The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-06-15

worthy citizens, passed through this
soft water town one day last week on
his way home. The Springs never loses
anything when Mr.. Phernetton goes
abroad for he is just in love with that
beautiful place and is not afraid to say
so to outsiders.
Crops around here are growing very
fast. Cattle are fatter than usual at
this season of the year and calves are
very numerous at every ranch. Corn
looks good and wheat and oats look
better. Potatoes and potato bugs are
growing nicely and our farmers have
been growing fat on their garden truck
| for some time. The weather has been
all any one could ask for, being warm
and pleasant.
ID. I. Jackson, large horse own
er OF the Hot Water city, was in town
at the time Of the high water. He
walked from the Gap to this place,
then took tie lightning express j. to
Oelrichs arriving at that point after.
candle light. His driver got all wound
up in g wire fence and almost swore
that the brave citizens of Oelrichs had
got so scared at the Indians that they
had built a wire fence around their
town for projections against the noble
red man. Anyway it would take a
good surveyor to get team into or out
of that place, even in the day time. l
venture to say MIR. jackson does not
care 10 take the same trip again.
Pure, soft and unadulterated is our
water. and pure and bright is our land,
free from mud or other disagreeable
things, therefore we are about as hap
by as any little community can lie. for
know ye all men that we have got cur
school township all safe and sound and
do hereby notify the Hot Springs
school township board, No. /, to please
!. keep their hands off and let us alone
for now that we are free and independ-
ent we might feel inclined to stlike
back. We held our election as ordered
by the commissioners on the 25th day
OF last month at which time we elected
Il full board of school officers, so we are
, now prepared to take care of ourselves,
whether .he board of district No. l
likes it or not.
Smithwicks will soon be known as
the Stone City of the Foot Hills for all
, the stone shipped by Messrs. Evans &
Donahoo atS billed from this point as
i the switch where it is loaded is just
. north of this place. Smithwicks is
also the headquarters of two of the
largest stone companies in the Hills.
Following is an article from the Nor.
folk Daily News on ''Black Hills Sand
e stone which may interest readers Of
d TuE STAR:
IL We publish below letter received
,e by DIR. Verses from Il. A. Savage, a
j. contractor and builder of Lincoln, Ncb.
in reply to inquiries in regard to th
quality and durability Of Black Hill
sandstone which Mr.. Odell is exhibiting
in the postotiice. Every letter the Dl
*. has received so far is very favcrabl
N and he hopes our citizens will inteIes
4 themselves in this remarkable produc
IN of the Hills. We will publish the othe
Sc letters hereafter.
ut LINCOLN, EEB., May Goth, 1889.
T. received yonr letter Of the ssnd asking II
10 opinion of the stone of the Fall River Stone Cor
es pany have seen and handled the samples
MIR. Odcll, and must say that for building stoi
r ii csnnot be beat AS for durability it will answ.
;lil tfat VIII ne VI dEN u
market. and Ii it was in the market ut the prese
time it would out-sell any other etonc here b
ca,sc ii .vould cost less. by fifty per cent to c
- than any ot!erstone and think 1t would stal
~. the pressure atcn-story building. In my your
er days was raised by the brown stone quarri
of Connecticut which are famous all over the ea
and of which all the fine brown stone fronts
New York city are built, and must say for sc
ness it is good deal like that, but this stone is
on good deal finer quality and if, when the quart
a,. are opened the stone will "a sent all over I
'ei country for its oddity and alsaits fneness.
no Yours Truly, i. ~. SAVAGE
~. The above letter is very encouragi,
:, :. in its tone and soon we may look i
1t something being done in this gre
ed stone business. Too much credit cam
BILE be given Messrs. Evans & Donnahoo
est opening up the way and making
~ ~ start and hope others will soon folle
she in their foot steps. Then with 8
the these vast quarries opened up it W
to place Fall River county III the fro
rank and one of the leading COUNT
,,7 OF the Hills. Dick Moon.