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

SOUTH DAkUIA NEWS.
The Scotland military band has
been organized.
Hot Springs is to have an electric
street railway system.
There is talk of discontinuing the
Lead branch of the Deadwood Central
railroad.
Mabel Schraudenbach has been ap-
pointed postmistress at Franklin,
Brown county.
John j. Wynn, the convict who es-
capped from the state penitentiary,
was recaptured at Sheldon, Iowa.
The poultry fanciers Of Sanborn
county have decided to have poul-
try show the last of this month or
early in March.
1t has been definitely decided to
have the Daly-O'Donncll sparring
match take place in Sioux Falls, the
date to be fixed in a short time.
The governor has appointed c. W..
Stafford, of Day county, oil inspector.
and John krause public examiner.
They were Immediately confirmed.
The South Dakota Millers' associa-
tion at their meeting in Mitchell ap-
pointed Il committee to look after the
matter of a milling exhibit at the
Worlds Fair.
j. +. Merry, assistant general pas
senger agent for the Illinois Central
railroad, is assured of a big influx of
land buyers into the state the ap-
preaching spring.
AS a result of the war made on the
Standard Oil company by the Aber-
deen papers, the price of gasoline and
kerosene has been reduced two cents
on the gallon in that place.
The South Dakota Mail says that
on the first of March Hon. Joseph
Frudenfeldt goes to Minneapolis to
take charge of a large iObbing house
put there by New York parties.
Rodney Keith, the l4-ycar-old son
of Hon. Charles Keith of Nolga, presi-
dent of the state boardo of agriculture,
was kicked by a horse which he was
leading to water and almost instantly
killed.
About the first o. December Swan
Il Co. commenced an elght-inch ar
tesian we'll TO furnish power for the
Ashton roller mills. An enormous
flow was struck Friday at depth If
.0C0 feet.
South Dakota Odd Fellows are to
have home paper in the interest of
their order. 1t is to- be called the
Odd Fellows Gavel, and is to be
printed at lroQuoiS by G. L. l.andon.
proprietor of the Herald of that
place.
The Tow Manufacturing company
of Huron find that the tow MILL
which was erected last year cannot
supply the demand 10y half. They
have therefore decided I" enlarge it
to double its present capacity and will
then employ between forty and fifty
hands.
VI J. Hogan. one of the best known
and most highly respected citizens ot
Turner county. died at san Antonio,
Ten. last week of consumption. He
was an active member of the United
| Workmen and Odd Fellows. and Joul
months ago was married to Miss Kate
Powell.
The bill re-establisling the bureau
and the commissioner of immigra
tion was Indefinitely postponed by
the house and the duties of the office
| imposed upon the commissioner OF
Hands. A clerk is allowed and a con
siderable sum will be granted fol
printing and postage.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st
Paul Railroad company has leased
1000 freight cars OF the Northern
Pacific, and the same are being trans
ferred via The Edgeley and Aberdeen
line. 1t is figured this addition t(
the "Milwaukee's" rolling stock will
enable it to meet all demands.
l.. NJ. Powers. formerly of Huron
has been convicted of bigamy at Ash
land. Wis. Powers and his wife
with their two children, left Huron
about four years ago, he leaving q
lucrative position with the Dakota
Farm Mortgage company. without
notifying them of his departure.
The jury in tho Thompson murder
case nj DcSmet agreed ON verdict OF
murder in the first degree. The pen.
atty is death. Thompson was visibly
affected. His council immcdiatcl.
moved for a new trial. The verdict
satisfies the popular demand. The
general opinion is that new trial
will be denied.
The United States grand jury has
reported to the United States district
court, now in session, four indict
mcnts for murder against marks
and ''Too Too the two Indians
charged with being engaged in the
recent battle at Humphreys ranch
thirty miles north OF Pine Ridge
agency, and now in jail in Deadwooa
There are now ninety-eight Baptist
Church organizations in South Dako
ta. sixty of which have houses OF
worship, and eight have parsonages
A late tour through the Black Hills
country developed gratifying cvi.
dcnccs of prosperity in that locality
The work is also very encouraging
among Scandinavians and Germans
The case which has been on trial be.
fore the tribunal of the Siene at
Paris. in which Madame Elliot Zbor.
owski petitions for the custody OF hel
child. has been finished. The court
held that the decree OF the South Da.