Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-03-04
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Toward Securing
The Republican State Convention

Chris Jensen is back from his trir
to Alaba ma, where he disposed of hi!
horses.
Editor Ballou, of the Gap Republi.
can, peeped in on us for a few moments
Monday.
Ted Petty is building small ad
dition to his beautiful home on Jenn'
ing's. Avenue.
Mrs. A. D. Mckay has been painfully
afflicted for some time with lnfama
tory rheumatism, but is now improv.
ing.
Lent began last Wednesday, and Of
course it is being duly observed by
Episcopalians and Catholics. 1t con.
tinues six weeks.
Charley Crane and AL. Thornhil
have concluded to engage in the gro
Gerry business at Hill City. The SrAH
wishes them success.
The College students have organic.
ed fire company and judging from
their enthusiasm in the matter they
can soon show older heads how to GO
to work to extinguish a fire.
City engineer, Walter Scott, has fin.
ished survey Of Peicce street and Mr..
Rucker has commenced grading it. BY
that street Mr.. Scott saws it is only
five eighths of mile from Eighth
street to the b. & NJ. depot.
President Hancher departed last
Tuesday evening for the east, in the
interest of the College and Chautau-
qua Assembly. He will visit Omaha,
Minneapolis, Chicago. and perhaps go
on further east. He expects to return
by the Goth.
The New York Bargain Store has
been moved, and is now very comfort
ably situated on the corner of Chicago
avenue and Seventh street. Messrs
Marty & Turner have had the front
and side of the building decorated with
plenty of signs so that even he who
runs may read.
Some excellent licks are now being
put in on River Avenue. in the way Of
grading down the street. Six teams
are now employed and more are daily
being added. A very large force will
soon be employed and the street gotten
into shape for the erection OF buildings
as soon as possible.
The Deadwood DAILY Pioneer says:
'Hot Springs is more accessible from
all east Missouri river points, than
Chamberlain is from the Black Hills,
and it would be fair and equitable
conclusion that would locate the state
nominating convention at the pretty
little county seat of Fall River county, -
Sharon Evans was suddenly called to
the home Of his parents, in northeast
ern Ohio, last Saturday, on account of
the serious illness of his father, who,
according to later reports, died that
afternoon. He was "a years of age,
and had been in poor health for some
time. Mr.. Evans has the sympathy of
the community in the loss Of his father.
E. q. johnson, we'll known as for
mer resident of Buffalo Gap, now a
prominent attorney of Newcastle,
Wyo., was i'll the city several days re-
Gently, enjoying himself and recuper-
ating. He informed the STAR that
Fitzpatrick Bros. had leased their coal
mine to the Hooking Valley Coal Co.,
the latter taking control on the 1st,
Rumor had it that they pay rental of
5000 a day.
The Baptist church was opened for
services on Sunday last, President
Hancher preaching the sermon. 1t
was pronounced most able discourse
although the President was suffering
with severe headache brought on
from excessive work at the fire IN the
morning. The congregation waslarge
and Rev. Mckee informs the STAR that
he was much pleased with the service
and the appreciatiye audience. In the
evening Rev. Lymer preached an IN.
teresting sermon. Rev. Mckee, who is
at present supplying the Baptist pulpit
here, states that new minister will
soon arrive from the east and will be
come the resident pastor for the church
John L. Diamond, U. S. bank ex
aminer for this state, came in las,
Saturday from the Northern Hills, in
spected the affairs Of the First National
found them in tip-top order and left
on the evening train for his home al
Brookings. Mr.. Diamond is a member
of the state central committee, ant
was quite favorably impressed with tn.
idea Of holding the state nominating
convention at Hot Springs. as he ad,
lnires the place. The only objection
that he thought mighs be raised WA
in the expense of transportation, bu
since we are assured of low rate, an,
as everyone comedies that the Hills i
} entitled to it, we have confidence tha
this objection will cut no figure.