Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
The Parkston Courier and Advance
has changed hands, the new editor be.
ing Arthur j. Parshall.

ing Arthur j. Parshall.
"Hamlet from the Standpoint of the
Theologian" will be H. w. L. Mahood's
subject for Sunday evening.
DIR, Daily will be absent from town
the first four days Of next week. It
will be we'll for those who are going to
have the toothache to postpone it till
he returns.
May B. Drane, of Omaha, wasin Hot
Springs Tuesday soliciting aid for the
Rescue Home for women, aninstitution
located in Omaha but doing good all
over this western country.
Next Sunday a. m. at the Baptist
church the pastor will preach especial
sermon for children. A large attend
ance of children is desired. The even.
ing subject will be prevailing Prayer.
The ladies of the Eastern Star will
give a social next Tuesday evening at
Masonic Hall. A prominent feature
will be oysters. All members of the
Order and visiting members are COR
daily invited.
Last Saturday a ladyipickeda dande-
lion nea the Evans, and on Tuesday,
January 16, Mr.. John King found sew
eral in full bloom. Wild flowers in the
open air in January! South Dakota,
and particularly Hot Springs, climate
is all right.
For Sale: Leaving Hot Springs soon,
1 desire to sell the following list of
furniture. One oak bedroom suit.
Good as new Mattress, pair springs
four chairs, one double couch, ono
book case. Residence on College Hill.
j. +. CATLIN.
The st. Paul and Minneapolis trains
to Sioux City now make close connec-
tions with the Elkhorn trains for the
Black Hills by leaving those cities in
the morning, reaching Sioux City at 5
in the evening-at which times the
Hills train leaves-and reaching Black
Hills points the next morning.
j. M. Brelsford of this city has pur-
chased the stucco plant at Hot Springs,
and intends to turn out a marketable
product. The plant is the best in the
country and was put up by Fred T.
Evans originally at a cost of twelve
thousand dollars. Mr.. Evans after
wards put in an additional engine. The
plant will be overhauled by Mr.. Brels-
ford and started as soon as possible.
The Hot Springs stucco is regarded as
the best that can be obtained, as there
is better gypsum available from which
to manufacture it.-Pioneer- Times.
1t is said that honest confession is
good for the SOUL. In that case the ed
itor of the pop. paper over in the east
ern part of the state who published an
article with the following heading
ought to feel good: ga Boss Ridden
Party. The Fusionists are Absolutely
Run and Controlled by Bosses" It
seems to have taken this pop. editor a
long time to find out what everybody
else has known ever since the forma.
ton of his party, but that he. is now
willing to admit the truth he may catch
up with the rest of the procession after
while.
Mrs. G. A. Lancaster charmingly
entertained a party of friends at her
pleasant home Tuesday night at the
interesting games of progressive
crokinolea and carroms. Partners for the
commencement of the games were Sc
cured by the always novel and amusing
Spider web" scheme, strings of Irvine
are strung about the room in a most
en- tangling fashion, leading to the table
at which the holder was to play. After
q decidedly spirited and delightful ,con-
test al elaborate and delicious lunch
con was served. 1t was an evening of
much delight to the guests present.
The beautiful and spacious parlors
of the Evans last saturday night pre-
sented a picture of enjoyment and
pleasure. The Travellers Club, of Hot
Springs had taken that time to give
their annual party. There we're be.
tween seventy and eighty present in
Guiding the members of the club, and
joy and happiness reigned supreme.
Partners were chosen geographically,
that is, the gentlemen had pinned to
their lapel a slip of paper on which
was written the name of the capital Of
some state or nation; the ladies' slips
bore the name of the corresponding
state or country; it was a capital ides
in fact, and the hunting up of the
proper parties caused a good deal Of
merriment. Small tables had beer
scattered about the parlors upon which
were games-Crokinole, Caroms, Poets
Authors, Checkers, ETC.. There wa.
room al each table for four players ant