Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-07-13

See the new adv'ts in to.days paper
Of Walter L. Vercoe, Deadwood and e.
]. Hammer, Of Hot Springs.
Mi. Taylor has just received an extra
fine Japanese finished ice cream soda
table, Call and see it at Cooks Drug
| Store.
David E. Soper, delegate from Mich
igan to the National Democratic Con-
vention at Kansas City, spent Sunday
in Hot Springs.
The Fargo Mercantile Co have a new
adv't in to-days paper, in which they
PROFOUND q question. Read the ques.
ton and answer.
F. M. Uhler .and wife are here from
Lincoln. Mr.. Uhler is an engineer on
the Burlington and is here to get re-
lief from rheumatism.
Jake Gable, Travelling Passenger
Agent for the Northwestern with head
quarters at Denison, Ia. is a Hot
Springs visitor this week.
g. W. Gildea, q banker of Norfolk,
is living in Turtledoves' Nest on.the
hillside opposite the Plunge. He has
engaged the cottage for two months.
The best looking young lady in Hot
Springs will receive a ladies' gold neck
chain if she receives the highest num-
Der of votes, one vote with. every glass
of soda water at Cooks Drug Store.
Miss Abbie Jennings started for
Herkimer, New York, Monday night.
She will stay about two months, visit
ing the family of Rev. Hancher, form
erly President of Black Hills College.
G. M. Swan, of Sioux City, attorney
for the Iowa Land Company, and F.
j. Banister a member of the company
S 'ent a few days of this week at the
Evans attending to business of the
company.
Prof. Sherry's Grand Fantasia,
"Nearer My God to lThee," showed
his skill on the banjo perhaps better
than any other selection. The banjo
seems to be his favorite instrument
and he is master of it.-Ashland wis.,
Daily Press. At opera house Monday.
Splendid Congregations at the
Methodist Church last Sunday, the
occasion of the return of the paster
after a brief vacation. Miss Evelyn v.
Mahood a sister of H. W. L. came with
him. She will take up Deaconness
work in Lead City.
The Salvation Army has a good
crowd of listeners each night on the
| street corner. This work is a noble
one and those who devote them
selves to it are worthy of the respect
and support of our people, both tran
sients and regular inhabitants.
A party of wealthy visitors from
Muncie, Ind. are at the Evans. They
are make q tour of the Hills and make
Hot Springs their first point. The
party is composed of Mr.. and Mrs. r. j.
Beatty, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. johnson
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Hart
and daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Morgan.
Miss Mary Gunderson who has been
spending the last Several months in
Hot Springs returned to her home in
the eastern part of the state Tuesday
night. Her health which was quite
poor when she came here in the fall is
very much improved. During her stay
she formed many fast friends lwho re-
greet her departure.
The storm of Tuesday was peculiar
in many respects. Lightning seemed
to flash from a cloudless sky and
when the clouds did come over the
city there was a strip moi. over a mile
wide and extending lin length from the
eastern horizon to the western. After
q small shower sof rain a hail storm
followed.
Boards have been placed on the
Burlington bridge which makes ii
much easier crossing flor Plunge
bathers. The water which did run
across the street and which had to be
crossed by people OF their way to and
from the Plunge, has been turned back
into the flume and a gravel walk now
connects the railroad track and the
end of the new sidewalk.
A steam merry-go-round has been
set up north Of the city hall. Now all
the children and lovers from the
country can mount n Of the buck
ing broncs and get half a miles whirl
for five cents. Buy a sack of peanut.
catch hold of hands, look up towards
the top of the buildings and go dow
Chicago Ave to the "whirley," like you