Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-17
MADISON WINS.

After spirited contest Madison Sc.
cured the republican state nominating
which will be held IN that
city July Goth.
Go to w. 1. Colvert for window
glass.
James A. George and wife, of Wash
ington. u. T., are stopping at the
Gillespie.
Don't fail TO attend the Orphean
Quartet Concert at the Opera house
Wednesday evening.
Tonight at the Opera house an en-
tertainment will be given under the
auspices of St. Luke's Guild. Music
will be furnished by the Ladies' and
Orphean quartets and recitations will
be delivered by Miss .ketchum, Carl
Catlin and Miss Stanley.
j. A. Stanley and NJ. s. James de.
parted Monday evening for Madison,
S. d., where they will attend the meet
ing Of the republican state central
committee for the purpose of inducing
that body to locate the next nominat-
ing convention at Hot Springs.
All lovers of good music will be
pleased to learn that the Orphean
Quartet will give a concert in the
opera house, Wednesday evening, June
22nd. The Orpheans met with a very
favorable reception in their appearance
at Buffalo Gap and there is no doubt
but that Hot Springs people will turn
out in force to hear their popular male
quartet.
The Custer Mail, which has been is
sued from the old Democrat office in
this city for something over year, has
suspended publication. Editor G. A.
Frazer states that the step was deemed
necessary by the management, because
of the lack of financial encouragement.
The plant is still retained by the pro-
pr,etors, Messrs. N. ). Tubbs and w. S.
Wood, but it is rumored that the inde-
pendents will purchase it and found a
paper of their own in this community.
Cluster Chronicle.
Judge Stull, a prominent attorney
of Auburn, Neb., was in the city a few
days recently on legal business in con-
nection with the estate of the late Mrs.
hanley. 1t will be remembered that
Mrs. .Hanley willed her property to the
Home of the Friendless at Lincoln,
Neb., and now her heirs are disposed
to make fight on the legality Of the
will. Judge Stull was designated as
one of the executors of the estate. He
left for home Monday evening.
Yesterday afternoon good many
people congregated near the Elkhorn
depot to see the new flowing we'll that
Mr.. Phernetton struck on his property
some time ago. The water of this we'll
closely resembles Catholicon springs
water and Mr.. Phernetton thinks that
he has struck something that is very
desirable and in this supposition he is
borne out by many of our business
men. The location is the most central
and desirable one for bath house in
the city. And there seems to be plenty
Of good water there too.
The graders on River avenue Satur.
day afternoon uncovered the tusk OF
some gigantic, prehistoric animal, most
probably that of a mastodon. The
tusk was very fine specimen and had
it been properly treated at first, might
have been preserved. 1t was about SIN
feet long and about seven or eight
inches in diameter. AS soon as exposed
to the air, the tusk began to decompose
and the many who went out to see it,
carried pieces of the curiosity away. Ii
is to be regretted that the specimen
was not preserved as it would have
! been a valuable addition to any
museum.
Visitors to the city are not satisfied
to go away without seeing Wind Cave
During the past week large number
have gone out to see this great natural
attraction. On Tuesday there were
five different parties visiting the cave
and from all of them were heard ex.
pressions of wonder at the beautiful
and unexpected sights that they wit.
messed. Wind Cave is a drawing card
for Hot Springs and it will stand our
people in hand to do all they can to
make known the existance so near to
town of such wonderland.
PA Rydberg and A. E. Wagner,
graduate botanical students Of the Ne.
braska State University are making a
tour Of the Hills for the purpose Of
collecting botanical specimens for the
state and United States. They stopped
two weeks at Custer and are at present
located in Hot Springs. The country
around here is especially rich in the
varieties of plants. From here they
will 90 north on the Elkhorn to the
northern Hills. probably stopping a
few days at Buffalo Gap or Hermosa.
Don't fail to attend the Orphean
Quartet Concert at the Opera house
Wednesday evening.
Important.
Every person that has an interest in
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