Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-25
LOCAL MENTION.


LOCAL MENTION.
From Fridays Daily.
Mrs. Harrigan, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. s. w. Williams, is here to spend
tha summer with her parents.
A big mining deal in the upper Hills
is reported to be on in which Colonel
Thornby is said to be figuring quite
prominently.
Rev. A. A. Brown has accepted an
invitation to preach the baccalaureate
sermon to the graduating class of the
Chadron academy on the first Sunday
in June.
j. A. Gleason, the new operator for
the B. & NJ. at this place. arrived this
morning and at once entered upon the
duties of his Office. He is from Terre
Haute, Ind.
Chris Jensen received word that his
father, aged 81 years. had died in
Scbleswig. h olstein on the Bird of last
month and Chris is lamenting that he
didn't go home to see him last winter.
The committee appointed by coun-
Gil to try to induce those having suits
against the city for damage done to
their property by grading the streets
in front oe them, to withdraw them,
has been successful and it is now
thought that all but one of them will
be withdrawn.
Ralph McHoes, a former typo in this
office, but now IN store at Custer,
made flying trip to this city on his
wheel this morning. He started from
Custer after breakfast and arrived
here before 9 o'clock; making the run
from the Martin valley postoffice in
thirty seven minutes.
City Auditor Parks was made happy
by the arrival of his wife and children
this morning, and they will at once
take up their residence at their old
home on the hill. They came just a
day earlier than John expected them
and consequently found him abed in
stead of at the train. Mrs. Parks
many friends will be glad to learn ol
her return.
The grand lodge and grand chapter
of Masons will be held in Hot Spring.
June 12 to IA and it is confidently ex
pscted that not less than 300 delegates
will be present. The grand command
cry Knight Templars of South Dakota
will be held in Deadwood June Is ant
16, and probably fifty delegates viii
be in attendance. The railroad com
panies have given rate of one fare
for the round trip, and a great many
prominent men from the eastern par
of the state will probably take this op
: portunity to visit the Hills. The peo
pie of Hot Springs should commenc,
to make preparations for giving th'
visitors a warm welcome to our city
County politics is warming up con
slderably, and although still early
enough candidates are already bobbin,
up to show that few Of the offices will
go begging this fall. OF the officer
now in office probably all, except th'
treasurer, will he candidates for re
election. Charley ConRer will prob
ably he a candidate for clerk of tn,
courts. Mr.. Blakey will have severa
aspirants to buck for the nominatio,
in his own party, and there promise
to be fair number of republican can
didates. John Burke and Major Eaton
republican, and Charley Wilcox, demo
crat, have been mentioned for th'
treasurership. Harry Clark will asl
the voters to make him county com
missioner for bis district for three
years. Major Campbell is being urged
BY his friends TO accept the nomination
for either senator or representative
while Col. Thornby and John Burk.
are expecting the people to endorse
them for second term. There
promises to be quite lively campaign
Notwithstanding the dull times, and
Oelrichs, the home Of most Of ou,
county statesmen, is still to be heard
from.