Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-01

Cuc WOTtu IdlT, WHITES CudC 0e Is nav
ing great time and the fair is lou
of sight" He also asks to have the
daily sent him regularly until ht
leaves for home.
DIR. B. A. Wade removed an encys
ted tumor from the head of Rev. A. "A
Brown ON Thursday, without any baG
results. Mr.Brown is subject to thest
abnormal growths and has had sever
al of them removed before.
Miss Druse returned Sunday morn
ing from her visit with friends IN the
east, and two weeks Of sightseeing al
the Worlds fair. She reports YER,
delightful time, and only regretted
that she coald not stop longer at the
fair.
* Johnny Richer is circulating peti
tfon to be presented to the council ask.
ing them to put a platform over the
old we'll on Jennings avenue near hi.
house and put a pump in for the pur
pose of watering stock. 1t is danger.
Gus in its present condition.
The STAR is in receipt of neat lit
tie book entitled DEFINITIONS of Mining
and Milling Terms compiled by w
H. l'onham, editor of the Deadwooc
Pioneer. 1t is very valuable little
book for those who do not fully under
stand all of the numerous mining ex
preSsions and have occasion to us,
them.
Commissioner Scott has taken a
novel plan to force teams to take the
outside Of River avenue and thus leve
it down. He is stretching the iron
water pipe across the travelled portion
of the street, forcing the teams over
on the newly made road. We are
thankful that the pipe can be put Ia
some use.
John Dennis was in from Cascade
Friday. He is quite busy just now
cutting his third crop of alfalfa hay
/, from his irrigated meadow. He says
he has never seen such dry year in
all his experience in this W -stern coun.
try, yet il it don't rain now we will
have plenty of range feed, as it is we'll
cured.
We received letter from DR.. Dodds
last Monday, informing US of his
wife's brothers. death They were Wis.
iting the Words fair at Chicago and
were stopping at the Olive hotel. Be.
ing unacquainted with city life they
blew out the gas on retiring and were
asphyxiated One never regained
consciousness and the other lived three
days.
| A. A. Powell has concluded to sc
out of business IN the north end OF
town for this year at least. Driy.
men moved his stock of furniture
down to the New York store building
and Henry Marty, who is an old hand
at the business, will close it out for him
AL. and George Turner expect to &c
up into the hills prospecting and may
be gone all winter.
Mrs. DIR. Stewart was pleasant,
surprised Friday night by number Of
her friends and relatives rushing ii
and taking possession of her house anc
making time that will cause her tt
look back on this anniversary of he,
birth will, very pleasant memories
She showed her usual tact and pres
ence of mnd and entertained hel
visitors royalty.
Track is being laid on the b. & NJ
extension to Speartish quite rapid,
. land it won't be long until the wh.sti,
of the locomotive will he heard in tha,
enterpriSing little city which has 81
'ong been without any other connec
tion with the outside world than th,
stage coach. Kilpatnck Bros, th,
contractors for the grading hav,
, turned over their work to the official
of the company who have accepted it.
The report that it was a negro in
FAINT of uncertain age in an advanced
stage of decomposition. that was take,
from the well back of Shann's proper
ty. is canard. Billy Atkinson, wh,
cleaned out the we'll. SAYS ut was
black cat; hut even this does not re
leive that feeling Of nausea that keep
creeping down into the stomachs o
those who have heen drinking the wa
ter with snch evident relish ever sine;
, the cats unfortunate catastrophe.
w. H. Train has returned from hi
visit to the Worlds fair. coming in o,
: Sunday morning. If ever man 90
benefit from aviSit to The big show. h
did. He spent the greater portion O
his time in the electrical bnilding an,
has his head jnst full of ideas in tina
line, some of which he will put in prac
ticaI application in his work here.
is a pleasure to hear hlm tell of th
wonderful things that the subtle flui
has been applied to in the practica
things of every day life by yankee in
genuity.
Our watchf full night policeman Cor
,ldy Curtis. saw two Young fellow
pruwling around Ed. Kings jewelr
store in suspicious manner about tw
o'clnck Friday night'and made swoov
on them. They flew and he afte
J them. shoorine as he went. One fel
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