Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-12-11
Court Stenographer Ed Grantham
was in town two orthree daysthis week.

Court Stenographer Ed Grantham
was in town two orthree daysthis week.
Hon. r. E. Moore and wife of Lin
coin were guests at the Evans Sunday
and Monday of this week.
Joe Pitcher, of Custer was in town
the first of the week. He recently pur-
chased the drug stock of Clerk of
Courts-elect Rutkowski at Custer.
John H. Skinner, of the Bald Noun
tain News, came down from Terry
Tuesday evening for a brief visit with
his father-in-law Geo. Trimmer, and
family.
Phil Young, of Converse county,
Wyoming. an old-time Sidney, Iowa.
friend of Mayor Anderson. was in town
Wednesday for the purpose of being
examined for a pension. 1t goes with
IL saying that the Major was pleased
to SEE his old comrade-in-arms.
A fair will be given at the Gillespie
hotel under the auspices of the ladies'
of the Presbyterian church on next
"Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Various articles of usefulness and
beauty will he on sale and dinner and
supper will be served.
An interesting meeting ofthe Ladies'
Silver club was held at the home of
Mrs. A. j. kellar on Tuesday afternoon.
Among other important business trans
acted was the decision of the club to
give "a reception OF tho evening of the
10th inst. to .Senator-elect y. j. kellar
and Representatives. elect ID. G. Bruce.
AT a meeting of the Order of Eastern
Star held on Tuesday night it was de-
cided to give II sociable in the near.
future to the mascn of the city and
their wives. 1t WAS also determined to
give Il drama shortly after Christmas.
The date has not yet been definitely
liked but will be announced later.
Steamships to Europe will raise their
fares $40 to SIS. This won't stop Eu.
ropean travel, but will be a handsome
profit to steamship companies. 1t is
the fashion now to run over to Europe
every year. Thousands so who know
nothing of the wonders and beauties
of their own country. The mountains
and valleys and lakes and canyons of
the great West far excel anything that
can be found in Europe,
Dispositions were taken by Judge
Cleveland Tuesday in the Calkins VS..
Perkins case which was tried at the
last term of courtand Judgment award
ed Calkins. The dispositions we're to
determine the value of some of the
horses i'll question which had been
sold by the defendant and for which
he had to pay. What remains OF the
original bunch Of horses will be given
Lack to Calkins. The case will come
up for hearing before Referee Gran
than Friday night and Saturday. G..
NJ. Cleveland and Frawley & Laffey are
attorneys for the plaintiff and Messrs.
Wilson and Gull, attorneys for the de-
PENDANT.
The house in which Joseph Tiebold
was living in the Catholicon addition
was totally destroyed by fire late Sat
day evening. Mr.. Thebold was engaged
doing his chores at the time the fire
occurred and there was no cue in the
house. His first intimati6n of the fire
was the sight of the flames breaking
through the roof near the chimney.
The neighbors assembled at Mr.. The.
holds alarm and assisted him in re-
moving his household effects, all of
which were saved. No attempt was
made to save the building which was
outside the fire limits and was already
beyond control when discovered. The
origin of the fire is supposed to have
been from a defective tiue. Orlando
Ferguson was owner of the building.
upon which there WAS no insurance.
WOOlimeM Attention.
At the regular meeting to be held on
next Monday night, Dec. Ia, is the
election of officers. Every resident
member should attend.