Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-06-19
Miss Rule Wilde is visiting relatives
in tho northorn Hills

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picnic at Custer this week.
DIR. Clark, the eminent Edgemont
catarrh specialist, arrived the first of
the week and is quartered atthe Fargo.
Mrs. w. II. Stanley departed Tues.
day evening for an extended visit to
relatives in Nebraska and Kansas.
Fresh fruits andconfectionery, cigars
and tobaccos ut Geo. Gibson's.
Rev. +. E. Clough, presiding elder of
the Black Hills mission conference,
recently had the degree of ID. ID. con
ferred on him by the Grant school of
theology, of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Geo. Gibson. at the postotfice, carries
an elegant line of stationery. Stf
Martin Richardson and wife returned
Wednesday morning from u very en-
joyable two weeks visit to Watertown,
S. ID. They say there has been an
abundance of rain in that section of
the state and the prospect for a big
crop is good.
/NProf. j. B. Frazier has his dancing
class we'll in hand and is holding tri-
weekly sessions in the corner building.
opposite the Gillespie. Many of the
leading young society peopieo of the city
have joined the class and arc learning
ali the latest fads in fancy dancing as
we'll as perfecting themselves in the
good old waltz, schottische and polka.
Lightning struck the side hill back
of Jensen's livery barn during the little
thunder storm Tuesday forenoon. 1t
plowed up the ground and some of the
subtle fluid escaped over tho electric
light wires and came into the STAR
office. No-damage was done. however.
The peal of thunder that followed was
terrific.
Dining room girl wanted at the SAM
tarium. str
The Black Hills district Epworth
league convention will be heldat Custer
on Thursday and Friday, June % and
26. A. rate of II and one-ffth has
been secured. Custer will entertain
the delegates. An interesting program
has Teen arranged and includes a trip
to Sylvan lake on the last day of the
session.
u. H.. Nevis, a leading business man
of Broken Bow, Neb., and an enthusi-
astic admirer of this popular resort,
left Monday night for home after most
enjoyable sojourn of a week in this
place. Mr.. Nevis has written several
articles for eastern papers descriptive
of Hot Springs and has done much to
advertise the attractions offered by Hot
Springs to capitalists as we'll as to
health and pleasure seekers.
JIG. Peterson who recently arrived
here with his family to spend the sum-
mer. left Monday night for his
home at Minneota, Mimi, to look
after his extensive business interests.
MIR. Peterson is much pleased with Hot
Springs, and the Black Hills country
generally, and it is hoped that he may
conclude to locate here permanently.
He expects to be absent about three
weeks.
Miss Allie Jewell, a representative of
the Children's Orphan home of Sioux
Falls, delivered an interesting address
on the subject of the home at the
college chapel on Sunday evening. She
had with her a couple of little waits
from the home who appeared to be we'll
taken care of. One of the little ones
entertained the congregation with a
recitation at the conclusion of Miss
Jewell's address. About $40 was raised
to help carry on the good work.
j. G. Spencer is now sole proprietor
of the Sylvan lake. property, says the
Custer Chronicle, embracing the lake.
hotel. lands and everything pertaining
thereto, having purchased the interest
of all his partners in that popular re-
sort. The transfer to him of the fifth
interest owned by G. G. Crary. was
made on Thursday, and Nh. Spencer is
now in a position to enjoy a view of
this delightful aggregation of scenic
attractions from the elegant hotel Dor
tico, as monarch of all he surveys. See
the advertisement of this charming
resort in this issue of the STAR.
Howard N. Smith and wife, Ralph
Frost and wife and j. S. Frost and wife.
of Brooklyn, N. v, came in Saturday
evening from the northern Hills where
they have been seeing the sights under
the chaperonage of Harry Goddard, the
gifted editor of the Edgemont Express
and mi of the best all-round enter
tainers in the Hills. The party spent
Sunday in the city and departed ON
the evening train for the east. Mr..
Smith is vice-president and cashier of
the Bedford bank, R. A. Frost is a
prominent real ;estate ssbroker., and all