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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12
a busy Man.

Prof. Z. E. Lymer, of the Black Hills
college, departed Friday evening for
Denver to attend the commencement
exercises of the lief School of The
ology of the Denver University as con-
ference visitor from the Black Hills
/ Mission conference. On Wednesday of
this week he delivered the annual ad-
dress before the alumni association of
his alma mater at Amity college, Coin,
Iowa. He will return to Hot Springs
the last of this week and on Monday
will go to Rapid City to conduct the
Pennington County Teachers insti-
tute which convenes on the 18th and
holds two weeks session. From June
% to July "a Prof. Lymer will be en-
gagged in the Black Hills College summer
school and from August 3 to IA he will
conduct the Meade County Teachers
institute at Sturgis. On August 1.-THE
Custer County Teachers institute con-
venes at Custer and the services of
Prof. Lymer have been secured for the
work at that time. He will return to
Hot Springs in the latter part of Aug.
ust in time to participate in the annual
conference of the NJ. E. church. Short.
ly after the close of the conference the
first term of the Black Hills college
for the ensuing year will commence.
Thus it will be seen that the time of
Prof. Lymer will be almost wholly taken
up with educational work during the
summer vacation. He is the most
popular and universally recognized
teachers institute conductor in the
Black Hills and as an educator of
the broadest culture, thoroughly famil-
lar with modern methods, he is scarcely
equaled in the state. His services in
behalf of Black Hills college are some-
thing marvellous and we trust are fully
appreciated by residents of this city.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12
A High clas. Entertainment.

The Seguidilla Mandolin club, of
Alliance, will appear in the opera house
in this city on Saturday evening, June
13. The entertainment consists of
mandolin, banjo and guitar solos and
will close with farce comedy entitled
"Love Will Find a Way" The club
has met with a warm reception in the
northern Hills. Russell Thorp, Jr.,
who is qnite we'll known in Hot Springs
having formerly attended Black Hills
college, is the banjo soloist of the
combination.
Reserved seats on sale at Hargen's
drug store. Admission 35 and 5Ocents.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12
DEMISE OF "GRANDMA, CHAMBERS
She Passes Away Monday Morning at Il,
Ripe Age of Eighty-Ffve Years

She Passes Away Monday Morning at the
Ripe Age of Eighty-Five Years.
Mrs. William Cathey Chambers,
mother of the wife of Col. A. j. Kellar,
of this city, died at the home of the
latter on Monday morning, June 8, 1896.
A brief funeral service was held at
the family residence on Tuesday after.
noon, Rev. H. v. Rominger officiating,
She was born in Iredell county, North
name was Sarah Catherine Davidson. a
daughter of Thomas Pinckney David
son, who served under General Jack
son in the Florida wars. George, the
served in the Revolutionary Var as =
colonel, and his uncle, also. General
William Davidson, to whose memory
a statute will be erected under AM act
of congress passed at its present session
and for which purpose 5000 has been
appropriated.
The mother of Mrs. Chambers was a
White. and cousin of Judge Hugh Law
son White who, as candidate for presi.
dent, carried Tennessee over Van Buren,
General Jackson's candidate. ON both
sides of the family Mrs. Chambers kin
dred were Presbyterian Scotch and
Scotch Irish, a pioneer race, hardy,
brave, self-reliant and gifted.
s'Grandma," }" as every one who knew
her delighted to call her, grew old
gracefully and kept her heart young,
Her life from beginning to end was one
Of usefulness and of help to others.
Eighty five years old, yet she Thought
Of and cared for the comfort of those
about her. She loved the beautiful,
and every work of her active hands bore
the true artists touch. Her old rose
gardens in the South are still remem-
bered as marvels of beauty, even in the
land of color and fragrance. Her faith
in life beyond the grave was something
more than faith, and herspiritual vision
could see angels ascending and de.
scending for many years before the
garment of flesh was laid aside. To
her, death was but the lifting of the
veil that divides this world of shadows
from the real; that revealing of that
true existence where would begin that
grander work in life eternal. She
thought of what men call death, as but
the opening Of the door that leads K
the higher duties awaiting her, and fol
which she was ready. "Death'' to hel
was an unmeaning term. She was onl,
!"going away"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12

