Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-18
Judge Gull has purchased the Sam
Sheffield ranch on Lame Johnny of
800 acres and says he will go to farm:
ing if the hard times still continue.

$50 acres and says he will go to farms
ing if the hard times still continue.
Mrs. ID. r. Drake and son are back
at. the Gillespie. Mr.. Drake went
with party of New Workers. in
special car to the Big Horn country
trout fishing.
The colorcd gentleman known by
the euphoneous title of Beverly Fields,
who some time since had trouble in
our midst and the marshal told him
to leave town, did not 60 to stay. He
was arrested on charge oe Ed Mollring
for stealing shirt.
John Harker of Hooper, Ncb., who
was here in the spring bathing for
rheumatism and received much bene-
tit, returned again Friday morning,
bringing his family with him. They
will remain for some months.
Mrs. Worrell. the lady sent by the
Womans Relief corps of Kearney, TO
the Springs to bathe for rheumatism
and paralysis, she being unable to walk
for nine years. is improving rapidly
and Saturday, as she walked unaided
across the floor she actually cried for
joy.
The Lampert cottage is beginning
to show its proportions, having been
raised Monday. We have it on
pretty good authority that MIR. Lam
pert will build two or more cottages
on his lots there in the near future, for
rent. He has great faith in the final
triumph of our little city over the
hard times.
Miss Ella Wheeler Bond, niece of
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the poe,ess, of
New York came down from Hermos;l
10 spend few days with her friends,
the Misses brennan. before taking her
departure for her home i'm Nebraska.
She is a gifted young lady. and being
an excellent swimmer, enjoyed the
! plunge very much indeed.
Ed Mollring left Monday for
a three weeks visit with friends in
the east. He will first go to New
York, where his wife is stopping, and
thence TO the big city and will take in
philadelphia and Washington. return
ing with his family via the Worlds
fair, where they will spend some time
taking in the sights. We wish them a
pleasant time.
Improvements of a substantial ma
ture are being made at the beautiful
grotto over the Hygeia spring. The
inside walls are being cemented, a
cement floor is being laid and cement
tub or catch basin is beng put in for
the water. The lawn about 1T up to
the sidewalk will be sodded down and
a fountain put in and the whole place
fixed up beautifully.
Prof Mcbride has determined to
stay some time longer with us. He
has looked up something like 100 va
ricties OF plants found here in the hills
which are not found in the prairie re-
gions. He is especially interested in
the cycads. about which he is getting
mp an article for Il leading scientific
magazine as they are Il new thing,
having never been introduced TO
science till last wear.
The Wind cave people have kindly
given the entire proceeds of the en-
trance fees for next Tuesday to the
Chautauuua assembly. This is very
liberal offer and the STAR sincerely
hopes that Hot Springs people will
make it point to go to the cave next
Tuesday. There are hundreds of
people about town who have never
seen this great natural wonder and
they ought to 60 this day.
Up to Saturday night Commissioner
Scott had worked out SO poll taxes on
the street and has received cash for 50
polls amounting to $75. o. this cash
he has paid out SS57 81 and has bal
ance of Sl7.G3. We consider this en-
cellent work especially since no poll
} tax has ever been worked in this city
} before. Go for it Walter. The citi-
zens will stay with you il you DO as
good work rs YOU are.
A pleasant party of Deadwccd peo-
pie came down and are spending some
tlme at j. \. Rylen's. They are j. T..
Leveen, brother of Mrs. Rylen, with
his wife and family, Miss Eske!son,
Mrs. Leveen's sister from Omaha and
MIR. Peterson. They are having yer.
; enjoyable time swimming III the
plunge and taking in our attractions.
They will remain for few days
longer, AS they are delighted with the
place.
The case Of the Buffalo Gap Lumber
Co. against Al Hora, occupied the at
tention of Justice Kanable's court a
good part of Saturday. The attach
men: case was dissolved throwing the
costs of the large number of witnesses
on the lumber company, and we un-
derstand the costs will be more than
the amount claimed. The company
obtained Judgment for the full amount
of their claim. The defendant claimed
the money attached had been placed
where it was for the express purpose
of paying off this claim but had got
tangled up in the bank troubles.