Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-11-25

NJ. Caughey returned Tuesday morn
ing from a two weeks business trip to
Omaha.
Miss Wolfe, teacher in the Rapid
City schools. spent Thanksgiving with
her friend, Mrs. Professor Maynard.
S. E. Wilson was in Custer the first
part of the week, looking after his
eases in district court which convened
there on Monday.
A small boy of Mrs. Sylcox' fell
down while playing and broke his arm.
DIR. jennings was called in and re-
duced the fracture.
w. w. Smithson, county auditor
elect, has purchased one of the Mckay
cottages on college hill, and will move
his family here next week.
The side walls of the Petty Hora
block are completed and the front is
now being put in. This is going to
be one of the finest buildings in the
city.
The collection taken at the Thanks
giving service amounted to $3.50. 1t
will be applied for the relief of the
poor of our city and any other persons
desiring to contribute can leave tLeir
contributions with Mrs. A. $. Stewart
or Mrs. III. y. Eaton.
Mr.. A. II. Graham of Wisner, Nell,
is in the city visiting his father, Mr..
George Graham, who has heen staying
here some time for his health. His
father will spend the winter in Can
ada, and ilr. Graham will accompany
him as far as Chicago on his trip.
Miss Rose Bower of Rapid City, is
stopping with Mrs. L. Calhoun. She
will take some studies in college and
pursue her studies in music. Miss
Bower is an expert cornetist, and
greatly delighted the audience at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday even
ing by her playing.
We notice from the report of our
Black Hills college correspondent that
ninety-one persons, exclusive Of the
five guides. entered the Wind cave ON
last Mondays excursion. That expe-
diton will doubtless mark red letter
day IN the minds of the many young
people who took part in it.
Snow began to fall last night about
dark, and this morning the ground is
covered about two inches deep. 1t
seems to have had but little effect, how
ever, on our genial Italian climate, as
it is hardly cold enough today to de-
mand the use Of an oyercoat.
The Thanksgiving service at the
Baptist church was not we'll attended.
Twenty mine women. twenty eight
men and eight children manifested
their thankfulness by coming to
church. Rev. A. p. Cooper preached
sermon very pleasing to the audience
from I'm everything give thanks
Have you seen those elegant Bibles
which are for sale by Eaton & Wilcox
for the American Bible Society? They
are cheap. too. as they are sold for
actual cost. Look them over before
You buy all your Christmas presents.
A nice Bible is good thing to have in
the house, even if you never do find
time to read it.
Miss Jennie Connor entertained a
company of young people at her home
on College Hill last Tuesday evening.
Among those present were the Misses
Lampert, Messrs. Egan and Whitfield
and Earl and Harry Hare. Where
the returns are so plain on the face,
we do not feel it necessary to assure
our readers that ian enjoyable time
was had
Hon. G. c. Moody of Deadwood, and
r. N. Stevens of Washington, ID. c.,
have been in the city for the past week
representing the different sides of
the keystone Land and Cattle COM
pany claim against the government
for depredations committed by the In
dians during the last outbreak Of the
Sioux. Mr.. f. H. Whitfield, ono OF the
expert stenographers of our city, has
been assisting them in making trans.
cripts of evidence.
At a meeting of the shareholders Of
the Cooperative Savings & Loan Asso-
ciation, Of Sioux Falls, S. d., in Hot
Springs, held at'the city hall. Nov. 81,
local organization of said association
was perfected with the following
named gentleman as officers and dir