Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-06-16

Mrs. j. A. Boyden of Hermosa is
here to spend a few days visiting her
son Clair.
Yesterday was the hottest day we
have ever seen anywhere. We are
told that the thermometer registered
1O4 in the shade.
The graders are back at work finish
ing the grading on Eighth street near
the Congregational church and will
stay right at it until it is finished. The
people along that street will be happy
when the sidewalk is put down and
travel can be resumed along that street
again.
The services of the colored NJ. e.
church near the depot were quite we'll
attended yesterday and at the evening
service permanent organization was
effected, eight persons having united
with the church. Rev. Cole has been
chosen as the pastor and he is now
looking round fora residence. He
breaches tonight at the soldiers home.
The Children's Day exercises at the
Methodist church were held at three
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and while
there were not SO many there as there
would have been had the weather been
cooler, the exercises were very interest,"
ing. The collection taken up
amounted to $50, which was probably
the largest Children's Day collection
ever taken in Hot Springs.
1t pays to fix up ones property.
On Saturday last Mr.. u. Elsey com
pleted the sale of lot 4, in block Is, in
the Minnckahta addition, being the
lot just west of his fine house on the
hill, for the sum of 81 900 cash The
sale was made to Mr.. Nevis of
Fremont, Neb. and Mr.. E. made it nn-
aided. We consider this one of the
best sales made this spring. We
understand there is co nslderable in
quiry about real estate and oar dealers
should get Il rustic on themselves.
Rev. a. j. CheeSeman, pastor of tine
NJ. l.. Chureh of Spearlish, preached
the Annual sermon at the college
chapel last night, to a large audience.
He took for his text 1--WE will speak
of *he glory of his kingdom,' showing
that the kingdom OF Christ is glorious
l. In ITS origin, 3 In the method of its
establishment, 3. In its method of
propagation, 4. In it's extent, 5. In its
duration. This outline was followed
closely, in an easy and natural man
ncr which proclaimed him prince
among pulpit orators. The college
made wise selection i'll inviting Mir.
Cheeseman to deliver this sermon.
Another fire occurred at Buffalo Gap
yesterday which resulted quite disas-
trously. Joseph Knapp's large barn,
40x60, was entirely consumed with its
contents, consisting of one valuable
stallion. four sets of harness and IA
quantity of bay and grain. Mrs.
Knapp, who was the only one present
when the fire broke out, succeeded in
turning loose eleven calves that were
in the barn and getting them out. but
she could do no more. 1t Us supposed
the fire caught from little fire they
had made near the stable for the pur-
pose of heating the branding iron as
they had been branding some colts, and
having finished, the men all went off
about two lailes to do some more
branding so there wasn't man left on
The place. There was no insurance.
1t a curious fact that all the fires that
have happened in the Gap as far as we
remember have happened on Sunday.
Commandant Megrew of the SOL
diers home returned Sunday morning
from his "trip to tha eastern part of the
state aud reports a pleasant trip.
While there he attended the annual
nesting of the board of commissioners
for the soldiers home and took in the
G. a. Il. reunion at Chamberlain.
While le is little rcticent abont say
ing what took place at the meeting Of
the beard of commissioners as it is
hardly ready for publication as yet,
we learned that there was no change
made in either the c:.iciary of the
board or of the home He Is still the
commandant and all his subordinates
were confirmed in the positions they
now hold. Action was taken in the
matter of building cottages and in
and in grading the grounds at the
home. There is about 81 800 now on
hand in the cottage fund. of which
$500 was contributed by the W. r. G.
and the remaining $1,000 given by
special appropriation. As soon as the
committee on construction, consisting
Of himself, Col. Clough and Captain
Phillips, can have meeting and agree
on what they want, contracts will
be let for the cottages and for the
grading. Some changes were made in
the rules and regulations for the home
and on the delicate subject of just how
to manage the intoxicaiion question,
but he did not give us the particulars.
He told us this much; however. that
lie had the drunkenness problem pretty
well in hand now and thinks he has a
correct solution for it. Whether he
meant to fire those who persist in get