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

days past. She is suffering with the
prevailing fever.
The w. G. Flat people are justly in
censed over u few items that recently
appeared in the STAR from that local
ity. We understand that a very great
Injustice was done some of the best
citizens of the Flat. The STAR regrets
this exceedingly and will hereafter
have a more critical eye upon such
correspondence.
Herman Schiehe and wife left last
evening (Tuesday) for Hot Springs
where Mr., Schieke goes for treatment.
He has been avictim of typhoid fever
and has had a siege of it which nearly
cost him his life. He goes to the
springs in hopes that the waters of
that famous resort will restore his
health.@Lead Call,
Editor Harry GODDARD of the EDGE
mont Express, informs a Deadwood
Times reporter that he will issue an
edition of 10000 copies of that paper on
Jan. 14th, to be printed on fine book
paper. The edition will be profusely
illustrated and will contain IA complete
description of the Black Hills. with
write ups of the Homestake and Lead,
of Deadwood and other milling enter
prises, the Union Hill works at Galena
and the camps and mining
of the country, as also u write-upof the
Newcastle coal mines aud cokiug
plant, and Edgemont.
Mrs. q. A. Lancaster left Monday
night, accompanied by her husband,
for Omaha where it is expected she
will undergo another severe surgical
operation at one of the Omaha hospi
tails. Since their arrival in Omaha MIR.
Lancaster writes that Mrs. Lancaster
stood the journey we'll; that the sur
geon was undecided whether or not
an operation was necessary but that
he would let them know Wednesday.
The surgeon stated, however, that he
III not consider Mrs. L~ancasters' con-
dition alarming, which is gratifying
news to her friends here.
The reception rendered the Masons
OF the city and their wives a. Masonic
hall on Wednesday night by the Order
of Eastern Star was one of the
notable social functions of the latter
days of 1896. The hall was comfort.
ably filled with leading residents of
Hot Springs, prominent in social and
business circles, who were entertained
until a late hour with recitaticns, n
and instrumental music, after which
delicious refreshments we're served.
The ladies of the O. E. 8. fully sus-
tanned their enviable reputation as
entertainers.
Thomas H. Wells, vice president for
South Dakota of the Trans Mississippi
exposition, visited Omaha during the
last week for the purpose of comforting
with the directors of the exposition
company in regard to the part South
Dakota is expected to play in the big
show. An appropriation for a suitable
exhibit of South Dakota's products and
an effective illustration of her match
less resources is one of the important
matters that the legislature this winter
will be called upon to consider. It is
hoped that a liberal appropriation will
be made for this purpose and that
South Dakota will be near the head of
the prOcessionin the matter of attract.
i've exhibits.
The news of the smelter being as
sured for Edgemont has given u
citizens a renewed lease of life and all
signs point to a revival of business
prosperity in our midst. In the min
ing camps in the Black Hills the news
was received with great enthusiasm as
it will solve in a great measure the lack
of reduction facilities now felt in the
Black Hills. Mining men have taken
hold of their various properties with
renewed vigor and proffers of ore for
the Edgemont smelter have been
numerous since the announcement of
the smelter was made. One mine
owner, who has considerable good
property, said that his mines could
supply 9 fifty tons of ore per day,
and that the Edgemont smelter could
be certain Of that much ore for some
months to come.-Express.
w. j. Mcgowan, G. r. Cramer and
Frank Fawcette visited the Ragged
Top mining district last week and
though much interested in the boom
that has struck that portion of the
Hills are not ready to stake all of their
possessions on the outcome. All the
district for miles around Balmoral, the
new town just plated in that region,
has beenlocated and mining operations
are being vigorously prosecuted. Much
good ore has already been encountered.
indeed q great deal of it is almost
fabulously rich and the stampede to
that portion Of the Hills is not wholly