Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-04-15
SNAP SHOTS
ABOUT THE CITY

The B. & NJ. pay car distributed lucre
to their faithful employees on Tuesday.
j. A. Pratt is building an addition
to his house in Mammoth Spring ad-
diticn.
DIR. Wade has moved to his lately
purchased property on Jennings
avenue.
A. }. Fisher, a legal light of Chadron,
was transactlng business at the Springs
Tuesday.
Mrs. Henry Marty has been quite
sick for the past week, but is now on
the gain.
Dan Wright and family departed
last Sunday for Seattle, Washington,
where he intends to reside.
Last Monday S. r. Wilson sold his
house and lot located just west of the
bath house, on the hill, to DR.. Dodds,
for $1,000.
o. F. Carpenter has the contract for
hauling 800 perches of stone for the
Phillips-Boomer block. He began
work Monday.
A STAR scribe dropped in 10 see Bob
Shann's steam sausage grinder work,
and the way that little thing cuts up
meat is caution.
j. N. Moore, one of Dudley's enter
prising citizens, was in the city Mon
day transacting business and made the
STAR an agreeable call.
Messrs. Oliver, Sweeny and Blair
were here couple of days this week
looking after business in connection
with their bottling works.
7. S. Hawley expects TO occupy the
store room soon to be vacated by l.. S.
Ellsworth. Mr.. Hawley will keep a
full stock of bankrupt goods.
District court will convene at the
court house in this city next Tuesday,
Judge Gardner presiding. There are
about 35 civil and 10 or II criminal
cases on the docket.
Don H. Porter writes the STAR that
the season at Sutherland, Florida. is
over and that he hopes to be at the
Springs by May Isl. He and family
will be heartily welcomed.
Walt. Knowlton is now full fledg-
ed resident of Hot Springs, having
come over from the Gap "bag and bag
gage last Thursday. He is getting
things nicely arranged in the Chase
store, and it is an attractive place.
j. w. Butler has had a handsome
flower garden made in front of his
cottage across the creek from the
Onion depot, and as soon as the warm
weather brings forth the shoots and
the lawn gets green 1T will a be charm
ing sight. A neat fence encloses the
garden.
The STAR is in receipt of a notice as
follows: "Mr. Geo. w. Scott and Mrs.
Pluma l.. Wells, both of Cass county.
Iowa, were married Thursday evening,
March 3lst. 1892, Rev. z. NJ. Wright
officiating" Mrs. Wells formerly re-
sided near here. and her many friends
extend their warmest congratulations to
her.
r. S. Gurney, an uncle of the Thay-
er boys, arrived Monday direct from
Boston. He was here two years ago,
employed by Capt. LaFleiche in the
shoe repairing business. MIR. Gurney
has not been contented to remain in
the east since he was here and has
now come to stay, and will soon open 4
shoe shop in the city.
At the democratic county conven-
tion held in this city last Saturday the
following gentlemen were chosen as
delegates to the state convention: R.
F. Connor, X. +. Harris, E. A. Blunk,
E. D. Norton, al. Hora, G. M. Wilcox,
w. A. Wheeler, j. N. Moore, II. A.
GODDARD, Sam N. Moses and l. d. Pow
ell. They favor Cleveland delegates
for the Chicago convention.
!, The names thus far handed in to
the city auditor. as candidates for CITY
offices are as follows: For mayor, j.
B. Dickover and John Stabler; for
treasurer. Edmund Petty and Jas. S.
Noodle; for police justice, NJ. L.
Kanable; for city justice, E. j.
Moore; for aldermen; first ward
Henry Marty; second ward
Robert Connor; third ward, Joseph
Vincent.
The "Star and Crescent" is the name
of the brand of flour that Crane Bros
have handled for the past six years
ever since they have been in business
here. While they have had strong
competition in the -four trade this
brand has become so thoroughly estab.
lished in the households of Hot Springs
people that they want no other. 1t is
inade at Pierce, Neb., and they have
their hands full in supplying The trade
Crane Bros. just received another car
load of this celebrated brand.