Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-24

been arrested. This is supposed to lie the
gang which committed robberies the pass
summer and fall at Scotland, Tyndall aud
YanktOn.
South Dakota Short Notes.
The assistant attorney general a few
days age heard arguments in the land
case of the South Dakota Mining Company
VS.. Mcdonald, involving lands in Custer
County. Although OH its face this contest!
is simply between a mineral claimant and
a settler, it really involves the possessions
of the caves in that county, which are said
to rival the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky,
The land Office decided against both
parties to the contest. The decision of the,
interior department will not be rendered.
for some time. 7,
IL. l.. Mcclure, collector for a harvester.
company, called on q farmer near Memo,
a day or two agotO collect several machine
notes which were due. The debtor sai6
lie would pay, and Mcclure got out the
notes to figure up the interest. While hei
was so engaged, the woman, a Russian,
seized the notes and thrust them into tho
fire. \
During the past season the Glover Hill
cheese factory, located near Huron made
over forty tons of cheese. This is an in.
crease of about fifteen tons over last years
output. The managers expect to enlarge
and improve the plant for the coming
season and thereby increase the output for
1898.
An old colOred man named Joe Dayisj
who is all old timer in the Hills and II we'll
known character, wandered way from
the county hospital near Lead and froze
both hands and n foot so badly that they
had to be amputated. He died from the
effects.
In the neighborhood of 100 women have
been sick in Sioux Falls the. past week
none dangerously, out many seriously,
and 1t is the belief of the doctors that they
were poisoned either by the ice cream Cd
the salad at a reception.
Ferdinand Schoppe, a young man Of
Aberdeen, has been arrested on the charge
Of manslaughter. The warrant was sworn
out by Fred Froelich, whose 3-year-old
daughter was accidentally shot and killed
by Schoppe last week.
Some cattle ON Bad River are diving
from black leg. Heretofore this disease
has been confined to extremely fat calves
and young cattle, but ut present it is The
emaciated, folorn looking "dogies," that
are suffering.
Governor Lee has declined to call a
special session of the legislature for the
purpose of apprOpriating money to con-
tinue suits inaugurated by the state rail-
way commission to enforce the new rates
schedule.
Capt. +. n. Hopkins, register of the
United States land Office at Chamberlain.
has filed his resignation with the secretary
of the interior and expects to be relieved
of official duties not later than January L.
The land commissioners office is send!
ing out estimates of the a~pportionmcnt of
the permanent school fund to the different
counties. The amount is small for this
half of the year, being about $36, 900.
Some sixty or seventy young men Of
Howard engaged in a grand jack rabbit
hunt recently. The party wa equally iii.
vided and each side organized under the
command of a keen sportsman.
The lifeless body of Fred Schwab. a
prosperous farmer living south of Wes-
singlon was found by his neighbors. He
had committed suicide by taking strych-
nine.
George A. Darlington, charged with the
murder of Roy Erickson in Sioux Falls on
the night of the 9TH inst, pleaded NOT
guilty. His trial was set for January 8.
c. T. Oldham of Edgerton has about
perfected plans for the construction of g.
boat to ply between Charles Mix County
and Sioux City the coming season.
Ex-Sheriff NJ. w. Butts of Butte County
and George Leslie of Belle Fourclte have
gone to the Kl0ndike country.
Frank Tilman, one of the pioneer mer.
chants of Pierre, died of pneumonia ON
December Is.
The Episcopal Church at Howard burned
down December IL. 1t caught fire from
the furnace.
All Saints school at Sioux Falls has
been closed on account of prevalence of
scarlet fever. I.
Grand Chancellor Davoll of the X. of p.
has instituted a lodge at Howard.
The business done at the Aberdeen land.
office for the month of November exceeded
In proportion that Of any previous period
Of thirty days for a year or more past.
There were fOrty-five timber culture
proofs, embracing 1890 acres; twenty
four homestead proofs, embracing 8.S40
acres; thirty-f0ur homestead entries. en-.
oracing over 1000 acres. There were four |
commuted homestead proofs, and the cash \
receipts for the month were 5l,Osl.
George Slick, David Cunningham. and
William Stokes of Rapid City, have gone /
To Seattle, where they will it Themselves !
OUT VIII outfits and proceed this winter |
over the pass to the Klondike.
A young man about % years Of age was
iound dead in his bed at the Merchants,
hotel at Sioux Falls early in the week. !
lie had blown out the gas. Whether from
suicidal intent or from ignorance is not
Know On the hotel register he wrote
the name OF j. fritjof Dahl. Dahl had
sne appearance of an intelligent farm
Armour & Co.'s representative. Charles
rieffer, Is buying all the wheat coming to
~ Eus : he has very recently purchased
oV.ooo pushels for immediate shipment. ~
Insurance rates at Pierre have been