InlC0IaOOu Uuo AuuoTdl UOOh pAdC0 1TOu
the Baptist church, Rev. Robert Lesli,
officiating. The sermon from the text
'And there was no more sea-" was yer,
impressive. The singing by the choil
was especially solemn and beautiful
The members of Silas A. Strickland
Post, G. A. r., and the local lodges of
I. o. o. F. and A. o. U. w., of which
the deceased was charter member
attended in body and escorted the
remains to Evergreen cemetery where
they were inferred according to the
solemn and impressive ceremonies OF
the various orders represented. The
veterans of the Grand Army fired Il
parting salute and the bugler sounded
flights out" over the grave of the de-
parted comrade. The large attendance
at the church and the imposing pro-
cession of old residents that followed
the remains to their last resting place
testified to the high esteem in which
the deceased was held in Hot Springs
and vicinity.
William w. LaFleiche was born in
Colchester, Canada, in July, 1887, and
moved with his parents to sthe states''
when three years old, settling in Michi-
gan. A few years later he moved to Ga
lena, ILL.,, where he spent his boyhood
and learned the printers trade. He
went to Wisconsin late in the SOS and
at the first call for troops in 1861 en-
listed at Milwaukee in the Second Wis
consin volunteer infantry. He par
ticipated in the first battle of Bull
Run and was shot in the shoulder.
After this engagement he was promoted
to the captaincy of company 1, Second
Wisconsin infantry, and remained in
active service until the following winter
when he was mustered out on account
of i'll health. He returned to Wiscon-
sin but his intense patriotism and love
of adventure led him to again enlist in
the cause of his country. He Joined
company 1, Second Wisconsin volunteer
cavalry and served with it until the close
of the war. After the war he again
engaged in the printing business and
in 1872 he took charge of the Neillsville
(Wis) Republican. He continued the
management of that paper until 1876,
when he came to the Black Hills. ar.
rNl1g III Dea0WOOd gulCh on the 18th
OF March, 1877. Here he followed the
life of prospector with varying sue
cess until the summer of 1888 when he
came to this county, and located what
is known as the Orr ranch, two miles
southeast Of town. In 1885 he moved
into Hot Springs and in May, 1886. in
partnership with DIR. A. s. Stewart. he
founded the Hot SPRINGS STAR. He
continued to assist in the publication
of this paper until 1888, when he dis
posed of his interest and engaged in
other lines of business until 1894. when
owing to i'll health, he was compelled
to retire from active business. He was
married in 1862 at Mineral Point. Wis.
to Miss Amanda Silver. His wife and
two children, w. 7. LaFleiche, of Belle
Fourche, and Mrs. Jos. Petty, of this
city. survive him. He also leaves a
brother, Thomas j. LaFleiche. who is
engaged in the lumber business in Cali
fornia.
Capt. La Fleiche was one of the most
amiable, generous and kind hearted of
men and it might truly be said of him
that he had not an enemy in the world.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12
THE DELEGATES
Elected at the Republican Primaries Last
Saturday.

