The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19

AZ the competitive arill betwssa
plstoous Of siatesn iadiss neh aud
one platoon Of Uniform Rank o. z. %
2. ct the opera houss in Dsadwood
Saturday eveaing, tbs ladies won aud
were awarded the priss.
G. o. CLARK, formerly clerk IN
G. D. Bailsy's grocery re.
and who had the misfortune to break
bis Leg three weeks ago. as mentioned
in the srAs, is gaining rapidly and has
gone back to Farragut, Iowa, to visit
relatives until fully recovered.
Prof. Bailey,wbo used 70 b connect
ed with the Black Hills school Of mines,
but moro recently, the wild eyed, war.
like wampum eating correspondent Of
the Chicago Inter Oceas,was in the city
during Sunday. Look out for . hor.
rible report Of how the Indians cap
tured Hot Springs.
The second regular quarterly meet
ing Of the Methodist church will be
held at this place on Saturday aud
Sunday December 10th and 2lst.
Rev. ]. w. Hancher, Of Hot Springs,
officiating. Lovefeast at $50 in the
morning on Sunday, followed BY
preaching at II O'Clock.
Doc. Pierce is seriously i'll so che STAR
learns. He is suffering from the ef.
feet Of . dangerous c~onjestive chill.
While bathing Saturday the chill At.
tackled him, aud Tor . time he was in.
sensible. Having been carried into
the Sanitarium he somewhat recovered
but is not yet out Of danger,
3. D. Blythe, Of the Sioux City
candy and cracker company,arrived in
the city, and will take . course Of
treatment for infamatory rheu,na.
tism. Tho waters Of the springs are
highly beneficial in such cases, and
we hope to see Mr.. Blythe entirely re
cover from this painful disease.
Judge W. H. Wood, just up from
Cascade made the STAR Office 4 pleas
ant visit this morning, but brought nj
exciting Indian news, except that thi!
wild ridiculous Indian scare has de
prived him Of an anticipated visit o.
his sister and daughter. So this In
dian scare don't hurt us any, does it?
The knights Of Pytbias arr prepar
ing to give tho grandest ball Of til,
season on Christmas night. The prep
erations are on . grand scale and th,
Knights are devoting their whole at
tention to making it a glorious success
When the Knights start out to do 8
thing they generally succeed in doing
it in the very best possible manner.
Fred willor, City Marshall, wa
hurt very badly Friday evening, Will.
trying to make an arrest. 1t appear
that the man he was after ran through
the passenger coach and the marshal
following him, made a ,misstep ane
fell from the platform. The marshal
is pretty badly bruised and was con
fined to bis home on Saturday.
Saturday evening citizens wer,
somewhat surprised to hear the must,
of a brass band. The X. P. band wa,
out practicing and drilling, and PLAYED
some excellent pieces from their new
repertoire. Judging from the manne
IN which they executed the musi
Saturday evening the boys are trainin,
with an eye to q musical contest TO
the state championship.
At the religious service at til
Soldsers' Home Sunday afternoon
there were some two hundre'
in attendance. The chapel had beel
decorated for the occasion by the oil
soldiers, and an excellent organ ha
been provided. The meeting was al
exceedingly interesting one. and viii
be followed by others Of which du
notice will be given.
Judge Wood postponed the civil cas-
that was to come before his court Ia
day, and was the occasion Of so large
delegation Of Dudley's most promi
nent citizens visiting our delightful
city. There seems to be some doubt
as to tho correct construction Of til
statutes, in such cases made and pre-
vibsd, and the judge deemed it best
err on the safe side, il he erred at al
For some time past the ranchme
about the country have lost cattl
and could find no clew to their mys
FERROUS disappearance. Saturday eve
ming about dusk Sam Moses, Ed Clar'
and Ed Hart, who had been watchin,
some suspicious psrties for sometime
concluded to verify their suspicion.
About three miles south Of Oelrich
they came upon John Biglow, his sol
and an unknown man, who escaped, ii
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