Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
LOCAL MENTION.

LOCAL MENTION.
John r Parks is expected back to
Hot Springs some time this month.
New Dry Goods at the Bee Hive.
Jacob Wright spent day or two
in the gold diggings up in the Hills
last week.
New goods received every day at
Sham e. Cos.
Ben CleQhorn has gone to housekeep.
ling in the Lindquist cottage on Jen-
nings ave.
-Grocer:es and -four very cheap at
the Bee Hive.
Teachers examinations will be con-
in this city by County Supt. Brooke on
March 2 and 8.
Another lot of nice dressed chick
e,s At Sham & Cos.
Mark Dornan informs us that his
wife died OF consumpl.~h h in Chicago
several weeks ago.
1t is reported that the owners of the
Lady Gay mine contemplate oryani.
zing stock company.
Charley Crist, the former express
messenger on the Ekhorn here. is nov
back on his old run in Jim Cooper $
place.
The local order of Odd Fellows is in.
crea>ing it's IN .mb.rsh,p greatly. A
grand banquet in the near future will
celebrate their success.
Miss Mamie Britinger, who lived
near Smithwick, was recently married
to Harry Mccormick who has sheep
rrAach near Sand creek.
s Mrs. Williams il receiving a great
many letters asking for accommoda.
tions for the summer at her popular
boarding house. and her rooms are al.
ready mostly engaged.
Miss Hur'hurt, niece of Z. d. Bailey
left on Monday for visit with
friends IN Kansas before she goes to
her home in New York. She made
many friends while here.
Fred T. Evans and L. s. Gull went
to Deadwood to attend the Masonic re-.
cep'ion given there Friday evening
in honor of the presentation of diplo-
mas to those who have recently taken
the 32nd degree.
Harry Taylor, who has acted as jan
itor at the Cottage for a long time,
leaft with his wife for Lincoln on
Saturday where they will improve
their property and marry will take his
old place with A. NJ. Davis e. Co.
The J r mne started no again
Monday They have been shut down
since before New Year making i'm.
provements that will enable them ia
rnl right along now at full capacity
lhe steam hoist has been put in aud
works like a charm.
A couple of young men froa. Brook.
lyn, who have been in the city for a
werk or two, are rigging up team to
spend the summer ''ronehing it," They
will 90 up into the Hills prospecting
until the weather becomes settled and
will then start out overland for the
Yellowstone park.
We have it on good authority that
the object Of Supt. Phelan's vi.i, Thurs.
day and Surt. NUTS rday i.
to arrange for shipping 400 car loads
OF building stone from this place ia
points in the upper Hills. Just what
the stone would bs used for could not
bs ascertained. This will make con.
siderable business this spring.
It is reported that Posmfice Inspec.
tor Fnsnes unearthrd a scheme where.
by the present post master and his prede.
cessor at Buffalo Gap made qnite a
little rake.off in the cancellation Of
stamps. 1t is said they arranged with
brakeman on the Elkhorn to collect
letters at different placrs in town
where they were deposited, carry them
tothe Gap, and the P. NJ. carried his
stamping apparatus to the depot and
cancelled the stamps and got his com
mission on the cancellation. II is said
that both Elliott and Cess had to dig
up quite sum to Uncle Sam.