Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-06-16
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Misses Alma Lampert and Nellie
Connor start this evening for a ten
weeks visit to the Worlds fair at
Chicago.
The gossips seem to be having a
sweet morsel in the reported indiscre.
tions of one of our way up doctors.
IL there is any truth in the reports
his goose is cooked; if not, he had
better set things straight.
Mrs. j. Il. Lampert and Miss Alma
and son Orlin came down from Hill
City last night. She will remain
few days packing up some of their
forniture which they will move to
Hill City, and it is rumored that MIR.
Englesby of the Minnekahta state
bank will rent their house.
ORLANDO Ferguson has struck a
strong flow of water on his own land
near the Catliollcon which he claims
has all the properties Of that water.
1t is quite cold at the present depth
five feet--but he thinks it will be
warm when he reaches the main vain
which he figures is fourteen feet below
the surface. He says he is going to
build a bath house right away and
give baths for twenty-five cents. And
so the battle wages.
John Boyer will commence work
with his entire force of hands on the
three splendid bridges across Fall
River on Monday. They are all to be
forty foot span truss bridges. The one
near the Cheyenne river will be
fifteen feet above the water to save it
from possible high water ON that
treacherous stream. The others will
be ten feet above water. They will be
excellent Improvements and he can't
get them done too soon.
Marriage license was issued yester.
day to George r. Miller and Miss
Mary M. Moore of Edgemont and they
were married by Judge Gull at his
home. George acted as the efficient
deputy Ct Sheriff Clifford a year ago,
and the bride we understand is the
daughter of ex-County Auditor j. N.
Moore. The STAR congratulatcs the
young couple and wishes them pleas
ant journey through life. They are
guests at the Gillespie hotel.
The new city hall is fast assuming
shape and it will be one of the pref
tiest fronts in the city. The large
stone on which the words CITY HALL
stand out in bold relief was put IN
position above the central arched win
dow of the second story yesterdayt
The stone cutters will soon be done.
The bricklayers are finishing the vaul.
and the carpenters are busy putting in
the frames in the first story. We be.
lieve Contractor Mckay will have it
pretty near done on contract time.
The w. G. T. u convention for the
Black Hills will he held in Deadwood
OH Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
We notice that Miss Grace French,
Mrs. H. 2. Eaton and Mrs. Lymer Of
this city are on the program.
There has been wholesale firing of
conductors on the Elkhorn again. On
Sunday night the following conductors
were told that their services were NO
longer needed BY the company.
Sammons, Of the passenger line run.
nlng between Chadrou and Deadwood,
Lynch, Flanagan and Thorndyke ali
freight or local conductors. Bert Cox
will take Sammons run, Tug Wilson
will take Cox run till Kelly comes back
Finnegan will be special passenger
conductor and other changes will be
made. 1t is rumored that some
more Of the boys are shaking.
The SrAR is sorry to see Mr.. SAM.
mons leave the road as be has been a
very gentlemanly and courteous en-.
ploYs apd . general favorite with
everybody. We should be glad to
hear Of his being re'instated.