Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-03-11
SNAP SHOTS
ABOUT THE CITY.
Organize that fire company.

Mrs. Ed Ames is rapidly improving
from her protracted illness.
What about the organization of a
fire company? Can't it be effected?
The Sturgis Advertiser is now an
all home print-seven-column folio.
BoRN-To the wife of Geo. Turner.
Friday, March 4th, 1892, a daughter.
All happy.
Messrs. Frye & Eastman are located
in the front rooms over the New York
Bargain store.
Even with fine system of water
works the city might burn down If a
fire organization is not effected.
Supt. Harris, of the Elkhorn, came
in last Friday and remained until
Saturday, looking after business.
Editor Bonham, of the Deadwood
Pioneer, is in the city, recuperating
from his recent protracted illness.
Mrs. Butler, sister of Mrs. Ed Ames,
arrived last week from Pawnee City,
Nebr., and will visit for two or three
weeks.
A recital will be given in about two
weeks by the music students of the
.cellege, under the instruction of Prof.
Taylor,
Mr.. G. N. Miner, of Cedar Falls, Ia,
father-in-law of E. w. Martin, arrived
last week with household goods, and
has taken up his residence in Martin 5
cottage.
w. r. Castle has been at home visit
ing his family, and that new baby,
during the week. He says they have
plenty of business at his Omaha
institute.
Dennis Dunn, of Lead City, who has
been stopping at the Catholicon for
about two weeks. left for home last
Friday, entirely cured of a bad case Of
rheumatism.
F. D. Holton, a pioneer resident of
the Hills, now a prominent resident
of Hill City, is in the city bathing for
his health, and the STAR appreciates
his calls at tile sanctum.
Mr.. A. A. Noodle and bride came in
last Saturday morning from Durham,
Ont. The numerous friends of Mr..
Noodle were delighted to welcome him
home with his beautiful bride.
At last the Lapp stock of goods has
been disposed of, being sold off in job
lots to merchants from this city and
adjoining towns. w. i. LaFleiche
did the screaming act in fine style.
The Aberdeen Democrat gives an
account of the w. r. G. entertainment
at that place on Washington's birth
day for the purpose of raising funds
with which to assist in erecting cot.
tages about the Soldiers Home. at this
place.
President Roswell Miller, of the
Milwaukee & St. Paul R'y., states that
they will not make any extension in
South Dakota this year. So we will
have to wait another year at least be-
fore Hot Springs gets that line. But
it will come.
The contract for changing the
channel of the river has been let to
VIM. Robinson. He began operations
Wednesday afternoon and from the
manner in which they are tearing the
earth they will not be long in opening
up the new channel.
The notorious Lead City townsite
squabble has at last been compromised
and people Of that mining metropolis
are surpremely happy. If the COM
promise could have been effected sever
al years ago the city would be way
ahead Of what 1T is. But will go II
now.
On Saturday last Rev. Frame re.
ceived the elegant silver communion
set, mentioned in these columns before,
from a young ladies society of Con.
cord, N. H. 1t is for the Congrega.
tional society of this place. and is in
deed a valuable and most acceptable
present.
S. NJ. Harris, of the lumber firm Of
Gordon l. Harris, was pleasant caller
at these quarters last Tuesday. They
have the contract for furnishing 500,.
900 lath for the Minnekahta hotel
and have a number of contracts about
the city for furnishing lumber, all OF
which point to what is going on in
this growing resort
Mr.. Taylor who left here few
weeks ago with bis family for Velasco
Texas in search of a better place than
this in which to make fortune, came
back last week satisfied that such a
place did not exist, at least along the
route he took. They will tie to a place
now that has sure-enough glowing
future-Hot Springs.
Have you called in to see Skinner.
Grocery since the fire.