Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-24
LUCAS IS Defeated
Makes a Gallant Fight but Gamble and
Pickler Get the Congress
sional Plums.
PHILLIPS FOR TREASURER.

Other Nominations Made Without Much
Fight-The Combination was Gam.
BILE, Piclsler and Sheldon.
Special to the STAR.
YANKToN, Aug. 23.-The following
nominations were made by the republi-
can state convention at this place to-
day.
For congress Pickler and Gamble.
For governor-C. III. Sheldon.
For lieutenant governor -Herried.
For secretary of state-Thorson.
For auditor-Hipple.
For treasurer-Kirk Phillips.
For commissioner school lands
Lockhart.
For superintendent of schools
Crane.
Commissioner of Labor statistics
Wheeler of Butte county.
Attorney General Crawford.
For railroad com'r-Jno. r. Brennan.
The race between Lucas and Picker
was close. Gamble. Pickler and Shell
don made u combination to defeat
Lucas.
The Hills were solid for Lucas
except Lawrence county.
w. B. Sterling was elected tempo
rary chairman and Palmer permanent
chairman. Full delegations were pres
ent from mostof the counties. A splen-
did platform was adopted.
From Thursdays Daily.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
serve ice cream and cake on Saturday
afternoon and evening at the old New
York store.
S. NJ. Houghton and r. +. Connor
are opening up an Office in the second
story of the Petty block for their real
estate and Other business and r. Il. is
moving his office furniture in from the
farm today.
Another little child of Walter Scott.
living out on the Custer road is lying
at the point of death. A messenger
has been despatched from Belle
Fourche for the father who is riding
the range and it is hoped he will soon
be home.
A letter from Mrs. Pierce says the
much talked of car of Guilty Sark ore
has been shipped to Omaha and j. B.
Dickover will accompany it and stay
right with it until he gets definite re-
turns from it. Some good results are
expected.
Jno. f. Parks has purchased one of
the little green cottages in the Fargo
Il Prentice addition from John L.
Burke. and will shortly commence the
erection of an addition 12x24to it. We
understand he will move into it and
occupy it as residence.
d. w. Moffatt of Gordon, came in
this morning and his daughter who is
visiting Miss Cora Dix willreturn home
with him. Mr.. Motfatt is president of
the school board at Gordon and came
up to investigate the merits of the
Baker plaster, before they decide to
use it on their handsome new building
which is in course of erection.
A couple of United States govern
ment wagons from TT. Robinson, came
i'll this morning and r,lmor was
abroad that a large party of the Ninth
cavalry would be here for an outing.
The party consists of Mr.. Dungal,
leader of the regimental band, his wife
and five children; Mrs. Camp and two
children and Mr.. Dietrich of the B. &
NJ. at Crawford, wife and two children.
They are taking an outing of few
weeks and knew of no better place to
come to have a good time than at Hot
Springs. They are camped near the
Chautauqua grounds.
Sheriff Blakey siezed 294 head of
sheep from Meyer and Robinson
yesterday and notice of sale of them
has beeu posted. They were seized
under chattel mortgage at the instance
of a. +. Jones who represents A. o.
Fox who lives in the east. It seems
that Fox sold the sheep to one, H. G.
Mccormick, who lived in the north
east part of the county and took a
mortgage back for part of the pur
chase money. Mccormick sold them
to Meyer and Robinson, subject to the
mortgage. but gave no notice of the
sale to Fox or his agent Jones. Mr..
Robinson is rustling an attorney today
and there is a chance of a lawsuit