Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-08-28

Public school will open on Tuesday.
September 9Th.
DIR. Whitfield has returned from his
recent outing on the lake near Rapids
Mrs. Lillian Walker and Miss Jean
Stewart were over from Buffalo Gap
Saturday.
w. B. Andrews has resigned his posi-
tion as night clerk at the Evans and
after brief vacation at Sylvan lake
will return to Omaha.
Conductor John Broderick moved
yesterday from the Mckay residence
on College hill to rooms in the Hulst
& Price building recently vacated by
G. A. Field.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. P. Parmley, Mrs. H.
G. Parmley and daughter, Mrs. H. ].
Sumner and s. P. Parmley, jr., arrived
yesterday morning and are stopping at
the Evans.
A dime social will be given by the
Royal Neighbors on Monday evening,
August 81, at Odd Fellows hall. Water
melon and muskmelon will be served.
Games and music will be provided.
Everybody invited.
s. A. Iden, leading sheep man of
the county, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Iden is strong advocate of pro-
lection and sound money and says that
Edgemont precinct will be found in
the Mckinley column on election day.
DIR. Hoenes reports that G. H. Enos
continues to improve. He eats heart
lily and is steadily gaining strength.
He says he thinks Mr.. Enos will be
able to return to his home and friends
at Lead City within four or five weeks.
Among the arrivals at the Gillespie
during the past week were: J.P. Wal
ters, Deadwood; j. w. Patterson and
family, South Omaha; F. M. Knight and
j. d. Brown, Alliance; Mrs. w. F.
Bechel, Miss Lucy Bechel and VIM. F.
Bechel, Jr., of Omaha; Rev. 7. M. Shan
felt, Huron; G. W. Bush, Omaha; j. P.
Smith, wife and son, Vail, Iowa; David
Taylor, Trier, Iowa; H. H. Francis,
Custer; A. G. Bruce, Minneapolis.
Hon. CoeI. Crawford returned yester-
day morning from his speaking tour
through the Hills and left last night
for Canton where he will speak on the
Goth inst. He is suffering from a
severe cold and is snearly worn out from
incessant riding and speaking. Mr..
Crawford was everywhere listened to
by large and attentive audiences and
is much pleased with the political out
look throughout the Hills.
The Rapid City Journal learns from
gentleman just in from Castle creek
that company from Hot Springs have
put i'll steam hydraulic plant which
they expect to have in full operation
within the coming week, on a bar near
the mouth of Castle creek. The bar
prospects we'll and it is thought that
the men will be successful in taking
out good pay for the remainder of the
season.
Rev. o. A. Williams, D. D., district
secretary of the American Baptist
Home Mission society, arrived Tuesday
morning and is the guest of Rev. Robt.
Leslie. DR.. Williams is enroute to
Lead to attend the convention of the
Black Hills Baptist association which
meets on September 4th and continues
three days. He will preach at the
Baptist church next Sunday morning
and evening.
Kennett F. Harris, the talented editor
of the Hesperian Magazine, departed
Sunday night for Chicago where he
expects to continue his literary work
on one of the leading journals of the
Windy City. Negotiations are pend
ing for the continued publication Of
the Hesperian under the name of the
Black Hills Magazine, and it is expect
ed that Mr.. Harris will contribute some
of his choice literary productions to
the magazine under its new manage
ment. Mr.. Harris is a gentleman Of
rare culture and refinement and in his
literary work in the Hills has shown
him self to be possessed of unusual
ability in this line. His numerous
friends throughout the Hills will Join
with the STAR in wishing him the
success that his genius and ability
merit.
Cheap Rates to Omaha.
The Burlington will sell round trip
excursion tickets to the state foir a.