The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-01

Neasrs. j. ". Jones. Z. W. Morton.
D. K. Snively, and w. .. Warren, Of
Oelrichs, struck the town on Friday
night, remaining until Saturday norm.
ing, when they pulled for home. The
gentlemen had been making q tour Of
the county aud gotten this near
arcuud.
The Buffalo Gap News has . change
OF editors this week, the proprietor Of
the plant, Mr.. A. b. Clark, assuming
control mi mora. Dir. Rlatchley,
who has leased the Office for the past
six months has not yet decided as to
his future location.
An elocutionary and musical enter.
tainment will le given in the near fu.
ture at the n. E. church, for the beue.
ft Of the church. The readings will he
given by Miss Kate Thorne, Of Chica.
90, and the music will be by home tai.
ent. Particulars next week.
We are informed BY letter of the
sad intelligence that John Wells, our
old friend and former fellow towns.
man hreathed his last at his home in
Indiana on the 9Th Of Oct, last. His
wife, from whose letter we gleaned the
sad information Of Mr.. Wells death, is
now on her way to Hot Springs to oc.
cupy Der old home.
It is yet . matter Of uncertainty how
long q term will allotted TO our United
States senator's. The senator's are divided
into three classes, and Of the eight new
senator's from the four new states.
three Of them can only serve until
March 4, 1891. OF the remaining
i've, part serve until 1893 aud part till
1895, but Of this distribution the senate
has power to decide.
Peter Maus, who has been foreman
Of the work on tho Soldiers Home at
Hot Springs, surprised his many friends
in the Gap last week by appearing
among them looking like the ghost Of
q grasshopper. Explanations being in
order it was ascertained that he had
had a tussle with mountain fever and
came near going over the range, but
he is To- on the mend and will in q
short time b. able to resume charge OF
the work.-News.
II. G. F~irestone has been doing q land
Office business since his new saw mill
has been running. Between Scptem.
her q, and October 60, be has deliv-
cred in Hot Springs alone over one
hundred thousand feet Of lumber. This
fact may DO taken as something Of an
index to what is being done in Hot
Springs in the building line. This in
connection with the fact that there are
three or four other mills that supply
lumber to Hot Springs, makes q pretty
large sized pointer.
=. ". Bourne arrived from l)oland.
Sphinx County, recently. He reports q
very Encouraging condition Of things
in the county that he ~lsft--crops poor.
He thinks he has come to a better
country. and he is about right. If
crops are q little light he can find
work, and even il he don't find work
he is chen better of. Does no want a
few groceries, he can 70 into the tim
Der, cut a load Of wood, haul it to
town, sell it, and with the proceeds
buy the things needed. Yes, Fall
River county does hold out advantages
that eastern Dakota counties cannot ex-
tend to settlers. Nj. Bourne will To-
cate OF Bradley's fiat.
Mr.. w. N. Bruner Of Hat Creek, was
the victim Of bad accident at bud.
ley's quarry last Saturday. He was
using the pick, getting out stone, when
the jar caused a stone about six feet
above to break at a scam, and it fell,
striking his leg, breaking beth bones
just above the ankle. He was also
struck in the back by a smaller stone,
but without any injury. Then to-
gether with the stones he rolled about
SO feet down a steep bank. He was
brought up to the Ferguson House
where he is being cared for by S. H.
Barkdoll. He is getting along as well
as can be expected and hopes to he out
on crutchcs next week.
Mr.. Joseph Petty who, for the past
two months, has been Frustrated with
q severe nervous affection of the spine,
was removedto Ashland, Neb., on Wed.
nesday last, for treatment under the
immediate supervision of an eminent
specialist At that place. He was con-
veyed to Buffalo Gap undcr the care
Of DR.. Jennings and E. Petty, brother
Of the invalid, where DR.. A. s. Stew.
art took charge and accompanied him
to his destination. 1t is thought by hia
host Of friends that with the climatic
change and aid Of special medical sci.
ence, he may speedily return TO bis
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