Il ASAeStcA AU tu0 kt6puDllCan fr1mAr1e8 l<18t
| Saturday.
Last Saturday was wet day for the
republican primaries, but sufficient in.
terest was taken to get out a good vote
in the city.
The following are the delegates
elected from the various precincts to
the republican county convention to
be held in the city Saturday next. so
far as we have been able to ascertain
them:
Hot SPRINGS.
First ward-Delegates, s. E. Wilson.
w. R. Morgan and T. W. Crane; alter
mates, John Richer, A. Atal and w. e.
Reeder.
Second ward-Delegates, w. E.
Adams, W. j. Mcgowan, Jay Crane, j.
M. Kintner, j. F. Parks, F.P. Baker,
Jas. Bradley, John Farquhar, w. A.
Turner; alternatas, Ed Lake, Arthur
Eaton, Fred Robinson, G. NJ. Cleve.
land, N. G. Whitfield, j. b. Dickover.
John VanSittert, H. Turney, Clark
Rorapaugh.
Third ward-R. d. Jennings, j. T.
Parrott, Geo. w. Glow, E.T Peirce.
Geo. 7. Clark, F. d. Gillespie, Ell.
Lewis, r. r. Juckett.
Fourth ward-Delegates, A. B. Con-
nor, G. D. Bailey, G. R. Cramer; alter
mates, F. M. Godfrey, 7. H. Wells. W.
L. Judkins.
Duck creek-LeviH Hollenback. Aleck
Adams.
Sand creek-E. s. Weldon and w. B.
Tice.
Beaver-Clark Isham and G. L. Con-
ger.
Cheyenne river-w. F. Wyatt, Clar.
ence M. McClelland and Enoch Jones.
Cascade-Wm. Allen and Fred Noer-
enberg.
Oelrichs-H. G. Allen, A. F. Lawery
and w. W. Farney.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12
DEATH OF CAPT. W. w. LA rLE1cHE

Away at Yankton.
Captain William W. LaFleiche, an old
and highly esteemed resident of this
city, died at Yankton on Wednesday,
June 3, after long and particularly
distressing illness. He had been an
invalid for several years but up to
about two years ago his condition was
not such as to disable him. About
eighteen months ago he began to fail
more rapidly and steadily declined
until death came to his relief.
The remains were received here on
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12
An Important Mining Deal con.umma,e.,

An Important Mining Deal Consummalet
Standen brothers have sold to the
Elkhorn Gold Mining company, COM
posed largely of West Point, Neb,
capitalists, the Ideal group of claims,
situated, in the Keystone mining dis
trict. The consideration is not yet
given out, but it is understood to be a
snug sum. The third payment on the
purchase price has already been made.
E. A. Blunck is entitled to good share
of the credit for the successful outcome
of this deal
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12
RND THE FLOODS GAMB
Several Miles of ElkhOrn Track Destroyed
and Much Other Damage Done by
the Heavy Rain saturday,.

The washout which occurred ON Fri.
day night and Saturday of last week
along the line of the Il. Il. & NJ. V. rail
road between Smithwick and Fairburn
was one of the most disastrous ever
known in the history of the Black
Hills. The damage was due to the un-
precedently heavy rainfall which occur
red last Saturday, when it is said
five inches OF rain fell in two hours.
The y at Buffalo Gap was completely
submerged and much of the embank-
ment washed away. The cement dam
at AleXander's mill was taken out and
much other damage was done in and
about Buffalo Gap. Several Thousand
feet of fill between Buffalo Gap and
Fairburn was washed away and many
bridges and colverts were either totally
wrecked or badly damaged. In sew
eral places near French creek the force
of the rushing waters was so great that
the heavy steel rails were twisted and
tangled up with the trees and other
debris as though they were so much
small wire. The telegraph line for
some distance was totally destroyed
and it was not until Monday night that
commaa ;".t.;ia. over this line was re-
established. 1t is seported that a
school house on Lane Johny was
washed away by the flood and that 500
sheep belonging to H. c. Crofford we're
drowned. The section house at Fair
burn was carried off it's foundation
but was not seriously damaged. A
COW belonging to the section boss was
drowned.
The Cheyenne riverwas a raging tor
rent for two or three days after the
heavy rain. 1t was the highest it has
been in years and in some places it was
nearly a mile wide. Water was run
ming over the railroad bridge at Chey-
enne crossing nearly all day Saturday
but the bridge was not materially dam
aged. 1t is estimated that twenty-five
bridges and culverts between Fairburn
and Smithwick were wrecked or seri-
ously damaged and practically all the
fill between those two stations was
washed away. Supt. Harris with a
large force of men. has been at work
since the storm repairing the damage
and it is expected that trains will be
running regularly by the first of next
week. An Elkhorn pile driver which
was making some repairs along the
road between Buffalo Gap and Fair
burn, was stranded between two wash
outs and could not be reached until
the damage was repaired.
1t is an ill wind that blows no good.
AS Il result of the storm all the avail
able men irsthis section of the Hills
have been given employment and r. T.
Patrick has secured a contract for fur
nishing the Elkhorn company with 300
cars of stone for bridge and culvert
work and for rip .rapping. Mr.. Patrick
has leased the Evans quarry and will
work it to it's full capacity until his
present contracts are filled.
The rainfallin Hot Springs and vicin-
ity was quite heavy but not sufficiently
so to do any damage. 1t came steadily
and much of it was absorbed. Fall
River was thoroughly flushed and els
terms were we'll filed. The grass crop
is assured as are crops of grain and
vegetables, and farmers and stockmen
are happy.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12
tASorHEn MEDAL AND DIPLOMA.
A Worlds Fair Award for Fall Rive
County Sand Stone.

