Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-15
Fred Helm of Buffalo Gap has gone
to Sturgis where he has bought a stock
of confectionery and tobaccos.

VI confectionery 8uQ CODaCCOS.
The taking of testimony in the :long-
winded case of Calkins versus Perkins
was completed before Referee Gran
than Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Cleveland, of Hot Springs,deputy
secretary of the w. r. G. of South Da-
kota was in town, Wednesday assisting
in the installation of offices of that
lodge.-Belle Fourche Bee.
Rev. w. II. Pond on Wednesday
purchased of Miss s. Elizabeth Ger
mond the residence property near the
site of the proposed Episcopal church
edifice at present occupied by Fred
Cole.
Frank Stewart is in Pierre in the in
terest of the cattle industry of western
South Dakota. He will go from there
to Chicago where he will meet his wife
and children and accompany them
home.
w. A. Wheeler, the efficient clerk of
the city board of education and late
deputy register of deeds, expects soon
to return to his old home in Holt
county, Nebraska, where he will engage
extensively in the cattle business.
Ragged Top mountain is a solid
limestone mass. An exchange says
gold was discovered there by a mar
who had burned a lime kiln. He took
out over $500 in retorted gold when he
had cleaned out his kiln.
The Speartish Mail says that Col.
Thornby will open up al assay office
at Balmoral, the new town at Ragged
Top. He has been for some time
taking a course in mineralogy i'll the
school of mines where he has been as
sisting i'll the ~assaying department.
f.. b. Smith spent three or four days
of last week driving L. p. lngersoll
of Omaha about among the ranchers
of Red Canyon from whom he bought
thirty or forty head of cattle, which he
will ship from Edgemont to Omaha for
feeding purposes.
The STAR acknowledge the RECEIPT of
the Nebraska State Journal Almanac
and Encyclopaedia. The book is pre-
pared especially FOR the benefit OF Neb-
raskans, and while it contains all of
the general features of the almanac
issued by eastern papers, has much adj
ditional matter of interest, especially
to Nebraska people. The book is small
ed post paid for % cents.
In Il letter to relatives yesterday Miss
Rose Bower writes from Atlanta, Ga.
that she is now in excellent health,
and will commence within a few days
the work she was about to take up
when she was taken sick last July.
January 18th she will begin teaching
school three miles from Atlanta and
her many friends here join in wishing
her success.-Rapid Journal.
Go to VIM. Franklin's. opposite the
Gillespie. for Il nobby hair cut or a
smooth shave.
Seth Clifford, formerly of Hot Springs,
and sheriff of Fall River county. writes
the Oelrichs Times from Beeman, Nez
Perccounty. Idaho: "Willyou say to the
people that ther will bea rare chancefor
all kinds of business in n country rich
in natural filled with people
full of push and grit: and here is the
finest and best country the sun shines
On. We are all happy and full of hope
sweetened with contentment."
Go to Pixies studio for platino photos
the latest and finest thing out.
The annual congregational meeting
of the Presbyterian church was held
Thursday afternoon at which Il large
gathering vas i'll attendance. The
reports from ali the treasures of the
various departments of church work
made a very favorable showing. The
church debt has been reduced 500
during the past three years which is
something remarkable considering the
stringency of the times during that
period. James Bradley wa reelected
a trustee.
Elegant office rooms for rent in the
Minnekahta block. Inquire of Z. S.
Kelly, receiver.
y letter received at Deadwood from
a member of the party of miners who
left that city for Center City. Alaska
about two years ago. would seem to in
dictate that that country is not what il
has been represented to be. The party
took passage by steamer several
months g for the states. but the first
day out the vessel collided with an ice.
berg which disabled her and she was
obliged to return to port. They will
return in a few months. Fred Turner
formerly salesman for Paxton &
Gallagher and well known here, is a
member of the party.
Store room for rent in the Mime
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