Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-06-23
r THURSDAYS DAILY

The little daughter OF "A. n. Powell
is not expected to live.
Jno. Hale, Mayor of Tilford, came
in this morning to transact business
with u people.
j. E. Platner, a railroad man from
fChadr0n, came in this morning for a
short stay with us.
Our hotel men report many in
queries for rooms for summer tourists
in the lea future.
w. H. johnson and teams are NOV
ing a barn for Mr.. Hesnard up in Cold
Brook addition today.
The creek is being rapidly rid of the
moss and trash and is in much better
shape than for months.
A. Dupree of Fl. Wayne, Ind. is
in the city for a short season and is
located at the Gillespie.
j. w. D. Anderson was initiated
into the mysteries Of the third degree
Of [. U. O. +. last night.
Mrs. Adams Kosh and daughter of
Norfolk, Neb., came up to spend a few
days enjoying our attractions.
G. A. Springer of Chicago, Ills. took
the Elkhorn for home last night. He
will return before the summer is over,
Sackett & Warner have completed
the frescoing on the office of the Evans
and as we predicted, have done elegant
work.
The wife and family of Mr.. Watson
the colored porter AZ i'r. Evans. came
in this morning, and h.. III b. hrua,ier
than ever.
A. Padden was in ilr<"'. f~.'i,,
from near Buffalo Gap. N.n,"r,~a
nice shower in his neighhoriluod Tues
day night, but more is needed.
Miss ID. j. Taylor of Egan, s. d. and
Miss Margaret Colvin of kellogg Mimi,
are young ladies who have come to the
Springs to spend the summer. They
are stopping at the Evans.
Forrest Smith, q. NJ. Wilcox's
nephew who has been helping him in
the store for six or eight months left
last night for his home in Wisconsin.
He expects to return some time this
fall and attend school.
Miss Lena Hardness, daughter of
Mrs. Armstrong, came down from
Sturgls yesterday, where she has been
attending the Sisters Academy. She
will spend her vacation at home.
nj. d. Anderson, wife and Miss
Maggie Anderson camein from Union
vile, Mich, this morning and at
present are stopping at the Ferguson
house. They have come to spend the
summe here and perhaps make their
permanent residence.
The II. H." luartette, in connection
with MIR. Graham the chalk talker,
will furnish the best evenings enter
tainment Hot Springs has ever seen.
Remember the time and place, college
chapel, Saturday evening, June 24t}i.
Admission fifty cents. Children under
IL, half price.
Walter Scott is making every effort
to have the assessment roll made out
for the grading done on River avenue
between Eighth street and the electric
power house. 1t cost about $4,000.
for which city warrants have been
issued. A majority Of the property
owners signed the petition including
one lot on the west side Of the street
and it is thought the railroad company
can be stuck for half the expense.
Some time ago Isaac Tanner a ranch.
man living IN Custer county, came to
town and amid the whirl of hilarity be
enjoyed, he lost his pocket book con.
tanning S44.O0. 1t was found by the
Misses Klee, sisters-in-law of w. HI.
Johnston. They left it at a promident
place in town and advertised it in the
STAR for three weeks, but nobody
came to claim it. After receiving the
advice of a competent attorney, that
they had fulfilled their part, they used
the money. Tanner now comes and
describes the pocket book, claims it anc
has filed papers to recover the money
Melville McGregor was brought into
Judge Ridpath's Office this morning
and everybody expected he would bt
bound over to keep the peace as ever,
pdtdUlUu udu UccI llduC W tuLb SAQ
As o as Mrs. McGregor and Edna
came in. friends who were with then
asked that the court room be cleared o
everybody but the parties and tlei
friends and in a few minutes a con
tract was agreed to and reduced t,
writing in which McGregor and hi
wife agreed to separate, she to pay al
the family Indebtedness. and he bind
himself not to come near the premise
under any consideration unless upon
written invitation of Mrs. McGregol
McGregor denies the story of his abus
ing his family and says the contract h
has signed will be a happy release t
him. We lave not heard whether h
expects to leave town or not.
The city council met last night TO
the purpose of receiving bids OH TIL
sewerage contract. There was onl.