Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-08
LOCAL MENTION.
From Friday. Daily.


From Friday'e Daily.
John Evans, who has worked so
faithfully as steward at the Evans, is
taking short lay of and leaves this
evening for weeks visit in Omaha.
Edgemont means business on the
Fourth. For particulars, see big pos
ters. Many Of our people have al.
ready decided to go over there to cele.
brate
Ed. Catlin came over from O-lrichs
today with a load of witnesses and will
make final proof on his homestead near
that rlace tomorrow. We understand
he will soon he hack in the Gillespie
Black Hills college will soon he de-
serted. Most of the students have al
ready left for their homes. Three of
graduates. n. B. and e. r.. Hare and
+. E. Robinson will spend part of
their vacation in this city.
Jacob CaS>el, of the planning mill
has taken the contract for putting i'm
the sidewalk along the east side of the
railroad park from the union depot to
the iron bridge. He has the lumber
all sawed out and will Law the walk
tomorrow.
The traycl to Hot Springs has in
creased so rapidly of late that the spe-
cial coach and baggage car will take
the place of the combination car used
during the winter on the Elkhorn.
The through sleeper from Omaha will
arrive Sunday morning.
George A. Springer writes from
Lincoln that he finds the country
through which he travelled in Nebraska
completely burned up and no pros
poets of crops whatever, and the
people will not raise enough to support
them until another crop comes. MIR.
Springer is getting along nicely.
Walter Scott reports very pleas
ant visit to Boone, la. and successful
trial of his new automatic railroad
switch, which he says worked like a
charm and delighted all the railroad
men except the switchmen, who are
likely to be thrown out of employ.
ment after its introduction. He tells
great story of his wild ride with Joe
Jennings on the engine Of the flyer.
Mrs. A b. Connor leaves for De-
Smet Saturday evening as a delegate
to the w. r. 9. which meets there with
the g. A. r. reunion on the 4th of
June. She also goes as a representa-.
tiye Of the Memorial association which
has for Its object the erection of statues
of the leading generals Of the war on
the grounds of the soldiers home and
thinks she can enlist considerable aid
in support of the project.
Base ball has taken a sudden boom
in Hot Springs. The club has received
an invitation to go to Edgemont to
play the Crawford team on the Fourth
of July. They have sent back word
that if they are furnished transporta
ton, with the understanding that il
IS per cent of the admissions went te
the winning club and 25 per cent to
the losers they would come. A game
between the Browns and the colored
walters at the hotels is being arranged
for next Thursday.
Miss Hortense Moore was quite
badly hurt last evening near the col
lege grounds. After the recital she
and Carmon Fisher got into the buggy
and were about to drive down the bill
when the horse very suddenly jumped
and run as though frightened. Mr.
Fisher bad but one OF the lines and
fearing that the horse might run od
the steep embankment for which be
was headed the lady jumped ont Of the
buggy and was quite painfully injured,
although not seriously. The horse
stopped as suddenly as he started when
he came to the precipice.