Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-17

fOurtl OF July goods at the big Store.
Mrs. DR.. B. A. Wade left Wednesday
night for Harvard, Ill, her old home,
where she will visit a while, after which
she will visit at points in eastern Da-
kota.
! Mrs. Yeomans has returned from her
stay at Battle Greek, Mich, where she
has been for some time taking treat
ment at the %sanitarium there. She was
much benefited.
For fine confectionery and fruits go
to the P. o. news stand.
The /. @. o. F. lodges contemplate
purchasing a new carpet, and are only
awaiting their decision about remain
ing in their present hall. They have
been negotiating for more commodious
quarters.
q. c. Wooster is in receipt of the Fl.
Wrangle News, the first number of
which was published a few weeks ago
by an old friend who went to Alaska
with the advance guard of prospectors.
1t is a bright, newsy sheet.
William G. Thorne, second vice pres
ident of the Montgomery Ward COM
pany of Chicago, arrived Tuesday night
from the upper Hills. He will rusti-
cate a few days. He was accompanied
by S. H. Hunt and wife and E. +.
| Brown and wife. also of Chicago.
Kava Kola,
The New Tonic.
u. S. Ames went Saturday to Sioux
Falls where he attended the grand
lodge of the Masonic order as a dele
gate, in session Tuesday. He was also
a delegate to the Royal Arch and Com
mandery bodies. From Sioux Falls
he goes to Aberdeen. where he had
a vote in the demo-populist conven-
ton.
j. p. Clarke. wife and daughter. of
st. Paul and III. r. Vandercook and
wife of Chicago, who were here several
days last week in the private car of
MIR. Clarke, who is general traffic man
ager of the Chicago, Minneapolis &
Omaha railway. left Monday morning
for the upper Hills. Mrs. Vandercook
is a niece of Porter Warner.
Ten pieces Scotch lawns 6 C. at
Fargo's.
County Clerk Chesley is in receipt
of a letter from State Auditor Mayhew
in regard to the warrants in the John
Rondo case, which was brought up for
trial in the court of this county from
Pine Ridge agency. The auditor says
the supreme court has not yet taken
the matter up and probably will not
before the converting of the next legis-
lature.
President Il. Il. Lymer left Wednes-
day evening for Helena, Mont, where
he Will deliver his lecture on THE
March of the Anglo-SaNon." He will
also lecture at other points and then
spend some time i'll Yellowstone Ma
tional Park. Mrs. Lymer accompanied
the president as far as Edgemont from
which point she went to Coin. Ia,
where she VIII spend the summer with
her parents sud friends there.
Mrs. n. Pool and \. Traut we're the
means of getting up II of the most
enjoyable surprise parties ever given
in the city, Thursday evening on MIR.
and Mrs. Pierce, the parents of Mrs.
Pierce and in honor of their 33d ami
versary of marriage. About thirty peo-
pie were present and succeeded in af-
fecting a genuine surprise. The even
ing was pleasantly and quickly passed
with cards and games, until a late
hour, and all joined in Wishing the
couple many returns of the event.
Pioneer Times.
Last week James Napp. an old SOL
der at the Home, became insane and
was taken before the insanity board
for examination. He was ordered re-
strained and placed under the care of
the authorities. Napp is an old time
prospector in the Hills aud came down
from Lead last fall for treatment. en-
tering the Soldiers Home by reason of
his service for the country during the
civil war. He improved in health very
materially until last week when he be-
came violently insane as the result of
excessive use of morphine.
Hon. Frank Crane. state superinten-
dent of schools, was in this city Tues.
day on his way to Edgemont to
straighten out, if possible, the tangle
the school board at that place has got
into. The trouble grew out of a differ
ence as to the use of the money raised
by the bonds voted. and an injunction
was gotten out to restrain the use of it
as was contemplated. While here
Superintendent Crane addressed the
teachers of the institute on topics OF
interest to them.
The board pf %rarnntS has Serurad Dr