The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-12-11

days there.
At Union Hall a dance was given a
week ago Thursday night which was
an entire success. A select little crowd
danced away the happy hours till
about l o'clock.
". j. Mcgowan has opened a branch
feed store in the north end, occupying
the building formerly occupied by
Taylor Bros. The affable Chas. Head
has charge Of the branch.
Tonight in Martyrs old stand will be
found some of. the finest imaginable
Xmas presents and a splendid oyster
supper for a wonderfully reasonable
price, by the NJ. e. ladies-we need
say no more in its praise.
W. w. Pascoe has rented his three
story stone building to Putnam &
Swin!ord, Of Buffalo Gap, who will
put in drug store on the lower floor,
and the upper floor will be occupied
by offices, etc.-Cdscade Adcauce.
Mss Kate Thompson has been elect
ed by the school board to the position
in the intermediate department re.
Gently made vacant by the resignation
Of Miss Smith, who within a few weeks
leaves for Delaware, her old home.
Miss Knapp, who has been IN Hot
Springs for several months. left this
morning for Buffalo dap, to spend a
few weeks with her sister who resides
there. Thence she will go to her old
home in Iowa, to spend the winter.
Jones bristles UP and says he is not
afraid of DIR. Stewart or any Of his re-
lation-either physically or financially.
Jones knows that he is safe for no one
will demean himself by touching Jones
person and financially he can't be
injured.
A letter from R~ushville, Neb., states
that Will Secor, who was taken from
here several week ago with mountain
fever, is fast recovering, and is able tc
be up and about. Will had a hard old
serge of it,but pulled through all o. X.
Printers never die.
The modesty (?) of Jones, of the
Herald is something wonderful, and i:
only eclipsed by his monumental cheek
In the issue of Wednesday he unblush'
ingly asserted that he had moro brains
than any, and all otbers-Well any
body worth mentioning.
The work Of grading River Avenue
has been in progress several days
Petty street will be opener and graded
to its intersection with Ninth street
When River Avenue is graded ane
widened, a sidewalk will be laid, which
will be a decided improvement.
Mrs. n. 2. Eaton was the victim o.
a painful accident a few days ago
While working around some stow
pipe, a piece fell, striking her on TIL
back of her hand with the sharp edge
l~nficting a bad wound. Her hand ha
swollen considerable and is quiet pain
full.
Remember the grand final concer
of the term in the Black Hills College
under the direction Of Prof. Taylor
who will be ably assiste'
by j. G. Dickover, on next Wednes
day the 10th inst. A fine program
is promised and you will make a mis-
take if you don't attend. The pupil
recital under MISS Taylor's direction
knows what may be expected, and thi
concert will be better if possible tina,
that.
Some time ago the STAR mentione
the fact that an ordinance vas befor
the city council asking for a franchis
for a street railway. The matte
came up before the city dads at thei
regular session on Monday last, whe
10 and behold, another ordinance, ash
ing that a franchise be given to Ere
Evans bobbed %serenely up. Evan
seems to want everything in this tow
and the fact is he appears to be havin
what he wants. He didn't care abou
the street car franchise until some on
else was after it. Then he wanted il
The STAR is informed that it ere
in its statement that the bondsman j
. the case against A. w. Meyers we,
, secured SO that they would suffer Z
loss through his failure to appear
the last term Of court. The cas
against Mr.. M. was dismissed and b
; bondsmen %exonerated; but it is no le
a fact that they were in no way linden
niied. This statement we get from
, K. Mills, whose name was on the boar,
The published statement in IL
STAR was the occasion of a,
noyance to Mr.. Mills, who has bee
: invited by interested parties to 81,
up the callateral with which he wa
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