Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-19
Boys Suits at Cost
for cash at Chases,

Mrs. f. S. Kelly departed Sunday
evening for Lincoln where she will
take a course of medical treatment.
Mr.. Kelly accompanied her as Tar as
Edgemont.
T.. Elsey visited Mlgemont this week.
He says the residents of that place are
iubilant over the smelter prospects.
The contract for the erection OF the
works will he let in a few days, SO it
is reported.
Col. Dick Bullock of Lead City. the
veteran guard of the Homestake bull
lion, has been visiting in the city IA few
days during the past week, the guest
of his old friend, Frank Green.
The Black Hills National Bank, of
Rapid City, of which Thomas T.. Mac
kiniay of this city is receiver, has just
paid n dividend of ten percent. making
"a total of thirty five per cent on about
$4,000 of claims proved.
w. b. Dudley came home from the
Northern Hills last l'rid,y night to
look after matters needing his atten-
ton. He looks for Il great deal of min
ing excitement all through the Hills
this spring and thinks fortunes are go
ing to be made 10y somebody.
j. Nj. Kintner. adjutant of the Sol
diers' Home returned Sunday morning
from the bedside of his sick brother in
Pennsylvania. who is gradually sinking
with that dread disease, consumption.
1t was hard for Jim to tear himself
away, but he was needed ut the Home
during Capt. Lucas absence and came
in response to ii telegram.
After the attorneys had wrangleA all
day Saturday and part of Monday in
Justice court, before His Honor, Justice
Pomeroy, in the case of the state VS..
I'll. ID. Clark for contempt of court. the
defendant was bound wei to the dis
trict court and placed under 5000
bonds, which were promptly furnished.
This is one of the side issues to the
famous Dakota Hot Springs company
case.
The STAR has received a copy of the
course of study of the Evansville, Wis.,,
public schools. compliments of Prof.
Killing. The professors superior
methods and skill in such work are in
evidence upon every page. He is get
ting along nicely with his work there.
He recently read a paper before the
Farmers Institute at Evansville, upon
the subject, ''ihe Farmer and the
Teacher" which was published in full
in the Evansville Badger. Tt was an
able paper.
While dispatches from eastern South
Dakota, western and northern Mime
sofa report very evere snow storm
taking the form OF billiards. in many
places. with 10Y drifting badly. traffic
abandoned on nearly all lines ndfears
for stock are entertained. we of the
southern Black Hills are enjoying ele-
CANT W inter- weather, with an occasional
touch of zero temperature. but not
unlike the spring weather of the north
western prairie districts. Unquestion-
ably the southern Black Hills is with
out IL peer for delightful climate the
year round.
Go to Pixies studio for platino photos
the latest and finest thing out.
The residence of w. r. Castle caught
fire last Saturday in the second story
INhay think IA y,os e,.nr, q. <Jnr,nt;rn l,,o
Before it was discovered the fire had
burned through the side of the build.
ing and destroyed some furniture in.
side. The prompt arrival and effective
work OF the tiremen soon extinguishec
the flames. In a few minutes the fire
would certainly have been beyond con
troll. as the wind was blowing strongly
at the time. 1t is said that Mrs. Castle
claims to have lost a few hundred dol
lars in the fire. but this rumor has MOI
been fully confirmed to us. The prop
erty was insured.
Jacob Wright. we'll known in Ho'
Springs.havins at netime resided here
died at Terry on Saturday of last week
of heart disease after a short illness
His son-in-law came ont. took charge
of the remains and returned with then
to Mitchell. this state. where the wife
two or three children of the deceased
reside. MIR Wright was about sixty
II years old at the time of his death
He was Il pleasant and agreeable ole
gentleman and made many friend.
architect of considerable ability anc
superintendent the construction of Ho
Springs magnificent public schoo.
building and city hall.
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