Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.

us anu Is altendln5 10 me business Ut
came for. He will probably not get
away until Sunday evening.
The car load of thing for the SOL
diers' home sewer is expected this
evening and the urgency of the case
demands that they put it in tomorrow
unless they are stopped by the mar
shall. The digging is almost done.
Our county officers have all received
a copy of the session laws of 1892 and
they hereby give attorneys warning
that they have their shot guns ready
and loaded and the first one who drags
them off will have TO suffer.
J.C. Turner, brother of Mrs. e. E.
Lymcr and w. A. Turner of this place,
who is Il druggist at Coin, Iowa, came
in this morning TO spend some time
hoping this climate and our baths will
| improve his health.
'i'he school board met last evening
and allowed the estimate OF the con-
tractor mp till this time, making con-
siderable more than $4,000, that has
already been paid out on the job. The
men who are at work will now have a
little spending money for the Fourth.
CongreSsma Lucas left last night
for Washington Springs where he will
deliver the GRAFTON at a big gathering
from hundreds OF miles surrounding
that place. He will be back about the
10th inst. with Mrs Lucas, unless he is
summoned to an extra session of con-
sress.
Miss Nellie Dunn, daughter of l.. G..
Dunn, who represents the cigar house
of Percgoy and Moore. came in this
morning from Council Bluffs, 10 enjoy
q little trip at the Springs. Her
father is the gentleman who lost his
voice end stopped here few weeks
ago. lie viii be in tonight 10 spend
Sunday with bis daughter.
We are to have a new band. 4
band, so it is said, composed Of men
who are permanent business men ana
who viii stay ~ the organization
under all circumstances ana not fly off
because things do moi suit them. We
hope they can find enough of that class
of people, for if they don't agree they
can't make it win. Six members of
the old band will join. We hope it
may prove a success as we need a band
and must have it.
City Engineer Scott has fixed up the
assessment rolls on Sth street east of
l4incoln avenue: on Happy Hollow and
on River avenue between 7th and Sth
streets. They will be presented to the
council on Monday evening for adop-
tion and they will then 90 on the tax
books of the county. to be collected as
the law provides. Just as fast as it
can be done, the others will be fixed up
IN the same shape. This is business.
Strangers who come to our city are
surprised to note the evidences of pros.
perity and steady growth that are
still going on. notwithstanding the
distress and hard times elsewhere
Our work on the school house, city
hall. grading on the streets and put.
ting in of sewerage shows that while
other towns are dead and their mer.
chants have the blues, our city is still
TO the front. 1t is fortunate thing
that these public buildings We're
started during this season of hard
times as 1t helps our laboring men out
greatly. If they will only be careful
with their wages and lay little by to
help them through the winter months
they will be wise.
We had the pleasure of a little talk
today with Mrs. L. e. Millard, who ar
rived from Cook, Neb, this morning
and is stopping at the Gillespie, in ref
erence TO her little niece, Maud ELS
worth. who has been the subject of SC
much excitement in our city during
the week. The lady spoke very calmly
about what she considered a grave out
rage, and said she knew Maudie's home
had not been what it ought to be, but
had no. idea it was as bad as it was
She did not know whether she would
get matters fixed up in time to star
this evening OF not, but would probab
| ly go tomorrow evening. She said sh,
would adopt her as her own child, ant
hoped she could keep her this time, a
she had been taken from her by fore,
of law before. Little Maud was a
happy as any child conld he. and CHM,