Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-11-24
IN THE WEST.

WAL-LA WALLA, WASH, special:
Robbers held up the Milton Bank, at
Milton. Oregon, shot the president,
and got away with nearly 81. 900. CASH
icr n. a. Davis, President a. Hopson,
II Assistant Cashier Davis We're be-
hind the counter. Two robbers faced
them. and without IL word opened fire.
Both shots hit Hopson. one in the side,
he other in the arm. He fell to the
floor. The pistol was so close to the
cashiers head that he was knocked
over 10y the conclusion. The amount
of money secured was $994.225 which
was on u tray. counter change. The
robbers rode into town without att
tracing attention. They were we'll
mounted and spcedcd away like the
wind after the robbery. They were
unmasked aud n was recognized as
A. Mccarthy. Hopson is not seriously
injured. All trace of the robbers is
lost.
KANSAS City special: The Sunday
Rest Association has begun q crusade
for the enforcement of the Sunday
closing law, and u committee appoint
ed for that purpose, consisting of q
dozen members, were out last Sunday
collecting evidence against saloons
that we're open. This evidence will
be laid before the police commission
ers, and if they refuse to order arrests
it is probable the association will start
prosecutions. The police had notified
the saloonkeepers, i'll view of the ac-
ton of the Sunday Rest Association.
that it would be we'll to close their
places. Some of the saloons were in
consequence closed, but the ''smelling
committee" had no trouble in getting
| infn rnonv v1noac f1,,n,r1, %I,D Ill,
doors, and they were supplied with all
the beer, liquor, or cigars they cared
to pay for.
CHICAGO special: The makers of
No-To-Bac, the guaranteed tobacco
habit cure, lately refused q syndicate
offer of one-half million for their busi-
ness. No-To-Bac is an absolute guar
anteed cure for chewing, snutf-dipping
nearly all the druggists in this country
and Canada. Made by the Sterling
Remedy Company. Box II, Indiana
Mineral Springs. Ind. Chicago office,
45 Randolph Street. They print a book
called Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke
Your Life Away Every tobacco user
should read it. Mailed for the asking.
MILWAUKEE special: Charles X
41 % iS OhS tIlo stttUIIoI vi
"After the Ball" will marry u Chicago
girl. Although hut a young man Mr..
Harrison is we'll fixed in regard to this
worlds goods. his fortune being esti-
mated ut 100000. all of which he real
lied from the sale OF "After the Ball.
Business engagements will prevent
him from taking his bride on a we'd
ding tour now, but it is the intention
to spend the latter part of the winter
in the south and next summer they
will make a trip through Europe.
SAN FRANCISCO special: Advices
from Yokohama: "A severe storm
swept over Southern Japan October
ls. lasting several days. in Okayama.
where floods wrought the most de-
struction. 14l persons are known to
have persisted and 100 more are miss
ing: l,346 houses vel washed away,
bridges destroyed. and q great num-
Der of horses and cattle killed. From
other points 44S persons are reported
killed, 475 ships and boats wrecked,
and great damage done to farms.
TORONTO. Kan, special: L. p.
Barnard, so years of age, killed his
wife. aged 63, daughter, aged 36. and
himself. He left q letter saying he
had outlived his usefulness.
PINE BLUFF. Ark, special: Great
excitement prevails at Warner, on the
iron Mountain Road, over the hang
ing, shooting, and burning of q negro
named Nelson, who a week ago MUIR
dered another negro. A mob consist
ing exclusively of coloreu people broke
down the jail and hanged Nelson to a
tree, riddled tho body with bullets,
ind then set fire to it. Fragments OF
the body are still dangling to the tree.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, special: The
drought in Southwest Texes remains
u%nbroken, and in the counties west of
here thousands of head of cattle have
died from the lack of water and grass.
On many ranches cattle have become
so weak that they cannot stand the
travel necessary to move them to Sec
tions where grass and water can be Sc
cured. With the exception of a few
localities rain has not fallen in South
west Texas since last May. II good
rains should come now they would not
benefit fall pa%sturage.