Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-10

From Mondays Daily,
There will be lots of plums this
year.
w. H. Timerhoff has been appointed
postmaster at Hill City.
G. N. Miner has telegraphed for q
new wagon for the Minnekahta bath
house.
B. w. Franklin and family start for
Texas tonight, stopping over at Chad.
ron a day or two.
j. 8. McPheeters and family are
moving today to cottage in the south
ern part of College hill.
DIR. Adams and w. w. Root returned
from hunting trip to Alliance. They
bagged a sack of fine game.
The Ladies band serenaded the sol
diers home folks this morning and re-
ceived loud ovation from the delight
ed veterans.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
serve ice cream and cake on Saturday
afternoon and evening, at the New
York store building.
Rand, McNally & Co. have requested
Agent Wood to send them description
of Hot Springs for use in their annual
publication. He furnished it.
Editor c. A. Lisle wrote an interest
ing letter to his paper, the Clarinda
Herald, while he was recently here
We hope to republish it later.
Frank Ayers is over from the Gap
today. He is rather badly crippled up
with rheumatism and expects to come
over here to renew his youth.
The Speartish normal school sends
out its tenth annual catalogue. Under
Prof Cook this school is regarded as
one of the best of it's kind in the west
Mrs. E. L. LomaX, wife of the gen.
eral passenger agent of the U. P. R'y.,
arrived with her daughter and maid to
enjoy a couple of weeks at the Springs.
DIR. Clarke of Akron, To-, has Joined
his family here for a few days. He is
greatly pleased with the Springs as a
health resort and knows of some of
its cures. having already sent several
patients here.
Mrs. G. E. Bushey, an aunt of Mrs.
Il. b. Warren, who made an extended
visit here last season, has returned.
She finds that no place agrees with her
SO we'll as Hot Springs and she may
conclude to remain here some time.
General Manager Burt, General Su-
perintendent Hughes, General Freight
Agent Morehouse and Chief Engineer
Berry spent Saturday and Sunday
night at the Evans, going to Belle
Fourche Sunday morning and back in
the evening.
Thos. E. Mckinley, wife and child,
arrived Sunday morning from Ottawa,
Ill. Mr.. Mckinley has been appointed
receiver of the First National bank
and will at once enter upon the dis.
charge of his duties. He seems to be
a very pleasant, business-like gentle.
man.
Mr.. G. N. Miner has leased the Min.
nekahta bath house, and is now giving
that place his whole attention. The
merits of these waters have too long
and favorably been known to need any
special mention from us. STAR readers
will please observe the new ad of these
springs.
Miss Katherine r. Smith, daughte,
of our enterprising liveryman, Miss
Laura Mitchell. Misses Matte and Eva
NIcNfichael, and Miss Matte Simpson
left for their homes near Hermosa this
morning. after enjoying very profit
able and pleasant time at the summer
school and teachers institute.
\ The fire laddies of this city who took
in the Deadwood tournament have
returned, and though they came back
hatless and perhaps moneyless, they
declare that they never had bette,
time III their lives. One of the Dead
wood boys, who was delighted to see
that the Hot Springs boys were well
treated, escorted our boys all the way
home to help make their stay away
from home delightful until they were
back again. They are all loud in praise
of Deadwood's treatment, and pro
nounce the tournament magnificent
success.
The STAR is in receipt of communi
cation from an old veteran, Theo
Dunn, of Canova, S. d., enquirine
about the rules of the soldiers home
He says that number of old soldiers
in that part of the state will need as
sistance this winter as their crops have
been total failure, and they want tc
bring their wives to the home with
them if they can. The letter has been
turned over to Commandant Megrew,
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