Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-07-12
OFFICIAL PAPER Of CITY and COUNTY,
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.

Judge Goddard was over from EDGE
mont this week.
Mrs. w. j. Miller was called to Crow
Hill, in the northern Hills. Sunday BY
the serious illness of her sister. Mrs
Earl Chambers.
The Soldiers Home management has
received a new wagon for the accom.
mediation of old veterans who desire to
come down town. The trusty old team
of grays will be driven to the wagon.
The Express says that the Fourth
was quietly celebrated at Edgemont
Several happy picnic parties dined on
the banks of the Cheyenne and lounged
away the day in the shade. A dance
and fireworks in the evening concluded
the days doings.
Congressman Nartil has gone to
Chicago on a business trip and will
tarry at Canton long enough to adj
dress the C%hautaqua assembly. He
was accompanied as far as Hot Springs
by his son Paul.-Deadwood Indepen.
dent.
The county commissioners have been
wrestling with the equalization of
assessments for several days past. 1t
is expected that steps will be taken to
secure a larger and more complete re-
turn of moneys and credits even if it
is necessary to resort to mandamus
proceedings to secure it.
In the course of a short note to the
STAR Mrs. H. a. Pratt, of Gloversville,
N. T., says: II was much interested in
the account of the convention of feder-
ated Woman's Clubs and their new
enterprise of working for an old ladies'
home. ! wish them success and hope
their example will be followed in other
states"
There is much activity in the CEN
trail Hills mining district. a. force of
men is now employed charging the
electro cyanide plant at Mystic. The
capacity of the plant will be increased
from 100 to 15O tons per day. Ground
has been broken and a large force of
men and teams r at work on a 500.
ton per day smelling plant at Rapid
City. The plant is being erected by
the National Mining and Smelling
company of Boston, Mass. The COM
panv expects to have the plant in
operation by October l.
Ii you want some 'just as good ~
make it myself" Remedy, try an lmita-
ton Rocky Mountain Tea. Twill make
you sick and keep you sick. Ask your
druggist.
DIR. Jennings returned Monday from
the l. \ X ranch. near Newcastle
where he, Mrs. Jennings and little
daughter have been visiting MIR. and
Mrs. j. c. Spencer. To say that their
visit was most enjoyable but mildly
expresses it. MIR. Spencer's ranch of
over l1,oOO acres, is in IL high state of
cultivation, stocked with high grade
cattle and horses. has a large. we'll
arranged and luNuriantly furnished
residence and ~commodious barns and
other buildings. and is doubtless the
best improved and most valuable ranch
in Wyoming.
Miss May Slower. a talented young
teacher who has been employed in
johnson county for the past two years
and whose parents reside here, has re-
ceived Il telegram from State Superin-
tendent lyman Offering her a position
as teacher in the PHILIPPINES. On ac-
count of the ill health of her mother
Miss Slower has declined the offer.
The selection of Miss Slower was a wise
n on the part of Superintendent
lyman and although Sheridan and
johnson county would have regretted
her departure, yet all are glad to know
that her abilities commended her to
the state superintendent in his selec-
tion of teachers from this state
Sheridan (Wyo.l Enterprise.
A delegation of Edgemont citizens
consisting of George Dunlap, George
Paine, George Highley, Harry Goddard,
and Arthur Colgsn appeared before
the board of county commissioners
Tuesday 10 ask that a county bridge
be built across the Cheyenne river al
Edgemont. They had q strong case
and presented it so clearly and SO
forcibly during q three hours discus.
sion of the proposition that the board
finally acceded to their request and
authorized the construction Of the
bridge. The material in q large bridge
across Cottonwood will be used in the
new bridge. This will greatly reduce
the cost of the new bridge, as the
Cottonwood bridge will furnish more
than half the material necessary. The
citizens Of Edgemont are to be con-
graduated on their success in securing
the bridge.
II young ladies' think sores, pimplea
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