The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-09-28
HOT SPRINGS. OAK.
1 AGENT OF THE MINIATURES
SUICIDES AT BOwDLE.

SUICIDES AT BOwDLE.
- Newly Elected Chaplain or the q. A. r.
. Resident of tho Tsrritsry.-Death OF
AA0t.-Gen. Jcnkins..Tho News In General.
g. T. Squires, agent Of the Milwaukee
eoed ut Bowdle, west of Aberdeen, suicided
Monday morning by blowing out his
brains. Squires came to Dakota five wears
ego from Ohio aud went to farming. but
save It up, and for two years has been EN-.
ploycd by the railroad company in that Gu
pacity. The auditor of the road entered
he depot Monday morning, and upon Sec
ing him Squiros stepped into I'M adjoining
9o0m aud shot himself. As far as is known
his ccounts arc all right. He had been
drinking considerably Of late and had be-
come Respondent.
Rev. s. G. Updyke, who was elected.
Srand chaplain Of the Grand Army at
Columbus ut the late session, was for six
years pastor of the Congregational church
= Wstertown. and is now professor of
Hketoric and English literature in the agri.
cultural college at B%rookings, aud also
president of the educational department of
ehe South Dakota fair. He is . relative Of
= Gould. but up to the present time has
received no substantial recognition of the
u~slationship, aud needs o being abund-
antly able to shoe his own row"
Intelligence of the death of Adit. Gen.
James E. Jenkins, d. N. G., in Vernon,
y. T., has been received at Chamberlain.
esen. Jenkins had for several years been
esouble with consumption, and about four
weeks ago he left on a tour for his health
q la great lakes to his old home in
New York state. The general will be
buried at Vernon, N. Y. Gen. Jenkins
Vas u of Dakota's most representative
citizens. In addition to the adjntant-
generaisllip he was holding tho office of
n3easurer OF Brulc county at the time of
his death.
"A couple of Hyde county attorneys
zero in Huron lust week expecting to meet
Jndgc Spencer, but that gentleman is i'm
New York and will not return till the latter
Part of next week. The object of the gen.
etemcn was to induce Judge Spencer to
% a term of court for Hyde county the
4xast week in September or the first in
Uetobcr. No term for that county has
.oeen held since 1855, and the docket has
grown to mammoth proportions. The
calendar now numbers between $50 to 300
eases.
An interesting contest is promised be.
tween the city council and the electric
hight company at Bismarck. The council
dld not allow the bill of tho company be-
Inc lights in several places were too
now. The company takes the ground that
tho charter does not empower the council
70 hS the height at which the lights shall
b suspended.
"A wedding which occurred near Dead
wood July z has just leaked out. The non.
eracting parties are George Hill, a nephew
Ct Senator Hearst. and Miss Ida Watkins.
Ia ats mention of the event the Deadwood
Tunes says: 1T was a sly arrangement,
devaiish sly, but through u desire ON the
pant of the happy couple to make it known
q was given away yesterday"
Howard citizens offer any couple who
Wiz get married on the fair grounds the
last dag Of the Miner county fair the fol-
lowing special premium, viz: A cook
stove, set of bed clothing, sui Of clothes,
silver castcrand an elegant cradle.
The Bookings Sentinel Office recently
came near going up the fiue. Some of tho
boys lighted q lamp SO they might see to
PLAY whist. The match was thrown into n
gust IN time to prevent Il disaster.
The stock shipments from the Black
Hill ranges are now in progress, and are
Sproving the heaviest ever yet made i'll any
single season. Not far short of 1OO.O 900
head have been shipped out and the coun-
Try Is riclior by about So, 900. 900.
"A man ut Fargo, name unknown,
while intoxicated, fell and injured himself
90 as TO he unable for work. His family
viii he a charge upon the county. His
vSfe will sue the saloonkceper's bondsmen
tor $10,00O damages.
: al. X. p. Miller has made a PROPOSE
'tion'to erect for the city of Deadwood q
brick city hall, to cost S14 .OOO, and take
payment in city bonds at par to draw 2 per
cont. interest. The proposition is regard
ed as a goodone.
"A number of members of the different
Temperance organizations of Rapid City
gathered together aud organized IL Union
Temperance league. The object of the
League is TO further the temperance work
in liapid City.
Tho two great chiefs, Red Cloud and
Young Man Not Afraid of : His Horses,
have become very friendly to each other.
which tx regarded as discolraging to the
success of the treaty at Cheyenne agency.
Three new express offices have been
established on tho Manitoba between
Huron and Watcrtown by the American
Express company. One is at Osceola, one
at Willow Lakes and one ut Bancroft.
AT the opening of court at Bismarck,
Judge Rose called attention to the liquor
laws. and reminded the jurors that it IA
eileir duty to bring in indictments against
any one violating them.
The Castalia Record and Republican
chronicles the return of an old citizen
from distant lands, and remarks that
Charles Mix county is the only place that
God really completed.
Frank johnson, a mumm vender of
Grand Forks, was arrested charged with
selling iutoxicants. He waived examina-
ton and was held in $580t TO appear before
che grand jury.
Tho Deadwood rifle club seems &c
have lived its day. The cdict against tar.
get practice i'll the city limits was appar.
entity a death blow from which it failed t.
Haiiy.
-Watcrmelons in the Hills are scare,
aud the cry is for more. The local crol
faitnj tn mnterNiize and the pNOe,s ar