Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-17
South Dakota Short Notes.

South Dakota Short Notes.
j.. S. Woods, a stocklnan of Sioux Falls,
was drugged and robbed of $40 and a gold
watch in Chicago the other day. While he
was in a dazed condition the thieves, after
having severely beaten him, compelled linn
to endorse n check for SD, which they took
from his pOcketbOOk.
The 3-year- old daughter of Fred Froeh-
Itch of Warner was accidentally shot and
almost instantly killed by Fred Schoppe,
an employc of Froelich, who was cleaning
a revolver when it was discharged, the.
bullet entering near the clild's nose.
AL Hoyne, a saloonkecper in Sioux Falls,
was attacked by a brace of footpads one
night recently, but put them To flight by
the vigorous resistance he offered. One of
the robbers fired three times at lluyne. but
missed him.
John Wheeler, brakeman on the west
run of the James River division of the
Milwaukee road, fell from a moving train
and received injuries which may cause
, death. He has a family at Aberdeen.
The railroad commissioners who have.
been looking up the matter of Il depot at
Burbank have decided that one should be
located at that point, which will be done
as soon as possible.
Bcresford people had a representative of
a Sioux City dry goods house arrested
under the anti-peddler law. The house
has re,aliatea by opening up a branch
store in the town.
The new mining camp, Ilornblende, at.
the mouth of the north fork of Castle
Greek, i'll Pennington County, is attracting
much attention i'll the Black Hills.
Walter Lloyd, a leading residentof Yves.
slngton, and a prominent South Dakota
%Fopulist, died at his home in that town
last week.
The Coursing club at Flandreau has.
been recognized and for the coming wear
the following are the officials: f. A. Spaf-
ford, president; Ed Jordan, vice president:
r. y. Meade, secretary; George A. Petit.
grew, treasurer, and G. ID. Sanders, James
barron, 10. Adams, NJ. "A. Cass and J.E.
i'eaEt. executive committee. Over $500
mas been subscribed for the purpose of
making a bid for the national Waterloo.
meeting next year and the prospects are.
tlattering TO get this great meeting.
The officials of the South Dakota SOL
alers Home at Hot Springs have received
a great many letters from old soldiers RE-
siding in nearly every state in the union
asking II they cannot be admitted to the.
home. They state that they are afflicted
with rheumatism and numerous other die
eases and would like to take advantage Of
the medicinal waters of the springs.
PRESIDENT Clough says that the home ia
rowde now, having 1850 inmates and
those outside have been refused because,
there is no room.
Editor lerrin of the Britton S%entinelhas
the broken parts of his press at the foundry
!or repairs. He expects to have every-
tiihs IN order for publishing the Sentinel
Il. n,s own office within u few days. One
VI Tue mlscreants engaged in dynamiting.
me sentinel office has been arrested and
MI. Sherrin has no doubt of having the.
others IN limbo before the end of the week.
Ihe case of Webb Dean, accused of
grand larceny, was tried the second time
at Howard last week, the jury falling Ia.
agree ut the first trial. A verdict of pniltv
was rendered and Dean was sentenced r.
eighteen months in the Sioux Fails neno
itentiary. fSA-
Friends of the late Hon. VIM. r. Ster.
ing met In Huron a few DAYS ago and mr..
ganized the Sterling Memorial Association
having for its object the publication in
BOOK form Of q biography of the deceased
togetlcr with his speeches, public letters
etc. S'>
Judge Campbell of Redleld. sentencea
Henry V: King, convicted of the murder
OF Peoria Slim" last summer. tn eleven
years IN the state penitentiary.
"A young man named Carney of Ver-
million was accidentally shot last week Inv
MS brother while loading a shot cun. he
received the full charge In the bncl, NJ the
lead. '"o
an the proceedings Of the Kingsbury
county Commissioners last week appears
an item Of expense paid .iiquor for
Squires, $46." The De Smet 1ndependent
explains that Mr.. Squircs, who is a county
charge, has the asthma very bad frequently
quite as often.
J. Leslie Thompson, receiver of the
Chamberlain National Bank, has offered
tile assets of the bank for sale. The de-
posltors in the bank have already received.
a e the whole Of the amounts due them,
and 1t is believed the sale of the remain.
ing assets will liquidate the banI,,s entire