A Worlds Fair Award for Fall River
County Sand Stone.
Hot Springs and Fall River county
are strictly III it in the matter of
Worlds Fair awards. No sooner is it
announced that the superiority of Hot
Springs mineral water is attested by
the award of medal and diploma than
the same sort of testimonial certify
ing to the high quality of Fall River
county sandstone is received. Last
week Fred T. Evans received from
the commissioner of awards of
the Worlds Fair a hand
some bronze medal in an aluminium,
velvet lined case, and steel engraved,
parchment diploma, artistic in design
and faultless in execution, awarded, as
the document states 'for durable and
beautiful white and brown sandstone,
and for good workmanship as shown
by an exhibit of dressed cubes, window
sills, pilasters and other parts of the
facade of the state exhibit in the min
ing building of the same material. This
firm also furnished bases, pilasters and
some we'll decorated stones of the same
rocks in the state building" The di-
ploma will shortly be nicely framed
and hung in the Evans hotel Office.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12
Transnississippi Bill Posses.

The bill appropriating 100000 for
the Transmississippi congress at Oma-
ha passed the house Wednesday and
now only needs the presidents sigma
ture to make it law.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12
FULLBRS EARTH FAG1oRy
\ Plant for Grinding and Drying the
Product to he Built Here.

"A A'lant Tor Grinding and Drying tht
Product to he Built Here.
1 Capt l.. NJ. Thayer, of Ocala, Fla.
and j. NJ. Jones, of Omaha, arrived OF
Friday morning of last week, and Al
once commenced arranging for the
construction of a plant in this city fol
the grinding and drying of that pecul
lar product of,the southern Hills known
as fullers' earth. A carload of machin
cry, consisting of engine, boilers, dry
ers, etc, arrived on Friday, and another
carload is expected within the next
week. The location selected for the
plant is in or near the b. Il M. yards
in the northern part of the city aud
work on the building has already COM
menced. The building will be 4Ox56 in
size and will be substantially con-
structed and neatly painted. The pro-
motors of this enterprise are gentle
men of means and standing in the
world of business and finance, and the
fact that they have become interested
in Il project of this sort here is a matter
of more Importance to Hot Springs
than anything that has occurred in
many day. While the capacity of
the plant will be limited to two three
carloads per day for the present, it is
expected that the output will be gradu-
ally increased and that it will reach
immense proportions IN the course of
a few years The company owns en-
tensive deposits of fullers' earth near
Fairburn and also at Minnekahta and
the product is said to be equal in every
respect to that of Florida OF any for
eign country. The earth will be ship
ped to this place from Minnekahta and
Fairburn, ground and dried at the
works here, and for the present, ship
ped to Omaha to be refined. The COM
pany expects, however, to do the refin-
ing here in short time. Eight or ten
men will be employed regularly as soon
as the plant is::in operation and it is
expected that the number will be in
creased from time to time as the busi-
ness grows.
Capt. Thayer, who is one of the chief
promoters of the enterprise, is agentle-
man of great wealth and enjoys the
distinction of having exported from
Florida the first cargo of phosphates.
He is pleased with Hot Springs and
will probably make this his summer
home. His family will arrive here
some time this month to remain until
autumn. Mr.. Mcconnell, president of
the Merchants National bank of Ocala,
and j. L. Jones, a capitalist of Ocala.
are heavy stockholders in the fullers'
earth company, and will also spend the
summer here with their families. Mr..
j. NJ. Jones, of Omaha will have general
supervision of the work here.
Hot Springs is especially fortunate
in securing the establishment of this
valuable enterprise in our midst, as it
will doubtless form the nucleus of
many more pretentious institutions.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12
PROF. g. f. FINCH FOR PRINCIPAL.
Meeting of the school lsonrd to Emplo,
Teachers,

