Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-10
Three Cubans we're in the city yes
terday irving to solicit funds.

The Odd Fellows have planned to
give a masquerade ball on February IA.
H. G. HELLER is nursing 1. B. West,
and says the patient is getting along
nicely.
Geo. Gould, of Rapid City, has opened
a feed store in the old Hulst & Price
/, planning mill.
Mrs. w. j. Mcgowan was taken very
suddenly ill Wednesday night and had
two or three commissions, but was re-
ported convalescent Thursday.
The STAR prints everything, from u
calling card to a full sheet poster-all
in an artistic manner. No printing
establishment in the Hills is better
equipped for fine printing.
The revival meetings of the M. E.
church have been we'll attended dur
ing the week, and a great deal of inter-
est manifested Several conversions
have resulted.
The dance which was to have been
given at the Soldiers Home Thursday
night has been postponed on account
of the death of Isaac Markham, a men,
Der of the Home. The dance will be
given some time next week.
Capt. j. III. Watts is circulating a Pc
tition asking for the appointment as
postmaster in this city. This is the
second applicant that we have heard
of, j. A. Stanley having sent on a pc
tition u few months ago. This is a
f%ree-for-all long-distance race.
r. Elsey returned Thursday from
his trip to Chicago and other eastern
cities. He reports a very enjoyable
time, and purchased a great quantity
of goods, getting some rare bargains
for his patrons. He saw Ken Harris
and says he is doing nicely onthe regu-
lar staff of the Record.
There is no pain or discomfort when
Tabler's Buckeye Pile ointment is used.
scratching. 1t is prepared with scien-
ledge, and is the kind that cures blind,
bleeding. itching and protruding piles
with no pain or loss oftime. Il. HARENs.
Here's a Wind Cave grapevine mes
sage to the STAR: "Smoke on us-Born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Stabler, at Wind
Gave, Il daughter, Saturday morning,
Dec. 4, 1897, at l o'clock" Yessiree,
and we all congratulate the proud par
ents.
The b. Y. p. u. met Wednesday eve
ming at the home of their pastor, j. r.
Catlin. on the occasion of their
monthly business meeting. Officers
were elected for the ensuing term, and
at the close of the business session the
social committee surprised the assem-
bly, with a treat of popcorn and apples.
Norm Atcheson. of the Hot Springs
Bottling works, has purchased the
syphon business and the trade mark
for the natural Hot Springs mineral
WATER" of the Rapid City Bottling
Works. Norm is getting out one
Thousand new cases ready for next
seasons business. He has had a splen.
did business during the past year, con
stantly increasing. and anticipates a
much larger business next year.
In the contest over the Gillespie
hotel property between the Vermont
Investment Co. on one side and Weare
n Allison and Il. L. Evans on the
other, We understand that Judge Car.
land has decided that unless the latter
pay the taxes from 1892 to date, inclu.
sive, that tax deed will be ordered
issued to Vermont Investment Co.
they having kept the taxes paid up. II
is commended by some attorneys that
this decision settles the controversy
as to the legality of the 1892 tax, fol
that question was fully argued before
the judge.
The Presbyterian ladies invite you
to attend their United States apron
sale at the Gillespie on Wednesday
where they will show you aprons gath
cred from New England and the Paci
tic coast, from states along the Mexican
border, and from those which call Can.
rda neighbor. The ladies will serve 6
chicken pie dinner from noon till hall
past one o'clock. price, twenty-five
cents. Supper will be served at {
o'clock, fifteen cents. Home made
candy will be on sale, and beautiful
fancy work. The shoes from the White
house, and the aprons from Mrs. Cleve
lard and Mrs. Bryan will be sold to tn,
petson Offering the highest sealed bid
o Isaac P. Markham died Wednesda.
, at - o'clock in the Soldiers HON,
hospital, aged u. He arrived at tn,
! Home October 14th, and had to be car
Y ricd from the train to the Home con
veyance, and then to the hospital
3 where he remained under carefulnurs
n ing and close Watching of surgeon ar