The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-11-08

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Mr.. W. NJ. Bruner, wfo broke his lsr
last week, is in 4 SERIOUS. condition.
Gangrene has set il, uecessitatiug am.
pntation. DR.. Flick, o. Rapid City,
was called in consultation yesterday,
and the operation will be performed TO-
day. Mr.. Br-lner's many friends deep
ty svmpathize with him in his mis-
fortune.
A latin class for beginners is con.
Quoted by Rev. s. Andrews, NJ. A., in
the school house, Hot Springs, on Tues.
days and Fridays at AIS O'Clock; and
a French class, also for beginners, in
the same place at the same hour, on
Mondays and Wednesdays. Rev. s..
Andrews also conducts q Bible Read.
ing; subject, Mathews Gospel, on
Tuesday evenings, at O'Clock, at Mrs.
Pierce's. He will preach next Sabbath
morning in the NJ. E. church, and in the
school-house, Martins Valley, ut 8
o'clock, p. m.
An opium joint has been discovered
at Pierre, thanks to an inquisitive re-
porter on the Daily Capital. He turn
ed detective and secured admittanco to
the den, and with pipe in hand was
about to stretch himself on the divan in
true oriental style, when by a precon.
serted arrangement two officers entered
and captured the whole outfit. The re-
porter being the informer, was allow
ed to so but the celestials were placed
in continent. On trial before Justices
court, they were fined 1926, costs and 10
days imprisonment each.
Claus Spreckles, the sugar king, is
making it warm for the great sugar
trust. Sugar has already dropped a
fraction of a cent a pound and Mr..
Spreckles says in the next month it will
drop fully one cent. He says this
means a decrease in the income of the
trust of $50, 600 day. The ~Spreckle's
refineries now produce 100000 lbs.
of sugar a day and this is expected to
he increased to 100000 pounds inside
Of a year, and 100000 inside Of two
years. The sugar trust now produces
100000 pounds a day. If Claus
spreckles succeeds in breaking up that
giant monopoly he will receive the bless
ings Of the people Of the United States.
From the way things look now it
would seem that he is bound to be sue
cessful.-Pier;'e Capital.
The negro race has achieved another
victo:y-this time in Harvard College.
The senior class Of that institution
has selected as its orator Clement G.
Morgan, a colored man. Mr.. Morgan
got the prize last year for oratory and
is a very brilliant speaker. It speaks
we'll for this, one of the first colleges
of the land, that they should thus hon
or n Of the so long despised negro
race, but even this recognition was not
given without opposition by the aris-
tocracy. Mr.. Morgan, though Justly
recognized the leader, in ability, being
elected by a majority of only one. He
has been an unusually bright student,
having supported himself by labor DUR
ing the first years of school, and yet
maintaining that high grade of schol.
arship which secured to him prizes and
scholarship money which supported
him during the last two years of his
college life. He is modest and unas.
suming and this honor was forced up.
on him, which is more ia. his credit
The Soldiers Home
The arrangements being made, al
published last week. for laying the
corner stone of the Soldiers home are
being carried ont and everything bid'
fair to make the event an attractive
and Successful one. The old store
building Of Crane Bros. is to he uset
as Headquarters Of the commissary de
partment, for the benefit Of the ole
soldiers who may be present. Pro
visions for entertainment are being
made for all who come and it is hoped
and expected that many will avail
themselves of this opportunity to visi,
Hot Springs. Reduced rates are give,
ON the roads. The weather now is a.
near perfect as can be, for this tim'
of year. The cold snap is over ant
warm sunshiny days are the pro
gramme now. A cordial invitation i
> extended to every one to come.
Married. /
HAYDEX-HoRNEY.-At the rest
dence Of Mr.. Sharon Evans, in Ho
! Springs. Thursday evening, Oct. 81
) 1889, Mr.. Daniel L. Hayden, and Mrs
; Mary l.. Horney, Rev. Tracy official