Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

C.L. Wood of Rapid City is here on
legal business.
The plastering on the city hall will
be finished in day or two.

AuO PAooVOttuk OA tuO SAVy uoAt WILL
be finished in day or two.
Judge Boomer is making some re-
pairs to his sidewalk in front of the
Art hotel.
1t is reported that hay is selling for
$15 dollars a tor in Oelrichs, delivered
on board the cars.
Most of the stone cutting on the
school house has been done, and some
of the men have been LAID of.
Cleveland's message has turned ma
ny democrats in town who say they
will forever renounce that party.
Arthur John Vagg, celebrated as a
petrified man fend, has returned to
Hot Springs and is stopping at the
Evans.
A Chicago dispatch to the Minnea-
polls Journal reports V. E. Prentice's
assets as $37,649, and liabilities
$59,474.
Ex-Sheriff Jas. Boyd and Cbas. Fall
Ion of Rapid City are here, presumably
on political business They are at
the Evans.
Major Anderson has accepted the
invitation of the Miners unions of
the upper hlls to deliver an olation on
Labor Day at Central.
1t is no longer the firm oe Sham T.
Meyer. Mr.. Sham disposed of his in
terest in the new market to Mr..
Meyer Tuesday, who will run an en-
elusive cash business.
Miss Clara Brennan. the faithful
and efficient Typewriter at the Evans
is taking well earned vacation. For
eighteen months she has been steadily
employed with scarcely a days inter.
mission, and will enjoy her rest at
home.
1t Is time now to commence laying
our plans for securing the national
sanitarium. We want to make a
united pull for 1t and have the bill
introduced early IN the session. We
haven't the least doubt but if it is
carefully worked. by this time next
year its foundation walls will be under
way.
Mrs. John Peirce and children, John
and Emily. and Mrs. and Miss Moller
of Sioux City took the b. & NJ. for
Custer Saturday expecting to go
to Sylvan Lake to spend fortnight or
two camping ort. There are mum
Der of others who expect to 90 up and
visit them after they have started
their camp and got it in good running
order. No more delightful outing
could he made.
Something of scrap was INDUCED
in by two of the prisoners at the
county Jail Tuesday. The fellow,
Kinder. who was put in the other day
for scrapping with a fellow at the Hot
Snrings house, probably thought he
could apply the same opprobrious epi-
thet that brought on the scrimmage
referred to. to John Connors of horse
stealing fame without danger. Con
nors wouldn't have it that way, and
they went to pounding one another in
good shape. The sheriff soon got down
to them and separated them and
Kinder promised not To call names
again, which satisfied John.
Street Commissioner Scott is getting
in some good work on our streets out
of the poll tax. For two days he has
been at work putting in stone and
gravel on the ditch along the south
side of Minnekahta avenue, to keep it
from washing, and is doing good
job. If he can secure the work he will
gravel the whole street, which is very
much needed. He says he would be
glad if people would pay him instead
of hiring substitute. as it would en-
able him to hire teams, which he
greatly needs. AS soon as finished
there, he will commence on River ave-
nne, between the postoffice and the
Evans, and will put the whole street
in first class condition for travel.
a meeting of republican attorneys
of the county was called the first Of
the week at Judge Cleveland's Office
for the purpose of discussing the ques-
tion of the advisability of bringing out
a Hot Springs man for the circuit
judgeship. After looking the matter
all over it was unanimously agreed by
vote of those present that 1T was the
proper thing to do. Accordingly a
committee of seven consisting Of Robt.
Shann. Nate Pool. DIR. Jennings. w.
L. Judkins, DIR. Howell, A. b. Connor
and A. S: Stewart was appointed to
canvass the situation in this county
and all over the district and report a
man who in their Judgment is the
most suitable and available, whose
name will be presented to the republi.
can county convention for their con-
sideration. The committee after some
investigation met this morning and
aeeming more time necessary adjourn.
ed until Saturday when they will re.
port.
A. F. & A. M.