Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-10-27
Maj Eaton is on the sick list-just
''slighlly indlsposed."


}, d. G. Messenger has returned from
the Worlds fair and reports happy
time.
}, Father Cassidy returned from his
work in Wyoming and will prot. bly,
hold services Sunday.
il Barney Mullen is experimenting
the work on the school house in con-
tractor Mckay's absence.
Groceryman bell Clark chartered
the Elkhorn Wednesday evening for a
trip to his old home in Iowa.
Mrs. l.. w. Cobb of Pender, Neb.,
in company with Mrs Wheeler are in
the city. MIR. Wheeler will join them
later.
| Rev. o. K. MAYNARD has been trans
ferred from Sac City to Rockwell City
Iowa, where he asks the STAR to be
sent him.
John Sidey, Joe Rymer and W. q.
Gorton returned from their trip in the
hills and report good time but very
little lucre.
Miss Ida Rowell of SpearfSh, who
has been visiting Mrs. Vanatta, was
called home bv telegram Sunday mo'n-
ing on account of the serious illness of
her mother.
Will Crane and r. ElSeA left over
the Il. & NJ. for a visit in West Vir-
gina, they having came from about
the same place They will also take in
the Worlds fair.
E. j. Moore departed Wednesday for
Sterling, Nebr., where he will visit
w!tb his parents for few days. and
return with Ms. Moore and children
who have been there for the past
month.
F. A. Matthews, travelling passen.
ger agent of the b & NJ, was in the
city trying to buy Henry Monn's
herd of burros which he will use for
packing ore out of his mine on the
SpeartiSh extension.
DR.. Laidlaw and wife of Alexandria,
arrived VIA the Elkhorn, and are vi>it-
ling with Rev. Lyman and wife Mrs.
T.si1law has been great sufferer
from sciatica and hopes a course of
baths will benefit her. The DIR. will
return in day or two.
Z. B. Whitney and wife of Glovers
willie, New York, are here to spend few
weeks bathing. He is a capitalist Of
that city and saysthe Chicago platform
and democratic free trade ideas have
nut a great qu,etus on the manu-
facture of gloves, which are protected
by heavy duty.
A new surgeon has been appointed
for the soldiers home in the person Of
DR.. Npsmith of Jerauld county and he
is aid to he an able and highly respec.
ted man. The law of the state PRO.
vides that no one but an old soldier is
ellgible to the office. DR.. Nesmith will
move to Hot Springs in the near flu
ture.
| From persons who have come from
the placer diggings, we learn that some
Of our prosnectors are doing we'll and
others indifferentlv. Charley Slyfpld
is said to he panning ont from three to
five dollars day in Star gnlch, a: d
Fred Hummell and Allen McNillin are
doing fairly we'll on French creek. They
have built comfortable log
house and will stay until they are
froze ont.
The keystone NINE opened up again
on Monday morning under control Of
Receiver John Munger. who is rrac
tical mine man and can make the mine
nav, if anv one can. The STAR is
Uniformed that the former superinten.
dent. Maj. Simmons. says the mine is a
good one and will paw we'll, hut drafts
were made on the income Of the mine
for other indebtedness of the owners,
and they could not stand it.
A number of citizens have become
very much interested in sheen and
have been trading with Mr.. Hewitt
who has the bunch at Smithvick
E. Calhoun, j. A. Clark, j. E. Moran.
Sandie Monde, nd R. Maxton Graham
are among the purchasers. This ,s a
splendid country for sheep and any
one would do we'll to 90 into the hnsi.
ness. The price is low now on account
of the democratic free trade tendency.
1 G. NJ. Wilcox and Sam Moses re-.
turned from the big fair Sunday morn.
ing very enthusiastic over its wonders.
They met Cordv Curtis the first dsv
he arrived and he was so homesick L
he said il he hadn't met them he wo.. "a
have returned the same day. He
is visiting his mother in Iowa and
hopes to induce her to come to Hot
Springs to make her home with him or
his sister, Mrs. DR.. Jennings.
A most disgraceful row occurred at
Dave Campbell's saloon on Saturday
night, in which ketcbup bottles, sugar
bowls, guns, blood and bad whiskey
figured quite prominently. NJ. &.
Phillip and j. G. Phillip Of the mica
mine and A. A. Powell were the prin.
cipal participants and one Of the
Phillipi's was badly cut about the face.