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

xOtu1ot NOME
A stranger whose name No did not
learn, died at The CAtholIcon Hotel yes
terday and was buried today.
The foundation Of the now First
Baptist Church will be finished this
evening, and Monday the carpenters
will begin work on the superstructure.
Mrs. G. e. Sawyer and baby, &C.
companicd by Miss Labrataux returned
Thursday from . visit in Michigan,
which accounts Tor Charley's jubilent
spirits.
Tho secretary Of the republican
state legislature has called q delegate
meeting ct Pierre, January 6, 1891, ct
O'Clock p. M, to elect delegates to
the national convention at Cincinnati.
A Settler from about ten miles east Of
Hot Springs, came in this morning
bringing the carcass Of . fne, large
catamount, which excited the curiosi.
" Of the many pedestrians on our
streets to-day.
MI. &C. Wilson, who is in the'ra,l-
way mail service, on the run from Co.
lunsbus to Kansas City, came in to-
dav. Mr., Wilson calls Hot Springs
"home." although FOR the present, he
is living at Sterling, Nebraska. Mr..
Wilson returns tomorrow and will he
accompanied by Mrs. E. J. NJ. ore aud
her children. Mrs. Moore is Nj. Will
sons sister.
G. w. Demorest,of Watertown,S. D.,
Quartermaster Of tho Soldiers Home
arrived this morning, and assumed
the duties OF his Office. MI. Demorest
is an old newspaper man, and Of course
his first call was on the prints" The
STAR welcomes Quartermaster De-
morest to our city, and will always be
glad to have him pail our latch string.
Yesterday Fred Morrison had . man
put a nice coat Of pure white paint on
his neat cottage, and as the sun went
down it reflected its rays from the
alabaster wilderness Of the siding. Later
a chinook came along and lifting the
dirty red dust OF our streets blow il in
red clouds against the fresh paint.
This morning the cottage is any color
but white, and will have to be painted
some darker color to hide the stains Of
the sand.
As our military organization is in
working order with q working corps
of officers why would II not be . good
idea to take up the fire company quss-
ton and for want Of better facilities
add 'bucket brigade" as in olden
times. In case of q small Ere an or.
gained body Of men with buckets will
do much more good service than the
same number unorganized. There
should be some kind OF an organiza.
ton that would be able to suppress
any inc,pient CONFEDERATION.
Col. W. NJ. Appelget, who with his
young son Tom, has been in the
city for the past week has decided To
locate here. Mr.. Appelaet is an
eminent lawyer Of Tecumseh, Nebr.
and a son Of Judge Appelgct, Of the
First Nebraska judicial District. H.
has established an Office in the Min
nekahta Bank and has already been in
vesting in real estate. Young
Tom has located a moss-agat,
claim in the neighborhood Of Battl,
Mountain, and will develope it whe,
be returns. The STAR has a heart,
welcome forCol. Appelget,and bespeak'
for him q large share Of patronage.
From Mondays Daily.
Rev. j. w. Hancher came over from
Hot Springs this morning.-R. C
Republican,
Our Marshal Fred g. ". willer ha
resigned and the city is now wlthou
a day officer.
County Commissioner A. A. Powell
went down to Nashville yesterda.
evening. He is not hunting Indians
Christmas is coming on apacs an,
still we have not found out wher.
Old Santa Claus has taken up his hea.
quarters.
Lot ls, block 8, original plat Of th'
city Of Hot Springs. was sold by A. s
Fielding, the rustling real estate agen
to G. o. Clark.
J.. R. Buchanan, Genl Passenger an,
Ticket agent Of the Fremont, Elkhorn
and Missouri Valley railroad spen
Saturday in our city attending to rail
road business.
Mrs. W. F. Benedict and the beb.
loft on Sunday evenings tram for /,
trip east to visit among relatives an,
friends. The editor Of the SrAR viii
now go.it alone for q while.
Sc. Wilson the lawyer from Ho
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