Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-08-21
W. D. Driskill, the we'll known cattle

man of Spearfish, has been q guest of
the Evans during the past week.
Philip Shaver and family, of North
ILL.,, are occupying rooms
in the McCurdy house, on. Minnehahta
avenue. Mrs. Shaver is brother of
Mr.. Crosby, of this city.
S.J. Alexander, special agent of the
old reliable German American Insur-
ance company of New York, represent
ed locally by Parks, Stanley & Co., was
looking after the interests Of his COM
pany here Wednesday.
Go to +. B. Smiths Hot Springs liv-
cry barn for saddle horses and rigs of |
all kinds. Telephone No. SIS
Mrs. A. j. Kellar gave very delight
full dinner in honor of Miss Chambers
on Friday evening of last week. The
guests we're: Miss Bartholomew, of
Bismarck, Miss Jonas, of Omaha, Mr..
Campbell, of Chicago, and Mr.. Gilbert,
of Omaha.
STAR subscribers should get their
paper with their Friday mornings
mail, for it is placed in the postoff1ce
before the arrival of the eastern mail.
Hence if it is not in your box Friday
morning ask the postmaster for tit
will be there, and you should have it.
Joe Shelter, one of Deadwood's wide.
awake and energetic young business
men, arrived Tuesday morning and
will remain week or two for rest and
recreation. Joe has q host of warm
friends among the early settlers of the
Hills and has met large number of
them during his short sojourn here.
Don't waste your money on poor
pictures, but come where you will be
sure of getting what will please you
without dozen resittings.
lift j. w. PIKE.
Julian A. Sedgwick, who spent a
most delightful vacation here as the
guest of Col. Kellar and family, before
leaving for Chicago last week gave an
enjoyable tally-ho excursion to Cas-
cade. The party was chaperoned by
Mrs. A. j. Kellar and included Miss
Kellar, Miss Chambers, and Messrs.
Chambers Kellar, Andrew Kellar and
Philip Kellar.
Hon. Bourke Cochran spokeat Madi-
son Square Garden, on Tuesday even
ing under the auspices of the "Demo-
cratic Honest Money League of Amer
lea, upon the topic, SIN Opposition to
Repudiation"-replying to Mr. Bryan's
speech of acceptance. Over eighteen
thousand people heard him and he was
cheered to the echo time and again as
he showed up the fallacious teachings
of Bryanism. Mr. Cochran fairly rid
died MIR. Bryan's arguments.
The 5Oth anniversary number of the
Scientific American, New York, just
out, is really handsome and valuable
publication of - pages. 1t reviews the
progress of the past 80 years in the va
riOuS sciences and industrial arts: and
the various articles by the best scien-
tific writer's of the day are racily writ
ten and richly Illustrated. The editors
have accomplished the difficult task of
presenting Il compendium of informa-
ton that shall be at once historical,
technical and popular. The interest
never flags for a moment, and the story
of the half century's growth is in it.
self a veritable compendium of valu-
, able scientific information for future
reference. Price, 10 cents per copy.
J. Y. L. Lindsey a prominent Omaha
r business man, arrived Wednesday
, morning accompanied by his wife, and
f will remain until Saturday or Sunday
q Mrs. Lindsey. who was met at Edge
, mont by her husband, has just returned
from delightful trip with party Of
}. friends to Dome lake, Wyo. Mr.. Lind
sey is an enthusiastic boomer of the
, Trans Mississippi Exposition and says
:, about s250.OOO has already been sub
1, scribed by Omaha business men anc
/, the amount will shortly be raised tt
9 100000. AS soon as the latter sum i.
- reached the government appropriation
n becomes available and work OH the
p grounds and buildings will be com
menced. Mr.. Lindsey says the SHOW
will be "a whale' and is of the opinion
i, that the Black Hills will derive as muct
!, benefit from it as will any other portion
). of the trans Mississippi region.
= The STAR is reliably informed thai
= there is absolutely no foundation fol
, the current rumor that President Han
cher expects soon to remove from Hot
:, - Springs. 1t will be gratifying to the
: residents of this city and to the friend.
= and patrons of the Black Hills colleg,
a to know that DIR. Hancher has NJ
4 thought of leaving. With the assist
= ance of an able and self-sacrificinl
faculty and board of trustees alway.
9 fruitful in resources, he has brough
the college through the depressing time
;, of the past three wears in excellent con