The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-12-13

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event takes place next Wednesday
evening, at 8 o'clock, at the residence
of DIR. a. s. Stewart.
Have you seen the holiday goods at
! Ed. Phernetton's? Jewclry, rings.
pins and bracelets, all in the late i,
style. Silverware and novelties, all o.
/ the hest. Call and see them. No
trouble to show goods.
j. b. Dickover this week took possess
sion OF his new house on the hill.
j. il. has been a long time getting his
house finished but at last it is done and
now he has one of the finest residences
in the city. The location too is unex.
celled.
The Avenue House is enjoying a
large patronage at the present time.
In fact the house is crowded all the
time. Landlord Martin evidently
knows how to treat the travelling pub
lie so that he gets his full share of the
business.
A move is on foot to organize a X. of
T. band at the Springs and sufficient
substantial encouragement has been ex-
tended to assure success to the move.
e. H. West has been pushing the mat
ter and has secured pledges of money
to over $3.50.
We understand the contract for the
erection of Fred G~illespie's hotel has
been let, and that work on the same
will begin at once. This is to be a fine
stone structure costing $4,000. and
MIR. Gillespie hopes to have it ccmplet-
ed by June 1, 1890.
Geo. E. Benedict left Wednesday for
his former home in eastern la
kota. He goes to take charge of a
school for the winter. George is a good
teacher. The place he fills this winter
is n he has occupied before. He cx-
poets to return in the spring.
Rev. Hancher preached last Sunday
evening at the NJ. E. church to acrowd-
ed house. Mr.. Hancher never fails to
draw large audiences when he breaches
and he always gives them something to
take away. His sermon last Sunday
evening was very interesting.
Rev. Andrews occupied the pulpit at
the NJ. E. church last Sunday morning.
The text a Things that cannot he
shaken but remain" Rev. Andrews
sermons are all scholarly productions
and are interesting as evidenced by the
congregations that assemble to hear
him.
Mrs. VIM. Martin, hostess at the Aven-
NC House, is visiting this week with her
daughter Mrs Kenneth Harris of
Deadwood. Mrs. Martin has we'll
earned a few days rest as the arduous
duties of her position, caused by the
generous patronage the Avenue house
has received has made severe drafts Oh
her time.
Judge Wood was attending to pro
bate matters in the city on Monday and
Tuesday. The Judge does not purpose
to voluntarily open his court for bust
ness until after the legislature meets
and passes some laws governing the
county courts. It is qIite likely that
in the spring he will make Hot Springs
his home.
Eight new houses have been started
within a week on College Flat, in DIR.
Stewards addition, and four more will
at once he begun. Among those that
are building r H. ]. Sparks, jim
Lassard, Mr.. Messenger, Mr.. Cava-
naugh, Alex. Mckay, Mr.. Titus, and a
gentleman from Sioux City whose
name we did not learn.
The Rapid City Daily Republican
comes to our table now with a new
head line. The Black Hills dailies all
reach ourtable and are all good. They
are conducted with characteristic west.
ern push, pluck and intelligence and
are eagerly read. The STAR feels under
obligations to the management of the
dailies for their courtesies and duly an
preciates them.
The STAR makes Che assertion and
challenges any n to prove The
assertion untrue, that in no city in
South Dakota Of five times the sizs Of
Hot Springs, has there been a.
many buildings started and other i'm
provements commenced as there ha,
been in Hot Springs in the last thre,
months. Now you sister cities stant
up and be counted.
There is still one more act in tn,
drama, the first act of which was tn,
Tragedy that ended constable Burn
life through the hand Of Lehman, ant
that will be the execution of the muir
derer. Lehman had his trial last weel
at Custer, and was found guilty O