The board of education met last
Monday and after considering the va
rious applications for the principal
ship of the schools, proceeded to ballot
with the result of selecting Prof. Grant
Il. Finch, of West Union, Iowa, after
taking several ballots. His election
was made unanimous.
Prof. Finch is very highly recon-
mended as an educator, a part of his
experience being three years as princi-
pal of the Trinidad, Colorado, schools,
"a place of 10000 where
he resigned of his own accord to 20
east; has been reelected principal of
the West Union, Iowa, schools for the
fourth time. He is a married man
with one child. He is regarded in the
front rank of his profession.
Upon the twenty eighth ballot Miss
Shumate was reelected assistant prip-
cipal, and her election was made unani-
nous.
j. Z. Chapman was reelected janitor
after several ballots had been taken.
The boarda adjournedto to next Monday
afternoon. June 10, at O'clock, when
it is expected that they will employ
the teachers for the remaining grades.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12

Come to US for draying and transfer
work, we can please you. Telephone
No. 25. Transfer, Feed & Fuel Co. If
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12

Fall City Cyclone Victim in the CITY.
w. L. Brannin, victim of the recent
terrible cyclone that wrought such
terrible havoc at Fall City, Neb., and
in that vicinity, arrived here last week
and is the guest of VIM. Heubner.
Mr.. Brannin had his nose and one of
his hands broken and was otherwise
terribly injured in the storm. His
residence was demolished and his wife
was almost instantly killed. Her re-
mains were found in creek near the
house. The infant child was found
near the body of Mrs. Brannin con-
siderably shaken up but not seriously
injured. BY careful nursing it has
been restored to it's usual health. Mr..
Brannin is taking treatment at the
Sanitarium for his injuries. He is. of
course, suffering great mental agony
over the loss Of his wife aud the de-
struction of his home. His story is in
deed a pitiable one.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-12
society Black Hills Pioneers.

On Tuesday, June IS, the annual en-
cnrsion and basket picnic of the Soci-
ETY. of Black Hills pioneers, will be held
at Custer City, the mother camp of the
Hills. The society is determined to
make the 1896 reunion of the old timers
a memorable event. Able speakers
from every section of the Hills have
accepted invitations to address the
gathering, which will undoubtedly be
one of the most social and the largest
in numbers that has yet participated
in the annual outings of the society.
John Bell, of Spearfish, historian of
the society, is gathering facts, data and
stories of incidents of the early days
in the Black Hills, which will prove
very interesting. Everyone is invited
to join and participate in the pleasures
of the occasion.
The Burlington road has made a rate
of g for the round trip. You should
surely plan to go.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
PENNSYLVA RAILROAD
SCHUYKILL DIVISION.
MARCH 2s, 1896.

