Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08
Chicken pox has broken out In Rapid
City and is having quite q run.

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The ladies of the w. G. 7. U. are
making some efforts to ascertain the
whereabouts of Victoria Kirby.
st. Valentines day comes on a week
from Thursday, and the youngsters are
already preparing for the event.
The city council held a very animated
meeting last evening, the proceedings
of which are found in another column.
Miss Allen, daughter of Editor Allen
of the Jackson, (Minn.,) Republic, is in
the city for u short stay and is stopping
at the Gillespie.
Mrs. A. j. Kellar, a daughter of the
American Revolution has beenappoint-
ed by the national committee at Wash
ington, regent of Hot Springs.
Miss Plummer, mother of Mrs. Davis
of Cold Brook, after a pleasant stay
here for several weeks left last night
for Missouri, where she will remain for
the balance of the winter.
Judge Gull went to the U. s.. court
this morning and will remain there
most of the week in the trial of the
Indian cases which were brought before
him as U. S. commissioner.
A. B. Gidley, one of the most popu-
lar students, was unfortunate enough
to have one of the bones of his leg bro
ken while coasting yesterday. DIR.
Adams set the injured member and
the patient is now resting easy.
A. l.. Merrick, of the law firm of
Merrick & Merrick of st. Paul, is in
the city on business connected with
the litigation with the Catholicon fur
niture and will go to Deadwood tomor-
row where the case will come up for
trial in the United States court.
Il. G. Silkenson returned from a trip
to Custer Saturday where he had been
looking after their lumber business.
He says the Gem of the Hills is pros
pering and it looks as though their
mining and lumber interests were going
to boom during the coming season.
Wesch & Oak and their entire force
of stone cutters and masons returned
from Sheridan this morning and there
are a number of happy families in town
today. They have completedthe hand
soonest building in Sheridan and it is
a great credit to their skill. They
were considerably handicapped for the
last month on account of the weather.
DIED:-On Saturday evening the in
FAINT child of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Castle
was called away from them by an all
wise Providence and transplanted in
the heavenly nursery. The STAR offers
%sincerest sympathy ito the bereaved
ones. A short funeral service was held
at the house by Rev. Leslie on Monday
at 9 o'clock and the remains were laid
to rest in Evergreen cemetery.
Col. Thornby has received a letter
from Hy John Ainley, secretary of the
Black Hills Pioneer and Historical So
ciety of 1877, with a paper for the pur-
pose of securing members for the same
in this county. Anyone who is eligible,
that is who came to the Hills inj1s77, or
prior thereto, can do'so by coming to
the STAR Office and signing the paper
and paying the membership fee which
is 81.
E. S. Kelly is now the happy father
of two fine boys, as another fine little
fellow made his appearance at their
pleasant home about noon on Sunday.
Perhaps a little daughter might have
been more to his liking, but he accepts
the gift from Providence with sincere
gratitude and the STAR and a host of
friends hope the little fellow may prove
a great comfort to his parents. The
mother and child are both doing
nicely.
Deputy U. s. Marshal Andrew Bray
came in this morning from the Indian
reservation from which place he took
nineteen witnesses who went on north
to Deadwood to attendthe coming term
of the United States court. Marshal
Peemiller and his chief deputy, Frank
Biegelmeier, took the witnesses on to
Deadwood and Mr.. Bray came over
here after the prisoners, John Lance
and Cosg-ove, whom he will take out
on tomorrow's train. 1t is thought the
present term of court will last several
weeks.
Jim Noodle returned from his
brother, Sandie's, ranch on Elk Creek,
Sunday evening, bringing with him
Mrs. Sandie and little daughter, who
will spend a couple of weeks visiting
here. Jim says Sandie and his force
of men are busy hauling on a contract
of tagging for the Homestake company
on which he is making from SIS to s25
per day. He regrets that it will only
last a few weeks. Sandie has one of
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