Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-04-13
Mrs. j. q. Dickover is quite ill.
S. A. lden has decided to locate his
sheen ranch on Plum creek.

sheep ranch on Plum creek.
R. w. Shann is home from his bust
ness trip through the Hills, and re-
ports very successful trip.
G. G. Fargo returned Sunday morn
ing from his business trip to Omaha
Sioux City and other points.
Frank Jackson says he had twenty
five head of cattle run of and butch
cred during the last snow storm.
Stock in the foothills is already
beginning to show an improved condi
tion from the effect of the new grass
Chas. Locke, from the other side Of
Cascade, was in town Tuesday market
ing some hogs Of his own raising. He
talks of trip into Nebraska soon.
The Stewart bath house will open
for business next Monday. d. q.
Grippen, who will have charge Of i,
this season, has been overhauling and
cleaning it up in good shape.
Mrs. H. M. Wilson, wife of lug
one of the jolliest and best Elkhorn con.
ductors, came up from Chadron Tuesday
morning to visit with her sister-in.
law, Mrs. E. j. Moore, for few days
Traut & Gillespie have taken out the
plugs on the hydrants in the old water.
works the thread on which would not
fit the thread on the hose, and replaced
them with plugs that would fit. 4
The Burlington Route band of Cold
brook are practicing every even.
ing and making splendid progress.
Their instructor, Engineers sarver, says
they will soon play we'll enough to ar.
pear in public.
Bishop Hare of the South Dakota
diocese of the Episcopal church has re.
Appointed the old officers of st. Luke's
mission church at this place, viz: War
den, w. H. Train; clerk, l.. s. Gull,
and treasurer, Jos. Vincent.
Safe Clark who had his preliminary
hearing for stealing cattle at Custer
on Saturday, was bound over in the
sum $500 to the next term of the dis.
trict court and in default of bail was
committed to the county Jail. He has
retained Bobby Wood as his attorney.
Harry Sparks is looking for the
man that said he was a candidate for
alderman. He says he has his hands
full in conducting his own affairs to
the satisfaction of critical public,
without attempting to please every
taxpayer in the city-and therefore be
is positively not candidate.
The new livery firm of sidey, Hulit
& Green, who use the Cascade stable
on River avenue, had their tally.hc
out Tuesday afternoon giving the
band ride, and in the evening treat
ed the lady guests at the Evans to q
drive. Tonight the Gillespie guests
will he treated to the same pleasure
In a personal letter to the STAR man
from Col. Thornby, written at Jack.
sonville, Fla, where he had been sen,
by business firm Of Syracuse, n. Y.
upon some business deal, he give.
quite a glowing description Of th,
charms of that section of country a,
this season of the year. He expects t.
return to the Hills about May /, ane
is likely to have the backing Of capi
talists in certain enterprises that viii
be beneficial to portions of the Hills.
The touching poem "Barrabas," b,
Rev. j. w. D. Anderson, which wa,
read by Rev. Swickari from his pulpi
Sunday morning was received will
every mark Of appreciation by th,
delighted audience and stamps the de
ceased as true poet. It was the las
thing be ever wrote, and he bad onl,
} written Of SIX stanzas from the orig
inal manuscript when be was stricke,
down with his fatal sickness. We nm
derstand all his poems arc to be pub
lished IN book form soon.
Will Il. Stanley and wife returned
this morning, accompanied by Mis-
Mabel Purinton, Of Gary, s. D,
granddaughter Of DR.. and Mrs. B. A
Wade, who will spend the summer
. here. Will succeeded in finishing ul
, the business connected with the astat
OF DR.. w. H. Stanley, deceased, q
Gary, and had an enjoyable visit will
J sisters at Watertown, s. D., and Madi
son, Mimi. He reports prospects ex
cellent there Tor . good season will
: the farmers, and that country is i'm
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