Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-05-12
H. NJ. Sinclair, of Kearney, is stop
ping at the Gillespie.

H. NJ. Sinclair, of Kearney, is stop
ping at the Gillespie.
j. w. Russell of Burlington, VT,
was here few days this week upon
business.
DR.. B. A. Wade this week received
the appointment of vice.president of
the board of public health for Fall
River county.
DIR. Copeland and party went out to
Wind cave Wednesday and came back
enthusiastic over the place-pronounc-
ing it tout of sight as compared to
Mammoth cave.
The Parrott house will be opened
for business on the Doth inst. with Mr..
j. I. Parrott in charge. He is furnish
ing it anew, and fitting it up very
nicely.
Mr.. d. B. Hill has opened up new
barber shop in the building just south
of the Gillespie. He will run it him
self, while he leaves his shop in the
lower town in care of Corporal"
kI1Fwenty-two lncandescent electric
Flights have been placed along the front
of the veranda at the Evans, adding
much brilliancy and beauty to the
surroundings in the evening.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
! church will hold strawberry and ice
cream festival with angels food at
tachments at j. A. Rymer's confection.
ary on Friday evening, the 18th inst.
Everyone cordially invited.
The American express company will
relieve the Wells Fargo of their busi-
ness on the Elkhorn line on June 1st.
The American is very extensive
company, and will be able to give
better service than the former.
Charley Cushman returned this
morning from his trip down the road,
where he did some excellent work for
Hot Springs. He says an excursion
train will come over the Elkhorn from
Fremont on June 8th, snd large
number will then come to the Springs.
Judge Gardner held court Tuesday
in the city, and the case of Martha
Mcmillan VS.. Fred Gillespie heard.
The jury returned a sealed verdict
which will be opened Saturday even
ing when the judge will come down
from Custer where he is now holding
court.
j Mayor Dickover departed last Mon
day for Minneapolis. He expects tt
be away from Hot Springs most of tn,
time this summer, and some time mex
month he will return for his family
who will also spend the summer else
where. The STAR regrets very mucl
that they are to be absent even TEN
porarily.
Governor Horace Boise, accompanie,
by Judge G. F. Crouch, arrived from
| Iowa several days ago and they hav
been enjoying themselves greatly eve
! since. They went out to Wind cav
Wednesday and were inexpressably de
lighted with the sights. The governo
expects to remain few days longer.
-lM>Yhe college bell gave the citizen
F}h&te scare on Wednesday night
The faculty decided upon new plal
that day and decided to ring the bel
: at 10 p. IN. as an order for the student
to retire. The people about the cit,
/ didn't know of the new order Of thing
!, and when in the still silent night, a
the almost unholy hour of ten, tha
! noisy old bell commenced to ring ever,
t body was aroused and out to see fire
This bell has always been rung in cas-
of fire, and naturally enough no on,
supposed any thing else. The hos
carts got out in hurry. The uptown
hose team started down town, and tn
!, down.tow hose team started up town
They met, stopped, listened to tn
ringing bell, heard people talking O
fire, sat down on the sidewalk ant
looked bold and fearless-like thes,
noble boys are; talked of attaching ths
hose to the hydrant and squirting
water at Chicago avenue embankment
or a box car to show people that they
were ready and could do business II
necessary. But they cooled of, took
the hose carts back, and went to bed
Quite commotion to get the colleg,
students to bed.
4 Worlds Fair Rates.
The Elkhorn has established rates Of
$44.00 Cor the round trip to Chicago OF