Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-04-07
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

The Sioux Falls Turf association
has been organized.
Watertown's effort to secure free
postal delivery has been unsucccss-
ful.
Senator Pettigrew says that s45, 600
Sisseton Indians.
The Salem Roller Mills company
now makes its own electricity which
is used to light the mills.
Lyman county, across the Missouri,
is about to be organized. Election Of
officers will be held May 10th.
NJ. Dignan, an old settler of Orient,
Faulk county, dropped dead with
heart disease on the depot platform
in Faulkton.
DIR. Joseph Cook. the eminent
divine, illlecture at Huron on the
evening of April 8, under direction of
the w. c. r. U.
John O. Emerson, one of the
pioneers of Minnchaha county. died
of heart disease. He leaves u wife
and four children.
The large Touring mill of ID. w.
Tyler, situated at Marion Junction,
was totally destroyed by fire. Loss
$50, 600: insurance $4,000.
Three carloads of stalactites from
Crystal cave, this state, have been
placed in the horticultural building
on the worlds fair grounds.
The argument OF the motion to set
aside the verdict OF the jury in the
Herbert Hall-Winslow divorce case
has been postponed until April Is.
James Vickery, a prominent young
farmer residing near Clark. was
instantly killed by the accidental
discharge OF his gun while hunting.
Parkston's postmaster, John Fish,
has rendered his resignation to take
effect at once. He is probably the
first postmaster in the state to resign.
Col. l.. ID. Lyon of Watertown has
mustered in No. camp of the Sons
of Veterans, of Iroquois. The camp
starts out with twenty-siX members.
Woonsocket's big we'll. which has
been cloggcd up the past six months.
causing the city great deal of
Inconvenience and expense in futile
attempts to open it, has finally been
opened up and is gushing once more
with its old time vigor.
G. j. johnson. OF Mikhell. clerk OF
the circuit court, and wife nearly
lost their lives by being overcome
with coal gas. They were discovered
in the morning in an unconscious
condition and it required 4 physician
several hours to resuscitate them.
Superintendent Childs, of the
Harney Peak lin company, in an
interview said: "You may quote me,
if you wish, as saying that the
present shut down is not permanent,
although cannot say when opera
tiOns will be resumed.'
The United States court has COM
pleted its labor at Pierre. and
adjourned. Noindictments were found
against the lAdian police for shoot.
ing Fielder. The only case that
Came to trial was that of Robert
Evans, of Pierre, for selling liquors
to Indians. and the Jury disagreed.
ID. Rivers. land attorney of Cham
bcrlain who has followed contesting
to Il considerable extent, was attacked
in his own residence the other night.
-Four men tried to decoy him out. and
upon failure fired five shots at him
through the door without effect.
There is no clue to the would-be MUIR
derers.
Nearly year ago Martin Block,
young man living northeast OF
Mitchell. stole sample case from
the Milwaukee depot which cost the
company $3.50 to settle for. He
escaped arrest up to last week, when
Sheriff Dwight heard of him i'm
Alexandria and put him under
arrest.
The severe sentence pronounced
upon Burchard. a "blind pig keeper
by Judge Campbell is not appreciated
by the ''fraternity" at Huron. The
sentence OF the court was sixty days
imprisonment in the county Jail and
IA tine of $500. Should the fine not be
paid an additional imprisonment OF
$50 days will follow.
Frank Caldwell, cashier OF the
Edmunds County bank, which
assigned Il year or so ago, has been
acquitted OF the charge OF receiving
deposits when he knew the bank was
insolvent. He was brought back on
/, reguisition from Minnesota and
was prosecuted by the best legal
talent obtainable.
The inventors of two different
patent car couplers live in Pierre.
Since the law passed congress com
pclling all railroads to put on safety
couplers these inventors have re-
ccived many inquiries in regard to
their patents. $. G.. Urine, one of
the inventors, has received the offer
OF $50. 200 for his patent.
At :; meeting of Aberdeen business
men it was decided to organize an
interstate wheat palace association.
with IL view of holding /, grand
exposition in connection with and
after the state fair next fail. a com
mittee was appointed on i,cor-
poration and ways and means. The
object meets with much favor.
The motion to dissolve the attach
ment proceedings of the National
COrdage company upon the property
nf the Sn,,th I)aknta Eor,nors.