Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-01
DIR. Adams visited Deadwood and

DIR. Hoenes made his first visit to
the northern Hills this week.
Attorneys Fowler and Whitfeldwer
down from Rapid City on legal bust
ness Tuesday.
Ed Towns. the popular representa-
tive of Perkins Bros. Co. of Sioux City.
was in town Tuesday.
An enjoyable little hop was given
at the city hall on Tuesday night by
the Ladies Whist club.
g.. G. Wooster and family visited a
brother of MIR. Wooster at Whltewood
IA few days this week.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gran
than has been quite ill with bronchitis
for two or three days past.
Cy Calhoun has moved to town from
his ranch and is occupying the Flan-
ders residence i'll lower town.
Little Floyd Parks has been quite
I'LL during the past week but has about
recovered his usual robust health.
Jake Cassel departed Tuesday night
for his old home at La Crosse, Wis,
where he will permanently reside.
Barney Mullen, of Deadwood, was
in town Saturday closing up the affairs
of the estate of Henry Mum, deceased.
John Van Sittert returned Saturday
night from Deadwood where he has
been engaged in carpenter work for
several months past.
Judge Juckett has been carrying his
face in a sling for some days past on
account of a painful boil of mammoth
proportions on his left cheek.
Mrs. II. w. Stanley and son, Jimmie,
left Thursday morning over the Elk
horn for a few days visit with DIR. N.
NJ. Wade and family at Lead City.
Bert Fields left Thursday night for
Denver. He expects to return next
week accompanied by his father who
will make his home with his SONS in
this city.
Among the latest stampeders from
Hot Springs to the Ragged Top mining
district are Tom Ormsby and Earl and
jeff Taylor who left Wednesday morn
ing for that place.
Harry Sparks and Bob Milligan re-
turned Wednesday night from Dead
wood. They will probably remain here
the balance of the winter il they
don't contract the Ragged Top fever.
The taking of dispositions in the case
of Calkins VS.. Perkins has been in pro-
gress all the week before Referee
Grantham and will probably continue
through the coming week. A great
mass of testimony is accommodating and
it will probably be several weeks before
a decision is reached.
Frank Clough came down from Dead.
wood Monday evening and returned
home Wednesday morning. He will
not take up his studies at the Black
Hills college until the opening of the
spring term, and possibly not then, as
he is thinking of completing his college
work in an eastern university.
j. d. Mordgaridge and Will Tice, of
w. G. fiat, were in town Thursday with
a load of the finest porkers that have
been seen in Hot Springs for many a
day. Nh. Mordgaridge raised over
over 1900 bushels of good corn this
year and has an abundance of fodder
and hay for his stock. That is the
kind of diversified farming that pays.
e. c. Harris, the energetic superin.
tendent of the Black Hills division of
the +. E. X M. v. railroad, wa in town
Tuesday making a final inspection for
the year of the company's property
and business. MIR. Harris is one OF
the keenest aud most progressive rail.
rosd men in the west, aud by his man
agement of the Black Hills division OF
the Elkhorn he has won an envi-
able place in railroad circles.
Charley Dudley left Tuesday night
for Pierre where he expects to hold
down a committee clerkship during
the coming session of the legislature
Charley worked faithfully for the cause
of free silver during the late campaign
aud is deserving of some recognition al
the hands of the popocrats. He is
competent, too, and his success al
Pierre would be gratifying to his
friends here.
Hon. George Il. Hair, representative
of Butte county in the state legislature,
came down from Belle Fourche Satur
day night and left Sunday for Pierre
. Mr.. Hair enjoysthed distinction of beire
the only republican representative
elected from the six Black Hills coun
ties. Butte county gave the Bryan
electors a majority of 60 odd but MIR
Hair was saved by a majority of IL
which has proven a lucky number fol
, him on several occasions. He is ex
. kno~~,l Al. ~