Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-11-12

The eNpo rt trade was 22 per cent
in September, 1897, than it was
for the same month in 1896.
Go to +. b. Smiths Hot Springs liv-
cry barn for saddle horses and rigs of
all kinds. Telephone No. SIS.
W. ii. Gould has sold his sheep bust
and has moved his family to Hot
Buffalo Gap Republican.
Finest and largest assortment of SOU
venir china yer brought to Hot
just received by Richer ~ Co.
j. II. Gale, teller in the First Nation
al of Rapid City, is acting cashierwhile
Cashier Smith is visiting parents in
Oregon.
S. S. Harris, principal of the Buffalo
Gap public schools, was in the city
Saturday. He is meeting with eminent
success.
PRIVATE BOARDING PLAcE.-A few
b arders will be taken at private home
at reasonable rates. Enquire at the
STAR office.
There is no longer "a .postotie at
Evans Quarry as the postmaster has
moved away. The mail will be dis
tributed from the office in this city.
The Petty boys took a roundup of
about 200 head of cattle to the hay
region of Nebraska. near Chadron, to
be wintered. They left here Monday
afternoon.
The Buffalo Gap Lumber Co. handles
lumber. sash. doors. glass. paints and
all kinds of building materials; also
grain, hay. flour. feed and Sheridan and
Victor coal. Phone No IL. If.
Charles Dudley, who is in the law of
flee of Attorney Brown at Lead and
who came home last week to vote, re-
turned Monday morning. Charley
says he is prospecting as is everyone
else in that part of the Hills.
Ed Singer and John Reddick OF
ilermosa. were i'm the city Saturday,
returning from Edgemont where they
bought $500 head OF sheep from Ed
Hall and BOO from III. c. Crofrord-to
be delivered at their range east of
Hermosa.
The beautiful" began falling Satur-
day night and kept at it. Off and on,
until Monday evening. This is the
first visit it has made Hot Springs this
year. though the snow has fallen all
abound in considerable quantities dur
ing the month past.
Mrs. b. f. Wood of Custer is at the
Hot Springs House quite ill with merry
Gus p%rostration. Mr.. Woods condi-
ton is deemed critical and last Friday
her husband was summoned by tele-
graph. At this time there is little
change for the better.
Colonel kellar and Major Anderson
argued a motion before Judge Gardner
Saturday at Rapid City asking that
the bond of Wallace, held in Jail await
ing the action of the grand jury on the
charge of murder. be reduced. The
court took the matter under advise
ment. Col. Kellar appeared for the
defendant and Major Anderson for
the state.
Charley Cummings sold recently IL
half interest in the Stauden Group
of mines in Pennington county, to w
IL. Sawyer. a capitalist of LaCross
Wis. The mines are near the st. Elmo
.pd fho oro - l., f,,, ,,;n.,. .c,,,,
sl2 to the ton and is in good body
MIR. Sawyer will proceed at once to de.
velop the property and Charley went
up Saturday to make arrangements to
begin work.
Secretary of War .Ager is to be in
the Hills the latter part of this week
OF the first OF next to inspect TT
Meade. There has beeen much talk OF
late of abandoning this post and Gen,
Miles is said to he in favor of it. The
principal reason for removing the post
is Il lack of IA sufficient supply of good
water. The plant of Sturgis supplies
the fort. but is at times unequal to the
tiSN. SECRETARY .AlScE IlottSlU tut
matter important enough to give hi.
personal attention and will visit the
fort for that purpose.
w. r. Perkins, clerk of the Bullock
ut Deadwood. was in the city Il day OF
two. IL guest at the Hot Springs House
''Perk." as he is Familiarity called, wa.
on his way home from Oxford, Neb.
where he had been shooting a few day.
with some friends. He bagged 2W
quail. twelve dozen of which he shipped
to friends here aud there. Harr,
Clark and John Evans we're among
those remembered and they spread {;
feast for Mr.. Perkins upon his arriva
here. Mr.. Perkins is ranked as one O
the best shots in the west.
There was to have been Il game o
foot ball last Monday on the colleg'
ground between the High sctoo
eleven and II made up of men from