Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12

Rev. A. L. Baker, Of Edgemont, was
in the city Friday.
Thos. E. Mackinlay and daughter
visited Cascade Wednesday.
Extra copies of last weeks STAR (col-
lege edition) for sale at this office.
For a first class shave go to Gene
Lewis opposite Union depot. tt
Rev. Father Kearney, of Rapid City,
will say mass at the Catholic church
in this city on Wednesday next at 10
u. m.
Mrs. j. d. Crane has been seriously
i'll during the past week but is now
convalescent.
Mrs. j. b. Dickover visited friends at
Custer a few days this week, driving to
that place with Miss Carrie Towner
who spent a few days here last week.
]. ". Warner, who has been furnish
ing the excellent violin music at the
Evans hotel for several weeks past, de-
parted Tuesday night for Billings,
Mont.
DIR. Jennings was called to near Fair
burn Wednesday on professional bust
ness. He says the rain storm along
Lame JOHNNY and Beaver creek was a
terrific one.
III. A. GODDARD was in town Wednes-
day. He left yesterday for western
| Wyoming to get the cattle recently
purchased by him for the Black Hills
Investment company.
j. j. Cairnes and wife arrived Mon
day morning from Kansas City and
will remain i'll this place a week or ten
days. They will return to Kansas City
where they will reside during the sum-
mer.
Superintendent Harris, of the Elk.
horn is reported to have said on Thurs
day preceding the late storm that his
road was never i'll better condition to
withstand the summer freshets peculiar
to this region.
Capt. Marsh and son, Charley, came
down from Deadwood Saturday night
and spent Sunday in the city, returning
to Deadwood Monday morning. The
new Bullock hotel in Deadwood, in.
which the Messrs. Marsh are heavily
interested, is doing a fine business and
is giving excellent satisfaction.
G. E. March returned Wednesday
from the central Hills mining district
where he has been engaged in prospect
ing. He and Bob Milligan have pur-
chased an engine and centrifugal
pump from w. U. Germond and they
will soon commence placer mining on
an extensive scale.
Jas. r. Chambers, of South Platte,
Col, brother of Mrs. A. j. Kellar, ar
rived the first of the week in response
to a telegram advising him of the
feeble condition of his mother. Mr..
Chambers. who has been an invalid for
several years and is just recovering
from a severe attack of the grippe, will
remain here several months for the
benefit of his health. He is a pioneer
in the Centennial state having gone
there about twenty-five years ago.
The greatest obstacles to the pro-
gress of a town, says an exchange, are
petty local jealousies. The evidence
of this can be see every day. One
citizen, simply through jealous spite,
refuses to assist a public enterprise be-
cause some other citizen is interested
in it. Nothing is more discouraging
to a progressive spirit than to have all
efforts thwarted by the narrow-minded
selfish men who live for their personal
welfare withouta sparko of public spirit.
Prof. H. A. Stroud, an optician of
Elk Point, S. D., has written Mayor
Anderson regarding the probable sue
cess, from a financial standpoint, of a
steam merry go-round in this place
during the summer season, and asking
if a favorable location can be secured.
Major Immediately started out and
leased the three-cornered lot north of
the Mower house for the purpose and
notified Prof. Stroud to come on with
his machine. If, as we are informed,
the %"go-around" has a calliope attach
mentthere will be plenty of music in the
air during the heated term.
An enjoyable social was held at the
home of Mrs. w. 7. March, in Cold
brook addition, on Wednesday even
ing under the auspices of the Episcopal
church. A goodly number participated
in the festivities of the occasion and q
nice sum was realized for the benefit
of the church. Bishop Hare. while on
his recent visit to this city, pur.
chased for the use of the Episcopal
church of this place the Congregational
church building in Cold brook and ar
ranged for the holding of regular ser.
vices there. A minister will be sent
out who will alternate between here