Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-10


chlorination works in the spring,
through the energy of Thomas II.
White. "
Charles Mcfarland, of Huron. was
shot, though not fatally, while riding
In buggy behind wagon in which
was loaded musket.
Business men of Worthwhile will or
ganize a stock company, construct
flour mill and sink an artesian we'll
for supplying power.
The treasury department. has or
dered that a draft for $4,000 be sent
to Homer w. johnson. of Armour.
due him for food furnished Indians
when government wards.
Edward Wilson is on trial at Flan-
dreau for the murder of Otto Sol
quist. young Norwegian boy. The
crime is alleged to have been COM
mitted last November.
The postotlice department has is
sued an order that free delivery
service would begin at Mitchell.
April l. The Yankton postotfice gets
one additional letter carrier,
The Great Northern has commenced
running daily trains between Benson.
Mlnn., and WatertOwn. $. ID. The
service previous to this time has nou
been better than three trains weeek.
Secretary Noble has issued an order
that ii residents of Chamberlain and
Rapid City, submitted sites suitable
TO the department, work would b
begun ON the Indian schools provided
for, i'm forty days.
\. q. Rood. living near lNimball.
found about sixty of his sheep dead
the other morning and lays it to the
aikali bottom hay. upon which they
had been feeding quite heartily.
The rest OF his lock recovered when
their feed was changed.
William Anderson. of Norway. has
court at Sioux Falls against Samuel
Z. Donahuc, OF Codington county. to,
100000. The defendant is /; railroad
contractor who is we'll known i'm the
state. Anderson claims to have been
injured by Il blast.
Thompson, the DeSmet murdcrer.-
will hang. The moton for new
TRIAL was not sustained by Judge An
drewS and Thompson will be executed
i'm the jail yard Ill DcSmet i'm not less
than thirty and not more than sixty
days. Thompson took the matte
very cool. showing no agitation.
The supreme court has decided the
quo wtrranto proceedings brought by
Levi McGec against Judge Gardner
of the Rapid City circuit. The court
holds the governors appointment of
Gardner as Judge gives him good title
until the legislature provides by law
for the election of his successor.
Commodore S. r. Coulson of Yank-
ton, we'll known for his connection
with Mississippi and Missouri river
steamboats, in early years, expects to
receive the appointment of internal
revenue collector at the port of Sitka,
Alaska. from Grover Cleveland and is
now circulating modest petition TO
presentation to the president.
The governor appointed the follow
ing as the Worlds Fair commission.
and all we're contirmed: L. G.. Och
senreiter of Webster, L. III. Brown of
Sioux Falls, William NJ. Powers of
Yankton, c. E. Kinds Of Woonsocket,
p. +. Mcclure of Pierre, T. G. Quarve
of Langford, John Baker of Dead
wood, +. Il. Evans. ST., of Hot Springs,
j. e. Pitcher of Custer.
Harry L. Williams, a school teach
er in Minnehaha county, has been
bound over for a preliminary hearing
on the charge of stealing $3.50 worth
of mileage books from the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Com
pany. The alleged crime was COM
mitted Nov. ]. 1892. Williams was
chum of the night operator. and slept
that night i'm the depot with him.
Gov. Sheldon has re-appointed the
old members of the Woman's Worlds
Fair Commission as follows: Mes
danes w. ID. Haynie. Rapid City:
j. S. Oliver. Huron: j. A. Trow,
Madison: w. A. Burleigh, Yankton:
j. O. Bennett, Clark: NJ. CASTOR:
Deadwood: \. c. Mellette. Watertown:
l.. o. Jetl'ries, Deadwood: G. \. Silsby.
Mitchell.
Hon. c. NJ. Harrison. president of
the South Dakota Immigration Com
pany, has gone east in the interest of
that organization. Before returning
he will establish branch offices of the
company in New York city, Utica. Al
bany, Boston, Philadelphia and a
score of other eastern cities. This
company is arranging to put several
hundred settlers upon lands in the
state the present season.
During the past week hundreds of
land-seekers have passed through
Chamberlain on their way to the
ceded Sioux lands, where they are
selecting farms. Many of these land
seekers are Russians from counties
farther east in this state, but the
bulk of them are farmers from
different portions of Iowa, who have
disposed of their farms at good prices,
and now come here in search OF cheap
farm land.
\. Sloan. one of the employees in the
Watertown tow mill. had his right
arm taken off while at work in the
mill. Ii seems that his coat became
q. sngled in the geafingoi the bearer
;!lis. in attempting To prevent his i,a-
i'm. drawn into she machinery, he
put oat his hand To steady himself,
but missed his hold and placed his
hand right under the bcater which
first q usncd his hand and then drew
his arm in, cutting it Off completely
near the shoulder.