Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-10-05
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From Saturdays Daily.
Disastrous timber fires are said to be
raging again in the upper Hills.
Judge Kanable is over from Edge
mont today and reports business brisk
over there.
John Pearson and his bride arrived
last evening and they will take up their
residence in the section house.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. John r.
Sidey IL son. The STAR with hosts of
other friends offers congratulations.
j. G. Sackette has taken the contract
for painting Judge Cull's house, barn
and outbuilding and is making ready
to go to work the first of the week.
I. j. Garfield, formerly of this place,
came down from Deadwood last eve
ming and is on his way to Helena,
Mont, where he will go into business.
John NJ. Smith is almost ready to
commence the manufacture of cigars
and has his factory fixed up in first
class shape.
Rev. M. Nichols and ID. b. Ingram of
Hill City passed through on their way
to the Pennington county republican
convention to be held at Rapid City
today.
Sheriff Blakey has now seven inmates
in the county Jail, four of them being
United States prisoners He says he
wishes they were all that kind as Uncle
Sam pays s1OO IL day apiece for them
and pays it in cold, hard cash.
We understand that the firm of
Green 4 Smith, liverymen, has been
dissolved and that Mr.. Smith will con-
tinue the business ut the same place.
Mr.. Smith is an excellent liveryman
and we are pleased to have him con-
tinue.
The rain yesterday and last night was
a soaker, and had it come six weeks
ago might have done great good to the
corn crop. At present it can only put
the ground in good condition for fall
plowing, but at the same time is liable to
injure the feed on the range.
Miss Dollie Comstock, sister of Mrs.
j. r.. Mower. arrived on the train yes
terday from Louisville. She is accom-
panied by her nephew w. j. Comstock.
a young gentleman who instead of be-
ing the lady's father was raised by her.
Mrs. Mower is happy over their arrival.
III. n. Steele. one of the substantial
farmers of Custer county. was ii pleas
ant STAR caller today He has been on
IL trip to western Colorado trying to
find market for horses. bnt found the
supply exceeded the demands there
the same as elsewhere. The fruit crop
out there is immense. MIR. Steele de-
parted on the freight for home.
Mrs. John jackson leaves tonight for
st. Joseph where she will take treat
ment for her eyes from a specialist. as
she is almost blind. She will he ac-
companied that far by Mrs. J .G. Richer
and children who go to Savannah. Mo-.
to visit friends in that neighborhood
for several weeks. Johnnie will ac-
company the party as far as Omaha
where he goes to buy goods
Richard St;nden informs us that
from the train OH which he came
through they unloadetl seventeen cars
of stock cattle from the South Omaha
stock yards. at Irwin in the sand hills.
where they will be wintcred. There
will be about 10000 head sent up from
other parts of Nebraska to otherpoints
near there where there has been plenty
of hay put up. to he kept through the
winter. The sand hills of Nebraska
are proving the best stock country of
the entire west and the man who gets
a good ranch there and goes into stock
cannot fail to get rich. but it is a horri-
bic place to live.
/ Charley Pomgrcn. the rantumkcrous
Swedish quarryman who was arrested
last night for cutting Lars Anderson
VII tilt Ilcuu MltH u ClIk klllIc. was
bound over to the next term of the cir
cult court in the sum of $500. and is
now lodging in the county Jail in de-
fault of bail. He certainly meant to
kill Anderson, for after cutting him so
seriously and Anderson was trying to
get away from him by going through
the Bodega to the back street. Pomgren
ran around through an alley and was
only prevented from Draining him with
IL stick of wood by persons who inter
fereh. .Andcrson's wound is IA serious
! one. two large arteries having been
severed. but he will recover.
The commissioners are still in ses-
} sion today. \. NJ. Kelley has been be.
fore them trying to get them to open
up road up Battle mountain to his
; fire clay bank. claiming he hasreceived
orders for clay but cannot fill them as