The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-02-20


pleasure Of having their frailties
graphically pointed ont to them. Some
are happy. many angry and others dis
gusted.
William T. Sherman, the brave and
intrepid soldier lies dying at his home
in New York. At $50 o'cock Q. M. Of
tho 18th the following bulletin was is.
sued by Hon. John Sherman: 1.-THE.
ply sicians in consultation say there. is
no change. II Gen. Sherman main.
tains his present status for t~wenty.four
hours the situation will be hopeful"
OF the $50 bills that have been in
troduced in each house Of the South
Dakota legislature already, making a
total Of over 300 that have been pro-
posed for the consideration Of this
body, nearly all Of them are for the
purpose Of repeating some law now on
the statute books. Nearly 1000 bills
were passed last year.-SioMr City
Journal.
The two lots on River avenue ad-
joining the post office, on one Of which
the STAR Office now stands, were sold
yesterday to B. II. Boomer, a capital-
ist Of Waukon, Iowa, for the consider.
alton Of $780, Mr.gBoomer will pro.
coed to build a large business building
ON the lots, this summer. Mr.. Boomer
has invested in Hot Springs property
heretofore, and proves his faith in Hot
Springs by further investing and i'm
proving his property.
j. NJ. Masters, OF Washington, d. c.,
special agent Of the Post-ofice Depart
ment, is makinga trip through the
Black Hills, Cor the purpose Of estab-
fishing a regular mail service between
Crawford and Deadwood, on the B. e.
NJ. railroad. He will, also, let the con-
tract for carrying the mail between
Buffalo Gap and Hot Springs to the
+. E. & NJ. v. railroad. G. l.. Jensen
now holds the contract, but since the
road has been completed it will be
transferred to the Elkhorn. Some &C.
ton shonld be taken by our people
while Mr.. Masters is here to have the
mail from Edgemont and that section
brought by way of Mlnnekahta.
d. A. Wells, jr., brother Of our City
Auditor T. H. Wells, was seriously
hurt in the late accident on the d. G.
railroad, as at first reported. The
Rapid City Journal says. everyone
who knows D. A, Wells, jr., better
known as "Sam" Wells, will be pleas.
ed to learn that the injuries he re.
ceived in the railroad accident between
Lead and Deadwood on Wednesday
night are not by any mean as bad as
reported. Judge Wells went up tc
Deadwood this morning to see his son
and returning last evening brought
correct information as to his condition
Sam had his left arm badly hurt, but
it will be saved. He is resting easily.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. w. H. Stanley is improving.
Jas. Moody went to Crawford Satur
day by way OF the b. s NJ.
Wood Craven, was enjoying the hos
FATALITIES of Hot Springs Saturday.
Business of Importance called E. j
Moore to Rapid city this morning.
Jacob Wright is growing better ant
will be able to be about in a few days
Go to the City Hotel for good meal
and comfortable beds. G. S. Buck
Proprietor.
For lame back, side or chest, u.s.
!, Shlloh's Porous Plaster. Price 25 cts.
Sold by w. w. Root.
Admiral Porter. chief officer o.
the United States navy, died at Wash
ington, Feb. IS, 1891.
The bill has passed the house appro
priating $4,000 for building at th'
Columbian Exposition.
Chas. II. Townsend, one of Hay
Springs (Neb.) prominent clothing
men, is doing the town.
Mr.. r. Stinson returned yesterda,
morning from an extended visit will
friends in Southern Ohio.
L. o. Sh,rk, President Of the Fal
River County Bank, at Oelrichs, spen,
Saturday in the metropolis.
S. Loueenback is busying himself
drawing up several diagrams Of the
town for insurance companies.
Board at the Kenefck restaurant, il
yon wish to avoid the dyspepsia. Ev'
erything served in first-class style.
Editors I. r. Grow, Of Sturgis, ant
John Stanley, Of Hermosa, returned x
their respective homes this morning.
Not a single life was los. by ra,lroat
accidents in South Dakota in 1890, a.
though they carried 755,89l passengers
. Don Porter returned this mornin