The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-28

The cold weather Of this week has
practically suspended all bnilding oper.
atoms. The weather this week has
been as severe as any during the VIM
ter.
The A. o. wv. lodge of Hot Springs
is enjoying a substantial growth.
Within a few weeks eleven applica-
tions for membership have been nc.
ccived.
The bill providing for a mine inspcc-
tor should become a law. Too much
a cannot he exercised in the protec.
tion of the lives and limbs of men who
are employed in our mines.
Bob Conner came in ON Sunday
last. Bob has about concluded to leave
the road and devote his tine to his Hot
Springs interests. We shall be gladto
have him settle down and stay at
home.
An incipient conflagration took place
at MIR. James Orr's place last week.
The roof near where the pipe passes
through it took FIRE. The timely APP
plication Of few pals of water rather
dampened the ardor Of the couAagra-
ton.
We learn from the TIermosa Pilot
that J. NJ. NJ. Benedum. late editor of
the Buffalo Gap Globe, has gone to
Deadwood, where has a position with
the reduction works company, of which
his friend. Prof. Carpenter, is general
superintendent.
Editors Z. II. Purcell, Of the West
ern Reporter, Western, Neb., and E. II.
Purcell, of the Merna Record, Merna,
Neb., were welcome callers at the STAR
office last Friday. They are cousins Of
w. w. Root, and were making Inn a
visit for a few days.
General Manager lloldridge and.
Chief Engineer Weeks, Of the b. e. NJ.
hallway Company, visited Custer City
last week, concerning which the Chron.
icle says: ''yhe visit Of these prominent
R.& Nj. officers at this time is evidently
frought with the highest significance"
The Pierre FREQ Press compliments
our representative, II. A. GODDARD, upon
the grace and ease with which lie pre-
sided owe the house at a recent session
and farther says: HE is one of the
youngest men of that body but has, on
several occasions, shown evidence Of
possessing ability to take care Of the in
terests of his section, and has made
fast friends with the brightest men in
the house."
A meeting Of teachers has recently
been held at Deadwood to perfect ar
engagements for the organization Of a
Black Hills Educational Association.
They have decided to bold a two days
session of the association at Dcadwood,
commencing on Friday, April 4th, at
10 a. IN. State Superintendent Pink
ham will he present, which ought to be
an inducement for every teacher in
the Hills to make an effort to attend.
Fitzpatrick Bros. & Collins are con-
structing their first cake ovens at the
mines, and in a short time they will be-
III condition to utilize ali the slack or
refuse coal by converting the same into
coke. The coke that is made from this
coal is pronounced by experts to be of
a superior quality, and ranks next to
the Pennsylvania coke. AS soon as
they get their ovens completed they
will Don be able to produce a large
amount of this valuable commodity,
which will not only he a matter of very
great saving to the company, hut at
the same time it will create a new in
dustry. The conversion of coal into
coke will requires large force of labor
crs in addition to the already large
force the company has to employ in
the mining of coal. Every new indus
try in IL vicinity must contribute to
the material interests of the town.
Newcastle Alert.
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