Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-11-17

KINGS. SOUTH DAkO'
Chss. S. Brown "f Rapid City, was
down on Saturday evening, in compa.
ny with Judge Gardner.
Rev. G,lchrist, who is holding revi.
val services at Belle Fourche, is meets
ing with gratifying SUCCESS in the good
work.
/. M. Humphrey of Rapid City and
Ed. Steneer of Hermosa, are here
again on cattle business with II. A.
GODDARD.
II Wallie Root accompanied his parents
on fv,ng trip to D.adwood, and they
returned to their home at Crete on :he
sou h bonnd train. Sunday.
w. w. johnston. commercial agent
for the Wyoming division Of the b. &
NJ, came down from Deadwo0d with
his family Monday to spend several
days.
Miss Helen Springer. daughter of G..
A. Springer, returned to Hot Springs
Tuesday. They, with other mem
hers of the family will spend the vim
ter here.
| Attorney E. G. johnson, who has
been so seriously sick for long time,
was moved to the soldiers home. He
has good gri. and believes he is going
to get we'll and his physicians think so
ton, now.
DIR. Nesmith. the new surgeon at the
home, was an old friend and neighbor
uf llr. Wade and Judge Boomer, in
Illinois, wears ago. There is talk Of
building him outage on the grounds
near the home in the near future.
| There is to be game of foot ball on
Thanksgiving day. The college team
have challenged the town to pick up
eleven men who can Withstand their
ruslIes and give them something to do.
and we are informed they wall have q
chance.
Professors Mcbride and CALVIN Of
the University Of Iowa, made hasty
survey Of the country between Edge.
mont and Custer, gathered and boxed
up their precious cycads and other
specimens and left for home to study
over their work. They have promised
| 10 let us know of the result.
R. I. Patrick, n. Maxton Graham
and Jim Noodle had quite serious
runaway while driving to the quarries
on Monday, with one of Jensen's
teams The were accompanied by MIR.
Hartford, late Of England, who no
doubt Thought the initiation rather ss-
vers. They were all more or less
bruised, Patrick got the seat Of his
pants torn and all were considerably
d.morahzed but no bones broken.
They went to Buffalo Gap and came
in on the Elkhorn train.
Capt. Meerew informs us that he is
in receipt Of very eloquent and we'll
worded letter (>ent hy Mrs. Haney)
from George P. Bent, manufacturer uf
The Grown piano. donating the one
that has been in use in the South Da.
kota building. during the Worlds fair
tn the soldiers home at this place.
He writes that he has inst taken it to
the factory to have it. inned, rrtoucl.ed
and boxed. when it will be subject to
their shipping order 1t is a most gen.
erOus gift and one we know the "boys"
will appreciate. We understand an
effort will be made to have it shipped
free.
Justice Ridpath is feeling somewhat
tickled. Some time ago he rendered
Judgment against the Hot Springs in.
dependent school district for a claim Of
$25 made by Willis Sawyer, which
with costs Amounted to over $40.
Sawyer sold the Judgment to Chas. q.
Fargo who took IT. for the full amonnt.
w. A. Wheeler turned over warrant
drawn on the contingent fund (?) to
Fargo in payment of the claim. The
ind gnen' still stands on the jnstice's
!ork.t unsat,sfied. Fargo refuses to
pay the costs, and now Judge Ridpath
is trying to elect whether he will take
the schonl district. Sawyer or Fargo to
satisfy the judgement.
The Episcopal people have about
made up their minds to commences
building their church in the near fu-
tu,e. 1t is to he located on the hillside
jnst above Sidey's specimen store, the
site and 81 900 worth of building stone
being donated by Mr.. Evans. They
reason, and rightly too, that they can
get the work do le cheaper these hard
times, than when everything il on the
boom. Aud beside it will give EN-.
pIoyment to worthy mechanics who
would otherwise he ont of employment
and the means os earning livelihood
this winter.