Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-16
HOT SPRINGS SOUTH DAKOTA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 49,

Had the Evans franchise given bet
ter rates than the other there might
have been some excuse for the action
of Turner and Marty, but those who
carefully compared them state that it
was not so good in many particulars
and better in none therefore there was
no excuse on earth for their killing
the first franchise.
Turner and Marty were no more
elected to represent the second and
third wards of this city than the con-
gressmen of South Dakota are elected
to represent Nebraska. An alderman
Is of course expected to do what is
deemed for the best interests of the
whole city. His constituents would
not ask him to do anything detrimen.
tai to the interests of the whole city.
The almost unanimous sentiment of an
officers constituents is more likely to
be right than his own. and one who
refuses to heed their desires. and sets
his own opinion up against theirs, is
unsafe and untrue. When an officer
can not longer agree with his constitu-
ents, and represent THEM, if there is
any sense of right, or justice, or honor
left in him he will promptly and will
lingly resign.
In most respects the Evans franchise
was not so desirable for the
people of the city as the other, but
through the persistent efforts of mayor
Dickover it was changed and brought
down to compare more favorbly with
the one that was rejected. In fact it
was so interpclated, erased and
changed that it was sent to the type
writer to be rewritten, and for tins
reason we cannot give any of the more
important features of it 10 our readers
in this issue. Yet they are now nearly
the same.
Had there been much difference of
opinion among the constituents of the
first ward councllmen there would
have been some reason for their voting
as they saw fit. But when public SEN
timent plainly dictates its preferences
a chosen representative who disregards
that sentiment is alluded to by Web
ster as traitor, pure and simple.
The democratic county convention
will be held IN this city at the court
house on Oct. S b.
j. A. Sedgwick arrived from Chicago
Tuesday morning, for weeks visit
with his many friends in the city.
He will remain about week.
The democratic judicial convention
at Buffalo Gap Wednesday night for
this district endorsed and nominated
the independent nominee, Levi McGee
Rev. Brown and family came down
from Spearfish last evening. and will
occupy Ralph SINNERS pleasant resi-
dence on Jennings avenue. They are
heartily welcomed by the people of
Hot Springs.
The dramatic readings by Miss
Shontz at the opera house Wednesday
evening and the Baptist church last
evening were not so we'll attended as
they should have been. Miss shontz
is reader of great merit and it is an
exceptional treat to listen to her.
Mr.. Cummings who Is employed on
the Chicago avenpe grade. was struck
upon the head with a rock, Wednesday.
that was blown into the air by big
blast. His head was quite badly cut,
but it was fortunate thing that the
rock was no larger.
Co. Supt Brooke has been in the city
for few days, and made the STAR one
of his agreeable calls. He is candi-
date for reelection, and as we haven't
heard of any opposition yet, 1T looks
as though he might have smoothe
sailing.
H. E. Bacon was among the happy,
good natured tillers of the soil that
called upon the STAR Thursday. He
will be a candidate for clerk of the
court this year, before the republican
convention, and surely if nominated
he will go in with a big vote.
AT meeting of the republican sena-
torial central committee in this city
last Wednesday evening the senatorial
was called to meet IN this
city on Oct. 18th, at 7:3O o'clock p. M.