Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-28

1 SISTER OF Mrs. Il. j. Green of this place
9 came in last week and will spend sam
time visiting her. She is we'll please,
with Hot Springs and thinks it de
, .ightfnl place to live.
D Miss Martha Allison of Lead is th,
guest of her friend, Mrs y. j. Green
Her father. Judge Allison came dow,
with her the latter part of last weel
, and spent sunday With US, returning
home Tuesday morning.
D, MIR. Hughes aud wife of Richmond
Mo-, who have been here for six week,
bathing and enjoying our attractions
lett for home Wednesday night. Mrs.
Hughes has received great benefit
from the use of the waters.
/ |. n. Chase came down from Rapid
City Wednesday TO note the progress
of business in his immense clothing
house here. and is we'll satisfied. Since
his wife's death MIR. Chase has taken
up his permanent residence at Rapid
City.
Wednesday MAS the most joyous day
cur people have seen for months. The
windows of heaven. were opened. and
several gentle and refreshing showers
received 1t is now hoped the dry
spell has broken aud we will have
plenty of ram.
". S. Peterson and wife came down
Rapid City Wednesday to spend some
time. MIR. Peterson will conduct the
music at the Chantauqna this year. and
+; the satisfaction given last year guaran-
tees him II b,g class this year and first
class instruction. MIR. Peterson. be.
sizes being splendid director, is an
excellent bass singer. and his solos
have always been greatly enjoyed.
U. S. Commissioner Walter Ander-
son, after hearing the evidence in the
case of Spotted Elk for stealing beef
from Running Bear. hound him over
in the sum of 5000 to appear before
the next session of the United States
court at Deadwood. and he was taken
there "Wednesday by Deputy Marshal
MathieSsen. The Indians. Flies Above
and One Feather, who We're witnesses.
returned to the reservation.
Fred Exams, dr., left Tuesday again
for Sioux City and Omaha. taking
with him little George Swan and
Fritzic. The object in visiting Omaha
is too look after the contract for the
stone for the United States govern
ment building in that city. 1t is al
most definitely settled that the -brextl
Stone company will get the contract
for The hnil(liIr on their bid with the
Eyaas pin!i sandstone. If such is the
ease. it will turn lots of money loose
among lis to iaborers and will keep
the quarries busy all winter. Let us
sincerely hope that he may be success
full and that the building NAV com.
menca at once.
| Congressman McKieghan from Ne
hraskaS blg Third had large audi
ence at the opera house Monday night
and made a speech that was highly ap-
plauded hy his populist friends. 1t
was not very severe armi gnment of
the other ptrties, and simply set forth
the speakers views on the financial
question. which were fully In accord
with populist doctrines He offered
no special solution of the present diff
iicui'y and said no living man could
solve il. The republicans and demo
eratS that We're present of course We're
not f.,lly in accord with what Me-
kieghan said. but gave him credit for
making an interesting talk.
Postmaster Morgan has received no.
ticc from the department. that he post
office at the soldiers home will bc dis
continued after July 81. This is
probably the result of democratic
economy. The department has also
ordered a box to he placed in i; con-
venient place in the upper town for
the deposit of mail matter, and the
postmaster will be obliged TO collect ii
every day before the mail closes. No
order has yet been made for the re-
moval of the postoiice from its present
location to the city hall and it is
probable wont he until the matter of
rent is settled. The department will
not likely allow more for rent of the
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Scnbner's MAGAZINE for August is
as usual. Il fiction number, containing
six short stories. five Of them illustra.
ted. and instaliments of two short Sc.
rial> by Robert Gran. and Haarold
Frederic. This idea of Il fiction mum.
Der was first realized IN midsummer
, 1889. and it has proved one OF the
most popular features of the magazine
In it have appeared an unusual mum.
Der Of short stories which have become
famous. several of them having been
;. the beginning of the national reputa.
/, t,on of well-known authors. This
year the writers of short stories rep.
resented are: l'hos. Bailey Aldricb
1 H. c. Bunner. Sarah Orne Jewett
Howard Pyle. w. II. Shelton and
Grace Elery Channins. The artist:
5 who illustrate the fiction of tins mum
her are equally skilled. In addition
II F.. I,