The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-04-13

gentlemanly station agent OF the +. "
& NJ. v. ut Buffalo Gap, has been
assigned position on the same road al
O'Neill, Neb., and last week took bis
departure with his family for thai
place. Amos Burwell, who has been
handling the tightening at the Gar
for the past year or two lla received q
deserved promotion to the Office
at Long Pine L. G. Taylor now
has charge Of the companys business at
the Gap.
Walt knowlton, the popular clork in
Chase's clothing store at the Gap, in
company with Ed. King the we'll known
King jeweler of Dcadwood, came over
in a private conveyance on Sunday
and spent few hours in the city. Mr.
King was just returning from a busi-
ness trip to Omaha where, owing 10 the
large and constantly increasing demand
for his goods, he procured the services
of an experienced jeweler and diamond
setter for his factory in Deadwood. E.
Phernetton handles his goods in Hot
Springs.
Judge Eastman was slightly incen-
sed at the action of the commissioners
at their last meeting for not allowing
his first quarterly salary as per agree.
mcnt. He certainly is entitled to pay
for work already performed but it was
a questionable proceeding on the part
of the commissioners in allowing him
a salary of 5000 per annum in addition
to his regular fees. The law allows a
salary of $500 in counties having a
population of 5000 or over, but the
population of Fall River county does
not exrced 4 900.
Father Mahoney. Of Rapid City will
arrive at the Springs on Thursday,
April Goth and give a free lecture in
the School-house at 7::'Oin the evening.
On the morning of April % (Friday)
divine services will he held at the resi-.
of MIR. Lassard at 10 o'clock. All
tCatholics especially, in and around the
Springs. though all others are welcome,
are invited to meet at the time and
place named. Steps may be taken to
build small chapel the comiAg sum-
mer or fall.
Now is the time to clean the streets
alleys and yards preparatory to the
seasons rush of visitors which is about
to set in. Carefully rake up and burn
the rubbish surrounding yonr resi-
lcnccs and business houses. Mr.. z. Il.
Evans has generously offered to donate
blue grass and timothy to all who will
SOW it in their yards. The governor
has designated the 25th inst. as Arbor
Day and all should devote the day to
adorning the streets and private
grounds with trees, shrubs and vines.
The editor of the Hermosa Pilot. j.
\. Stanley, Is, without any exception
the happiest man i'll the Black Hills to-
day. In the midst of his hilarious
celebration of the great event he pauses
long enough to send the following tele.
grams
Il HEEMosA, D..K., AeR. -.
EprroE STAR:
i Hot Springs. Oak.
Il It's Il boy. Have advanced sub.
scription to $500. All doing we'll.
Collect S1.75.) j. A.SrANLEY.
J. c. Hildebrand. correspondent. and
o. B. Loomis. manager of circulation
, of the st. Paul Globe arrived i'm town
, yesterday for the purpose of procuring
. data for descriptive writc-up Of the
Springs and increasing the circulation
of the Globe. hut owing to the recent
3 visit of the Pioneer Press representa-
tivcs they were not very successful j,
, the latter. The Globe is nothing if i
isn't newsy and enterprising. Th,
gentlemen announced their intention o
!. returning to this place during the bus,
season, when we hope they will he NOR,
successful in enlarging the circulatio,
of their valuable paper.
: School commenced on Monday under
the instruction of Prof. Wilson
with about thirty scholars in attend
: ance. Patrons of the school will b,
gratiticd to learn that the school boart
> . has decided to have eight months o
school yearly instead of four as hereto
: fore. Parties who are contemplatin,
!, moving 10 this place need have no fea
. . that the education of their clnldrel
:. will he neglected as Hot Springs cal
! now boast of as good school advantage
as any town i'll this part of the terri
i tory. and our present facilities will b.
j. greatly augmented upon the comple
S ton of the Black Hills College now il
g course Of erection.
News has reached this Office whic
i indicates the arrival at this place. at IL
e very distant day, of the Gillette part
of b. & nj. surveyors, at present en-
gagged cross sectioning in Northwestern
+ Nebraska. Tliis is the party who ru
. the line UP Red Canyon to this plac
u and on to Spring creek last winte1
9 That it is the settled intention of ii,
d u. Is NJ. company to build to CuSte
g ove- this line during the present yea,
q there are mauy good and substanti;
L reasons to believe. and the Chronicl
n does not hesitate to venture the prt
diction that Custer will hear til
.s whistle of the locomotive on this rout
4 before the close Of of1SSS.-CusterC Chror
: icle.
u F. It. Evans certainly deserves I'll
- reputation he has sustained through
y out the Black Hills as a man of lndom
=. :. table energy and perseverance and
!. rustler in every sense of the word. H
= has had gang of men at work arour
u u the Hotel Minnekahta during the pa
= week and q marked improvement
the general. appearance of things
" apparent. The front yard has bee
es plowed and thoroughly pulverized an
/, workmen have been engaged in settin