The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-03-28
Down on the Cheyenne River.
March 25th, 1890.

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Dear Sir; The busy season in
granger life is upon US, and the pen
will have to be supplanted by the hoe;
but while we are at leisure, will amuse
ourself by producing scrap for the
STAR.
During the week just passed, wild
geese and brant, flying overhead in the
form Of mammoth three cornered
dra2s, and uttering their monotonous
'yank! yank! yank!' have been pass
ing to the north. This, to the observer
Of natures signs, indicates warmer
weather and the on coming spring.
The Cheyenne River has been very tur-
bid and considerably swollen for the
last ten days; very unpleasant to ford.
When will our commissioners move in
the matter and build a bridge across
the Cheyenne at or near the mouth of
Fall River? From our point of view,
it is among the needed improvements
that should command prompt action.
We are informed that Mr.. Jimmy,
whose ranch is at the mouth of Fall
River, has again taken up his abode
there. Also that brother of his has
lately made his advent IN this locality
and will file Oh the Timmy free claim.
Mrs. Scott is erecting a dwelling
house on her claim.
The Burgh brothers, George and
Fred, will work the Streater land
again; they have already put in u
acres to oats.
Albert Judd has filed upon the claim
vacated last fall by Mrs. Archer. AL
bert is rustler, and with health, will
soon lie ready TO take mate and sup
port her, too.
We hear that Mr.. Smith, the cord
wainer, will rent his farm this season.
Mr.. S. has some 30 to 10 acres under
cultivation, very level and nice to till.
Rumor says, there are signs of an early
wedding III this neighborhood. Why
not? We believe Cupid and st. Valen-
tine still continue business in the old
way.
New cabins are dotting the land
scape all about us and changing the
desolate outlook of the frontier to one
of thrift, Improvement and social life.
The cattle tange is daily becoming
more and more limited, and soon
school houses, fences and cultivated
fields will take the place IL kraals and
round-ups.
The pole cat at short range is a
striking specimen Of natural history.
Last fall lusty pair of these perfume
renders took up winter quarters under
, our cabin, and for time we were
nonplussed. No scheme that we could
devise for dislodging them without
drawing their fire, presented itself.
Finally, by patient waiting, watching
and keeping very still, we got the drop
on one Of them just at dusk, and a
. charge of shot across the small Of the
back caused him to turn up his toes
without returning our fire. BY pur-
suing the same tactics, we succeeded a
few evenings after, i'll laying the other
one beside bis departed chum.
r We notice that Col. r. G. Tngersoll
considers his views on religion of suf-
ficient Importance to publish them.
While we have great respect for the
/, colonel as an orator, and have been
greatly edited by HIM ION the stump"
still we could never see that he shed
any light upon the theme of the gospel
OF Jesus. viz, the Immortality of the
e soul. Most people, perhaps all, reach
a point in their life s experience where
5 they want help more sure, strong and
potent than any that human wisdom or
$ mortal arm can bring. AT this point
$ it seems natural for man to pray, to
;. call upon his God. The great defect in
h MIR. 1ugersoll's teachings is the want of
J. a substitute for the Christians God,
4 and his mercy seat. Which is it wisest
r and hest to initiate; the centurion
o spoken of in the tenth chapter of Acts
' or 4. G. Ingersoll?
. IL you have many readers that hold
a views similar to Mr.. l., we fear the
d enclosed scrap OF rhyme will fail to in.
n terest them:
v SOUNDS FROM GLORY LAND.
n ist'ning. canet thou hear harmonies sublime?
thy spirits ear hear strains divine
le Come floating on the battlements Of time,
On gales from u celestial cline?
nnst thou hear innumerahle voices
Mtngling in a chorus grand?
Voices that were earth born and afterward,
We're translated to glory land?
:. Voices, eO sweet and low and soft and mild,
8 YOn think Of Mothers, when childY
10 Voices. that come TO mcm'ry q listening car
~ Distinct In tone frnm all von hear?
a- How sweet theee sounds: n spirit horn are they
II Ynn can hear sounds from heaven todny.
The sOul that draws from heaven it's sweetest ioy
Fluids na,i.ht that can its peace destroy.
IN How poor this life! how short and incomplete
y, - Until We ind Code mercy ecat!
ID UNCLE JOE.
=, ~ The Omaha Bee says the followiu,
to concerning Hot Springs:
f. The Hot Springs os the Black Hill
to may become as famous as those Of Al
ID kansas. The water from these spring
i'll bursts from the hills at natural TEN
lis perature of ninety.s;x degrees. It,