Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-27
From Mondays Daily,

The city has replaced all the bridges
they expect to put in at present.
Mrs. A. w. Mcgowan has gone to
Edgemont to remain some time with
her husband.
Miss Clara Brennan has taken her
old position as stenographer for the
Evans hotel.
The Root drug stock has been moved
and occupies the north side of Elsey's
department store.
Mrs. G. A. Field was called to Grand
Island on Saturday to attend the fl-
neral of her brother.
Rev. A. T. Lyman returned from tho
Crete Chautauqua Sunday morning
and reports pleasant and profitable
trip.
Col. o. E. Dewey, member of the
soldiers home board from Watertown,
came in this morning to attend the
meeting of the board.
H. b. Hare made flying visit down
the road and says he spent Sunday at
Long Pine. He says crops down that
way are looking fine.
Rev. A. a. Brown has been chosen
one of the trustees of the Spearfisf
normal school. They could not have
made wiser choice.
Conductor Flanders, of the main line
of the Elkhorn, is visiting his parents
and friends in New England, and will
be away about three weeks.
JIG. Gilchrist of Carona, Col, came
in this morning to visit his wife who is
here with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Shirley of Bradley's flats. He will re-
main couple of weeks.
Traut & Gillespie started this morn
ing to put in about 500 feet of water
mains on College Hill. It will be laid
two blocks south from the main lead
ing to the Stewart bath house.
Fred Cummings, son of G. H. Cum
mings, with two companions, left on
Saturday in Il boat, sailing down the
Cheyenne river for Pierre. They will
probably be three weeks making the
trip.
Judge G. s. Palmer of Sioux Falls
and Col. G. j. Anderson of Plankin-
ton, members of the soldiers home
board, came in this morning and will
be here for several days attending a
meeting of the board.
Freeman Knowles, independent can
didate for congress on the populist
ticket will speak in this city on Satur-
day evening of this week. The place
has not yet been secured, but it is
thought the court house can be obtained.
H. A. Tebbets and family leave to-
morrow to spend several weeks in the
Black Hills. They will divide the time
in Sheridan, Hot Springs, Deadwood
and Custer. Miss Spicknall, their
niece, will accompany them.-Lincoln
State Journal.
DIED-At his home near the Elkhorn
depot. Sunday afternoon Thos d. Potts.
Mr.. Potts has been seriously ill for a
long time and while death was expected
it nevertheless comes with shocking
force to family and friends. He willbe
buried tomorrow afternoon.
Judge Ridpath says that the man
Hammil who was implicated with
Weems in the murder of his son, was
found guilty of murder in the first
degree and will hang. The fellow who
turned states evidence now ON trial
will probably get off with light
sentence.
Maj. Eaton is making an effort to
sell more stock of the Minerva Ghetto
nier Trunk company. He writes that
if he can sell 200 or 300 more shares of
the stock they will put up manufac-
tory in Chicago and in about year
they can declare dividend of % or 30
per cent. Some of our citizens are in
vesting in the stock.
The argument in the big railroad case
continues at the court house. Henry
Frawlcy. for the defense. addressed the
master in chancery, Judge Bennett,
this morning, and John F. Schrader be-
gan the closing srgument this after
noon. It is probable it will be contin-
ued all day tomorrow. Hon. T. NJ.
Marquette and N. X. Griggs came in
this morning, but as they made their
argument at Deadwood. they are only
here to watch the opposition.
U. s. District Attorney Miller came
in from Elk Point and conducted the
preliminary examination of j. G.
Rhodes and Frank Niehouse, who were
charged with pasturing cattle on the
reservation, before Commissioners
Anderson today. Both waived exami-
nation and were bound over in $500
each to the next term of the U. s. court.
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