Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-15
HAT CREEK LOCALS.

HAT CREEK LOCALS.
Davy Wilson carried the mail Friday
and Saturday.
Miss Bessie Miller returned to Edge
mont with her brothers.
Pete Dank's brother is visiting with
him at the Bar T ranch.
VIM. Kolterman is building large
house, two stories and basement.
All were greatly surprised Tuesday
morning to see the ground covered
with snow.
Frank Hornby was taken sick Friday
noon and returned to Ardmore. He is
tr oubled with his heart.
Clarence Brady aud Rob Gillis are
going to attend the remainder of the
school on Sorghum fiat.
Mrs. VIM. Trompeter will go home
with Miss Wilson on Thursday and
make her friends in Hot Spi'ingsa visit.
The Junk brothers gave dance to a
few of their friends last week. Enough
to eat and more than enough to drink
Mrs. Sweat is home again and her
many friends are glad to see her. Miss
Mable Spencer is visiting with her this
week.
Johnnie Kent went out to look for
horses Saturday but could not see
them. He was at the dance Friday
night.
John Meissor and Miss Brooke
stopped at Mr.. Berts and took dinner
one day last week. They were going
to Edgemont.
G. L. Bert and wife, Mrs. j. L. Will
liams, Jessie Wilson, Mr.. Wyatt, Ben
Ortman and Frank Miller took dinner
with Vim. Landers last Sunday.
While playing Dare-base at school
last week Clarence o. Brady had his
thumb sprained, but he used Seven
Seals and is now on his feet again.
Chas.. Tatem is now staying with
Chas. Pedro oas to be nearer his work.
Eddie Sweat will stay there the re-
mainder of the winter and attend
school.
Bob Spencer was out with cattle
buyer from Wyoming who says the
range is good there and cattle are look
ing we'll. There is only one drawback
here and that is the-sheep.
VIM. Landers bought fine antelope
head from Chas. Cook who lives in
Wyoming, and is getting together fine
lot of wild animals and expects to
travel with them in the spring.
Frank Miller and Willie Landers
were out riding last Saturday and
while trying to cross some ice, Willie's
horse left him and he had to walk
home. They visited their friends H. A.
Cox and wife.
Mrs. Elmer Wilson and little daugh-
ter, of Marquette, Wyo.. are visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r
Schreckendgust. Her sister, Mrs. Ed.
Clark, of Edgemont. came with her on
Friday and returned Saturday.
The dance at Mr.. Trompe ter's was
one of the best of the season Twenty
five couples enjoyed the lovely music
and supper. Will Roquet and Carrie
Wilson, of Hot Springs, Mr.. Allen, Cliff
ford Miller aud Misses Katie and Ag-
nes Kent from Edgemont, we're there
We made Mr.. and Mrs. Trompeter glad
twice, when we arrived and when we
left; but they asked us to come again
Eddie Wintercheid has been trapping
coyotes and has been quite successful
He had captured seven, but when he
visited his traps Sunday morning he
was surprised to find wild cat in one
of them. He at once secured a club
and tried to kill the cat but had hard
work in doing SO. He brought the CAT
home, also some ugly scratches on his
hands. Eddie is only thirteen years
old but is plucky little fellow and de
serves more praise than some of Min
nekahta's brave hunters. Messrs. AR
mold and Patterson, of Minnekahta
with five blooded dogs, came down last
week and accompanied by VIM. Culli
gan and Mr.. Brady, went on a hunt
We expected to see some fine game but
they returned with only a jack rabbit
and some tame elk. Mr.. Arnold sale
they had betterluck after they went tt
the Bart ranch and found some wolves
We haven't heard whether he caught
any or not.
LII.
SMITHwICK NEWS.