Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-11-20
Postmaster Ames and family are
now comfortably located in the room
in the rear of the postoffice.

Postmaster Ames and family ara
now comfortably located in the room
in the rear of the postoffice.
Miss Hortense Moore who has had
charge of the Evans bath house since
the departure of Miss Booth, has re-
signed.
j. w. Pike has moved his photograph
gallery to the room formerly occupied
by Parks, Stanley & Co., opposite the
the Gillespie.
The work of repairing the College
road was commenced last week and
will be in passable condition within a
week or ten days.
The Royal Neighbors are making ar.
rangements for grand ball to be given
on New Years eve, Dec. 31st. Further
particulars will be given later.
7. w. Crane, proprietor of the Bee
Hive, was much wrought up over a
statement that appeared in the Herald
Of two weeks ago to the effect that the
closing out sale of the Bee Hive stock
of goods was one of the effects of Nc
kinley's election. Mr.. Crane, who is q
staunch and consistent republican,asks
the STAR to say that he ssbelieves the
Herald man will have all he can do to
properly look after the affairs of the
postof1ce, over which he has the honor
to preside, without interesting himself
SO much in the private business of
other people,"
Residents of Sand Creek precinct
who we're in town the first of the week
say that considerable underhanded
work that savored very strongly of
treachery to the party was carried on
in that precinct on election day, and
for some time previous, by parties
representing themselves to be republi-
cans and who had publicly announced
that they would support the republican
ticket and do all in their power for it's
success. To be sure there are always
instances of party treachery in every
campaign but there are not often such
fragrant and inexcusable violations of
public pledges as this reported from
Sand Greek precinct.
The recent election cost the taxpay-
ers of this county about S1,5OO-or lust
about $50 precinct. The use of the
school houses cost IS each, and the per
diem OF the judges and various expenses
will swell the total cost to sl,5OO. 1t is
figured that the election cost the state
just about S5OOOO-that is the taxpay
ers of the state. The cost to citizens
for campaign expenses, livery rigs. halls.
torchlight professions and one thing
and another would more than double
this. 1t is thought that all told the
cost OF the recent election in South
Dakota did not fall short of 100000.
1t is pretty expensive for the people to
express their will, but it counts when
they do it.-Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
j. Francis. general passenger agent
of the Burlington, has returned to
Omaha from the meeting of the Vest
ern Passenger association which agreed
on rate of one and one third fare for
the round trip for the holidays and
settled upon two homeseeker's excur-
slons each month in December, JAR
uary, February, March, April and May.
Mr.. Francis was asked regarding his
position on the clergy agreement and
he said that he was perfectly satisfied
with it, and believed that it was the
best scheme yet evolved by the asso.
citation. This agreement gives minis
ter one permit for clergyman's reduced
fare, and is good on every road in the
association, when formerly he had to
have permit for each road.