Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-03-08

mess In Buffalo Gap today.
A. D. Field came in from Omaha yes
terday and is attending to business.
j. g. Sackette leaves in the morning
for Keystone where he goes to do some
work for Jimmie Baldwin.
DIR. N. NJ. Wade returned from his
trip to Omaha this morning and SAYS
times are anything but lively at the
Gate City.
p. Elsey, proprietor of the Bee Hive,
has been s%ojourning in Edgemont for a
few days, looking after his mercantile
interests there.
John Fallon, the blacksmith, who has
been on his ranch nea Rapid City for
the last four months, has got to work
at his shop again.
The county treasurer is preparing a
statement of the financial condition of
the county, which will be published
in the near future.
w. b. Hayes, the pleasant gentleman
who conducts the news stand at the
Evans news stand has been very sick
for some time but is some bettertoday.
JIG. Richer and Co. are having some
envelopes printed for advertising Hot
Springs that are beauties. Ask them
to let you see one of them, then go
thou and do likewise.
Fred Berrier, who lately moved into
the Pioneer meat market, has conclud.
ed he can do just as we'll at his old
stand and save lots of rent. He will
probably move back in a sew days.
We are informed that a number of
important cases have lately been COM
menced that will come on for trial at
coming term of court. The docket will
be large and the term will no doubt be
long and interesting.
j. r. Phelan, the genial and efficient
superintendent of this division of the
B. & NJ, is in the city and will remain
several days looking after the interests
of his road in this locality. He reports
things quiet on the line, with more &C
tivity in the Hills than anywhere else.
Judge Gull has commenced proceed
ings for divorce for the brave little
Cascade mail carrier, Mrs. Ada Ryan,
against her recreant husband, and There
is little doubt to most people that if
anyone ever deserved a decree, she
does. =.
The meetings at the Congregational
church are increasing in interest and
attendance and will probably be con-
tinued next week. There will not be
any service on Saturday night. All are
cordially invited to attend these meet
ings. Come out and they will do you
good.
DIR. Flick and wife of Rapid City are
in the city visiting friends. AS reve-
nue. collector for this district, the doc
tor is scouting around trying to find
out who of our citizens are subject to
the income tax, OF who have an income
of $4,000 or nor a year. We are afraid
he won't find many such.
Chambers Kellar returned from
Deadwood Tuesday evening where he
had business before the United States
court. He says Judge Dundy wanted
to appoint him to defendIsrae Calkins
in court, but he begged to be excused,
and two young attorneys from that
place accepted the undesirable job. His
case will not come on for hearing till
some time next week.
Mrs. w. j. Thornby is one of the hap.
piest ladies in the city today and has
good right to be. Her mother, Mrs.
Youmans, arrived this morning from
Winona and will from this time on
make her home with her daughter.
We sincerely hope Mrs. Youmans may
enjoy her new home and may form new
acquaintance and friends that may
prove as dear as those she has left.
j. w. Pike takes his leave for south
ern California tonight and will soon be
basking in the sunshine of the land of
oranges and flowers. We sincerely
hope he may conclude not to stay away
from Hot Springs, as he is an artist of
rare ability and w a lily afford to
do without him. He goes to Fremont
via the Elkhorn and thence over the
Union Pacific.
1t seems the citizens of the newly in.
corporated Mid-Republic city have re-
tanned the characteristics of the old
time Burtonites in the matter of cleo.
lions and the boys have not forgotten
their old tricks. At the election held
there on Monday night for mayor and
aldermen and for dividing the town UP
into wards there was considerable feel.
ing manifested and some fun for out
siders who were onlookers. Our in.
formant says the chairman, who was
also a candidate for mayor, tried to