Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

It will only take five more cars Of
stone to finish the new school house.
The Fairburn delegates to the Custer
county convention were instructed to
support Judge Gardner.
George Glow, our popular wagon.
maker is contemplating q trip to his
old home at Macon, Ills. in the near
future.
Commandant Megrew Of the soldiers
home reports very pleasant visit to
Deadwood, it being his first visit to
that city.
The next regular examination of
applicants for teachers certificates will
be held in Hot Springs on Friday,
Sept. LIST, 1898, by Supt. Brooke.
1t is reported that the commission
ers ordered the Minnekahta bank not
to honor Treasurer Bradley's checks
for county money deposited there.
Dur base ballists should not forget
the game that is to he played on the
college grounds next Saturday for fun.
All lovers the national game should
get out and enjoy themselves. No
charge.
The American Express Go. has put
up mail box in the Elkhorn depot,
for the accommodation of patrons Of
their money order system, which has
become quite popular since the recent
financial trouble.
Hans Jensen, the donkey man, is re-.
ported very sick. He was taken down
on Sunday last and has been getting
no better. Last night he came near
bleeding to death, so his watcher says.
from nasal hemorrhage.
We were favored with very pleas.
ant call from Prof. King. He is a
very pleasant gentleman. 1t will be
of some interest to our church people
to know that the professor is a mem
ber of the Methodist church and his
wife of the Congregational.
The Wolford. Sheridan company
gave their final play, Mystic Mountain,
to q we'll filled house Wednesday night
and went to Deadwood on the morn
ing's Elkhorn. Altogether they were
q good company, and succeeded in
taking quite an amount Of much
needed money out Of town.
Prof. H. F. King, recently elected
superintendent Of our city schools, ar
rived Wednesday over The B. & NJ.
with his family, from Waukon, Ia,
and for the present they are at the
Gillespie. We welcome them to our
city and hope that Prof. King may
find his work in our city congenial and
pleasant.
The Lincoln State journal of recent
date contains very nicely written
article upon Wind Cave by Rev. Byron
Beall, as he viewed it in company with
quite party of visitors, during that
gentleman's recent visit to this city.
He gives very graphic description Of
the cave, and many interesting incl
dents of the trip.
DIR. McGillicuddy. Of Rapid, is in
luck just at present. A few days ago
he received his commission as assistant
quartermaster general of the South
Dakota militia, with the rank Of colo
mel. A day or two later he was ap-
pointed as president of the board Of
trustees Of the School of Mines, with
salary of 81 900 a year.-Lead Tribune.
The Elkhorn company are knocking
things among their employees. F. A.
darmon the erstwhile travelling freight
agent, received notice a day or two
since to take charge of the station at
Deadwood, and Mr.. Albertson the for.
mer agent has been relieved. Other
changes are beng made all along the
line and the boys are jumping sidewise.
The general movement seems to be
to cut down expenses.
The Elkhorn freight train came in
Wednesday with a special car at
nached, bearing the following promi-
nent people: Bartlett Richards and
Mrs. H. B. j. Richards and Supt. Har.
ris and wife of Chadron, Mrs. Van Tas.
ncii duu MlSS CSUeTI OI Cu0y0uu0 anu
j. j. Cairnes of Oelrichs. They will
remain with us for week or longer
enjoying our attractions and having
all the fun they can.
Bank Inspector Diamond will leave
on Saturday evening, and says he has
to make trip OF 2,80O miles at one
skip. He has not been at home but
two or three days during the past year,
having been moving from place to
place upon the order of the comptroller
looking after national banks. That
branch of government affairs has de-.
manded an unusual amount of atten-
tion for the past few months.
The only White House mistress to
permit the opening Of its parlors and
conservatories to the public, regardless
of days, was Mrs. Patterson, the
daughter of President johnson, who
is at present living i'll Tennessee, and
of whom a pleasant sketch, with por-
trait, is given in the September Ladies
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