at
his home in that city of typhoid fever. He
was :3 years of age. and for ten wears had
resided at Bismarck.
The ladies' aid society of Villas re-
Gently sent a fine quilt and q considerable
sum of money to the orphans home in
Chicago. .
The Building and Loan association
of Dakota has been organized ut Aber-
deem with IN authorized capital of $50O..
600.
The Rowena Granite company has
opened up Al second quarry which has a
face about thirty feet deep of solid Jas
per.
The last brick is laid and January 1
will doubtless see the Union banking
building ut Aberdeen ready for occupancy,
For the first time in the history of the
town there were services in each of the six
oh II ne ut A1ocn ,1.s, lad s...l.
Henry Reed. one of Bismarck's WE'LL
known men, and Miss Mary A. Gardner.
OF that city. were married last week.
Judge l.. w. Crofoot, the newly an
pointed Judge for the Aberdeen district,
has remove his family to that city.
A Deadwood dealer recently shipped
to Chicago 10000 pounds of tallow. $50
calf skins and 700 COW hides.
The amateur actors Of Bismarck are
preparing to make an onslaught on the
public with n popular drama.
Petitions are being circulateda mt Brook
ings asking the next legislature to grant
women the right of suffrage.
The mid-month clean-ups from the
Belt mines shipped out of Deadwood last
week amount to $3.50, 600.
1t is now expected that the city schools
at Brookings will occupy their new quar-
ters about December l.
Rev. MIR. Ben-Ham preached his fare
we'll sermon i'll the Episcopal church Mt
Bismarck last Sunday.
1t is stated that the Philip Best Brew
ing company intends to locate a larre
Warehouse mi Aherleon.
Fred NJ. Burnes has been appointed
auditor of Hyde county, and his SALARY
fixed ut $500 per year.
The Aberdeen hose company is max.
ing preparations for Il grand ball and sup
per to occur soon.
"A large pipe organ has been pur-
chased for the new Episcopal church ut
Rapid City.
The commissioners of Hughes county
are prospecting for II suitable site for a
poor farm.
The new city hall at Stnrgis was dedi-
Gated by n grand ball given by the fire de-
paltment.
A Dutch Reform church has been or.
ganized ut Lennox with n membership of
fourteen.
james q. Brown dropped dead ON his
farm near Grandin. Apoplexy was the
cause.
The organization of a business mems
club is being discussed at Aberdeen.
-DeadwOod now wants n society for the