The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-03-13

Ats' W.a.AS1tso y eoev15eooe0t,
and l. improving fast.
horse blankets, collars, pad, whip,
and harness ct Cloupeks.
Nrs. Buchanan, who was reported
last week - dangerously i'll. b rscov.
ering.
The painters arc At work On Nm.
Davis boarding house and it will soon
b ready for the furniture.
Mrs.' w. n. Lancaster Is quite i'll and
and while Mr.. Lancaster e at home q
substitute will drive the water wagon.
The hospital at the Soldiers Home
is again empty. The sick veterans are
all recovering, and the hospital has
passed into "inoccuous desuetude."
The Elkhorn was several hours late
in going out. but made q quick run to
the Gap and back arriving with the
Hills mail about, ten o'clock this morn
ing.
w. E. Rowland, who has been clerk.
ing in W. R. Castles drugstore, is TAX
ing a lay-o6 for a week. He has been
confined to the store all winter and
will enjoy a weeks rest.
Rev. W. s. Peterson, Of Rapid City,
has been appointed by governor Mel.
lette to ill the vacancy created in the
state board OF regents BY the death Of
DR.. Stanley. Mr.. Peterson, Is said. Ia
possess eminent qualifications for such
a position.
J. 3. Dickover left for tho east last
evening. His trip will extend. perhaps,
as far as New York, and he intends To
lay in the largest and best stock Of dry
goods ever brought into the Springs,
He will be gone about three weeks and
will be shipping in goods all tho time
There wa no eastern mail arrived
this morning, the train is reported q
being showed IN down in Nebraska,
The wind has drifted the cnts full Of
snow and sand. ana there is no news q
to when the trains will arrive, The
train due at the Gap this morning bears
the remains Of Senator Clark, bis wife
and child, and the Black Hills legisla.
tive delegation.
The STAR acknowledges the receipt
of a revised edition Of Cops Settlers
Guide, a book published by Henry N.
Copp, Of Washington, D. c., giving in
compact form the land laws and decis.
ions Of the General Land Office in rela.
ton to public lands, the rights Of set.
tiers and general instructions to set
tiers taking up lands. The price il
only Is cents, and the book Is Of great
value to settlers.
On St. Patr,ck's day, in the evening
the K. Of P. Band boys, aided and abet.
ted by a large array Of our local talent
will give a grand concert, at the Sol.
diers' Home. This concert is given for
the purpose Of raising funds wherewith
to provide themselves with uniforms.
During the summer the boys will FIRE.
quently be called upon to furnish mu.
sic for many different occasions, and
they have been putting in tho long
winter months drilling and learning
new pieces until now Hot Springs can
we'll afford to I've justly proud Of hel
band. Everybody should attend the
concert, there will he plenty Of room
and the hoys deserve your patronage
Owing to the large number Of call,
received from the upper end of town
by the physicians whose offices are 10
Gated lower down, several Of them
have found it necessary to have two
places to receive calls. DR.. Brigg,
whose Office is the first doc. north Of
Cranes store, has made the popular
drug store of Gilbert & Wilcox, or
River avenue, his headquarters Will,
in the upper town. Prescriptions com
pounded by Gilbert & Wilcox, are care
fully put up and made Of the pures'
and freshest drugs. Orders left a
their store for DR.. Briggs will receiv,
prompt attention.
The honor Of arranging one Of the
most successful and enjoyable socia
gatherings Of the season is due Jim. X
Moore, given in honor Of his brother
Homer, at the Central House, prior t.
his departure for Hot Springs, s. D
About so couples wcre present, who IN
dulged in the social amusements exces
sively, and the bountifal repast abun'
dainty; the whole being interspered
with some excellent musical selection.
on the piano, violin, cornet, baritone
triangle, tin pan and corn cob. Thu
Central is particularly adapted fol
an entertainment of this kind, ani
those present:were unanimous in theil
opinion Of the success Of the event.
Sterling, (Neb.J Psess-San.
The Hotel Stratton, on Minnekaht,
avenue so we'll and favorsbly known =