Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-12-18
oDELL CITY NEWS.
Get ready for he 23rd.

Chas. F'reidricks was in town last
Friday. He reports a large crowd and
a very pleasanttime at Schleeves dance
the week before.
If "Tornado" and "Cyclone" should
get into "whirlwind"they would make
il interesting for "Cob' out there in
Maitland.
Old Boreas gave us II cold snap or
two just to remind us of our summer
failings, but the weather has settled
down to our customary Indian summer
winters.
Herman Kuypple, Vic Sauers brother
in-law, is stopping ill town for a few
days and is helping Vic haul stone
from Elm creek. The young people
entertained him with a card party
Monday evening at Sauer's.
We understand that a family has
moved onto the Thompson ranch.
They are but recently from Georgia
and we have not learned who they are.
Miss Rauffouf and Sam Odell at
tended the rehearsal at the Springs last
1nurS0ay ana sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. j. II. Clark went to the
Springs Tuesday and took a nice fat
veal to market.
Our musical,the second of the series,
was very largely attended. Several
new members we're admitted and three
more applications presented. The
"Quid Nunc" quartette of Horse Head
was here in force. Smithwick was
we'll represented, a large delegation
from the Springs we're present. The
"Quid Nunc's" came owe prepared to
do the Odell "Owls" up, and the con
test vas a hot and interesting one.
The Judge was unable to render a de-
cision but has taken the matter under
advisement. He says it was impossi-
BILE to tell what they were trying
to sing, but he will look over the mu-
steal authorities in his library and he
thinks he will be able to render a de-
cision by the next meeting. Harry
Bailey got a little bit hot in the collar,
and said he didn't have q fair show, for
his soprano was bound to chop in when
it was his solo, and his alto was trying
to chew a COB of gum and sing at the
same time, and anyone knows that you
can't blend those two arts and make a
success of either one. He says it was
a put up job to spoil his quartette, and
to advertise Sam Odell's gum factory.
He proposes to present a resolution at
the next meeting prohibiting the chew
ing of gum during the musical but to
allow five minutes recess for work on
that art. Its Il very good idea, and, as
the 'Owls' haven't any teeth to chew
gum with. he will receive no opposition
from that source: but the Trio from
S~mithwick and the Trumpeters will
give him a bout that he does not en-
pect. THEY JUST LOVE GUN. Mr.. Small's
"snare" was s. badly ratified that he
was obliged to sing "Swynet," and his
duet with Miss Louthan Was not as
good rs common. The Judge advised
him to close the entrance to his head
when he "a out on the range, as the
wind had a bad effect on his pipe organ.
Small wanted to sing a 500 to show us
it was not all his fault, but Jim loops
said we would take his word for it. as
it was time to hear from Smithwick.
The Judge allowed the exception, and
the Trio, ''Take back the Heart that
Thou Gavest," by Mamie Thompson,
Jim loops and Mary Wilson was ac-
corded the next number. 1t was some
what mixed as both girls said they
had the heart. and they iawed about it
for some time, but finally Jim got in
his work in a solo which was rendered
in Il mastery manner and he convinced
!, us all that he had his heart and was
, going to give it to Il girl from Horse
head. THAT accounts for the gum.)
, The shocking Bird,' a whistling solo
by Dan Larson, would have went off
nicely if he hadn't gave his whistle to
one of the girls to try. She placed the
whistle between her shell tinted lips
: and took in a good long breath-and a
chunk of Piper-heidseick at the same
time, and it caused quite u Miss-under-
standing. But she soon got rid of it,
and then the solo vent off finely.
Judge Kanable's "Br-oken old Bucket
; and Vic Sauers Laughing Ditty' we're
/. very pleasing efforts, but the climax
was reached when the Judge and Sam
Odell opened their warblers on "a duet.
Harry Bailey took tempory charge of
! the chair, and his decision on this num-
Der caused quite a disturbance. He
said it was frank" The Judge accused
him of being impartial. Sam said Il few
4 things to himself, and the ladies all
started to settle the matter at once. A
compromise was agreed upon which
was satisfactory to all, and the last
number was announced. No wonder
, Clark's heart is sore. The ladies had
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