Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-04-20

Iowa,
Geo. II. Mead, the dry goods sales.
man Of Omaha, is here on his usual
trip.
Joe Rymer is circulating petition
asking the citizens of the town to in.
dorse him fol the appointment OF city
marshal.
Cortie Curtis is being doomed as q
candidate for the marshalship. A Pc
tition for his appointment is being cir
culated by George KING.
o. Varney has started to drill a well
on Battle mountain near the sprlng
on Joe Petty's place. and has got down
about so feet.
Rev. skaggs of Oelrichs visited with
his old friend, Rev. Swickard, Monday,
while enroute to his home from Edge
mont, where he preached Sunday.
The rain and snow Of the last few
days have soaked the ground up thor.
oughly and the grangers are wearing
smiles as broad as their faces.
The Hot Springs hand turned out
tuesday night and serenaded the mayor
elect, and Alderman Mower and Police
Judge Boomer, all of " hom responded
handsomely. The boys play better than
ever.
Ira I. Highly, chief clerk of the Lin.
dell hotel, has resigndd his place and
on May will take the management
of the Eyans, the big stone hotel at
Hot Springs, S, D.-Lincoln State
Journal.
Ed Rogers, who has lately come
from Kansas, has opened short order
lunch counter and cigar and fruit
store in the Calhoun building, just
north of Lewis's. He is an old hand
at the business and will no doubt make
a success of it.
The business Mems association held
a meeting Thursday, and after some
discussion it was decided to employ R.
F. Connor to represent Hot Springs
along the B. & NJ. in the scheme for
advertising the city. Bob has had much
experience in this line and will make q
good rustler.
D. j. Burke Of the B. & NJ. and John
Berry of the Elkhorn have lodged com.
plant against Barney Kurth, ranch.
man living south of the Cheyenne
river, charging him with purloinine
some picks, shovels, and other property
belonging to the railroad companies.
He was brought before Judge Kanable
and fined $40 and costs.
The city board of health should take
some steps toward having the creek
cleared of the trash, rubbish and de.
cayed moss that have accumulated du-
ring the winter. Men should be put
to work at once cleaning it out and it
should be flushed quite frequently to
make it pure. IT, we are going to
have health resort let us try and have
it healthy looking
f. A. Meyer, who with his brother
conducts the Mason City, Ia, Republican
arrived in Hot Springs Friday aud
will remain a week or ten days taking
in the city and enjoying much need
ed rest, having been engaged during
the winter reporting the Iowa legisla.
ture for the Chicago Inter Ocean. He
is delighted with Hot Springs. The
STAR received pleasant calls from
him.
The Elm Greek Quarry Co. have Ia
ken orders for FIVE or six car loads of
their stone to be shipped to Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. The fame of our stone
is spreading far and wide. To Sheri.
dan, Wyo., on the west, St. Louis on
the south and Pittsburgh on the east,
shipments have been made in the last
year. What the demand will be when
the building season opens will surprise
the most sanguine.
Word was received here that a bank
at Crawford, Neb. was robbed Thurs.
day afternoon in most daring man.
ner. The robber went to the bank at
a quarter till 4 o'clock, and at the
point Of his revolver compelled the
cashier to hand over the cash on hand
which amounted to about 81, 500, then
quietly invited him to 90 into the
vault, when he closed the door on him
and turned on the combination, went
out and got on his horse and went out
Of town on slow walk, without arous.
ing the least suspicion. The cashier