Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-08
Prof. Lymer's family came in on
the belated train and at once took pos.
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session Of the Lampert cottage.
Rev. G,lchrist's furniture has ar.
rived and they are getting comfortably
fixed in their home on Jennings ave.
nue..
A little daughter arrived last Friday
to gladden. the household of MIR. and
Mrs. Will Snow who live in Phillips
addition.
Johnny Richer started Sunday
for Chicago to take in the Worlds fair
He will look after a train load of cat
tie for Humphrey & Stenger while on
the way.
Fred Mower will shortly occupy the
room IN the basement of Minnekahta
block, vacated by Cole, with big line
of fruits. He will continue to run at
the old stand also.
The twenty five cars of red sand
stone recently contracted for by Kan
sas parties with our Elm Greek Omar
nv company are for large public
building at Lawrence.
Sandie Noodle is to be congratulated.
A sweet little daughter came to live
with them ,ast Sunday. Mother and
child both doing we'll. The STAR, with
hosts of other friends offer we'll wishes.
A. G. Cole and Harry Gayhart have
rented the south window Of Eaton G.
WilcoX's drug store and nave put in a
line of specimens and jeweIry. Mr..
Cole goes to the Big Horn mountains
in few days. Harry will run things
during his absence.
Jacob Lampert came down from the
mine Saturday evening and is moving
his furniture from his large residence
to his stable where he will store it till
his new cottage is ready for occupan-
cy. He reports the cleanup at the j.
Il. mine on Saturday as yielding the
spendlc sum of $35O0.
Mrs. H. I. Catlin and son Karl left
J Friday evening over the Burlington for
a visit to the Worlds fair ard will be
gone until college commences. This
trip is for Karls benefit to give him
an idea of the big show. Mr.. and
Mrs. G .tlin will take in the fair later
on as Mr.. Catlin will not get his vaca.
tion till about the first of October.
The reception at the Congregational
church on Friday night was very de-
lightful affair, affording an opportunl-
ty for the townspeople to become &C.
quaiptsd with the new arrivals who
are prominently connected with that
church. The attendance was large,
and one of the most sociable and happy
times was enjoyed that has ever oc-
cured in Hot Springs.
Veterans who are drawing pensions
under the Pension Act of June "a,
1890, will be reassured to learn that by
order of Commissioner Lochren no
more suspensions of pension will be
permitted unless the claim shows
that it is fraudulent. Such suspen.
sions will be very few. Those who
have had their pensions suspended
should at once make application to have
their names again placed on the roster
A boy was sent to market with a
sack of roasting ears, and after linger-
ing around town all day came home
without selling them. When his
mother asked him why he did not sell
his corn, he said that no one asked him
what he had in bis sack. There are
many merchants like that little boy.
They have plenty of goods for sale,
but they fail to tell what they have in
their sack. Ii You expect to sell goods
in this day and age of the world you
must advertise the stock in trade
Verdon Vidette.
/ The meetings of the Black Hills Bap-
tlst Assn closed with the sermon of last
Sunday. The high key note struck at
the opening of the session on Friday
morning was we'll sustained and with
growing power through all the sess.
ions to the close. After the dismission
the by mn of praise, ''Blest be the tie
that binds our hearts in christian love-
involuntarily burst forth from the lips
of those who fingered, loath to say
"Gooi Bye Forty delegates from
abroad were in attendance. The meet
ings next year go to Rapid.
Coroner Colvert and DR.. Cheney
went to Oelrichs Thursday evening to
hold an inquest over the remains Of H.
n: Brown who shot himself, notice of
which appeared IN the STAR yesterday.
They drove TO his place about due west
of Oelrichs eight miles, and after ex-
amining several of the witnesses the
jury rendered verdict that deceased
came to his death from a gun shot
wound inflicted by his own hand. The
inquest brought out the following
facts: Deceased was eighty four years
of age, and has been a large and
powerful man. Of late years he had
become almost helpless through the
in6rmities of age and frequently
would fall when he attempted to walk.
He was left in an adjoining room, sit
ting on chair near his cot, while the
rest of the family were at dinner. BY
the aid of his crooked cane he secured
a 80 calibre Winchester rifle, which he
fired with his cane. The bullet went
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