Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-12-04

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H.. j. Curtiss has been enjoying dur
ing the past week u visit from his
brother, who resides in Lincoln.
The school board at a meeting held
last Friday afternoon ordered a tele-
: phone put into the school building.
Superintendent Parks has been kept
pretty busy OF late repairing and stop
ping the leaks in tho tlume at the falls.
Considerable sickness is reported
among the children of the city. a
number of cases of lung and bronchial
affections are reported, and acomplaint
resembling grippe is quite prevalent.
Go to Pixies studio for platino photos
the latest and finest thing out.
u Turner has resigned his position
as dry goods clerk at iHargo's store and
expects soon to visit the northern Hills
in search ola more lucrative position.
IL is an honest and efficient young
man and he will doubtless experience
little difficulty in finding a position and
salary commensurate with his ability.
Rock Springs nut, almost equals the
Pennsylvania nut for heat and lasting
qualities. For sale by Fawcette.
I'D. Blakey has so far recovered from
his recent severe illness as to be able to
come up town Tuesday to get shaved.
Eds friends think ne is showing more
nerve than good judgment in getting
out so soon after IL serious attack of
pneumonia. However it is hoped that
his apparent indiscretion will not re-
suit in a relapse.
Store room for rent in the Mime
kata block. Inquire of Il. S. Kelly, re-
ceiver.
Two runaways are reported for the
past week as the result of somebody's
carelessness. Mayor Anderson re-
quests the STAR to give final warming
to careless drivers and says that the or
dinance req%uiringthe hitchingof teams
will hereafter be rigidly enforced. He
remarked incidentally that the gentle
teams that don't need hitching are the
ones that are always running away, and
it is the of these teams that he
is after.
Go to r. b. Smiths Hot Springs liv-
cry barn for saddle horses and rigs of
all kinds. Telephone NO. SIS
AE. w. Timma, who was in Saturday
from his ranch near the mouth of Fall
River, says that the road at the Falls
is almost impossible on account of
ice resulting from the leakage of the
flume. He thinks the county should
take some action looking to the repair
of the road at and below the Falls and
says it is o almost impossible for
those residing below the Falls to get to
town by reason of the deplorable con.
dition of the road.
Mrs. G. Rivers has her dressmaking
rooms upstairs in Phillips block. lower.
town, and will be pleased to have The
ladies call and get prices before going
elsewhere.
The following from an exchange re-
garding the sheep business in Wyoming
might be read with profit by Fall River
county sheep men: "a new order of
things is manifesting itself among
sheep men. AS the range is becoming
SO thickly stocked, if not overrun, those
of the older and more prosperous sheep
men have chosen ranch sites and set
about building. fencing, ~irrigating and
otherwise improving the places, with a
view of sheltering. feeding and caring
for the finer blooded ones and brood
ewes.
1t is quite probable that the recon.
mendation of the secretary of the in
terror. made four years ago., for con-
s~olidating the government land offices
i'll this state will he acted upon by the
incoming administration. In this
event it is probable that the Mitchell
and Chamberlain offices will be united
at Chamberlain, the Watertown and
Aberdeen offices united at Watertown,
and the Hulon and Pierre offices united
at Pierre, and the clerical force reduced
ut least one-half.
The Edgemont Express is making a
speciality of mining news from the
Galena district. The stockholders of
tie Edgemont company are heavily
interested in the Union Hill property
at Galena aud OH the success of the
venture at that camp depends the
erection of the smelter ut Edgemont,
hence news fromthat camp is of special
interest to residents and property OWL
ers of the Mid-Republic city. Harry
GODDARD, who is the mining editor of the
the Express, makes weekly trips to
Galena for the purpose of gathering
the latest authentic mining news from
that camp.
Farmers of Custer and Fall River
counties who have wheat on hand will dc
we'll to remember that the Minnekahta