Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-03

fore stated, each fund ID kept 1T lUw |
sbb all the time. BY the payment of
warrants as fast ~ possible, and the
quantity of money loanei out would
be go small that tue interest would
amount to very insignilicent sum.
Just al this time Fall River county 10
desirous or having the
county treasurer continue as the GUS
todian Of the county funds. and it
would bc seriously detrimental to tile
Interests of the county to have the
finances go from his Keeping into that
OF the county commissioners. The
powers of county commissioners should
be abridged instead Of enlarged.
The Worlds iair appropriate OH bill
has been made special order in the
house for next Friday, by which time
the resubmission question will prof.
ably have been passed upon. The
amount that will be appropriated is q
mighty uncertain quantity just now.
There has been Vast difference of
opinion as to the amount that should
be appropriated, some thinking that no
appropriation should be granted. while
Others differ IN the amount from $780,
OlN to 81. 900. 1t looks at this time as
though about 100000 might be appro-
priated for use by the mems commits
sion and from s7.atO to $4,000 for the
Woma,,'s commission. These sums are
small, when compared to what other
states have done that are In no better
circumstances than South Dakota, but
even this amount will give the state q
respectable representation and to be
represented is the important point, and
just as largely and as variously as pos
sible. Aud it is exceedingly important
that the question be settled soon SO
that the work of gathering the exhib-
its and arranging them can go on. The
time is now short and is precious.
Every day lost now is detrimental TO
South Dakota's exhibit. and the legis-
lature is dallying with an important
measure when it delays acting upon
this appropriation.
The south Dakota Press association
had very interesting meeting here
last week, at which instructive papers
were read by Messrs. Patterson. Of the
Pierre Capital. Dewell. Of the Free
Press, Sessions of the Aberdeen News
and Pratt Of the Elktou Record. The
association also resolved In favor oi
re.establisl,ing the Office Of Commits
sinner of Immigration, and also of q
Worlds fair appropriation ut $4,000
The boys will visit Chicago in body
ON May 10th, and remain several days
taking in the Worlds fair and thu
National Editorial association.
Capt. Jack Crawford. Black Hill'
'7eer. who was employed in those day
as government chief of scouts, and re
sided in the Hills for several years, a
Custer and Spearfish. has been in TIN
city during the week. He is now widel.
known as the "poet scout" and has en-
tcrtained several audiences here witt
recitations of his own poems. and re
, lating incidents of his life upon western
borders. lie is poet of no ordi
nary ability. and he can entertain al
;. audience for few hours in magnif
cent manner. H.. talks of visiting tn
!. Hills next spring to attend the Pionee
:. association reunion in June. Cap
Jack is still in the employ of the go,
= ernment, In the department of justic'
upon some Indian matters.
= r. a. l,urdick. who visited til
|. Springs a few month ago upon electrl
y railway matters, is in Pierre. and sta
ed that he was still figuring upo
;. making proposition to the city coul
:. Gil of Hot springs for the constru
tion of an electric railway over I'll
:. = principal streets this spring. He e,
- - poets to go out there before long.
~ j. A. S.