The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-01

looking after the interests OF b Dead.
wood Pioneer on Friday last. The
captain is more than ever satisfied
about the future greatness of Hot
Springs.
Mr.. r. 7. Evans is planning to build
a mammoth hotel near tho sulphur
spring to contain 400 rooms and cost
100000. 1t will he supplied with all
the modern conveniences and will
eclipse anything this side Of the Mis-
souri, river.
The railroad graders are still at work
in the city, one gang being on the
grade by the stucco mill and another
north of the NJ. r. church. The resi-
dence occupied by j. W. Pike. the
blacksmith shop and McKay's carpen-
ter shop have all been removed and 9TH
ers will soon follow.
MIR. G. A. Springer will atoncc COM
mence quarrying stone from his stone
claim west of town. This stone will be
used by Mr.. Springer in the improve
ment of his property at the head of
Warm Brook. Mr.. s. has extensive
Improvements contemplated Of which
more will be said in the future.
During the stay of the editors at
Hot Springs both the Minnekahta and
plunge baths will be free for the use of
the editors. Mr.. Evans kindly makes
this donation. He also desires to re-
quest the citizens to make as slight de-
mands upou the baths as possible while
the association is here, that all possible
courtesies may be extended to the mem
bers of that body.
A new railroad project has devel-
opcd, the Illinois Central company be.
ing behind the scheme. 1t is to he
called the Sioux City and Northern and
is to run from Sioux City TO the Black
Hills, through the Sioux reservation.
A surveying force will be started at
once and as soon as a section Of the
line can be located, contracts will be let
and grading commenced.
Mr.. I. d. Edwards, proprietor of the
Lead City Tribune spent Wednesday in
our city. Mr.. Edwards has been max
ing a trip out IN Wyoming and re-
turned this way. He is enjoying a rest
from the cares and responsibilities Of
an EDITORS life having leased his Of
flee for a period of six months to Mr..
Frank Green, who has been local editor
on that paper for some time past. Mr..
Edwards made the STAR Office a
pleasant call while here.
Recent Indications are to the effect
that Sheriff Clifford will succeed himself
and why not? MIR. Clifford has made a
good officer. Heis just now finishing
his first term and if faithful and pains
taking service should he rewarded, Mr..
Clifford should be reelected. We have
yet to hear the first word of criticism or
censure of him, which is a remarkable
thing, considering the varied character
of the men with whom he officially
must come in contact.
We inadvertently omitted last week
to mention the meetings of the Equal
Suffrage Association held in Hot
Springs. Mrs. Colby, editor of the
Woman's Tribune published at Bea-
trice, Ncb., and Mrs. Mary Seymour
Howells, of New York, held several
meetings the first of the week. The
ladies have given the subject careful
study and will doubtless do effective
work for their organization throughout
the Hills, of which section they are
making a tour.
There is nothing particularly new in
railroad matters in and around Hot
Springs just at present. The grading
between this city and Buffalo Gap is
about completed, only here and there
a small amount of unfinished work
Inside the city the grading Is all but
finished. On the B. & NJ. track is lait
as far as the bridge across Sheep Can.
yon, and it has been announced that
the bridge would be ready for iron by
August LIST from which time track-lay.
ing will proceed continuously.
W. H. Robinson, of Sand creek,
brought to this city this week SOM
samples of oats and wheat from hi.
fields. While the oat straw was moi
very long, it was we'll filled with plump
kernels, and would give a fair yield Of
very fine grain. The wheat heads
We're long but showed the ravages Of
the dry hot weather. The berries
were shrunken somewhat and the heads
were not filled to the end, nevertheless:
it is a good proof that the small gran
crop is not a total failure in Fall Rive,
county.
The degree of Master Of Arts wa.
on the 2Srd inst. conferred on Presiden,
ID. w. Hancher. bv Mount IT nion col.