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

Willard Thom has returned and is
cutting stone on the new school house.
A bright little daughter arrived at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. La
Fleiche last Thursday. Congratulations.
A. A. Powell is building substan-
tial barn for his hearse and undertak.
ing goods adjoining the Herald Office.
The Hot Springs House closed up
on Saturday evening, some OF the
guests going TO the Parrot and Others
to the Mower house.
G. r. Cushman returned from his
trip to Nebraska and Iowa advertising
Hot Springs and says we don't know
what hard times are.
Carpenters are putting partitions in
some of the rooms at the college to
give room for the incl eased numbers
that are looked for the coming year.
A fine young son arrived at the
home OF Pastor Herbener Of the Ger.
man Lutheran church on Sunday even.
ing and he postponed his visit to Rap
i'd city.
Henry I. Wilson, lately of the STAR
force, has gone to Cascade to take
charge Of the Geyser. Henry ls deserve
ing of the best the land affords, and
we wish him great success. He can
get up good paper.
Jacob Lampert came down from the
j r mine Saturday evening and spent
Sunday looking over his interests here,
going back this morning. He says it
ism it likely he will build another cot
tage on the hill this fall.
j. Il. Phelan, the efficient superin-
tendent of the Wyoming iiyislon Of
the u. & NJ. brought in his wife, son
and daughter Sunday to remain sever
al days with him while he is detained
here as witness on the big railroad
case.
| Mr.. f. E. Robinson, son of Rev.
Robinson, is in the city recuperating
his health. He has had quite a siege
of sickness but has already greatly
improved since coming here. Mr..
Robinson is city editor of the Cedar
Rapids Republican.
Matthew s. Dedgeon has been elected
professor Of latin and greek in Black
Hills college to take the place Of Prof.
Myers who was first chosen and re-
signed. He is a graduate Of Baker
university, class Of 80 and is a young
man of rare attainments and promise.
Harry 3. Hare, secretary of Black
Hills Chautauqua, who has done such
generous and efficient work for that
institution, left Monday for Kansas
City, Minneapolis and Chicago for
about months visit. The STAR
wishes him pleasant visit.
Street Commissioner Scott is doing
the right thing. After putting M,nne-
kahta avenue in the best condition it
has ever been, be now has his force of
men putting in the sidewalk in front
of the city hall, and that street will
soon be in excellent condition for our
pedestrians.
| Rev. j. B. earns, the Woodworking,
genial presiding elder of the Black
Hills NJ. q. conference, conducted
Quarterly services at the chapel Sun
day, and preached two good sermons.
Monday the church held a busi-
ness meeting to close UP the work Of
the past year.
S. j. McConchree, conductor on the
@. suburban line out oe Chicago, who
has been here for amonth taking baths
for rheumatism returned home this
morning taking in Deadwood on the
way. He came here unable to walk
and goes away as spry as cricket and
entirely cured up.
i Our popular conductor of the Elk
horn, Charley Dayton, received the sad
news Of the death of a sister in Iowa
by wire Sunday, and took the train
out that night to attend the funeral.
| Conductor Bert Cox of the main line
took his run. 1t will be something
new for Bert to handle the rheumat-
les but we hope he may enjoy his short
stay with US,
Commissioner Scott is extending the
sidewalk on River avenue across Tenth
street to the electric light house, and
we understand that in few days the
walk will be completed to the Evans
barn making complete connection be-
tween the two parts of town,-some-
thing that has long been needed. He
has also large force of men levellng
up the street and cleaning up the ref
use and promises to soon have the
street in better condition for travel
than it has ever been.
The Parrott house changed hands
Monday. +. Z. Florida retires and Mr..
A. A. Burt takes charge as manager.
Mr. Burt is a hotel man of large expe-
rience and has few equals as a steward
and provider. He is also an affable
and courteous gentleman and will
make good host. We sincerely wish
the house the great success it deserves
under the new management. MIR. Par
,.ott ,.ri.l cf,1l %l,o l,,,,s.,