The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-14
New stock of Dry Goods at Elsey's.

journal correspondent at Pierre, with a
gold watch. Mac. is a good fellow and
deserves all the good things that fall to
his lot.
E. Petty returned from Omaha last
week. He has been there upon a law
suit that involved about $1,000, and
naturally feels highly elated over the
fact that the verdict of the jury was in
his favor.
w. I. LaFleiche returned from
Pierre early this week. Will had been
keeping an eye on the Legislature DUR
ing the last month of its sitting, look
ing after the interests of the Knights
of Labor.
AT morning service in NJ. f. Church
the subject Of the sermon by rev. S.
Andrews will be, "The Temptation Of
Christ" Rev. d. w. Tracy in the even
ing. Subject at the Minnekahta Hotel
"(iive us our daily bread"
Miss A. Pauline Richer, a sister of
j. G. Richer, of this city, will arrive at
the Springs about April LIST, and will.
after that date make this city her home.
Miss Richer lisa music teacher and will
engage IN that business.
Elsewhere appears q notice Of the
survey of government land and the
tiliag the plats. The plats filed COM
prise six townships in the south part Of
this county and one in the northeast
part of the county. and two townships
in Custer county.
Capt. Lucas is s%ojourning at the
Springs for few days. The Captain
is just up from a severe sickness and
he believes that a few days bathing
will contribute to his health. He came
to the Springs particularly at
this time to attend a meeting Of the
trustees of the Soldiers home.
The trustees of tho Soldiers Home
had a meeting at the Springs on satur.
day last. The report of Supt. Perry
was received and a few other matters
considered. Everything on the Sol.
dicrs Home is progressing as we'll as
possible. The roof is being put on and
soon the building will he enclosed.
The STAR Office turns out this week q
job of 10,to0 advertising cards for o
Ferguson. A year ago we turned ou'
5000 cards, and this year he doubled
his previous order. Ten thousand
cards makes a stack eleven feet high
and if placed end to end would make 8
row nearly a mile long. We might
remark that Mr.. Ferguson secured
prices from eastern printing houses
and found upon comparison with on,
prices that he could do as we'll here as
east. all things considered.
In last weeks issue reference was
made to a call, from the governor, for
aid in securing seed grain. Since its re
ception quite a sum has been subscribed
The committee at Hot Springs Messrs
W.. p. Phillips and H. z. Eaton are de
slrous of ascertaining if there are any
people in Fall River county that nect
help i'll securing seed grain. The com
t mittee believe it right to supply oul
! home people first should there he an,
that need outside help, and to this enc
/, desire that any ono needing assistance
or that knows OF any one needing as
D sistance report to them.
Hereafter persons that enter a "stat,
: of matrimony' in South Dakota, mus
e procure a license. Minors must in ad
t dition secure the consent of parents O
guardian, which consent must be il
1 writing and filed with the Clerk of til,
Circuit Court. The person officiatin,
must make report of the same to til,
clerk of the court within thirty day
!. thereafter, or suffer a fifty dollar for
f%elture. The clerk shall receive a fe
of one dollar for issuing a license an,
shall keep a register containing tn
names of parties, the date of the maj
= riage and the name Of the party b,
= whom the marriage is solemnized.
A. w. Greedy chief signal officer of til
q United states, says that observations @
{ to show that the climate Of Four countr,
. has not permanently been changed
that a chart Of the storm track for De
cember shows that the centers passe
north of the parallel of 4ON N. latltud
and that comparatively high pressure
;, prevailed over the South Atlantic an
Gulf coast: that the result has been
preponderance of warm and compar
lively dry southwest winds, and til
temperature has bccn further increase
II by the excess of solar radiation receive
II due to the deficiency in moisture an
cloud. He claims that the Gulf strcar
has not been a factor in producing tn
unusually warm weather.
l. The lecture on Switzerland and til
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