The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-07-24
From Meanesaay,s Daily

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electric lights by August LIST.
Some excellent Chicago avenue Of.
flee ooms to rent. Enquire at this
Office.
The contract for the erection Of the
mammoth BATH house, at Cascade, has
been let.
L.C. Silkeson, Of Buffalo Gap was
taking in the sights Of this metropolis
yesterday.
John Barker, Of Omaha, who has the
contract for building the new 300,
600 hotel in Deadwoed, was in the city
yesterday.
Chris Jensen came down yesterday
iron, his home at Rapid, where he has
been attending the death bed of his
little child.
Tue boilers have been placed in the
basement Of the Stewart bath house,
and the superstructure work is being
vigorously pushed.
Frank Callahan, our popular post
master, was reported as beng some
what better yesterday evening. This
will be good news to his many friends.
Fl. F. Hattenhauer, Of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, was IN the city yesterday
on business. He is looking after the
contract Of supplying Chris Jensen's
new barn with a new outfit of rigs of
all corts. The new Cascade coach is a
sample Of his wares.
The proposed baseball tournament
at Rapid city is declared off. DIR.
Flick. who had the matter in charge
has given up the project. He says
that the Upper Hills teams want half
the gate receipts divided between the
three clubs, with the 5000 purse to the
winner.
There is much Joy in the house of
Joe Petty all on account of the ar
rival of a pretty little girl baby, yes
terday morning. DIR. Adams acted
as major domo on the pleasing event,
and reports mother and babe as
doing we'll, with lively hopes of Joe
being able to withstand amenities of
the occasion.
j. w. Leet, Of the Salvation Army
has arrived in the city after an absence
of some four months in the eastern
part of the state. He notices great i'm
provements in our city since he went
away, and reports crop prospects in
the portions of the state through which
he has travelled Is very encouraging
indeed.
The merchants, Of Spearfsh have
entered into a freight combination
against the f. E. & NJ. v. railroad. The
merchants of that town have agreed
among themselves not to receive or
ship any more freight over the Elk
horn than they can help. This is a
strike in a new quarter, and what the
outcome will be no n can prophesy.
The cold water we'll for the Stewart
Grand Hotel has been sunk to a depth
of one hundred and eighty-nine feet,
and contains over one hundred feet Of
water. This well has tapped a vein
of the purest cold water in the vicin-
ity. A large steam pump will be put
IN and the water used in the building
operations. There is an unlimited
supply and the water will be run
throughout the hotel and grounds.
The new Cascade stage is a daisy. II
arrived Sunday morning and made its
first trip Monday morning, with the
ever popular "Ited" as driver. It is
the most elegant coach in the Hills
and was placed on the road at a cos,
of $3.50. The trip to Cascade has be.
come a very popular one and the
stages to and from this sylvan re.
treat are daily filed with pleasure
seekers.
The Rapid City Republican says
"Rev. j.. q. Dobson returned this morn
ing from Hot Springs, where he has
been attending the meeting of a com
mittee which will work for the estab'
lishment Of a home for invalid and
aged ministers at the Springs. Mr.
Dobson, who is chairman Of the com
mittee, thinks that the enterprise viii
succeed and that a home open to tn,
clergy Of all denominations will soor
be established"
The STAR is the happy recipient o.
the Cascade Springs Geyser, a new
paper in county edited by I. R
Grow. The first issue of the Geyser i
frst-class in every particular. TYP
, ographical work is neat and Clean. o
a clear, readable print, and its genera
makeup is a credit both to the edito
and the town. Its columns are file,
with appropriate and interesting loca
| matter, and for an object it has the up
building Of Cascade. The STAR con
/ g~ratnlates the Geyser and heartily wei
r comes Its new neighbor into the pro
life field of journalism.
Lieut.. G.. L. Bingham and wife. w
!, Z. Hunt, wife and mother. Capt. 1
: Ganan and wife, DIR. Geo. w. Adams
r wife and three children, Col. A. I
Smith and wife, Capt. John s. Lou
and daughter, Lieut.. p. A. Betlers an,
. wife, Mrs. E. F. Ladd, Capt. Lyme
and wife, Lieut.. Watkins and Lieut.
; M. w. Day, comprised an excursio,
! party from Fl Robinson, that took tn
: city by storm yesterday. They cam
in over the B. & NJ. and made the Min
nekahta Hotel their headquarter.
where they were Hospitality entertain
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