The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-05-01
Down a to Cheyenne.
April doth, 1901.

April doth, 1891.
EDITOR STAR, !,
Dear Sir:-Cne thing We note
spring that differs from last is
the long, cool, damp weather.
The ground is being gradually and
thoroughly. saturated, while the
wet season and the cr%op-growing
season are thereby brought nearer
together.
We were over to James Petty's
fast Friday to get a stray calf; the
balance of the past week we have
been attending strictly to business
on the ranch, but our breaking is
on an elevated plateau, and while
at work thereon we have an extern.
sive outlook, and quite a number
of our n~eighbors and their doings
are under observation; so while we
we're busy putting in radish, let
tuce, onion, beet, turnip and early
potato seeds, we saw neighbors
Coleman, blowing and planting
garden; Sheek with his OK team
hauling fence post to d. H. Fergu-
son, and D. II. and father building
a long string of fence, while MIR.
Smythe is getting new lumber on
his homestead, MIR. Jimmy plow-
ing for a crop and Willard Leach
has been repairing fence around
the breaking en- his tree claim.
The Willor, Judd, and Streatro
ranches seem deserted.
MIR. William Coleman, will get
a lister, for planting corn. He
says they are much used and better
liked than the planter down in
Nebraska.
Wayne McVay set a hook in the
river n night last week and
caught a nice two pound cat fish.
We met a couple of gentlemen
at James Petty's last Friday, who
said it was lucky for us that our
calf did not stray over as far as
Horse Head. What did they mean?
We found Mr.. P. and family in
good health and spirits, and just
commencing garden making. Fred
Burg was also there, pleasant happy
and sociable. But we miss George
when we go over there now.
George Burch was ON. of natures
noble men and is not soon forgotten.
Although a good deal of rain fell
Saturday night and Sunday, the
river is not as high as it was a
week ago. John Ferguson has
been hauling fence posts from here
over to his ranch in Slate draw.
He will fence the entire quarter
section at once. While over at
/. Oelrichs last week, their best mare,
Fanny, stepped on a nail, i~ntlicting a
/. bad wound, but she seems all right
. as yet. UNCLE JOE.
Directors Hancher, Martin, Julian
!. and Wilson of the Hot Springs
Methodist college, held an inform.
/ al meeting in Offices of Martin &
Mason yesterday, for the purpose
of determining on a plan to fires
e the college from debt. 1t was de
cided to issue 10 per cent bonds,
running five years, for the full
amount. Another meeting OF di
rectors will be held at the Springs
within a few days, when final ar
rangements will be msde.-Blacl
Hills Times.
) "Cyclone" in his letter to thu
!. Buffalo Gap Republican makes thu
: following suggestion, which
would be we'll to take under con
sidcration..-..Tllc Hot psings!ow
Y ct town, Should bui.d a band stant
for the accommodation of thsi
d home band. Open air concerts on
or two evenings a week during tn
- summer would make it very pleas
ant for all lovers of music.
The Ratchet, the new demo
cratic paper of Hot Springs tina
S demands public recognition, mad
X its first appearance yesterday morn
a. ing. 1t is a four column. eigf
page paper, neatly printed an
makes a very creditsb!e appear
!" ance. The Ratchet is welcome
M into the field of newspaperdom, t
=. ~ live, survive OF perish as forum
smiles or frowns ON the enterprise
10 Walt Gilbert, of the firm of Gil
bert & Wilcox, returned from til
cast yesterday morning. Mr.. Gi
Mt bert, it will be remembered wa
Is suddenly called home TO attend Il
n last sad rites of the funeral of Il
~ mother. He carried with him Il;
y, r., sincere sympatllies Of a large circ.
nd of friends, who gladly welcome hi
K. back to Hot Springs.
Sunday Excursions.
y r. F. Connor, Secretary of the Boa'
- of Trade, received q letter this NOR
i. =. ing from J.. II. buchanan. Gen. Pas
~ Agent of the Y. E. & NJ. v. r. r., sta
~. lug that. i'm response to hi>request, 4
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