The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-01-16

ian church Wednesday evening.
Earness Finke, Of Lincoln, Neb,
10 registered At the Hot Springs House.
J. F. sidey, Of the Minnekahta spell.
men store, has been quite i'll for . few
days past, but was down street today.
J. W. Jones. Of the Minnekahta
Herald, accompanied by his son Clar-
ence, spent Sunday at his home in Del.
richs.
Governor Mellette has appointed and
commissioned &C. Jones, Of White.
wood, as aide de.camp. with the rank
Of colonel.
The annual meeting of the 'Histori.
cal Society Of sonth Dakota will meet
next Tuesday evening, Jan. 18th at the
ctate house at Pierre.
Robert T. Lincoln, U. 8. minister
to England, who has been in this coun.
try on leave OF absence for several
weeks, is now on his return to his off,
cial duties.
Christopher Z. Chambers, Of Cascade,
J. 7. Sumner, Of Hat Greek, Chambers
Kellar and William j. Dixon, Of Hot
Springs, made homestead entries at the
RAPID City Land Office, last week.
j. B. Kelly, Esq, who visited Hot
Springs several times the past summer
in the interest Of Huron for capital,
has gone to Cincinnati, Ohio, to reside
and to practice in his profession, that
Of attorney.
W. 7. March, from near Rapid City,
has moved to Hot Spring to reside.
He at one time was IN the newspaper
business at Creighton, Neb. He called
on the STAR office and his name now
adoens the subscription book Of this
enterprising daily.
John Burke, superintendent Of Nj.
Evans business, during his absence in
Europe, and who was latelv injured Ivy
being thrown from a buggy, while on
the way to his ranch, is improving rap.
idly under the efficient care Of DR.. q.
G. Shinnick.
Maris Taylor, late democratic candi-
date for governor of South Dakota.
has resigned his position as cashier Of
the National Bank OF Dakota. of
Huron. Gen. Taylor during the last
campaign, spoke to a crowded house in
Hot Springs. He will be remembered
by many.
This mornings papers contains no
exciting Indian news. The. Indians
were to have been disarmed yesterday.
by order Of Gen. Miles, but no late
news TO that effect have been received.
A crisis is eminent and any moment
may bring news Of a battle. 1t is
more generally believed that the hos
tiles will quietly surrender and deliver
up their arms.
The telegraph operators, who were
with the union army during the war
Of the rebellion, ard often performed
services more useful than the soldiers,
and endured hardshlps cqral to any of
them, have never until now, been rec
ognizeaby the government as having
any claims on account Of service en-
dered. A bill has just passed the house
of representatives. recognizing their
services and it is said will pass the
senate.
John Patton, the bookkeeper at the
state p%enitentiary. at Sioux Falls is
mi sing; likewise $1,119 of the state
funds. The cause Of the embezzle.
ment is said to be drinking and gam.
bling, in which Mr.. Patton has beer
lndulging quite freely of late. He
deserts a wife and grown daughter
He has always been found worthy ol
trust, and has been connected with tho
penitentiary since its construction ten
years ago. The police are on his trail
and expect to catch him.