Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-08
EVENTS OF A WEEK.

EVENTS UF A Week.
CLEANED FROM ALL QUARTERS AND
BOILED DOWN.
Miss Matte Allen left Thursday for
the Worlds fair and will be gone
about a month.
The college is being put in shape for
the reception of students, as the term
opens next Tuesday.
Orlando Ferguson took the train
Thursday for Chicago to look after the
patent right business and other person.
al matters and incidentally to see the
big show.
r. Ii. Maxton Graham, after spend
ing several weeks looking after his big
farming interests i'll Iowa returned
home Friday. He reports crops
fairly good over in that state.
Rev. \. A. Brown was called to
SmiIhwick to preach the funeral ser.
mon of Marshal lsosworth, who com
mltted suiride. His remains were laid
to rest in the cemetery near the Falr-
view school house.
Mrs. John Gillespie and child left
Wednesday evening for visit to her
old home at Humboldt, Iowa. She
came in on the stage before the rail-
roads entered the city and hasn't been
away from here since. She deserves
good visit.
A tremendous forest fire has been
raging north of Wind Gave and the
air is fairly blue with smoke. Every.
thing is SO dry that II burns like tim
der. A little fire was set out just west
of town Sunday, but by active work
on the part of those interested in claims
there, it was soon subdued.
Ed. F. Gallagher, cashier Of the
First National bank Of O'ileill, Nebr,
with his wife and son are the gue,ts of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Kelly. Ed. is one
of the best Of boys and has we'll earned
this vacation he is taking with his
many friends who now live in Hot
Springs. We wish them a pleasant
visit.
H. S. Manville of Tilden, Nebr,
was here Friday on his way to
Lariat, Wy, the shipping point of his
company from the Wyoming ranges.
He reports plenty of cattle and they
are mostly in fair condition. They re-.
ceived $3 .25 for several trains IN Olna-
ha which were recently shipped. he
goes out on the B. T. Nj. this afternoon.
Fred Madison came down from Hill
City thursday to take the pO-
sition Of manager of the Black Hills
Telephone company at this place. Miss
Minnie Beer has had more than she
could attend to in looking after both
the telegraphlng and telephone
and hereafter will devote all her time
to Western Union business.
The Hot Springs Steam laundry has
made another change. Fred Hamilton
becomes partner with George HILL
lard and they wall run the business for
all it is worth this winter. Frei is a
good rustler, is we'll acquainted and
we predict for the young men great
success. They will work the surround
ing towns in the hills.
The Edgemont Express tells the
CHASTITY story OF the finding of hu-
man skeleton near Red canyon on
Monday last. There is no clue to the
identity Of the remains. 1t is gener-
ally supposed to be case of murder
as the skull shows perforations sup
posed to have been made by load Of
buckshot. The remains have lain for
a long time and the Express makes
the following philosophical conclu-
sion: Zone of the nickes found in his
pockets was dated 1889, from which
fac, we can draw the Inference that
he must have died in the summer of
90"
The school board had their regular
meeting Thursday and transacted
the following business: Allowed the
estimate on the public school building
amounting to 81 800. Opened the bids
for janitorship and awarded the con-
tract to j. E. Chapman. the lowest
bidder, who will do the work for $42
per month. There were six other bids.
They also fixed the wages of the other
teachers at $50 per month. This
makes the salaries as follows: principal,
$1,000 per year; one teacher, $75 per
month; one at $55 per month and four
at $50 per month each. They also APP
pointed committee to look about and
secure school rooms, take an invoice of
furniture and see how much is needed
and with the assistance of Prof. King
to purchase such other as is needed.
They expect to have six rooms with
furniture enough to accommodate
fifty scholars in each.