Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-31

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manager of the American Press associ-
was a caller at this office Satur-
day.
Rev. Hugerford writes that he has
changed the name of the hotel and
sanitarium to The Hiawatha and Black
Hills Sanitarium.
The celebrated Gold Coin butter
% cents now at Thomas Il Taylor's.
The copious rains Of last week have
wonderfully improved the rangein this
section of the Hills and, consequently,
the stockmen are jubiliant.
1t is expected that a large amount of
delinquent taxes will oe compromised
at the adjoured meeting of the board
to be held on June LIST.
Mrs. Williamson, an enthusiastic
soldier of the Salvation Army who has
been stationed here for several months,
left last week for Nebraska.
Judge Dudley left Saturday for
Omaha and old home in Ohio, where he
will visit for some time. It has been
about five years since the judge visited
his Ohio relatives and he anticipates
having a fine time.
DIR. E. E. Rice has opened an Office
in the Minnekahta block over Hargens'
drug store. The DIR. has been spending
the winter with his brother-in-law, Mr..
Springer Scovel, and his health has SO
much improved here that he has con-
cluded to locate permanently.
j. w. Johnson, editor of the Knox
vile, Iowa, Journal, arrived last Satur-
day for a short visit. He is an old
friend of Col. and Mrs. Greene. This
is his first trip to the Hills and he is
quite pleased with the Hills. The STAR
acknowledges fraternal calls
f. ID. Reed, Il travelling man of Con-
necticut, was taken with sciatic rheu-
matism while III the Hills and came to
Hot Springs to take baths. He was
unable to walk when he came, but
three baths put him on his feet and he
can't say enough in praise of the
waters.
Wind Gave seems to have more at
fractions for tourists than ever since
the government has withdrawn from
settlement about a thousand acres
covering this great natural curiosity
This has served to bring it into greater
prominence and under government
control will continue to receive an i'm.
mence amount of free and most effect.
i've advertising.
Mr.. S. S. Thompson aud wife, of
Philadelphia, we're among the arrivals
in the city on Friday of last week
leaving Tuesday morning for Edge
mont. Mr.. Thompson is a member OF
the firm of Fletcher Il Thompson, lead
ing wholesale and retail grocers o.
Philadelphia, and is heavily interested
in other enterprises in the Quaker city
and other parts of the east. He is alst
an officer and stakeholder i'll the Edge
mont company and is combining bust
ness with pleasure by attempting te
rehibilitate the property of that Cor
poration. 1t is hoped that he and the
the other members of the company
will succeed in this, and they may
rest assured that the residents of Ho,
Springs and Fall River county gener
ally will assist them in every possible
way in putting these enterprises OF
their feet.
j. G. Spencer, the we'll known cattle
man and owner of.the famous Sylvan
lake resort, is visiting in Deadwood
He arrived on the train last night, tn.
first time he had seen Deadwood il
several months. He is living on hi.
cattle ranch near Newcastle, in Wyo
ming, and devoting his attention tx
that industry. MI. Spencer returned
about two months ago from a trip tx
Honolulu, where he and his wife, for
merly Miss jennings of Hot Springs
spent three weeks. MIR. Spencer fount
the Hawaiian islands a delightful plac
to visit, but he was not tempted to tax
up a residence there. He found first
class hotels, conducted on the Euro
pean plan, aud Americans may secur.
excellent accommodations at place
that are conducted nv their own naon1e
Mr.. Spencer and his wife saw many 9
the principal points of interest on til
|. Islands, but did not get out to th
famous volcano owing to the ba