Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-14
South Dakota Briefs.

Articles of incorporation have been flied
for the Great Bonanza Gold and Silver Min
ing Company, consolidated, of Lawrence
County, with headquarters at Terry, and a
capital of 49, 900.
John w. Harding of Charles Mix County,
who was some weeks ago appointed In
dian agent at Yankton Agency, has re-
ceived his commission and assumed the
duties of his new position.
Rev. John r. Jones resigned his pastOr-
ate Of the Presbyterian Church at Huron
and will preach his farewell sermon Jam
uary IL. He will become pastor of a Press
byterian Church in Los Angeles, CAL.
about the LIST Of February.
j. Leslie Thompson, receiver of tbe-
Chamberlain National Bank, which failed
during the panic several years ago, sold
at public auction all the remaining assets.
1t is thought that depositors will now
receive the remaining ten per cent. due
them.
A man named Smith, keeper of ahotel at
Chamberlain, has been arrested by Deputy
United States MARSHALL Somers on the
charge "f selling liquor to an Indian. The
lattsr lay out of doors nearly all night.
Had tile weather been severe he would
have persisted.
Fred Widdman, who owns saloons in
Mitchell, Plankinton and one or two other
places, has been sued by Mrs. Alta L. Scott
for $1,000 for selling liquor to her husband.
This is the first damage case to be insti-
tuted under the license law passed by the
last legislature.
The capacity of the Armour Creamery,
has been increased. The Improvement
was rendered necessary by the increase of
business of the creamery. Last year the
receipts of milk were 100000 pounds,
Willie this yearit is estimated that 2,5OO,O0O
pounds will be received.
Under the substantial encouragement of,
the government in distributing among
them COWS and other animals for the pur-
pose of giving them a start, the Indians on
Pine Ridge Reservation have quite gem
orally gone into the raising of stock.
With what success is shown by the paw
ment to the Pin Ridge indians the other
day OF about 1000 pounds of silver coin to.
remunerate them for cattle purchased from
them by the government.
The following nominations, for South
Dakota were sent to the senate by the
president JANUARY 5: Huron land office.
e. A. Blake register, John Westdahl re-.
ceiver; Pierre land Office. Joseph Donohue
receiver, Thomas Commit register: Aber-
deem land Office, Frank A. Brown receiver.
John S. Vettcr, register; Mitchell land
office, George f.. Foster of Alexandria rep-
lister, Thomas G. Burns receiver: for sur.
veyOr general, Frank A. Morris, Of Trim.
The postoftice fight at Vermillion is at
tracing considerable attention at present
There are eight candidates for the appoint.
ment to succeed SIN. lotion, whose term
expires in April.
AS a Christmas present, r. NJ. Maloney
of Deadwo0d, placed 81, 1000 in three mack.
ages of new bills on a Christmas tree. The
presents were for his three daughters
Mines. Will Dawson, Milo Brown and
Frank Mclaughlin.
The land office at Rapid City forwarded.
to the general land office last wecl, tho
largest mineral application for patent nm,
land ever sent from the Hills, the aDnlica.
ton being for the Horseshoe Mining Com.
pany, and including 81 claims.
Miss Josie Swenson of Sioux Falls wbo
has for some time past been teac,im1
music at Rock Rapids, Iowa, has been am.
pointed private secretary to her uncle. 4.
5. Swenson, minister to Denmark. and,
will sail for her new home in a few daws
Alexander Ross, the %defaulting cashier.
OF the First National Bank of Lead wha
has served a term of five years in the non.
itentiary, has returned to the place where,
nc went as'ray I" begin life anew. Hei
l.ad Il; responsible position awaiting his.
w. N. Day, the new agent of the MIL.
aukee at Sioux City, announces that i,a.
viii leave his family in Yankton, and CON-.
tinue to regard himself as a Yankton man
The United Workmen of AhorIoo.
wound up the year by initiating iii new
members; Large delegations from outside.
.o"ns helped TO swell the crowd and add
rivalry exists between the Sioux Fa,, s an%,
Aberdeen lodges. Sioux Falls now IeaIs
by eighteen members, but Aberdeen ia the.
banner lodge OF the United States In nros
membership of 706. ~ :