Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-29
From Saturdays Daily.


work on the Guilty Sark going on very
satisfactorily. Deadwood people are
complaining of dull times.
The prospects are good for an abun.
dant crop of wild fruit in this section,
and the provident housewife will
probably find more fruit to put up
than her liege lord can buy sugar for.
Plums and berries of all kinds will be
abundant.
Chris Jensen went to Chadron last
night to meet his partner in some of
the star route mail contracts in this
section of the country. He returned
this morning and says they will put on
a daily mail between Hot Springs and
Cascade and between Hermosa and
Hill City, commencing July 1.
F. H. Muller, a stock of Clarinda,
To-, who has his stock interests in the
sand hills of Nebraska, south of Rush.
vile, was brought to Hot Springs less
than week ago in helpless con-
dition, having to be carried to and
from lois room. He took two baths
and was so much benefited that he
was able to get around on crutches.
Now he has thrown away his crutches
and is able to get around as lively as
anybody. He thinks the waters of
Hot Springs are the most wonderful
curative agents in the world and the
whole subject of his conversation is
what it has done for him. There are
thousands of cases similar to his.
Prof. Killing writes today that Eu-
reka Springs, Ark, has sent man to
the I. p. A. convention in Milwaukee
and that he too has proposition to
locate the sanitarium TO be built by the
ASSOCIATION at that place. The con.
vention granted him hearing of three
minutes in which he succeeded in
bringing the Business Mems PROPOSE.
tion of this place to their notice in
substantial manner and he thinks that
the L. 2. A. will send committee to
Investigate the merits of each place.
The propositions as stated in the
Evening Wisconsin are: Howard
Gross of Eureka Springs, Ark, offers
in behalf of his city, twenty acres of
land, free building material and a
cash bonus of $4,000, and to take the
committee to that city and entertain
them free of cost. H. F. Killing in be-
half Of Hot Springs, s. d., offered 200
acres of land, free building material
and to entertain the committee royalty.
A mule called at the rear of the
Miner Office on Wednesday, and intro.
duced himself by card in the shape
of board fastened to his neck by a
rope. The board bore the following
legend. This mule is the property of
Joe. Petty, of Hot Springs. He is on
his way home. Do not take him up
but let the son 60" Joe is
on Castle creek * Daniel Moyna-
han informs the Miner that he has
taken an option on the j. r. mine
covering period of SIX months, dur
ing which time he will sink the shaft
an additional hundred feet and run a
hundred feet of levels at the bottom
The work will be done by contract
and will begin next week. The mill
is also to be kept in operation. The
deal is said to be eminently satisfactory
to all parties. There is little doubt
that sale will be affected as MIR.
Moynahan is thoroughly familiar with
the property and its value. The
amount to be paid is not made public.
Tin Miner.
Frank Benton came in from Man.
vile, Wyo., yesterday where his cattle
interests are located and where he will
spend the summer. He says the grass
is splendid in that locality and hay
can be cut almost anywhere in his i'm
mense pastures now. He has leased
10000 acres of fenced pasture and
bought on this trip $500 head Of cattle
buying them cheaper than he could in
Mexico. He will ship this year about
5000 head, driving them part of the
way east, by which he can save 500
freight on each car. He says the
sheep men are taking that section of
Wyoming and the railroads are favor
ing them more than what few stock
men there are left. He says, however,
that if the sheep men attempt to make
the inroads IN Box Elder park that
they did last year, he looks for battle
in which there will be more blood she'd