Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-11-03
LOCAL LAC0NICs.
COMPLIED AND CONDEMNED FOR
BUSY PEOPLE.

COMPILED AND CONDENSED FOR
BUSY PEOPLE.
Bob Sham il home from Omaha,
and says times are picking up in tho
east.
Jos. Vincent IS home after serving
Uncle Samuel as grand juryman at
Deadwood.
Al. DeardLtf's family has returned
from a prolonged visit with relatives
at Rapid City.
The Elkhorn pay car last Friday
gladdened the hearts of those who are
on the pay roll.
Mrs. Chris Never returned Friday
morning from her visit with friends
at Rassett, Nebr.
Fred Srhuler, who has been up in
gold regions. has returned and reports
some excellent finds UP that way.
Receiver Fox oldest son, Stuart, ar.
rived last Thursday from D-adwood,
and will make his home here with the
family.
g. A.. Springer, has engineers at
work laying out the road from his
ranch at the head of Hot brook to the
city via. the soldiers home.
G. F. Englrsly. editor of the Water
town Kampe>k,an, arrived in the city
last Friday from Deadwood, where
he has been serving as u u. S. Juror.
Bud Hand. of the Red Canyon Paint
O.. has been in town a compile of days.
They are shipping PANT l.y the car
load, and are behind with their orders.
The many friends Of Miss Kellar
will lie glad to know that she is oreat-
lv improving since sha went to Chica
GO. She is now able to walk without
the aid Of crntches.
Attorney G. M. Cleveland and fami-
~ returned Friday morning from their
Worlds fair trip. He becomes enthn.
siastic in telling of the wonders he
witnessed aud of their delightful trip.
The Fargo Mercantile Go. is making
some excellent improvements in their
big establishment. They propose to
have the clothing on the first hnor
and the heavy hardware atnve. Many
very desirable changes are otherwise
bsing made.
.Alvah Mcdonald the famous Wind
cav. guide. whose flowing locks are so
familiar to the haunts of that great
cavern, left last Saturday over
the B. & NJ. for the Worlds fair, called
there by his father to assist in selling
cave specimens.
The STAR is very glad to have peo.
Pile take an interest in all questions
that are of public ,mpol tance, aud con.
tribute their IDEAS 10 the pnblic through
this paper. like a "Citiz-n" has today.
1t is always good thing to have a
Fair expression of public opinion-dis.
cuss these questions freely.
Street Commissioner Scott proposes
that the streets shall he kept clean.
two men being kept at work raking
most of the time. But it costs If
,shme of tha drunk and disorderlies
!, were made tn do that work it would
lie saving to the citv, and might be
beneficial to the d. and DIS.
Judge Ridpath has received letter
from his son IT Spokane, Wash, in
which reference is made to the Leroy
m NJ up near the British Possessions,
which is largely owned by the son.
They have recently shipped 40 tons of
ore which brought hem $32 so per ton.
The Judge says that the ore will most
ly yield $500 TO the ton. in gold ann
copper, and that it ia undoubtedly one
OF the Or atpst mines IN the country.
Ep1roR SrAR:-l notice that the
question of water works is again up
Tor discussion. have been one Of
those who have urgently st"od for city
owne,ship of the water works systenl.
And this is still the most derirable ar
rangement IL it were possible. Il is
cheaper, under direct control OF the
peonle and in every way mora satis-
factory. Bnt under existing financial
conditions. municinal ownership is out
OF this question. We must choose he.
tween a private system or MI system.
To do the latter would bs suicidal tn
our city and its interests. L. would
indefinitely postrone the .lav Of great
thinas. Personally. therefore ] wish
theJe0naeis tn grant franchise to the
pefson or corporation Offering the hast
,&Arms to the city, providing ~ conrse
that no franchise'he granted detrimen.
I'll tn the interests Of the public.
Z CITIZEN.