Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-03-08
j. ". Rucker left for his ranch near

Gordon to put in a crop.
Mrs. A. K. Pierce took her departure
for Mystic this morning where her hus-
hand is mining.
Ed. Grantham came down from Gus
ter last evening and left this morning
for Rapid City to attend court.
Special Pension Examiner Greene
has been in the city a few days on bust
ness connected with his department.
Parties from Nebraska say that the
soil down there has been wet up plenty
by the recent heavy rains and SHOWS.
The Associated Press dispatches to-
day give it out that there are over 900
cases of smallpox at Hot Sprinfis, Ark.
Supt. Harris of the Elkhorn had u
party of cattle barons here in his spe-
cial car on Sunday and they had a way
up time.
The ordinance creating a fire depart
ment of the city passed it's first reading
last night and will be published in our
next issue.
Appearances now indicate the early
inauguration of operations at the axle
grease factory. Another Car of ma
chinery arrived on Thursday, and $40
feet of side track was laid yesterday,
that being the amount necessary to
meet the requirements of the plant.
Our patient citizens will, probably, not
have to wait much longer for the
realization of their of their long de-
ferred hopes in this important direct
ion.-Chronicle.
Bird Rose, of the r. r. cattle COM
pany, and Ed. Lennon, of the Shiedly
company, have gone to Texas and
Mexico to buy cattle for their range
north of the Hills, and expect to get
about 5000 head. A law goes into
effect on March 10, imposing a tax of
81 per head on cattle shipped out of
Mexico, and they are making haste to
avoid the tax. Bird expects to be gone
until June.-Deadwood Times.
From Thursdays Edition.
+. G. Silkenson and whole family are
all laid up with the grippe.
Attorney Vroman is cver from Edge
mont today on important legal bust
ness.
New planking is being laid on the
bridge across the river Oh Seventh
street.
Today ends the agony at Pierre and
Johnnie will soon come marching
home.
w. U. Germond returned from his
trip to the country yesterday, looking
and feeling better for his outing.
Judge w. s Metz, judge of the judi
cial circuit for northern Wyoming, is
in the city today and is stopping at
the Evans.
Lou. Slime has resigned his position
as porter at the Evans and his place is
being filled by Levi Wylie, one of the
erstwhile colored walters.
Mrs. Christiansen and little son
came over from Newcastle this morn
ing to spend a few weeks visiting her
parents, MI. and Mrs. Peterson.
Rev. Swickard returned from Hill
City and Custer last evening and says
he had good audiences out to his lee
lures, considering the weather.
Mrs. Helen r. Denman of Waverly,
Iowa, came in this morning from Wa
verify, and will visit with Mrs. Bumps
and Miss Gates in Happy Hollow.
The employees of the B. & NJ. at this
place were submitted to a rigid exami.
nation on the rules of running trains
and the boys came out with flying colors
The Fargo Mercantile Co. is going
into the lumber business and several
cars are being unloaded fort that we're
shipped in from the mills near Custer
We have heard rumors of some rail.
road matters affecting Hot Springs and
Cascade that we should very much like
to see develop into something more Of
a reality.
Mrs. Karcher of Deadwood is here
visiting her friend Mrs. John Boyer
and will leave tomorrow for Chicago
for a month or two when she will re
turn to the Hills.
We are informed that some burglars
attempted to break into the residence
of H. L. Catlin on Tuesday night but
only got as far as the outside kitchen
when they were frightened away.
L. r. Levoy, grand high priest of the
Royal Arch Masons, was here the first
of the week and gave the chapter a
this place several sessions of instruct.
ions on the secret work.
Charley Bourne, one of the oldes,
residents of the county, came ovel
from near Miunekahta this morning
crippled up with the rheumafisr