The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-07-20
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP.

closed
The case of rsrham VS.. Ferguso,
will be tried before Justice Jones to
1 morrow.
Court convcnes in this city on Tues
day next with twenty civil and five
criminal cases on the docket.
The side walk in the neighborhood Of
Marty Il Secbold's saloon has received
a much needed repair this week.
The new residence of Sheriff Nose.
is receiving, a handsome coat of pain,
at the hands of Kenciick & Ulton.
DIR. Stewards s handsome new residence
in the western part of town has been
further beantifca during the past week
by the application of a coat of light
green paint with dark trimmings.
An administrator sale Of the effects
of the late Jake Grosenbeck will take
place at the front door of the court
house tomorrow Saturday afternoon,
at two o'clock.
C Douglas. and sister, Mrs. Chas.
Fargo departed to-day for Fort Scott,
Kan. where they will visit with rela-
tives for few weeks. Mr.. Douglas
will visit his old home in Indiana
before returning to the Hills.
According 10 the local paper the first
course served at Il swell dinner at the
Hotel Minnehahta, Hot Springs. the
other day. was LA Bullion Come to
think, though, that is close to mining
district aud perhaps it's all regular
Sioux City Journal.
Ut is reported that surveyors will soon
commence surveying a route from Hot
Springs siding, twoor three miles north
of Smthwicks, to the Fall River Falls
stone quarries and that dirt will COM
mance TO lily OH the grade Immediately
after the completion of the survey.
A. ID. Clark has again assumed
cditoria! management of the Buffalo
Gap News and noticeable improve
mcnt is the result. Bob BabcocI still
has charge of the mechanical DEPART
rient and also contributes no small
amount of spicy reading matter to that
sprishtly sheet.
\ Il. Jones this rornlng enteiw,lup-
onllis duties as clerk at the Hotel Mime
la'sia in the place of John Burke who
has become Il horny handed granger
MIR. Jones il, an ail;aole gentlemen and
we can s.ss'lre the guests, at the Mlnne-
l;ahta that they will receive every at
tcntion at his hands.
The influx of health and pleasure
seekers during the past week is almost
unprecedented and our hotels and
restaurants are crowded to their utmost
capaeatity. but the proprictors of the
various hotels and boarding houses
say they are experiencing little diff.
Guilty in taking care OF the large crowd.
JAS. Harteeving will leave next Mon
day or Tuesday for the Hat Creek
country in Fall River county. where he
has the contract for lb-divi,iing sew
.rra! townships of government land. Six
persons will accompany him from this
place. among whom are j. NJ. Benne-
dunn Dan Wise and Frank Hasselstrom.
l.crmosa Pilot.
John Mueller has sold his interest
in The blacksmith shop to his partner.
Bob Milligam, who will conduct the
business. John has not vet decided
upon a location but will make visit
to friends in Iowa. before e-establisl-
ing himself i'm business. He has d host
of warn, friends in Hot Springs who
would regret to have him leave.
Frank Frush has been rendered the
position OF foreman of the21 horse ranch
in place of George Williams, who
recently cmbezzlcd 5000 and 'vamoosed.'
Frank has accepted the position. and
entered upon the discharge ofhis duties
to-day. lie is an experienced horse
man and Mr.. s'iers is fortunate in
securing him for this responsible
position.
Hon. c. a. Holmes, of Tccumseh,
Neh.. a member Of the state senate and
enc of the most prominent politicians
in the state. arrived at the Springs
last Saturday evening accompanied by
his wife. who is president of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
of Nebraska. MIR. and Mrs. Holmes
were very favoral.ly impressed with
onr town and country.
Will Crane as deputy sheriff du ring
Sheriff Moses absence has heen busily
engaged during the past week in round
ing up a venire of grand and petit
jurors. Some of the victims show a
disposition 10 dodge but Will camps on
their trail until the requisite papers are
served. MIR. Crane will start for Doug.
las. Nyo.. after Pitts, who is confined
in the Jail at that place, as soon as the
requisl,ion papers arrive.
The last volume of copp contains a
decision directing patent to issue to
Jesse ID. Searles for the tract of land
situate al ont "a mile north of this place
that has been in litigation during the
la. t three years. The claim was con-
tested by John Kenefick. whosettled on
and improved the land. and in whose
favor an opinion was rendered by
the acting commissioner of the general
land office. but it seems that this tlecis.
ION has been reversed and the claim
awarded to Searlcs.
Paul Rewman. the rustline and
ob!iging superintendent of the Black
Hills Telephone company. has recently
improved the service by moving the
station at Buffalo Gap flo.a the post