Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-05-18
From Saturdays Daily.
The Syndicate hotel Of Deadwood has
closed for the present.

closed for the present.
"A fine little daughter arrived at. the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rylen yesterday
and they are rejoicing over the fact.
Mrs. .Iohr) Boyer leaves this even.
ing FOR. Sioux Falls to attend the con.
vention of Daughters of Rebecca,
which convenes there on Tuesday.
J.H. Gable. the energetic and jolly
travelling passenger agent for the
Elkhorn rail,oad is in the city today
and says the number of people that are
coming to Hot Springs this summer
will surprise the most sanguine. - ~
An article written ty' 'J..F. Parks in
the American Field concerning hunt
participated in by himself, together
with Will Crane, Judge Frye, w. w,
Root and Rob Connor, is decidedly in.
teresting and has much literary merit,
g G. Edmunds and his sisters Bessie
and Lucy came in from Manchester,
Ia, this morning and have rented a
cottage on College hill into which they
have moved Miss Lucy has been bed.
fast with rheumatism for two years
and will take baths at the Stewart.
The sleeper for the upper Hills on
the Elkhorn was brought into Hot
Springs this morning. There was one
passenger for Deadwood and they made
him get up and take the chair car that
the twenty-four other passengers
might come into Hot Springs without
change.
Gen. Pass. Agt. }. r. Buchanan Of
the Elkhorn and his wife came in this
morning to remain some time. Mr..
Buchanan has been quite sick for some
time, and be fees to Hot Springs as
to city of refuge. He knows the ben.
eft to be derived from the use of these
waters for he has tried them many
times before.
DIR. w. f. Adams received notice to.
day of his appointment as local sur
geon for the B. & NJ. at Hot Springs
and commences his work as such at
once. The doctor is man Of splendid
ability and the appointment is one that
reflects great credit on the wisdom OF
company and of which the doctor
justly feels proud. The STAR tenders
hearty congratulations.
Frank Allen, well.known rancher
whose home is on the road from Buf.
falo Gap to Custer, shot himself acci.
IDENTIFY while handling shot gun one
day last week in the Bad river coun.
try. He had taken his cattle down
there for summer feed and was out
hunting when the accident occurred.
His hand, arm and face received the
force of the charge. He will recover.
John Haepner had his preliminary
hearing before Justice Ridpath Tues-
day afternoon. and after hearing the
evidence, the Judge bound him over to
circuit court in the sum of $500 which
was furnished by his son and MIR.
Shortridge. The complaining witness.
Strong, swore that lie brought with
him from Rapid City an unbranded
colt to his ranch near Haepner's,
turned him loose on the range, and
that the animal was found in Haep.
ner's possession. Haepner claims that
he raised the colt, but the testimony of
) the different members of the family
was so conflicting that it was not valu.
able as evidence. Phil Kellar conduct
ed the prosecution in the absence of hi:
brother and did himself great credit
Judge Cleveland appeared for the
defense.
Israel Calkins was up before Judg,
Boomer on the charge of stealing
and killing two steers belonging
to John Jackson. Tuesday. H.
was defended by Judge Cleveland whit
allowed the prosecution to bring our
their case in full $50 that they might
be able to prepare defense) and ther
waived examination, and Calkins wa.
} bound over to circuit conrt in the sun
of 5000. Failing to give bonds he wa.
sent to Jail. The evidence as given by
Fred Utz, his companion in the crime
who turned states evidence, shows tha
) they killed the steers and hid the hide
and heads of the animals. The brant
! from one of the hides was cut out ant
burned up, but the other hide was tiet
in gunny sack and thrown into th'
creek. 1t was recovered and will b,
most damaging evidence against Calk
, inS IL is iInnod fhaf with tho ,l,.,