Trains will leave Shenandoah after the above
date for Wiggans, Gberton, Frackville, Dark
Water, st. Clair, Pottsville. Hamburg, Reading,
a. m. and Is p. m. on week days. For Potts
vile and intermediate stations 10 q. m.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10

Negotiation Proceeding for an Alliance
Between Old Time Foes to Resist the In
vasion of Common Enemies-The Result
Awaited with Interest.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-04-10
READING R. R. SYSTEM
IN EFFECT MARCH Is, 1896.

Trains leave Shenandoah as follows:
For New York via Philadelphia, week dayf
10, %, 20 a, M, l2 5S, 55 and So p. nf
For New York via NIauch Chunk, week days,
For Reading and Philadelphia, week days,
no, %, 20 am, p 5s, 55 and 55 p. m. Sum
days, 10 a.
For Pottsville week days, 2 10; 7 20 a. m and
IL SO, 55 and SO p. Sundays 2 10 a. m.
For Tamaqua aud Mahanoy City, week daYB
TO- 25, 20 a. m, IL 5s, 55 and 55 p. IN.
For Williamsport, sunbury and Lewisbusg,
week days %, II 30 n. M, 80 and 20 IE IN.
For Mahanoy Plane, weekdays, 10. 3 25, q,
90 IL 30 a. m l2 SO, so, 2 $50 So, z 20 and IS
p. m. Sundays, 10, Q 25 a. m.
For Ashland and ShamolSin, week days, 20,
90 II 80 a. m, so, 20 and 9 SO p. m. sum.
For baltimore, Washington and the West via
b. n o, r. r., through trains leave Reading
Terminal Philadelphia, (P. Il r. r. r. at 20,
So, II 26 a. M, 3 46 and 727 p. m. SundayR
tional trains from Twenty-fourth and Chest
nut streets station, week days, so, Al, % p.
m. Sundays 3j, % p. m.
TRAINS FOR SHENANDOAH.
Leave New York via Philadelphia, week
days, 90 a. m, 30, 90, 30 p. m. and l2l6
/ night Sundays, 90 p. m.
| Leave New York via Mauch Chunk, week
days 80; . 10 a, MI l 10 and 30 p m
days, 4 20, 3 3d. 1905 a. m. and o., 6OO II 80
p. m. Sundays, II 30 p m,
l lthNt INttuluBf week huNSs 3D. ~, ~ VI
IL IS a. m, 90 and 81 p. m. Sundays, 35 a. m.
Leave Pottsville, week days, . 35, 7 40 m,
l2 30 and ,, 9 u p m Sundays, ? 80 a, m.
Leave Tamaqua, week days 49, 8 so, II % a
M, 20 z 10 and 52 p. m. Sundays, 3 IS a. m.
Leave Mahanoy City, week days . 45, Q q,
II a a. m, 81, 90 and "a p. m. Sundays, IS
a m,
Leave Mahanoy Plane, week days, 40, 90,
$50, 81, IL SO a. m, l2 SO, o. 90 &C. SO and
10 10 p. m. Sundays, ? iO 4 90 a. M
Leave Williamsport, week days, 49, 10 10 a.
M, 3 30 and II Al p. m. Sundays, II IS p. m.
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION
Leave Philadelphia Chestnut street wari and
South street wharf for Atlantic City.
Weekdays-EXpress, 9 90 a. M, 2 90, Saturday
only, O0l, 4 90, 90 p. m. Accommodation. 90
/ a. m. 1 80, 30 p. m
sunday-Express, Q 90. loOOa. M Accommo-
! dation 90 a m, - p. m.
Returning leave Atlantic City depot, corner
Atlantic and Arkansas avenues.
| kdays, express 35, 90 a. m, 3 30, 5 30 p.
m. Accommodation, 6 so, Is q. m, 30 p m.
Sundays-Express, 4 90, 80 90 D. m. Accom-
/ mediation, Is a. m. IS p. M
] Parlor Cars on all express trains,
{ /. A. SWEIGARD, G.. G. HANCOCK,
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