Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-04-01
HOT SPRINGS. SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY. APRIL l.. 1885,
BEGINNING TO IMPROVE

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The Iowa Land Company, Limited. in
Charge Oftlie Dakota Hot Springs
Company Property.
Col. ". III. Swan, representing the
Iowa Land Company, Limited, arrived
from Sioux Ciy a few days ago to as
sumo complete control of the property
of the Dakota Hot Springs company
which came into their possession last
week under the mortgage. H. ID. Clark
has been appointed local manager.
They have men employed to thorough
ly drain the plunge and Colonel Swan
says they propose to have such drain
rs will enable them to let out all the
water when they wish to. The plunge
building will be nicely fixed up, the in
terror to be lined with corrugated iron
and painted. while two or three parlors
one at least for ladies and one for
gentlemen-will be pleasantly finished
up and furnished comfortably with
lounges, easy chairs. etc. They will be
on the second floor and another flight
of stairs will be put in for the ladies
entrance. Colonel Swan says the rooms
will be made pleasant SO that after
bathing those who desire may lounge
about and rest in comfort. Arrange
ments will also be made SO that the
ladies may make themselves a cup of
tea and enjoy refreshments in their
parlor if they desire-though this will
be upon their own motion. The entire
plunge interior and exterior will be
renovated. painted and made pleasant
and attractive.
The Evans hotel is to be repapered,
repainted, decorated anew, and other
wise refitted.
Colonel Swan says the hotel will
probably be opened about May 18th if
they can complete the repairs ty that
time. The hotel and baths will be con-
Quoted in such a manner that guests
will not only be delighted but will not
want to leave-and will urge their
friends to join them here.
When questioned regardin the Kid
ney spring house which was ruined by
the flood, Colonel Swan said the Iowa
Land company did not own that and
had nothing to do with repairing it,
but that it certainly should be fixed
up. We afterwards learned that it is
still owned by the Dakota Hot Springs
company which will remove the pres
ent structure and make the spring ac-
cessible and attractive.
Colonel Swan says that while he can
not spend all his time here he expects
to be here good part of the time. In
explaining his connection with the
Iowa Land company he said that he
had never had any experience in run
ming hotels or bath houses and that he
supposed the company retained him to
look after the property because he had
for years been its counsel and looked
after many loans and enterprises, and,
in fact, he was largely responsibility
having recommended the loan-for the
company coming into possession of the
property, for they had to foreclose to
get their money.
This was the first time this scribe
had met Colonel Swan and we found
him to be a genial gentleman and free
to impart any information that the
public might be interested in. He has
taken great liking for our little city,
and while he represents the company
which has come into possession of
such large interests here he will do all
that he can to promote the welfare of
the city and to advertise it's beauties
and attractions as health and pleas
ure resort.