Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-03

Lafe Thompson, of Cold brook, is in
critical condition and is not expected
to live but short time.
Marv. Parsons was in town today
with fine lot melons, and the star
people were remembered by him.
Walter Knowlton went to Whitewood
this morning ON business connected
with the l. H. Chase mercantile in
terests.
Messrs. Gates & Guernsey have dis
solved partnership and the latter now
conducts the fruit and vegetable bus
mess alone.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Cook of Buffalo
Gap are spending a week in this city,
Mr.. G. may determine to locate per-
manently here.
Elmer Mcdonald of Wind Cave who
is convalescing from an attack Of
mountain fever, spent yesterday among
friends in town.
w. L. Judkins and wife, Homer
Bean and wife, G. B. West and wifeand
Miss Myrtle Richardson report great
time yesterday on their Wind cave trip.
+. I. Evans returned last evening
from his visit to the Guilty Sark mine
at Mystic. He is we'll satisfied with it
thus far and has great confidence in it.
John Gross expects to have the bridge
near the court house completed tomor-
row, then soon as the approaches are
graded up it will be ready for crossing.
Mrs. M. j. Harmon, mother of Mrs.
A. L. Lyman, departed last evening for
her home at Washington, s. d., afteran
enjoyable visit with her daughter for a
few months.
E. j. Moore and family and Mrs. A.
d. Wood and son Claire left last even
ing for old Fort Fetterman, Wyoming,
where they will spend about week
camping out.
j. ID. Mcdonald, proprietor of the
Wind cave, who had such severe fall
lately, is able to be around with the
aid of canes. He will take a course of
baths to remove the effects of his acci-
dent.
Among those who left this morning
to attend the firemen's tournament ct
Deadwood are Hank Vanatta, Fred
Norris. Merit Tillotson, Jonh Lerch, @.
G. Haunser, Glen Hart, Claude Viii
liams and Henry Schultz. They an
ticipate great time and will doubtless
have it.
John Morrison of Buffalo Gap met
with peculiar accident the other day.
His team ran away, broke the wagon
pole and threw Mr.. Morrison out, in
juring him quite severely. DIR. Moffit
was summoned and attended the in
jured man, making him comfortable,
and he will soon be able to be around.
Senator Allen of fNebraskais expected
to deliver an address ca the political
issues of the day in the opera
the near future. Senator All
written j. NJ .IBookeriwho has tile r.
in charge, that he will surely Come.
The date of the address is not yet
settled upon.
R. w. Sham returned this morning
from his trip to Omaha with stock. He
says the market is bad, horribly bad,
that the butchers strike has paralyzed
the meat business for the time being,
The crops in Nebraska are almost COM
pletely burned up. and farmers are
cutting their corn for fodder. A car
load of fruit-all kinds of delicious
fruits-will arrive this afternoon for
their commission house.
Judge Frye received letter this
morning from E. G.. johnson, who is
so well and favorably known in this
section of country, and who was taken
from here to the Chicago hospital last
fall not expecting to live long. Mr..
johnson is at the home of his brother,
s. c., at Racine, Wis, and is now able
to get about with only the aid of
cane. He weighs 11S pounds net, he
says, and is gaining rapidly, and is
thoroughly enjoying the good fishing
of that locality. E. G. writes that he
will possibly return to the Springs this
fall. Many anxious friends will be
very glad to learn of Mr.. Johnson's re-
covery.
7. w. LaFleiche returned last even
ing from trip to Belle Fourche, where
he went to see what the prospects were
for an attorney to make livelihood
there. He was very favorably inn
pressed with the place and it's resour-
ces, and has decided to locate there.
He will go up in about two weeks, but
will not remove his family for about
two months. Will was particularly
impressed with the wonderful agricul-
tural resources Of that county, as most
of the land can be irrigated, and in