Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-06-09
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ing News.
Edward j. Lynch accidently shot his
right arm of a few days ago near Dead
wood, s. D., from which he died.
The wife Of Rev. j. p. Jenkins, pastor
died O few days ago of consumption.
james Thybo, o young lad OF Is, was
instantly killed at Deadwood, s. D., q
few days ago, in u collision between two
b orses.
W. w. Schuman, a prominent business
man OF Watertown, $. D., was kicked by
q horse a few days ago receiving serious
injuries to the head and lungs. His IN
dition is critical.
The Bank OF Beresford, S. D., o private
concern, at the head Of which is A. A.
Ames, has failed. Particulars rs to its
condition are meager, but it is believed
depositors will be heavy losers.
Frank L. Fowler, ajeweler, ut Groton,
s. d., attempted suicide u few days ago
by taking morphine. He may recover.
He has been elnbezxling from his employ
er. His homeisat Island Pound, Vt.
The annual meeting Of the society of
Black Hills pioneers, which will be held
near Rapid City, June 9, promises to be
the lnrgest attended celebration ever held
by the society. Grand preparations are
being made for the event.
u. T.. johnson, who since it's organiza-
ton has been a director of the Union Ma
tional Bank, of Sioux Falls, has resigned
his place and will remove to Chicago,
having connected himself with a spring
water company at Chippewa Falls, Wis,
with headquarters ut Chicago.
Indian Agent Brown. OF Pine Ridge. s.
d., has opened the bids received for fur
nisLing tie wire for building the 9O-miie
barb wire fence around the northwestern
border OF the Pine Ridge reservation, but
will not make award until the Indi.
an bureau at >. ',ington can be heard
from relative to ..ishing iron posts.
Chief Clerk Murray, OF the quarter.
masters department at Fort Mead,
has just received a great curiosity in the
shape of q miniature Indian tepee, which
was made 10y Red Clouds youngest
daughter. IT is perfect in every respect
and is adorned with all the hieroglyphics
known to the Indian race.
Parties who arrived in Rapid City, s.
d., a few days ago, from Keystone, con-
firm the reported rich strike in the Key
stone mine. The night shift ran into a
new formation and when the rock was
washed Monday morning preparatory to
milling, much OF it was found to be speci-
men ore, very rich in free gold.
December 81, 1886, Col. Mark W.
Sheafe. then register OF the land office at
Waite t ,wn, S. D., wrote the interior de-
partnient asking q simple direction in re-
gard to the conduct OF the Office. Re
Gently, six and one-half years having
elapsed, Register Phillips received u reply
to the question, the first Acknowledge
ment received.
Settlers from the ceded Sioux lands,
who have been in Chamberlain, s. D., for
supplies, report that crops look fine in
that section OF the state, and that the
hundreds OF new settlers who have gone
in there this spring are delighted with the
outlook. Hundreds of acres which Lost
year were idle will this year yield large
crops.
The Second Regiment band Of Brook
ings, s. d., has been engaged to play at
the South Dakota building d portion Of
the time during the words fair. This is
the band which played atthe Lake Madi-
Chautauqua last year and which
went with the South Dakota editors on
their trip to Yellowstone park last Sep
TENDER.
1t is altogether likely that Fort Meade,
S. d., will be enlarged to "a ~ company
post-eight OF cavalry and four of in
fantry. Gen. Merritt inspected it recent
ly and will recommend that the post be
enlarged. He pronounces the tort the
most finely situated military post in the
Northwest. The target range is the best
in his department..
The town OF Spearfish has a Hercules
who wishes to match himselfagainst any
Oh tue 6CrOnR men Oh SOuCn DakOCA. his
name is John Daley. and he offers to
wager 81, 900 that lie can throw q go
pound weight farther than any other
man in the state. He will also wager
that amount that he can lift more than
onyo his fellow citizens.
The ferry boat on the Missouri river at
Pierre recently left that place with a par
tv OF 40 Indians on board. and when the
boat reached the Fort Pierre side OF the
river there were AZ Indians in the party,
the two extra t~ing born on the way
over. Their mothers wrapped the new
born infants in a shawl and walked of
the boat as ii nothing had happened.
Some of the Indians at Lower Brule
agency ore obiecting to the order for their
removal to tlleir regular reservation, and
it is reported that they have sent a rep.
resentative to Washington to see il the
authorities will not revokeor modify the
order. A special agent Of the Indian
bureau is now at the agency for the
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