Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-04-12
Mrs. Mary Mckay returned wednes-
day from her Wisconsin visit.

Mrs. Mary Mckay returned wednes-
day from her Wisconsin visit.
Down about Chadron some of the
stockmen are already worrying about
the possible raid of the grasshoppers.
A large amount of delinquent real
estate taxes was settled by compromise
by the board of county commissioners
at their last session.
Mrs. j. w. Robinson left Wednesday
evening to join her husband at Omaha,
and together they will visit friends in
Nebraska for about a week. Rev. Rob-
inson preceded her a few days.
The official notice of nominations
of candidates for the various city and
school offices is published in this issue.
The contest is very tame compared
with some former city elections.
The fair given by the Ladies' Union
of the Congregational church Saturday
April 9th, was we'll attended and was q
profitable occasion. About $50 we're
taken in. Those to whose efforts the
success was due deserve great praise.
Mrs. Delahoyd, wife of the 3. & NJ.
agent ut Minnekahta, died suddenly
Thursday morning Of heart failure.
She had not been sick, and just came
down stairs into the depot office when
she fell over dead. Heart failure is
assigned rs the cause.
Miss leila Martin, who has for the
past two years been the efficient and
accommodating manager for the West
ern Union telegraph company at this
place, has been transferred to Man
haitian, Kansas, where she will receive
an increased salary. The STAR con-
graduates her upon her promotion. A
Miss Bryan succeeds her here.
The county commissioners are con-
sidering the advisability of establish
Ing IA county poor farm. The expense
OF keeping the county poor is a heavy
burden on the taxpayers and it is
hoped that the cost may be somewhat
lessened by keeping indigint persons
who apply to the county for help at a
home or farm maintained by the county.
Col. Linn and family returned We'd
nesday from the eastern part of the
state where the colonel has been ar
ranging his business affairs prepara-
tory to relinquishing his duties as
commandant of the Soldiers Home and
taking up his permanent abode in
Canton. The new commandant, Capt.
Lucas, is not expected totake charge
until about May LIST.
Some of four most enterprising and
progressive ranchers, those who have
land that can be brought under irri-
cation, are preparing to engage quite
extensively in the business of fruit
-.aislng. The climate and soil of the
southern Hills are peculiarly adapted
to the raising of fruit-strawberries,
grapes, currants, gooseherries, apples
and many varieties of pears, plums and
cherries being very ST successful, produc-
ing abundantly and of unusually fine
flavor.
Lead is taking on q very common
dable moral spasm. About 1000 resi-
dents petitioned the city authorities
to close the saloons at II p. M. and on
Sundays. The Homestake company
joined in the petition-and besides the
company is going to keep tab on the
men in its employ who spend their
time in the saloons when they should
be resting. The city council is accor-
dinghy considering having the law en-
forced as to the closing of the saloons.
The council has also tabooei nickel
ln-the-slot machines, and does not per-
nit games in the saloons. A few years
ago nobody would have believed that
Lead City would have taken such a
decided step.
Those having eye, ear, nose and
throat trouble, should not fail to con-
suit Drs. Seymour and Williams at the
Evans hotel Wednesday and Thursday
May 9Th and 9th. Consultation free.
The Salvation Army officers and
soldiers we're made sorry this week
when having to bid farewell to three of
their comrades who left for Montana,
as their help will be greatly missed
during the summe campaign when the
crowds gather.