The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-08-10

MIR. Corbett went up to Deadwood
Monday and in company with the STAR
man he visited the various mines and
mills at Central and Lead City. As a
walkist MIR. Corbett can take the whole
bakery except in going down hill,
where the STAR man. being better
ballasted, can hold his own.
Hon. E. X. Valentine and wife, X.
E. Valentine and wife, and w. C.
Valentine who have been stopping for
the past few days at the Minnekahta,
returned to their homes at West Point,
Neb., last Wednesday. While here
MIR. Valentine purchased an interest in
the coal mines at Red canyon.
Capt. Marratta. q. s. Marshal for
Dakota, Mcssrs. Purcell and Murphy,
U. s. attorney and assistant U. s. at
torney, will come to the Springs at the
conclusion Of their lal,ors in the u. s.
court now in session at Deadwood.
They are all royal gentlemen and will
be accorded a hearty welcome.
Mr.. Doty, who has charge of the
surveying party, informs us that he
anticipates no trouble in securing a
feasible route from Smithwicks to the
quarry, distance of only nine miles.
It is to be hoped the company will con-
clade to push the construction Of this
line TO completion at as early day as
possible.
Col. Evans treated the guests of the
fMinnekahta to ride in his famous
tally-ho coach, drawn by six splendid
horses, Wednesday evening and yester-
day morning. The party numbered
twenty-five, and they went to Warm
brook canyon and the Falls. To say
that the party was delightful but faint
ly describes their enjoyment.
Camping seems to he favorite mode
of enjoying a vacation during the
warm season this year. Among the
many tourists who are camping on
Warm brook are MIR. A. Large and
family of Dealwood. They are, ap-
parently. enjoying their tour through
\ the Southern Hills and will regret to
leave their pleasant retreat on Warm
brook.
We want to get acquainted with
every man. woman and child in this
county. We shall esteem it special
favor if those living outside of town
will make it point. to call at our
Office whenever business or pleasure
calls you to our city. Come in and
shake hands and. if you are not taking
the paper already, subscribe at once;
but whether you subscribs or not come
in and see us.
Nicholas Sands. more familiarly
known as Uncle Nick, is furnishing
the people of Hot Springs with con-
densed cholera Ill the shape of green
corn. tomatoes and cucumbers. Billy
Buchanan has also raised fine lot of
garden truck and it is we'll to keep in
mind the fact that he will soon have a
fine assoi t,nent Of water melons. From
a sanitary point of view, however, it is
advisable TO patronize these cholera
dispensers rather sparingly as they are
liable to w up.
Fritz Filske. of Galena, came to Hot
ISprings to he treated for some disease
that completely prostrated him. Drs.
Bliem and Jennings, upon examination
found that he was in the last stages of
dropsy and told him he was beyond
help. The roor fellow fingered until
last Sunday morning when death re-
lieved his sutferings. The funeral
services were.conducted by Rev. Peter
son, of Rapid City. who happened to be
at the Springs. Mr.. Filske leaves con-
siderable property at Galena, without
an apparent heir.
Mr.. and Mrs.J. F. Merry, of Man
chester. Iowa. are taking couple of
weeks vacation and wisely chose our
Dakota Hot Springs as the best place
in which to recover from over work.
Mr.. Merry is the we'll known and
always popular western passenger
agent of the great Illinois Central rail-
way system and is engaged in the
preparation of a pamphlet descriptive
of Northern colonies in Southern states
along the lines Of that railway. Few
men are so well equipped in the way
of natural ability and a thorough,
knowledge of the subject, and that a
delightful and entertaining picture of
that country will be the result of his
work is foregone conclusion. MIR
and Mrs. Merry are guests of the
Minnekahta and he speaks in very
complimentary terms of the manage.
ment of that popular hostelry. MIR.
Merry sees a great deal Of the better
class of hotels throughout the country
and his estimate of the excellence oi
the Minnekahta is quite compliment
to the genial Fred Gillespie and his