The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-10

Bill Nye to newspaper patrons:
Don't attempt to cheat an editor out
of a years subscription of his paper,
or any sum. gi.ea. the minister. the
butcher -any6od; but if yoa haze
any regard for your future con
sequences, don't fool with printer.
He will get even with you and more
too. Yon will be put up for Office
some time. or want some public favor
for yourself or some of your friends,
and Just when yo;iy luck is a thing of
beauty and a 10y forever. the printer
will open up on you and knock your
air castle into cooked hat at the first
blow
Sheriff Sam Moses is, at this time,
probably the happiest man within the
corporate limits Of the city. On Mon
day evening he became the father of u
plump and pretty little daughter of
more than regulation weight. since
which event Sam struts around as il
he was "morarch Of all he surveyed" :"
He won't look at common folks and IL
is privileged character whom he will
honor with The ccn ventional nod.
However we smoke to the event and
hope the little miss will retain her
beauty as the years roll round and bc
the joy and pride Of the Moses house
hold.
Oar young friend Jake Groscnheck
met with a peculiar and distressing
accident OH Tuesday last which Will
confine him to the house for several
weeks and subject him tv an expense
which he can i'll afford. During the
past few days he has been working
on the road two or three miles down
the river. AT noon on Tuesday, The
men built IL fire under a large shelly
ing rock in close proximity to the scene
of their |abors. and while engaged in
eating their dinners q large rock above
them weighing about hundred pounds
became detached by the action Of tho
heat and rolled down striking Jake
and breaking The large bone OF his
right leg about four inches aIo;a the
ankle joint. He was inmediately
/ brought to town ana his leg set by
DR. Stanley assisted by Dir. Stewart
and he is now feeling quite comfortable
The Of the camp B. & NJ. survey party
still ieuains ut the McMacken r'ic;,
mine, three miles northwest OF Custer
the latter place Stili continuing to he
the base OF supplies 1t is CONCEDED
iilist i:ill City is The present chiectiys
point Gu. much difficulty is being ex
periencea in finding a practicabl,
route to That place. Several pre-
lilninary surveys have been made /,
that place bu! none has yet becn'deter
mined upon. Custer is confident thai
The road will be built through tina
place. The Chronicle says: '''lle feel
in: III this place with reference to tll@
final location of the route, notwlth
standing the baseless reports 10 the
contrary, is Of that happy ch.racte
that always accompanies unwa.orin!
confidence in the final attainment Of ;
much desired object. Custer is con
tident in the matter of getting th'
road, and Custer it reasonable TO sup
! pose. is IS we'll informed in this al
rectioa q, the outlying towns. nut i
in rest, wi,oare trying tn create ,h
impression tilat the tin city is gcirg I
get left : The Chronicle further state
that the report that a townsitc has bee
bargained for about four miles west o
Custer is simply proportions and utter
without foundation.