Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-05-06
SNAP SHOTS
ABOUT THE CITY

w. w. Roots father arrived We'd
nesday morning from Crete, Neb., and
will visit his son for some time.
Judge g. G. Bennett, of Deadwood.
came down last evening to take testi.
monv and will stay over Sunday. :.
w. h. Austen, representing the
Minneapolis Farmers Tribune, is in the
city working up subscriptions for his.
paper.
Mrs. E. ID. Norton departed for Kan
sas City last Saturday evening, where
she will visit with relatives for several
weeks.
MIR. Blunck will commence building
very fine residence in Phillips adj
dition soon as the weather becomes
settled.
w. r. Reynolds, yard master at
Hastings, Neb., is in the city taking
the baths. He is registered at the
Parrott.
Judge Cults mother, who has been
visiting with him for some time. past,
departed for her home on Friday even
ing last.
The ladies of st. Luke's Guild gave
a fine supper Tuesday evening, which
was participated in by a goodly
number.
j. And again we have had a week of
most disagreeable weather. 1t has
been raining and showing nearly all
the week.
The Belle Fonche Bee is now entire
ly printed at home, and is one Of the
neatest aud best papers that comes to
the STAR table.
Fred Hickey now has his "Arl,ng-
tom fitted up and in full running or
der. He is doing good business and
certainly deserves success.
Attorney Griggs, of the b. & NJ,
came in from Beatrice, Neb., Tuesday,
to look after some matters that his
company had before the court.
Will Walton left for the state of
Washington last Tuesday evening.
He leaves many good friends here,
who will wish hlm success in his new
home.
City marshal, Charley Roe, and
policeman Weak and Carpenter have
some bran new grey suits, and when
this damp weather d.ies up they will
don them.
The steam laundry has been rented
Briggs & Whalen, recently from Bur-
lington Vermont, and opened up for
business today. This institution ought
to be made a success.
At the Deadwood city election Tues
day, the ticket headed by Sol Star was
elected, excepting the alder
man from the fourth ward, where the
independents succeeded in winning,
defeating j. T. Edmunds.
T.. E. Jackson, u. S. Marshal, of
Omaha, was in the city a few days
during the week. He went away ac-
companied by Jerry, the dish washer
at the Parrott house, who is wanted in
Nebraska for selling liquor without a
government lien e.
The Hermosa Ice wagon has been
doing duty through the snow storm Of
the week. Frank Hesnard, the mana
ger, says that he has started in for the
season, and he will continue to make
the rounds and distribute ice if he has
to do so with a sleigh.
A large audience assembled in the
b Baptist church last Friday evening to
hear the musical program that had
been arranged by the Baptist society.
The program proved to be a treat for
!, all those present who enjoyed good
emusic. The program was excellent
! throughout.
DIEp-At the Soldiers Home, Tues
day morning at 6 o'clock, William
: Lorlar, aged about 62 years. The de-
ceased had suffered for some time with
sciatlc and imfamatory rheumatism.
q He served in the navy during the war
-and had formerly been in the English
service. The funeral was held Thurs.
day.
Some of the colored people of the
city.h have organized what is called the
Minnekahta Georgia Minstrels. The
first stentertainment will be given next
Thursday evening in the Opera House.
Messrs. Bates. Plummer, and Butler
+ are the leaders in the enterprise and
with such>energetic men at the helm
the minstrets are sure to meet with
success.
The B. s. NJ. will make rates to stage
points in Wyoming as follows ON aud
after MAY 10: From Gillette to Buff
!, falo, $12.60; from Gillette to Sheri-
dan, $l4; from M0orcroft to Sundance,
IS. These rates are tp be added to
regular passenger fare from Hot
Springs. First-class stages run daily
making close connections with trains.
DIR. Hargens was called to Missouri
Valley last Tuesday, where his sister
was seriously iii with diphthsria.
During his absence DR.. Wade is look.
! ing after the patients at the Ksely
s.s:s Word ~ xscsived Wednes-
sslsy q astsrnoon III l6s doctors sister.