Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-06-09

The Doctors and Their Wives Take
the Town.
They Are Enthusiastic.
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ERUSALEM y Did
nj you ever see such a
A\W crowd? This and a
*&&SS~ hundred other like !
#Nf4 expressions were
a M&M heard on every side
klNAYSM today as the two
s7AS~fSlM elegant trains of
palace cars pulled into town bearing III
their comfortable seats, full 800 of tine
finest looking set of men with their
handsome ladies and bright faced
children. This is a day the like of
which Hot Springs never saw before,
and which will be looked back to with
great interest and delight for years to
come. We are sure the univcrsal.ver
diet is that they are the most intelli-
gent and finest looking class OF men
that have ever visited Hot Springs
without exception.
1t would be simply impos-
sible to publish the names If even
half Of them. 1t Is enough to
state that they are from every
part of the United States from Maine
to Texas and most everybody in town
is finding some one or more among
them that they knew IN days gone by.
printing 800 badges bearing the in
scription Hot Springs, South Dakota
Welcomes the National Association of
Railway Surgeons, June 9Th, $685."
which were distributed to them as
they alighted from the cars, and 800
more were printed at the Evans job
Office and then there wasn't enough to
go around. Our band greeted them
with a number of cEoice selections at
which they returned their hearty app
plause. All afternoon they were being
hauled over u city in every kind of a
vehicle from a cart to a tally-ho, aud
we should judge that a good number
Of them got a ride about town, but
there were entirely too many for our
capacity. They were not simply
pleased with our town, they were en-.
thusiastic over it, and our space and
language are far too limited to give
anything of a correct idea of their de-
light at their visit here. There was a
meeting held in the opera house at
four o'clock when a portion of them
determined to take the trip to Dead
wood which was kindly rendered them
by the Elkhorn company. There sre
many conclusions we must draw from
: this visit of the surgeons and the
i, greatest one is that the Elkhorn com
pany is doing herself proud by Hot
: Springs in this matter to have selected
{ our city out of every other one to have
brought these physicians to, at this
great expense, is ar item Of no small
import to II people. These doctors
will never forget Hot Springs and it.
royal reception, Its healing waters. de
lightful climate and beautiful scener,
and in the years to ome we doubt no
but thousands will find their wa,
d hither to regain their shattered healtl
under the advice of those who are to
day among us. May the railroads VIII
q projected this pleasant visit profit b,
e their own kindness to the surgeons
and may the good doctors appreciat
:, the efforts made to show them a mic
% time and may they all live to com
er again and make a larger stay with Il
is the wish of the STAR.
LATER:-As the Pullman Car Ct
= are in need of their coaches, most, o
the physicians will leave this evenin,
for the east, at 6 and $3.50 o'clock. onlt
% about 200 going to Deadwood in til
20 morning.