Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-07-12

Picnic and fishing parties have been
numerous at Cheyenne Falls of late.
Miss Helen Black, of Redfield, is
visiting her sister, Miss Emily Black.
Frank Benton and wife, of Chey enne,
Wyo., arrived Wednesday and will
remain about three weeks. They are
staying at the Evans.
FoR SALE=Good blacksmith outfit
for sale cheap; OF will trade. Call at
STAR office.
j. F. Edmonds and wife spent a few
days at the Springs this week, enroute
to their home in Denver from Dead
wood where they have been attending
the carnival.
Cross, the artistic photographer, has
the finest line of Black Hills views.
First door west of Gibson's on Mime
kahta venue.
General Arson Mills, Mrs. Mills,
Miss Constance Mills and Miss Kath-
leen Kline, of Washington, ID. c., were
among the umerou arrivals at the
Evans Saturday.
j. ID. Nicholson and wife have re-
turnedifrom Deadwood, where he has
been the head cook at the Bullock for
some time. They will remain here and
j. ID. will rest awhile.
WANTED TO RENr-Piano for July
and August. Private family. Enquire
at this office. ct
Mr.. Berlet, a capitalist of Brock,
Neb., arrived last week accompanied by
his two daugters, and will remain
some time. They are staying at the
home of Miss Emily Black.
Go to F. B. Smiths Hot Springs liv.
cry barn for saddle horses and rigs of
all kinds. Telephone No. %.
DIR. E. L. Robinson and wife, of Cen
tral'City, Neb., arrived yesterday and
will visit with Rev. j. w. Robinson
and will enjoy the beauties of Hot
for a season.
Mrs. w. w. Stewart and her mother.
Mis-. Goodrich, and Mrs. George l..
Thorp, left yesterday morning for a
trip to California. They viii. visit
Denver. Colorado Springs and Salt
Lake City enroute, remaining about a
week at each of these points. They
expect to be gone about six weeks.
A large delegation of Denver people
down from Deadwood after the
carnival and spent a few days very
here. These residents of that
metropolis of the west
who know a good thing when they see
it, are delighted with Hot Springs and
will doubtless come again and bring
their friends.
Prof. Hovey, an officer of the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History of
New York, visited the cretaceous
deposits a few miles southeast of here
week, in company with Homer
Moore, and secured a number of fine
specimens. Prof. Hovey went to
Lake yesterday and will return
to Hot Springs Saturday.
Attorney General John L. Pyle, of
Huron, was in the city Monday calling
upon his friends. Mr.. Pyle is a strong
advocate of the candidacy of Hon. Coe
[. Crawford for appointment to the
position of United States senator to
succeed the late Senator Kyle, and
whether he receives the appoint
ment or not he will be the strongest
candidate before the legislature in 1903.
Last weeks STAR contained an item
about a man named Baker being badly
injured near Pringle by the premature
discharge of a blast of giant powder.
Dan Larson went up to take Bakers
place and after working half a day Lad
blast discharge precisely as the other,
small Particles of rock fairly perfor-
.ting his face. While no serious harm
will result, Dan has a pretty sore face.
They say the of this premature
explosion was from defective fuse.
The Stewart Bath House company
is fortunate in having secured the
services of Prof. Young who has taken
charge of the Turkish bath and mas
sage department. He is an athlete in
strength, is very magnetic and has had
many years. experience as a bath
and massagest.
The guests ofthe Evans, and as many
others as could conveniently gather
g II entertained with an
amusing cake walk on the spacious
varanda Wednesday evening. The
costumes of some Of the participants
ere natty and attractive, while others
we're extremely grotesque. The con-
test for the big cake, which was con-
spicuously displayed and profusely
decorated, was spirited from start to
finish, and resulted in the prize being
awarded to MI. Mower and Miss
Cameron. The dancing and "cake.
walking was all good, and each couple
in turn was vigorously applauded.
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