Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-08-12
SOME INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS
Noted by Col. +. w. Faulkes While
Upon "a Recent Visit.

Noted by Col +. w. Faulkes While
Upon IA Recent Visit.
Col. F. w. FaulSes, editor of the
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gazette, who
makes an annual visit to our Carlsbad,
spent few days here recently and
among other things had the following
to say in his "notes by the way:''
"a couple of days were spent at Hot
Springs, and the place is as charming
as ever. The Hotel Evans, built at an
expense of nearly half million dol
lars, is still managed by that prince of
landlords. Harry ID. Clark, who has
many friends i'll Cedar Rapids.
''Col. Slaughter, of Dallas Texas, the
largest individual cattle owner in the
United States, is spending the summer
at the Evans again. He has l,1OOOOO
acres of land in his ranch, and he said
that after the round up, or rs the
merchant would say, the invoice of
stock was taken,' he ''reckoned" they
had about $4,000 head, but it was pref
ty hard to tell within fifteen or twenty
thousand how many they really did
have. And of course being small
matter they were not especially partic-
ular about it. The colonel talks about
raising 10000 calves each year and sell
ling 10000 fat cattle as if it were
SO many huckleberries. Tt may not be
necessary to say that the colonel does
not do his own herding, except in the
matter of large checks
"Mr. Hill, of Minneapolis, a handsome
gentleman eighty years of age, but who
does not appear more than sixty, is
spending the summer at tho Evans
with his family. He is wealthy bank
er there. Mr.. Hill wished to be re-
membered to his friend Judge Roth
rock, and a number of other people in
Cedar Rapids whose pleasant acquaint-
ance he made while at Excelsior
Springs once upon time.
"a. ID. Wood, an old Linn county
boy, is now, as he has been for the past
seven years, agent at Hot Springs for
the Elkhorn company. Mr.. Wood be-
gan business at Viola. He was
also in the railroad service at Stone
City and Monticello, and has host of
friends throughout those sections of
the country as we'll as in all other SEQ
1tions where he is known. He made
something of kick, as did number
OF other friends of Judge Hubbard at
the Springs, because the Judge has not
been doing his duty and visiting them
as often as he did in former years.
"Judging from the way people talk
who have visited the Springs in search
of health there are none more remark
able in the world. A great many are
constantly going and coming, and we
believe it only simple duty to make
the statement of firm belief that those
who may be. suffering from stomach,
liver or kidney trouble will find great
relief there And for rheumatism it
is q "crackerjack."
"We would suggest that all who may
be int crested in the Springs either for
health or pleasure, write to Mr.. Harry
ID. CLARK, manager of the Evans Hotel,
or to j. r. Buchanan, general passen-
ger agent of the Elkhorn route, at Oma-
ha, and ask for one of their beautifully
illustrated books concerning Hot
Springs. 1t is prtety souvenir and
contains q large amount of information
whether one is especially desirous of
knowing about the Springs or not.
1t is a delightful trip even if one sim.
ply takes it to see the country, and re-
gardless of any business or health
seeking. The weather at the Springs
and throughout the Hill country, dur
ing the past week, has been charming.
"We must not forget TO say that
s'Chris Jensen" has re.engaged in bust
ness at the Springs, fact that his
friends everywhere will be glad to
know. Chris is one of the most mod
est appearing men in the world, but
his experience for thirty years in the
hills would fill many volumes. He was
one of the pioneers, and at one time
had nearly hundred il not more con.
tracts for carrying the mails from
Deadwood. He has had as many fights
with Indians and bandits as most any
other man in the west and he is all
right yet"
State Tax Levy of3 Mills.
A Pierre special says the state board
of equalization and assessment has
completed its work and made a tax
levy of three mills ON the dollar, which
is one mill less than the levy of last
year. The levy is two mills for the
general fund and one mill for the
bond, interest and sinking funds.
A fiat levy of 32 mills was made on