Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-05-29
Tn. Royal Neighbors meet Monday

The Royal Neighbors meet Monday
night. June l..
It is reported that j. W. Pike and
family will shortly return to Hot
Springs to reside
Chas. Slyfield and Joe Petty started
yesterday for an extended journey
through the limestone country.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Crane
was gladdened Wednesday afternoon
by the arrival of a bouncing girl baby.
Mrs. John Boyer will leave Saturday
morning for a visit to Lead City and
Deadwood. She will be absent indef-
nitely.
The STAR regrets to annouce that
Prof. II. r. King has decided to ac-
cept the call to take charge of the
Evansville schools the coming year.
Mrs. Olive G. Wymer, formerly Mrs.
Frank Benton, arrived Tuesday MORN
ing from Sheridan, Wyo., and is aguest
at the Gillespie. She expects to remain
several weeks.
Percy Ferguson on Tuesday sustain
ed Il fracture of the right leg, between
the ankel and knee, by falling from a
horse. DIR. Howell dressed the injured
limb.
G. @. Wilson, the popular postalcler
and a former resident of this city, and
Thomas j. Marshall, a colleague of Mr..
Wilson in the postal service, stopped
off between trains Tuesday.
Hay, grain and feed at lowest posi-
ble prices, promptly delivered by Trans.
fer, Feed ~ Fuel Co. Telephone No.
%.
Postmaster Ames was quite indis.
posed Wednesday afternoon but was
on deck as usual bright and early
Thursday morning. He had a whole
mouthful of teeth extracted Wednes.
day and the shock resulting therefrom
a more than he could stand.
Thieves have been operating inlower
town during the past week. .Alvah Ma
gowan had a lap robe, whip and horse
collar stolen on Tuesday night and
Frank Thayer andothers have reported
the loss of sundry articles of horse
millinery during the past week.
Edwin Hall, brother of John Hall,
arrived Wednesday morning from Eng
land having been fifteen days enroute.
John met his brother at the Elkhorn
depot and Immediately inquired about
relatives and friends back in "Merrie
England" Edwin Hall expects to go
to the northern Hills to work in the
mines.
Sam Moses came down from his
ranch Wednesday in search of a pair
horses that strayed away some time
ago. Mrs. Moses has gone to Hill City
to visit her mother, Mrs. Beadle, who
has been ill for several months past.
Miss Grace Baker entertaised her
Sunday school class, consisting of six
teen girls, with a class picnic last Sat-
urday. The party spent the day on
Gypsum Butte. There in the bright
scnshine and amid merry chatter, with
Il great plenty to eat the girls, with
their young teacher, passed many de-
lightful hours. The class voted many
"happy returns"
The terrible cyclones and windstorms
that are prevalent today all over this
country, should be an object lesson to
property owners who are not protected
by tornado insurance. Thousands of
people within the past few days have
been made homeless by thesetornadoes
and it may be your turn next. Protect
yourself against loss by taking out a
TORNADO policy in the agency Of Parks.
Stanley & Co., Hot Springs, S. ID.
Tom Frawley came up from the falls
Thursday with IL few boxes of straw
berries from the Evans garden near
the lower power house. The berries
are of immense size and delicious
flavor, and Mr.. Frawley says the yield
will be abundant. The soiland climate
of this section of the Hills seem to be
favorable to the cultivation of straw
berries and it is hoped that more at
tention be paid to the raising of this
fruit.
}. A. Gleason, the afable young
gentleman who has manipulated the
lightning for the B. & M. in this city
for the past two or three years, has ex.
changed places with MI. Perrin, the
operator at Newcastle, and left We'd.
nesday afternoon for his new post. Mr.
Gleason was quite a favorite among
the young society people of Hot
Springs and his transfer is generally
regretted. Mr.. Perrin is expected tc
arrive this morning.
Hon. s. E. Wilson, of Hot Springs
candidate for nomination for ATTORNEY
general, before the republican con
vention, is q gentleman of marked
ability and integrity and one on whom
the people of South Dakota can safely
pin their faith. Conservative, vel
firm, he possesses those attributes O
character which lead To sncceSs in al