Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, JULY
From Saturdays Daily.

Sedgwick to Chicago this evening.
.. w. Martin and little grand
daughter came down from Deadwood
last evening to attend the Chautauq la,
DIR. Crist and Judge Kanable are
over from Edgemont this morning Ia
attend the convention.
Mrs. A.C. Walker, of Hermosa, is a
Chautauqua visitor. in company with
Mrs. ROBIN of Piedmont.
Miss Anna Fuhlbrugge is in the city
attending the Chautauqua, having
come down from Hermosa last evening
on the helated train.
Mrs. Massey and Miss Elizabeth link
OF Spearfish are the guests of Rev. A.
A. Brown and wife during their at.
tendance on the Chautauqua.
The sale of the Root stock took place
today. E. Elsey bought the drug
stock and fixtures at $3.50, Chambers
Kellar bought the soda fountain for
$40 above what the mortage called for,
or $633.
l.C. Jackson is in from Ardmore
making final proof on his homestead
before Clerk w. l.. Jrdkins. today.
David Clark and Chas. Hill of Ardmore
and q. ID. Glenn of Cheyenne Falls are
his witnesses.
The commissioners haye finished
their work as board of equalization
and will adjourn this evening. We
understand they have given the road
supervisor authority to fix up the roads
and bridges along Fall river.
g. f. Sawyer informs us that the
superstitious people at his old home in
Indiana are much wrought up over the
appearance of the letter "R" on the
blades of wheat and rye in that
country. which they say also appeared
just before the Revolutionary and Civil
wars. They say it is an omen of war,
the "B" meaning bloodshed.
The effect of the strike and tie up of
the eastern railroads is very manifest
upon our city. Invalids and others in.
tending to visit the Springs hesitate
dong so on account of uncertainty Of
transportation and as a consequence
this city never was so quiet before at
this time of year. We're it not for the
Chautauqua the city would seem dull
indeed.
j. A. Hedrix, of the soldiers home,
came in from the front on the b. & M.
extension to Billings and says the work
is progressing rapidly and there is no
doubt but the cars will be running
through by the first of October. He
says the track laying is now being
pushed on the Grow reservation. There
are no new towns being located, and
Sheridan is not being specially hoomed
by the extension.
John Sidey and the party he took to
visit Onyx cave had thrilling ex.
perience. He said the nail came down
steadily for oyer an hour and the
ground was covered ten inches deep
with it. He came near losing his fine
team. One of the mares was washed
down the roaring torrent which was
ten feet deep, for at least quarter of
a mile, and was only saved by an I'M.
mense log pushing her to the bank
where she got footing and scrambled
out. w. r. Gross was there and 60,
a picture of the scene. The party
stayed there all night in cabin.
From Mondays Daily,
There is talk of shoe store going
into the Root drug building.
S. E. Wilson went to Custer this
morning on court business.
j. M. .Henton is on his way home tc
this city, having had enough of the
Pacific coast.
George H. Mckee and wife who have
been stopping at G. D. Bailey's left
this morning for Custer.
Sam Moses, who has been after Law.
breakers in Wyoming and the sand
hills of Nebraska, returned home this
morning.
Frank Weak, who is now engaged as
book keeper at Baskwick's lumbe,
camp in Custer county, Sundayed in
the city.
Mrs. A. L. Clyborne and daughte,
Daisy from Pine Ridge are here visit
ing their old friends Frank Godfrey
and wife.
Several parties in the city are pre-
pairing for sscampino ont" trir