Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-05-05

The depositOrs of the late bank OF
George r. ScOugal s. Co., of Yanktop.
are now receiving twenty per cent of
the amount of their deposits, it being
the sum contributed by Mrs. Scougal
from the life insurance of her late
husband for the benefit OF the de-
p~ositOrs.
I, The board OF. directors of the
Congregational Home Missionary
Society, Of SOuth Dakota, has nomi-
mated Rev. w. II. Thrall, of Redfield,
superintendent Of missions for the
state. vice Rev. w. G. Dickinson
who has resigned the position on ac-
count of failing health.
The bank of Milbank has failed,
due to stringency in the money
market, preventing renewal of paper,
and difficulty in making collections
The liabilities are reported to be
over $780, 600, with the assets largely
in excess, but consisting largely OF
lands and farm property.
Theodore Jarchow, a resident of
Hot Springs, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the heart
on one Of the principal business
streets. He left a note bidding his
wife good bye, saying that he was
crazy and was going to kill himself.
Within five minutes after writing
this note he was a corpse.
Business men and citizens of Yank-
TN held an enthusiastic meeting to
consider the question OF raising $780,
600 for YanktOn college to complete
the endowment Of $1,000 pay the
Indebtedness of the Institution and
at the same time secure $4,000 from
DIR. Pearson, of Chicago, for a science
hall. There is no doubt that the
money will be raised.
1t is expected that 5000 visitors
will be in Sioux Falls on June 3, the
dateof the Sunday school mass meet
ings. Special trains have been
secured on the Omaha road from
Luverne and Salem, and the Mil
waukce road promises special trains
on its line. An interesting program
has been arranged, a feature of which
will be a parade of thirty Sunday
schools, with $500 children in line.
Aberdeen business men and ship
pers will endeavor to SO buy theil
goods this fall that a solid train o.
Aberdeen freight can be run from
Chicago to that city. Tue cars viii
be appropriately lettered. 1t is be
lieved Aberdeen al get one of thu
finest advertising cards ever know
oat of this scheme and no effort viii
le spared to make 1T win. A com
mittee of business men are pushin,
it.
1t has been decided by the count,
board of Pennington county to sub
nit to a vote of the people tn,
question of issuing funding bonds t,
pay $50, 1000 Indebtedness. The count,
commissioners considered this mat
ter and the question of their right t,
vote these bonds was raised, an,
hence the decision to let the pcopl
vote on it. The date of the election
has not been settled upon, but Is viii
be done soon.
The arrest of w. H. H. Washburn
of VermilliOn begins a test case ii
the selling of liquor, and the decision
will very materially concern tn
boundary line between South Dakot;
and Nebraska. Since the passage o
the prohibitory LAVISH South Dakot;
Washburn put a saloon upon TIL,
ground where the channel of tn,
river was, claiming that neithe
state, under the circumstances hell
control of it.
The republican state central com
mfttee met at Mitchell to fix the dat
for holding the state convention foI
nomination of candidates for tn,
three supreme %judgeships. 1t wa!
decided to hold the convention a,
Huron at 4:30 p. M. on Wednesday
September 20. The basis of repre-
%sentation was fixed at n deleeat,
Tor each fifty votes or major Fraction
thereof cast for Sheldon for governor
at the election last November.
A meeting in the interest of the
railroad from H%ankinson by way O,
Watertown and Madison to Siou,
Falls, was organized at Waterfowl
with the choice of G, w. Stutenroth
chairman, and Daniel Scott. Of
Madison. secretary, and adjourned tx
meet IN Madison, May Is, when repre-
sentatives from all the towns
Interested will be present. Water
town will secure the right of wa,
from Hankinson to that city if the
Others will do as well.
Mrs. Church Of Artesian, who ha.
already had two suits against tho
Chicago, milwaukee and st. Pau.
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