Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-08

work.
Potatoes 81 35 per hundred. En-.
quire at hu1.sr & PRICE. 253tf
Petty Bros. have disposed of their
stage coaches and shipped them down
the road Thursday.
There will be special meeting of
the hook and ladder company Saturday
evening at 1880. All are urged to be
present.
Arthur Colgan, the newly elected
county commi siOner, came over from
Oelrichs last Tuesday as a witness be-
fore the grand jury.
f. G. .Johnson's brother is here from
Racine, Wis, TO dc what he can for E.
Il. The latter has been gaining nicely
for the past day or two.
A. H. Neenan of Sterling Center,
Mimi, WIN has been bathing here for
the past six weeks returned to his
home last Monday much improved.
Jos. Rymer and George Havens are
getting things arranged in the Blakes-
lee jewelry room for the opening of
their restaurant and confectionery.
Miss Myrtle I, ler, tie newly elected
Professor of music in Black Hills col
legr, arrived last Tuesday from her
home at Nashville, Neb. and at once
entered upon her duties.
George Hilliard and his wife,
nee Miss Arl,e Douglas. are taking a
course III dentistry in Chicago. Lady
dentists are getting to be quite the
rage and Mrs. Hilliard will be one of
them.
HI. I. Catl,n, b. 4 NJ. agen. says
that now is IL good time for the clergy
men of the city and surrounding coun
try to make application for their half
fare permits on his line of road for the
next year.
i A sweet little daughter arrived at
the home of Conductor Harry Ryan of
the b. & NJ. the latter part of las'
week, which is just cause of rejoicing
on the part of The several members of
the family. Congratulations, Harry.
Lafe Richards has resigned his posi-
tion as cook at the Gillespie and goes
to Deadwood. Dad Nicholson and
Miss Minnie Strunk have taken their
old positions, which will insure the
best of service.
Presiding Elder earns was in the city
and held quarterly meeting services
last Sunday. H. reports everything
'.Jubilating IN his line throughout the
Hills. The STAR was favored by a
call from the pleasant gentleman.
The contractors of the plumbing and
steam fitting on the new school house
tested the Job Sunday and find il,
works like charm. The gentleman
in charge says he can keep the temper
ature at 20 degrees with two pnnnd>
pressure. This is something to rejoice
over.
Miss Della Borst has just finished a
very successful term of school in Union
district and has come to Hot Sprin IS
to spend the winter with her sister.
the efficient assistant principal of our
high school.
! The Elkhorn railroad has force of
m"n at work putting up fence along
their line of track to the city.
The COWS that are running loose have
heen a great annoyance to the rail-
road boys and they will be glad for
the improve ment.
| A new electric light made in Germa.
NY, called the Helios. is l,eing tried by
the Electric Light and Power com
pany. 1t burns the usual carbons and
gives ont the usual white light.
The advantage it has over the others
is that 1t can be used with the incan.
descent system and it gives stead,er
light. Ii it is adopted. the old power
house viii! most probably be abandon
ed and all the power generated at the
Falls plant will be- transmitted here by
wire for all purposes.
| Miss Edith Bschtel, daughter of J,
M Berhtel. of Burlington. Ia., writes
Mrs. Fred Evans that her father com.
menced to improve in health as soon a:
he reached home. and has been build.
ing up steadily ever since. He ascrihes
it to the use Of our waters. which did
not begin to take effect until he lef,
here. MIR. BechteI is firm friend oi
Hot Springs and we are glad to know
that his faith has not heen shaken hy
his recent personal test Of the virtue Of
our waters.
w. U. Germond has commenced a
series Of improvements on his place on
Cold Brook which will certainly in
crease the value OF his own property
and be quite an attraction for the town
in general. He has men at work Dig.
ein9 to hedrock at the first bend of the
creek above his addition. with the oh
jet in view Of putting in dam TO,
the construction Of lake. He also
expects 10 strike good supply Of pnre
sand and gravel filtered water which
expects tn have used by the Evans wa.
terworks. The improvements are 90.
ing to cost considerable money as it