Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-05-29

noon.
Mrs. A. A. Brown departed Wednes.
day evening for a visit to her son in
Connecticut.
Jed Blakey says there is no truth in
the report that he will shortly start u
saloonin Belle Fourche.
Martins Valley post office has been
discontinued and mail for that point
will be sent to Buffalo Gap.
Mrs. j. L. Bentley, wife of the gen
eral agent of the b. " M. at Deadwood,
is reported to be seriously ill at hel
old home in Pawnee, Neb.
II. L. Patrick visited Deadwood the
latter part of last week in company
with Superintendent Harris, of the
Elkhorn, and Nh. Rattle, of Chicago.
AL. Amsbury, of Holy Terror fame,
will leave keystone shortly with his
wife and child for a visit to Montreal,
Canada. MIR. Amsbury expects to To-
cate in British Columbia.
Rev. L. Il. Clough preached a mag
nificent memorial sermon at the SOL
diers home on Sunday last. Owing to
the disagreeable weather the atten-
dance from town was not large.
The Deadwood Independent says
that Il. NJ. Vroman has filed % location
certificates for claims in the Galena
district, for the parties interested in
the proposed Edgemont smeltcr.
1t is reported that ID. b. Ingram will
close out his mercantile business at
keystone and engage in the live stock
business Oh Rapid creek. He still re-
tains his interest in the custom mill at
Keystone and the townsite company.
In the recent athletic contest between
the state university and Yankton col
lege, Il. NJ. Lyman, of the latter insti-
tuition, son of Rev. Lyman, Vol the
standing broad jump. clearing nine
feet ten and one-half inches.
ID. q. Messenger and family left on
Tuesday for Kendall, Oklahoma, where
they will probably locate. They go
overland via Denver, Cripple Greek
and other Colorado points. They en-
pcct to engage in the stock business
down there.
Hon. Frank Crane, state superinten-
dent of public instruction, arrived Sat-
urday morning, accompanied by his
wife. They left Monday morning for
Deadwood where Mr.. Crane this week
held examinations of applicants for
state certificates.
John Boyer writes from Cripple
f Creek that he arrived there safely and
is much pleased with the country. He
says there is plenty of carpenter work
$ and thinks he will have no
trouble in getting a job as soon as his
2 chest of tools arrives.
e The display of hats, shirts, neckties
and other articles of gents wearing ap-
c parel in the show windows of Chase's
4 clothing store is worthy of more than
passing notice. The artistic and at
l tractive arrangement of the goods. en-
bellished with plants and flowers,
$ catches the eye of all passers-by.
d The Hot Springs SrAn, of today, con-
S tains an admirable report of the pro-
caedings of the grand lodge of Odd Eel
I lows, of the state OF South Dakota, the
G annual gathering of that body having
been held there the past few days and
adjourned last evening.-Lead Call.
= WI. Thornby came up from the
+ Springs on the Elkhorn and went to
Dumont on the b. Il III. to examine
;, some mining property owned by Tin
Coleman and others. Mr.. Thornby
:. has a purchaser in prospect'if his re
y port and assay of samples are favor
able.-Deadwood Pioneer.
1t is reported that Doc Ham has jus,
patented a new Illuminating gas that
= bids fair to supplant the ordinary Goa
gas for lighting purposes. A company
g with ample capital has been organized
to introduce the new gas and it is ex
:. pected that Doc and his hackers viii
soon be rolling in wealth. Here's hop
= ing that their fondest hopes may b,
le realized.
August Sucksorf, who came herr
= some two or three weeks ago sufferin,
terribly from the effects of poison iN.
e in his hands, which were swollen t,
- twice their normal size, departed Fri
~ day night for his home at Pierce, Neb
entirely cured. He says when there i
anything the matter with him he take
the first train for Hot Springs and in
variably gets relief from the baths.
70 Jim Noodle has purchased a stool
of dry goods at Lead City and will en-
gage in business in that place. TIL
!. Call says that he purchased the stool
for the purpose of getting the location
m and the building, and will sell the dr.
ID goods below cost or at 'any old price
. to close it out. He will then move hi