Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-08-25

Ladies' colaretts at the Fair.
Col. w. j. Thornby came down from
Deadwood and spent Sunday with his
family.
Buy your candies of Mrs. Basford.
Miss Chaddie Smith, of Rapid City,
visited Geo. Trimmer and family dur.
ing the past week.
For tirst-class ~barbering go to Mil
Ter, the artistic down town barber.
We understand Willis Gable expects
to soon return from Lincoln, Neb., and
again enter the employ of the Transfer,
Feed and Fuel Co.
Congressman Gamble and family left
for the east last Saturday night, after
a pleasant visit here of about ten days.
MIR. Gamble expected to go to Chicago
and into Wisconsin before returning
to his home at Yankton.
Rev. w. L. Irvene, Baptist pastor at
Nermillion and Rev. r. II. Cantwell,
Baptist pastor at Dell Rapids, who
have been spending a couple of weeks
in IL city resting and, taking baths,
returned to their respective fields Fri
day evening, August 10.
Mrs. Busford has the finest line of
Stationary III town at lowest prices.
Edmund Smith, who is one of the
attorneys in the Wind Cave case, says
they are to argue for a %re-hearing be-
fore the commissioner of the general
land office, that the decision rendered
which has become quite famous, that
the government should take charge of
the cave, vas rendered by a clerk in
the office and not by the commissioner
himself.
The Baptist Sunday School Mission
airy for North and South Dakota, Mr..
L. ID. Hall, of Fargo, n. d., will give
two illustrated lectures at the Baptist
church on Monday and Tuesday even
ings of next week. The subjects will
be, 1.-THE Man of Galilee," and 1.-THE
Work of the American Baptist Publica.
ton Society,"" These will be beauti-
fully illustrated with asteroptican Ian
tern, and will be very interesting to
both old and young. Admittance free.
First class Brown Leghorn eggs at
20 cents per setting at Capt. Spearin's.
While Mrs. ID. X. Hand was away
from home for little while Tuesday
evening, a company of her friends took
possession of her home and gave her a
pleasant surprise on her return. The
occasion being her birthday. A very
enjoyable eveIing vas spent together.
The friends presented her with a beau
tiful bible as a token of their regard.
Ice cream and cake were served, after
which the company separated to their
several homes, wishing Mrs. Hand
many more happy birthdays.
1 would be pleased to have all per.
sons owing me to call at my store and
settle at once. Miss NJ. DRUsE.
Last Friday evening a large audi
ence assembled in the Baptist church
to listen to the first Anti-Saloon Con.
test ever given in our city. The con
!, test was held under the auspices of thu
; b. y. P. U. Seven contestants wer,
!, on the program and all of them spok,
, we'll. The mixed quartet furnished
). some splendid temperance music
Miss Grace Colcord, an elocutionis
i, from Sutherland, Iowa, entertained
, the audience with a choice recitation
: while the judges were bringing il
their decision. Mrs. Thornby. PRO-
!, Moore and Mrs. Cobb served as th,
judges and awarded the first place tt
, Miss Belle Austin, Ivy Coleman win
ming second. In a few we'll chosel
words Rev. B. Il. Pearson presente,
i, the silver medal to the winner, afte
which he made a short stirring speed
8 in behalf of the cause of Temperance
The contest was a decided success, an,
we understand that the B. Y. p. U. O
the Baptist church are already making
arrangements for another one.
Go to F.. b. Smiths Hot Springs liy
r cry barn for saddle horses and rigs Q
all kinds. Telephone No. %.