Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-12-21

We publish In this issue . statement
OF the condition Of the Merchants State
Bank ct the close Of business on Dec.
18th. The statement shows this insti-
tuition to be in an exceptionally sound.
condition and indicates a safe and con-
sentative management.
Jake Tedrow, one Of the Oldest and.
most reliable Of the engineers on this
division Of the Elkhorn system, has
taken the run between this city and
the Gap, and Engineer Bracken will 20
to Chadron and take his chances on
the "chain gang" Mr.. Bracken has
made many friends here by his gentle
manly and quiet manner.
Deputy U. 8. Marshall Dave Robinson
brought in a young Sioux Indian
named Alec Fast Elk, who is charged
with having committed rape on q
twelye-year-old Indian girl at Pine
Ridge about a month ago. The hear
ing has been postponed until next
Saturday, Deputy Marshal Robinson
having been called to Omaha to testify
in an important case.
The young attorney from st. Paul,
Mimi, Mr.. Merrick, who was bound
over to the grand jury for trying to get
possession Of the furniture Of the
Catholicon company some time ago,
returned to this place this morning
and expects to learn his fate at the
hands of the grand jury in q short
time. He does not appear to be
troubled about the matter in the least.
The attention of the court has been
taken up today in the trial of the Crane
Co. VS.. A. s. Stewart, v. E. Prentice
and Chas. g. Fargo as the Cascade
company for pipe furnished them.
This case was tried last term but the
jury disagreed and by stipulation of
the attorneys the evidence as taken
at that time is being read to the jury
by Stenographer Grantham from his
short hand notes.
The jury in the case of Powell ct al
VS.. Conner ct al remained out till 8
o'clock last night and then brought in
a verdict for plaintiff for $3.50. The
case on trial today is that of the Hirch-
berg Optical company VS.. Eaton & Viii
cox on some contract for spectacles and
glasses. Doc Pierce created some
amusement for onlookers by the man.
ner in which he gave testimony for
the defendants. The jury now has the
case under consideration.
F. M. McClelland, the big stock man
from Cheyenne Falls, is in the city to-
day as a witness before the grand jury.
He says cattle are doing splendidlyth
fine weather, but if the sheep men per-
sist in making encroachments on their
range, he with nine-tenths of the other
cattlemen in the county will have to
move out. He will try to get our legis-
lators to enact a law something like
they have in Wyoming, for the protec-
ton of both parties.
Hon. j. B. Dickover went to the up
per Hills this morning and with all the
other representatives and senators elect
will go to Spearfish to examine the
state normal school, to Rapid City to
visit the school of mines and they are
expected here Thursday evening and
will spend Friday looking over the SOL
diers' home. Their object is to investi-
gate the needs of these state institu-
tions so that they may voteintelligently
on the appropriations to be asked for
their support.
Tomorrow morning Doc. PIERCE Wal
ter Scott and others will commence to
lay out a mile kite shaped track which
Doc. has long had in contemplation on
the old Mckay claim northeast of the
city. We understand that the Wind
Cave Electric railway will run right by
the grand stand, thus giving an excel
lent opportunity to get out to the race
track at a small expense. We sin
cerely hope the project may prove sue
cessful and that we may have some
races, base ball and other sports for
entertainment of the big crowd of
guests that is sure to be here next sum-
mer.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Mrs. Judge Gardner is here with