The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1892-01-01

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around to do the many customers
bidding.
H. Mrs Hancher, who has been sick
the grip for the last week was
iepoF1sd on esdaesday to be on the
mend. Pres. Hancher is recovered
almost entirely from his attack, but
his doctor DIES not allow him out yet.
The flue Of the College has been
undergoing repairs for the last week.
The heating apparatus did not work on
account Of some flaw in the chimney.
The chimney which is the southwest
one is being enlarged and 1T is expected
that it will be finished in abont a week.
We find that our old friend, A. L.
Baumgartner, formally of the Hat
Creek Frontier, has again launched
into journalism as the publisher of the
Sioux County Herald, at Harrison,
Neb. He is evidently prospecting as
he announced in last weeks paper that.
the coming week the paper will greet
its readers in an enlarged form.
John H. Skinner. of the STAR force
departed on Saturday night to his home
in Springview. Neb., on the F. E. & M.
v. train. A letter from him on his
arrival there, reports a pleasant jour-
ney, beautiful weather. and q
"way up time" He also says that he
expects to return before another crop
of watermelons graces our arid (?)
hills.
R. F. Conner, Secretary of the Hot
Springs board Of trade, left on Tues
day evening for the east. r. F. has a
big scheme on foot and is going east to
work it; in fact he goes in the interest
Of two or three schemes. While gone
he will visit the many centers with the
purpose Of enlisting some eastern
capital iu this city. Besides be is
working up a large improvement en-
terprise.
The clerk of courts, sheriff, county
auditor and register of deeds have each
been served with an order restraining
them from taking possession of the
new court house. A hearing will be
had at Custer on the 9Th of this month.
Again the reasons the people have for
believing that the court house Is not
properly located will DO brought to
the notice of the court. We shall soon
see what Judge Gardner thinks of the
matter.
IT,. Hauehton, a prominent legal
light, of Chadron was in the city on
Wednesday. He came up to look after
the second hand stock of Bachelor
which his client had a mortgage. He
found that Bachelor had left two or
three days before, leaving George
shortrige in charge, and saying that
he was going on a hunt. The sheriff
took the stuff under the mortgage and
now has it IN his possession. MIR.
Haughtou returned to Chadron in the
evening but will return in a few days.
For Tire commemorate purpose of
protecting themselves from the loss of
cattle by being strayed or stolen,
the lesser cattle men of Fall River
county have formed an association,
which will keep a register Of all the
brands and marks of each member of
the association. Each memb., vii! I've
supplied with one or more copies of
the registered brands and BY This
means there can in some manner be
prevented the 'srustling" Of cattle that
is such q loss and annoyance to all
eattlemen.
Another business is soon to be
launched at Hot Springs, and on that
we doubt not will prove remunerative
to those who are in it. The business
is that of manufacturing and handling
a patent medicine and will be- backed
by a company of which w. W. Root
will be president. Mr.. Roots, well
known business ability is a guarantee
that this new departure will be pushed
with success. Besides Mr.. Root. other
local people are into the deal. Already
bottles aud labels are purchased. The
company will begin business at once.
The STAR can say This week that the
Hot Springs Street Railway company
are getting ready for business. A
representative Of the Chicago capital.
lists who are putting monev into the
enterprise was here this week looking
over the ground. After thoroughly
examining its present condition and
future prospects he expressed himself
as we'll satisfied. He further stated
that he would go home and that affairs
for putting the road IN operation
would be pushed at once, Our citizens
may be sure that With early spring a
street car line will he 81, cn,4rco ~ nan