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

w AOitUlv0S duUl lIlGIUS III NeUTdShd,
Remember the Quarterly Meeting at
tho First NJ. q. Church Sunday even
ing. N. FAwELL.
Steve Virtue has received notice that
his pension claim has been allowed and
he will receive s. per month and some
back pay.
MIR. and Mrs. Il. II. Evans returned
Saturday evening from Rapid City
where they have been visiting r. Love-
land and family for several days.
Will Crane closed his store Monday
preparatory to moving his stock of
goods to Deadwood. The goods will
be shipped out oven the Burlington on
Friday OF Saturday.
County Auditor Smithson and his
efficient deputy. Guy Bradley, have
been working night aud day for several
weeks past getting the new tax lists
ready for the payment of the 1896 tax
which became due December l,
John Skinner and wife returned
Thursday morning from Springview,
Neb., where they went last week to
attend the funeral of Mr.. SINNERS
father. Mrs. Skinner will visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Trimmer, for IL
few days before returning to Terry.
Frank Hesnard is engaged with IL
gang of men in putting up ice at his
pond on Cold brook, above town. The
ice cropis bettcrthan for two OF three
years past. 1t is already ten inches
thick and still a~-thickening. III the
intense cold weather of the past ten
days continues much longer ice will
be Il drug OH the market.
jesse %. league, IL of the popular
B. & NJ. conductors OH the Edgemont-
Deadwood run, and Miss Jennie
Knowles. daughter of Hon. Freeman
knowles, were married at Deadwood
on Saturday afternoon of last week,
Archdeacon Weare officiating. Tho
newly welded couple departed on the
evening train for Denver.
Every day brings out new candidates
for tho United States senate, and the
contest is likely to begin in the legis-
lature with at least adozen full .fedged
aspirants. Besides Col. A. j. Kellar.
of this city there are mentioned A. J.
Plowman, of Deadwocd, III. b. Wynn.
of Yankton, F. NJ. Goodykoontz of
Mitchell, Senator Kyle of Aberdeen. L.
II. Null of Huron, L. n. Grill of Union
county, G. S. Palmer and M. Grigsby
of Sioux Falls.
w. NJ. loops, II of the most ener-
getic and successful ranchers of Smith
wick precinct, and IL who did yeoman
service for the republic III party in that
portion of the county during the late
campaign, was in town Monday. Mr..
loops says stock came through the
late severe storms in fine shape. He
has ridden over the range quite
thoroughly and has yet to find any
damage to stock as a result of the
storm. This is certainly gratifying
news and speaks we'll for the southern
Hills as Il stock country.
The Oakes company of Swiss bell
ringers entertained a small audience
at the opera house on Saturday night.
The bell ringing was very creditable,
the rather unique manne of executing
music on French glass tumblcrs was
an innovation that pleased the audi
ence, the jokes were mostly threadbare
and b~ewhiskered, although the com.
median acted we'll his part aud created
much merriment, and the other fea-
lures of the entertainment were very
ordinary. 1t might be some satisfac-
ton to those who paid out their good
money for tickets to know that the
troupe didn't take away from Hot
Springs any more money than it bro't
in.
John Taylor, the bugler at the home,
nearly persisted from cold on Thanks
giving night while going from town to
the home. He had been indulsinc
quite freely during the day in the cup
that cheers and when evening came he
was feeling quite hilarious. At a late
hour he struck out for the home in the
storm. He became benumbed with
cold and drowsy from the effects OF
the stimulent and before he had gone
many blocks he laid down on the
ground. He was sufficiently sober
however, to know that to go to sleep
meant no awakening on this side OF
eternity, so he got up and trugged on.
He finally reached the home of his
colored friend, Hicks. and after calling
franticaliy for help for some minutes
his cries were heard and he was taken
in. His hands and feet were numl
and he was nearly exhausted. He was
we'll cared for by Mr.. and Mrs. Hicks
and is now as we'll and happyasever.
Alex Smith came in Tuesday from
his fullers earth camp about twenty
miles southwest of This CITY whoroh hin,