Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

q. G. Blakeslee sold his cottage in
the south part of the city to w. e..
Lancaster today.
A. b. Connor came back from the
reunion pretty nearly sick, and the
doctor tells him if he don't use the
greatest care he will have another at
tack of fever.
James NJ. Woods, mayor of Rapid
City and one of his children came down
last night for a little recreation and
rest. He reports business little dull
In the Gate City.
John Sidey and Chris Jensen took a
large party of tourists to the Bad
Lands today. The rain last night
cooled the air and made the roads in
fine shape for this enjoyable trip.
Ted Gallagher came in yesterday
and We can look for another pngilistic
display in short time We under
stand Danny DAILY will offer $50 TO any
man in Town who will stand up before
him for ten rounds.
Tip Mullen came in from Alliance
and Crawford this morning and re
ports i, very sad condition OF drouth
through hat country. He says Hot
Springs is decidedly lively compared
with The other towns north and south
Of us.
DR.. Adams returned from his six
weeks visit 10 the east yesterday. and
is glad TO get back He SAYS we don't
know what hard times and ight
money is out here In scarcely my
bark between New York and the
Missouri river would ii he possible to
get money even If government bonds
were put up as collateral.
A .cry acceptable rain visited the
Hills country generally. reaching over
the greater part of Northern Nebraska
last night. and while some of the pes
simists say it is too late to be Of any
good. we believe it will i,e of immense
benefit. Corn ard potatoes will now
take fresh start and will yet make a
good crop. The dry spell! is now broken
and we will no doubt have plenty after
this.
Willard I'hom and Martin Morrlssey
have formed partnership in the stone
business. Already fhey haze ecurea
the cutting of he trimmings for the
Chadron academy which Is to be re-
built, and for Martin Murphy's block
in that city. They also expect 10 get
the work on d new brick block GOING
up at Gordon, Neb. They are both
good fellows and we wish them
success.
Jacob Gable, a man of some means
from Falrmont, Neb., who has been
here for some time looking for loca-
tion near town, for chicken farming
and market gardening was located
| yesterday by G. r. CuShman on The
south west !. OF section o.. tip. Z, range
| ). a few miles west of town. which he
located as 4 homestead. He started
for home last night and will attend to
harvesting his crop and after getting
settled up. will bring his family to
make this their future home. The
STAR Is glad to see them come.
The gentlemen from our city who
We're at the re-union at Whitewood re-
turned home last night. Most of them
were pleased with the good time they
had and especially with the beautiful
grove of oaks and their camping place.
But they all complain great deal
about the accommodations and facilities
for entertainment. They of course
considered Whitewood a small place ard
labored under the disadvantage Of
their hotel being burned a few days
previous. Capt. Lucas and President
Hancher did both themselves and the
city proud by the addresses they made.
The camp fire was broken up on We'd
nesday evening by rain. and it also
rained again yesterday. The place of
meeting for next year is at Sturgis.
C. w. schmitz. the genial represen
tative of HI. I. Clark G. Co of Lincoln
came in from Sheridan this morning
and tells us that the boom that was
promised for that place, has fallen fat
and a more gloomy, respondent set of
men he never saw in his life. They
act like there was no future at all, and
will not even buy staples. He also
tells us that there is much excitement
there over the finding man there
under the wheels of a big freight
wagon with his life crushed out. He
was seen driving team of four mules
the evening previous, which must have
run away and threw him out under
the wheels just as they broke away
from the wagon. The wheels passed
over his neck, breaking it and sever
ing the jugular vein. What is most
peculiar about il is that there was
found on his person sS,747, of which
over s1700 was in gold and $1,000 in
government bonds. From papers on
his person it was learned that his name