Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-22

"Fair."
E. Elsey was at Edgemont and Gus
ter the first part of the week.
Ben Huff was over from Edgemont
Sunday visiting with E. Elsey and
family.
Judge Kincaid of O'Neill, Nebraska,
is spending a few days with his old
friend, Judge Cleveland.
The members of the Catholic church
are considering the matter of giving an
entertainment on st. Patrick's day.
Harry Calhoun returned the first of
the week from the Bad Lands where
he has been working on a cattle ranch.
Mrs. NJ. Painter of Fairburn is
guest at the Evans. She is taking the
baths and expects to remain a week or
two.
Miss Nina Druse expects to leave
next week for a two or three weeks
visit with her sister,..Mrs. w. f. Bene-
dict, at Custer.
Revival services are being held every
night except Saturday in the store
south of the Fargo hotel. Bible read
ing every afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. G. A. Lancaster who was re.
Gently taken to Omaha for treatment
is getting better and will soon return.
She is at present at David City, Ne
braska.
Will Germond returned Tuesday
morning from a ten days business trip
to Nebraska. While absent he pur-
chased an immense amount of second
hand carpets, bedding, etc, which he
has now on sale at his store next door
to the Mower house.
Frank Hesnard bought the ice house
which stood neal the Elkhorn depot
and is moving it to Cold Brook. For
this purpose he cut it in two and in
moving the first section the top became
tangled in the telegraph and telephone
wires. breaking them from the poles.
Mrs. E. S. Kelly has been confined to
her home by illness during the past
three or -four days. She had expected
to entertain the Travellers club on
Wednesday night, but owing to her in
disposition that function was post
poned until Saturday evening.
Elegant office rooms for rem in the
Minnekahta block. Inquire of T.. S.
Kelly, receiver.
The reverberetory building at the d.
Il ID. shelter in Deadwood, which was
built last spring for the two large
furnaces that were annexed to the
works, was totally destroyed by fire on
Monday morning between two and
three o'clock. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
The STAR wants wood on subscrip-
ton, and would like it at once. Those
who do not find it convenient to pay in
cash should try and square up in a
trade of wood. Don't delay it.
Emery Taylor came down from Belle
Fourche Saturday night for a few days
visit with his parents, returning to the
} northern Hills Tuesday morning.
He is employed in a drug store at Il
!, good salary with the prospect of a sub
stantial raise in the near future. He
is a bright, honest, energetic young
man and the STAR is glad to see him
getting on in the world.
The "Minnekahta Health Club met
at the Evans hotel annex last Monday
evening. DIR A. j. Hoenes gave an in
teresting talk continuing on 1.-The use
, of Water in Health and Disease" The
Doctor brought out many points on
the internal use of water, and also
touched on the external effects. This
club IA organized in November and
has met twice a week, Mondays and
Thursdays at 1870 p. III. Considerable
interest has been manifested in the
able talks of the Doctor, and it is hoped
) that the club will continue in it's career
of usefulness. 1t is expected that a
short literary program will be rendered
4 at the close of each lecture, with a few
minutes devoted to physical culture.
This will be IL slight relaxation from
the "intense" (?) mental effort required
to digest the instruction previously re-
ceived. All are cordially invited to
attend and may become members by
: signing the constitution.
, have the finest line of goods yer
brought to town for fall and winter
clothing. Reasonable prices.
o. j. A. RYLEN.
D Harry Day, the eccentric character
. who has been living alone for several
years past in a shack on Catholicon
addition, died Wednesday morning
after along illness. He was injured by
4 a premature explosion in a mine some
years ago. since which time he has
been a helpless cripple. Kind neigh
bOrS. with some assistance from fho