Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-09
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

Thos. q. Mackinlay returned We'd
nesday morning from business trip
to Lincoln.
Superintendent Allen and assistants
have been busily engaged during the
week in repairing the machinery ut the
city power house.
A. C. Walker aud Lon Bartholomew,
of Hermosa, were among the fellow
townsmen of the late Hon. III. \. God
ard who attended the funeral.
j. G. Hickman, of Viewfield, came
down Saturday evening and will try
the efficacy of the waters and will also
combine it with business.
Eben W. Martin and family came
down from Deadwood Friday evening.
Mrs. Martin and children eN pect to re
main here several weeks.
The ladies of the Catholic church
will give an nentertainmentfo for the bene-
tit of the church on Wednesday, 2Sth
October, consisting of supper, lecture
and ball. Further particulars later.
"Your Uncle" Norris returned the
first of the week from Lead where he
has been engaged in general utility
work for some time past. He was
threatened with fever and thought he
could ward it off by returning to the
Springs.
Hermosa was the scene of II good
sized cot.ilagration Saturday night.
An ice house, two barns and wood
shed belonging to Mart Martin were
consumed and it was only by hard
work that the neighboring dwelling
houses were saved.
Col. ]. G. Jones departed ON Tuesdays
Elkhorn for Hot Springs whore he goes
in the hope of rcgaining some of his
old time vigor. III his health will allow
he expects to go from there to Canyon
City, Oregon, on a trip combining busi-
ness with pleasure -Whitewood Plain
dealer.
Tho American Musical association,
through it's general agents, Mrs. Mccall
and daughter, Miss Grace, has appointed
Miss Sadie McCurdy local manager of
the association. Any member of the
association can purchase Mt wholesale
prices music of all kinds, band supplies
and all kinds of stringed instruments.
Among those from Buffalo Gap in
attendance ut the funeral of Hon. H.A.
GODDARD Monday were: NJ. Alexander
G.S Brown, sc. Lummis. John Green
Andy Tabor, r. H. Helm, Geo. Boland
Joe Knapp, Harry Stewart, VIM. Will
son and, Mrs. JAS. Wilson.
Miss Anna Morrell. the music teacher
went to Speariish yesterday and eN
poets to visit friends there for some
weeks Miss Morrell stands very higl
in the musical fraternity in this city
as she does throughout the hills. anC
i'm short time will doubtless have al
the pnpils she will care for.-Lcat
Tribune
Amos LaBounty. ~ former citizen o.
this place. returned Wednesday morn
ing from Red Lodge. Mont. He is suf
fering from heart disease and expect.
to take ~ course of treatment here fol
for that distressing ailment. He is mo-
much infatuated with that portion o
Montana in the vicinity of Red Lodg'
and is glad to return to this section o
the Hills.
Col. Thornby came down from th'
upper Hills Friday evening. lie il
jubiliant over his mining prospects ant
is convinced that he has som,
mining property that will eventual,
net Him snug fortune. Ii incessan
hustling will bring financial success
the Colonel will will ere long line NJ
in the list OF builionaires with Hearst
Haggin, ct al.
a military company Of twenty mem
bers has been organized at the Blacl
Hills college by Russell Thorp. Jr
recently IL student of the Nebrask;
State University at Lincoln. He is III
in military tactics. Il severe disciplir
arian. he makes the boys toe the mar
and puts them through IL course O
physical training and military man
ouvers that will be OF great benefit
The boys are enthusiastic over tn
organization and are making eXccllen
progress Commanlant Lucas, of tn
soldiers home. has kindly consented t
loan the boys the home guns and vii
assist them in every possible way.
Honest John Stnbler. junior membc
of the firm OF Mcdonald 4 Stabler an
one OF the proprietors of Wind cave
objects to being excluded from IL
equal proprietorship with Mr.. McDol
alG i'll that great natural cur!osit.
Mr.. Stablcr say, ''rllere are article
OF partnership existing between n
Mcdonald and myself that are as binf