The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
From SATURDAYS Daily.

n. n. Juckett and u. Is. Heno, OF
Buffalo Gap, spent Thursday in the
city.
Frank Zebeck, the man millincr of
Deadwood, is down interviewing our
citizens and will remain about a week.
j. D. Fitzpatrick, of the firm of Kill
patrick Bros. s. Collins, railroad con-
tractors, died, July q, at Beatrice, Neb,
The carriage road to the Chantau-
qua grounds is in a bad condition and
needs attention before the Assembly
meets. The present roadway is almost
impossible.
Hank Firestone is about moving his
saw,nill from old section 30 up to with
in four miles of Custer. He is putting
up a new building and will supply it
with some new machinery.
The family of Judge Corson, on
their way home at Pierre stopped over
at Hot Springs, where they were joined
by the judge. They will remain a
few days before continuing their home
ward journey.
A goodly sized herd of ponies was
brought into the city yesterday and
offered for sale. The ponies were in
good condition and looked we'll, if
money was not so scarce many sales
would have been made.
The citizens of Plankington, South
Dakota, have organized a grand palace
to run on the same plan as that of the
Sioux City corn palace. The people Of
this section of the state can have space
furnished them, if they desire to be
represented.
DIR. j. Nj. Blame, of Philadelphia,
has come out to try tho curative pro-
pertlves of the waters of the Springs,
combined with climatic influences in
a case of asthma. Should the waters
prove beneficial he will locate in the
city and practice medicine.
So great is the harvest in most parts
Of the state that the business men and
all who can be spared from the towns
and villages are out in the fields help
ing to gather in the immense crop
Farm laborers are scarce in all sections
and much grain will be lost through
the inability of the farmers to harvestit
Willie DERRICK, the able and compe
tent "devil" of tie STAR office has taker
unto himself a few days vacation ane
will rusticate in the neighborhood q
Wind Cave. The ozone that fills thu
mountain air will he of great benefi
to him and when he comes back th'
Office will vivifed by exubcrance of hi
spirits.
The D. & D. smelter, tie largest o
the kind in the Hills, and located a
Deadwood, was blown in, or more in
teligibly speaking the blast furnace
; was charged and lighted. This is quit
, an event IN the history of Deadwoo'
and the Pioneer highly compliment
/, DIR. Carpenter on the successful issu
! of the grand undertaking.
Kendall & Smith, owners of larg
elevators along the line # the b. & NJ
and prominent citizens of Lincoln
Neb., will put up a large elevator II
, this city. The farmers in this section
need such an accommodation and will
appreciate Messrs. Kendall & Smith
enterprise in this direction. E. /
Taylor will have charge of, the bushes
at this point.
: The B. & M. switching yards ar
i, located on the flat between the Elkhorl
track and the creek. The channel o
the creek is to be changed and throw,
in close under the bluff to give NOR
room, Some grading will be necessar,
!. to level up the tracks. The frieigh
! depot will also be located in this vicln
ity and when Lincoln avenue is opene'
J. it will be quite convenient for tn
: down town people.
: Rev. g, H.. spurgeon's eonvalescenc
6 is greeted with joy by millions of peo
pie who have never heard him preach
His published sermons indicate tina
= he is a true pastor of the people
. quaint, earnest, eloquent and sympa
thetic--and his great popularity wit
Z the English masses shows that he j
0 in close touch with whatever tends t
make a better and happier world
i And the world at large could lilly at
ford to spare such a man.
The extensive Improvements pre-
posed by the BIS Min Hot Springs al
e under the immediate supervision Q
E. j. Robinson, Division Engineer, an
K a more capable man it would be diff
cult to find. Mr.. Robinson had charg
j. of the construction of the Deadwoo
o line from Edgemont to Custer las
summer and is well known among on
more prominent citizens. Mrs. Robin
son is expected to arrive in q shol
time and they will spend the summe
in Hot Springs.
The Alexandria Journal savs:-
"There will be enough wheat raised j
it this state this year to make a soil
train load from the western border {
az the state to either ocean. Think of j
D. Nearly 1000 miles of wheat, 8 fee
wide and 3 feet high. What piles {
,e bakers bread this would make? An
re yet they say IN the east that South d;
kota is desert waste. The poor d,
i, ludea mossbacks are still sleepin,
TX while the young and sprightly nortl
g west is marching on to glory"
y The Knights of Pythias of al! IL
- lodges in the Black Hills have undo
- consideration the holding of a picn
sometime in September. The dife
- ent towns are invited 70 make prop
%sitions. yet so far the STAR has NJ
. learned of anythinu h.lno done hv HI