Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

On Monday J. W. Reed was ap-
pointed guardian for Chas. Bruyere,
who is insane.
Walt Knowlton, the right bower for
]. H. Chase in the Hills, is in Chicago
buying another big stock Of goods.
The Elkhorn depot has been adorn-
cd with a handsome new ticket case,
and IA. D." is feeling good over it.
Miss Carrie Towner is visiting with
Hot Springs friends. She will he alb
sent several weeks.-Custer Chron-
icle.
Ed Bond, the prosperous rancher
from over near the Gap, was transact.
ing business in the metropolis We'd
nestiay.
Rev. Frame an, entire family have
been sun ring with bad colds for sew
eral days, but are now all getting
along nicely.
Work on the Shope Barnes block is
progressing nicely. and the stone work
on the first story will lie completed by
tomorrow oiyh'.
j. w. Bentley, the all.round real
estate man. has moved hi office into
the building where Clark formerly
had meat market.
Fred Evans Jr. is havi,g plans ar
ranged for making his recent our
chass-the ArrIeget residence-one Of
the finest IN the city.
j. NJ. Henton, clerk of the school
hoard, had his hands full thu other
day signing III ,l.e school bonds, but
he got great wiggle upon himself
and signed his name sO2 times IN two
hours and half.
Bob Shsnn's meat wagon will shortly
appear on the streets again "entirely
remodeled. repainted and refurnished
throughout" II will be white and
golden colors. handsome enough to be
placed unon the "pearly Streets"
The literary society at the Falls is
becoming very interesting. The sub
jsct for debate tonight is: "Resolved,
that love will draw man further than
fear will drive" We understand
some Of the young men ofth city will
90 down and battle for the afiirma-
tive.
If you want to see some fine Jaw
homes of brontotherinm, a rhinocer-
ons, or five toed horse, drop into
John sidey's specimen store and you'll
see something interesting, all gathered
from the bad lands. He has also just
added to his rare museum two fine red
foxes which were caught near the
city recently.
One Of the most popular and agree
able hotel clerks that ever graced such
a position in Hot Springs is John
Shortell-when he vas clerk of the
old Minnekahta in the days of John
collars and Don Porter. And now
who will not bs gratifed to know
that he is clerk at the Evans, and fill
ing that position with his old.time ge
nialiy and good nature.
Yesterday the STAR man dropped in
to see how Sculptor Riordan was get
ting along with his new Indian maid.
en-. He already has 1T nearly finished
and it looks very Iife-like-quite the
pink Of perfection. Although the pink
sandstone is considerably coarser than
the red, it is nearer flesh color, and
works nicely. Riordan is natural
sculptor sure enough.
The George Wa>hington's hatchet
party at the Baptist church Wednesday
night was we'll attended and the en-.
tertainment was interesting. Miss
Cameron's school children interested
the audience very nicely; the singing
was excellent, the poem by rrof.
Brooke was good, the ice cream was re-.
freshlng and altogether it was a very
nice affair.
The STAR is under obligations 10
Eaton & Wilcox. the popular druggists,
for one Of those pretty little souvenirs
o! Hot Springs, containing very fine
photographs Of the northern portion Of
the city-the Evans, Gillespie. Union
depot, plunge hath, Soldiers Home,
the residences of F. T. Evans and F.
q. SiIkenson, the Presbyterian and
Baptist churches. the College and other