Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-15

From Wednesday's Daily.
The upper Hills received good ram
again last night.
Ranchmen from the country report
crops greatly improved by the recent
rains.
Justice Ridpath is now comfortably
fixed in the coucil room and will hold
court there hereafter.
r. NJ. Grant and B. s. Wise will
open a fruit and vegetable stand in
Clark's meat market. Mr.. Wise was
here two years ago in the same busi-
ness.
The Hot Springs Browns and the
walters at the Evans played a game Of
ball yesterday, resulting in a victory
for the former. Tbs game was good
one and enjoyed by the large number
in attendance.
Alderman Boyer was ordered by the
council to dig up the city engineers
furniture and effects and turn them
oyer to Walter Scott. Walter will
probably have to locate his office at his
residence for the time being.
w. j. Mcgowan was ever to Edge.
mont yesterday, and expects to make
deal to out in a branch establishment
at that place for the sale of lumber
and feed. His brother Alva will have
charge of the business at that point.
L. d. Smith, the versatile editor of
the Tin Miner at Hill City came down
last evening to take in the grand lodge
of Masons and took occasion to call on
the STAR. He says the cave.in at the
Keystone was not as bad as first re.
ported.
A request has come to the grand
lodge of Masons to have the grand
master lay the corner stone of the new
court house of Meade at sturgis during
their stay in the Hills. And it is not
known whether they will stop on their
way up to the upper Hills or on the
return trip.
j. j. Hesek, of Rayenna, Neb., who
is stopping at the Minnelusa says he
has doctored for years for the stomach
trouble with which he has been trou-
bled, without getting any benefit, and
that the waters here have cured him
entirely. He will leave for home in
short time but will not forget to tell
of the virtues Of Hot Springs waters.
Parents should not forget that Fri
day will be the last day Of school, and
that the closing exercises will be held
in the opera house on the evening of
that day. The term closes just one
week earlier than it should ON account
of hot weather and the fact that Su.
perintendent King will 20 to Milwau-
kee on SATURDAY. in the interest Of the
Business Mems association to try to
secure the travelling mems sanitarium.
The Eastern Star lodge did ITSELF
proud last evening in exemplifying
the work, and going through with the
very intricate and beautiful floral
march. No lodge eyer received
handsomer compliments upon its
work than Martha Chapter last even.
ing. There were five limitations, and
after the exercises were over refresh
ments, consisting of ice cream and
cake were served and verv delightful
social time enjoyed BY the large num-
her present, including prominent
Masons and their wives from various
portions of the state.
The investigation of the manage.
ment of the soldiers home still con-
tinues. The committee consisting of
Department Commander Carpenter of
Watertown, Col. G. S. Blodget of
Kimball, and Judge Bennett of Dead
wood have been doing some hard work
and will have finished their taking
testimony this evening. They will
then make up their report and together
with the testimony il will be sent to
the governor who will act on it one
way or the other. They work under
sealed orders and no publicity can be
made of the report or the testimony
until it is made public by the governor.
Ed. King, the jewele.. has sold his
stock of goods to A. A. Noodle and
will leave soon for Johannesburg,
South Africa. Ed. has been promi.
nent figure in the Black Hills since
1877 and is probably as we'll known as
any old timer in the country. The
STAR hopes he may realize his fondest