The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-02-13
N~KlGHBORllOOD NOTES

From Tuesday, daily.
Curtain poles, at Martyrs.
E. J. McoRE, REAL ESTATE.
John Phillings' little boy is quite
sick, and under the doctors care.
The frame work Of Z. ID. Norton.
cottage on the hill is up and presents
a very cosy appearance.
Jacob Wright. the architect, is still
confined to his bed, suffering from q
severe attack Of pneumonia.
Fred Morrison, is another of the
pneumonia victims and now lies at
home under the DOCTORS care. Verify
this weather is hard on our citizens.
Dr. shinnick's faithful bay horse is
taking a lay-of and recuperating him
self, while the doctor drives a span of
handsome blacks, hitched to a hand.
some cutter.
John Shortell is going down the road
as soon as the blockade i. raised, but it
is altogether likely that he will return
and spend the summer with tho Hot
Springs boys.
The Hot Springs engine and train
men are bucking n today between
here and the Gap. An anxicusly wait
ing multitude will gladly welcome the
first train since the storm.
1t is reported that the snow drifts
are fifteen feet deep ovsr the track in
some places in Nebraska. Our chances
OF getting an eastern mail any time
soon have gone glimmering.
j. b. Dickover has been confined to
the house for several days past. He i.
not any better today. Though not ser.
iously i'll. 1t is pro',rhle that la grippe
has seized him, and is holding him In
unwelccme embraces for afew DAYS.
From latest reports we learn that
the Hot s prings engine was Lucking
snow between the Gap and Chadron,
The snow pillow is Of the track between
the Gap and Hermosa, the north
bound passenger is blockaded at VAL
entine, and Sundays train Is still at
Norfolk. The snow is SO thoroughly
w~ater-soakcd that the snow plows can
do but little good. .
This cold snap does not seem To have
intereered with building operations
to any great extent. There is hardly
a day passes, but some new building
is started. Every body seems to be in
a hurry to get a house Of
their own There is no better
evidence Of city's prosperity than is
shown by the citizens all striving to
have property Of their own. Truly
this will be a city Of residences.
The STAR force is slightly demoral-
lied, but the STAR still shines. Mr..
Benedict is hardly able to be out and
remains at home for the most part:
John Andrews has been confined to
his bed since Saturday night; Willie
Dedrick has been confined to the house
for the past few days and is just able
to be around. John Skinner has his
throat tied up, talks through his nose
and ought to be in bed. He is still on
deck, however, and the STAR will greet
you a. usual.
Walter Scott was doing tho good
Samaritan act yesterday afternoon.
The snow is uncomfortably deep for
pedestrians and in the kindness Of his
heart he built a miniature snow pillow
out of some plank, and hitching it to
to bis pony, rode over town ploughing
pathway for foot passengers. It
was an ingenious idea and mechanic.
lily developed. After the he.vy wind
OF last night the snow Is again badly
drifted and a second application Of the
snow plough wouldseem to bo in order.
It is with sad regrets the STAR an
nounces the death Of DR.. W. H. STAN
ley, which occurred about S o'clock
yesterday evening. The doctor has
been ill only q few days. but it was a
sudden and severe attack Of pneu-
monia that Frustrated him, though
the immediate cause of his death was
heart failure. He wat an amiable and
kindly old man and his many friends
and patrons will be grieved to hear
OF his sudden death. The date Of the
funeral has not, as yet, been decided
upon. His son w. B. Stanley, of Tif-
fin, Ohio, aud his daughter, Mrs. W.
H. Donaldson. Of WATERFOWL, s. d.,
have been t~elegraphed for aud on their
way here, but are blockaded by the
snow somewhere on the way.