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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
Elk Point Court House.

The main building of the old court house
at Elk Point was sold for S1l7. This build
ing was built in 1865 by popular subscrip-
tion. In 1882 it was movedto the center of
the block and front and rear addition
attached and basement constructed, at Il
cost to the taxpayers of Sl,2lO. When the
front of the new court house was con-
structed, two years ago the front wing was
sold and removed. The rear wing was
sold for $50 and the brick in the basement
for $l7. All will now be removed to make
room for the main building of the new
court house that is to be built the present
year at the cost of $4,000. The new wing
has been badly damaged by aleally roof.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
State Bar Association.

The State Bar Association at its meeting
in Pierre selected us its officers for the en-
suing year: President, Thomas Sterling
of Redtield; first vice president, E. C. Rice
son of Elk Point; second vice president,
A. w. Burt of Huron; secretary, j. H.
Voorhis of Sioux Falls; treasurer, 1. W..
Goodher of Pierre. The delegates to the
National Bar Association are: G. H.
Dillon of Yanlston, T.. G. Encorn of Elk
Point, and Judge ID. Haney of the supreme
court. The retiring president delivered
his address and the association was ban
Queted at the Locke Hotel.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
Flats at Railwnv stnt,ons.

1t is the intention OF the London
Central Railway Company to erect
handsome mansions over it's stations,
to be let out as residential flats. At
some stations attractive business prem
ises will be added. The company hopes
in this way to get back some of the
money invested for station sites. The
station buildings are now only one
story in height, although occupying
some of the most valuable ground in
London
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
Teaching Geography in Gcrmnnx.


On misty days in autumn the school
boy of the Black forest is marched to
the peak of some high hill. From there
geography is taught him, says Ger.
man correspondent. 1t is pointed out
to him that he stands upon an island
completely surrounded by the mist
which. for the purposes of this comedy.
has had handed to it the part of water.
which it pays with much success. The
twin rivers of mist on either side of
him. filling both valleys. are, for him,
estuaries; the spur of mountain oppo.
site is peninsula. He descends, it is
certain. with geographical ideas in his
head that could never have been put
there by mere maps hanging upon q
wall.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
HAS SEEN THREE CENTURIES
Sioux Falls Woman Celebrates Her
1O:3u BirthdnY.

For some time it has been believed that
Geo. A. hodge, who is 81 years of age, was
the Oldest resident of Sioux Falls, but it
has been discovered that Mrs. Margaret
Ptringham is the oldest person living in
Sioux Falls or that part of the state. She
celebrated her 1851 birthday Feb. 8. She
has been strong and healthy until about
three months ago, when she was taken ill
and has been confined to her bed most of
the time since. Mrs. Stringham was born
In Illinois, where she spent most of her life.
6he afterward moved 10 Iowa and latter
went to Sioux Falls. She was married
three times. She has children, grandchild-
rem, great-grandchildren, and great-greatH
grandchildren
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
Lucas win Accent.

Capt. w. v. Lucas, register of the land
Office in Chamberlain, has been asked by
Gov. Herreid to accept the appointment of
commandant of the soldiers home at Hot
Springs. The captain served several years
as commandant of the home and the emf
nent satisfaction in which lie conducted
the place is due no doubt to the governor
being solicitous for his going back again.
Mr.. Lucas will resign his present position
in the land Office and again return to the
soldiers, home
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
NEWS FROM
OUR COLONIES.
OcNococ>o cooocNoe

Gen. Lee, while in Little Rock. Ark,
accepted the invitation of the Arkansas
Legislature and addressed the House
and Senate in joint session. In refer
ence to Cuba's future he said THE geo
graphical position of that beautiful ISL
and is such that the United States must
always keep some sort of supervision
over it. Any hostile power holding Cuba
could shut up the Gulf of Mexico. If the
United States withdraws its troops and
complaint should go to England that
English interests on the island were not
protected, in less than six or seven years
we would see an English fleet sailing into
Havana harbor, and if it got there it is
doubtful if any other power could get
possession of the island
-
Gov. Allen has signed tho first bill
passed by both houses of the Porto Ri
can Legislature, providing for the es-
tablishment of jury trials. A bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for Porto Rican
exhibit at the pan-American exposition
to be held at Buffalo has passed both
houses. The insular government took
over the control of the telegraphic sys-
tenn on Feb. 1. when the signal corps
retired.
The section of the municipal code re-
lating to the qualifications of electors
requires voters to own real estate to the
value of 500 pesos or to pay taxes to
the amount of 80 pesos or upward and
be males of upwards of 23 years of age,
who speak, read and write English or
Spanish All are required to swear al
legiance to the United States.
III. Phelps Whitmarsl, recently ap-
pointed governor of the province of Bon
guet. =. L.. reports that several towns
In the province have held elections and
organized local governments.
The Philippine commission has passed
acts giving. in domestic products, the
Jolo archipelago free trade with all Phil
lppine ports and providing for the issu-
ance of licenses to masters and mates of
sea-goins vessels.
The United States cableship Burnside
has finished the work of laying the cable
connecting the island of Negros with
northern MindanaO and Zamboanga,
Zamboansa aud Jolo Will soon be con-
necteG.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
SOUTH DAKOTA MooNsAlNER
Marshal somer's Arrest Said to
Have kentucky Record.

II thought had gone toa region so re-
mote from settlements that the internal
revenue officers would never reach me, :"
were the words OF Maxim Disgarlais, Il
genuine Kentucky mountaineer. when ar
rested the other day by Deputy United
States Marshal Somers at his home in the
wilds of Gregory county on the charge of
manufacturing and selling ''moonshine"
whisky without n government license.
This is the first case OF the kind for many
years with which the United States au-
thorities of South Dakota have had to deal.
Disgarlais will be tried during IL term OF
federal court, which meets at Deadwood
this week. Being unable to furnish bonds
he at present occupies a cell in the Brule
Connty ia;l
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
To Hold a Joint Debate.

Arrangements have been conclrNled for
a joint debate between the Yankton college
students and the Dakota University rep
resentatives which will be held early in
May, although the place for holding 1t has
not been decided upon as yet. There is a
great deal of rivalry between the two in-
stitutions in the matter of oratory, and
YanlSton hopes to regain something of her
prestige at this meeting.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
Wounded Wife Dies.

Mrs. Frank Katoulenell of Buffalo
County, who was shot by her husband,
died from the effect of her wound Feb. 2.
katoulenek. who, after shooting his wife,
turned the gun upon himself, proves to
have but flesh wound, the bullet having
struck rib and passed partially around
the body directly under the skin. He is at
present in the Buffalo County Jail.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
Wants Frce DeIiycry.

An application has been made by the
postmaster of Lead for free delivery sys-
TEN. During the last quarter the receipts
of the Office were $3.50 more than the sum
required to entitle the city to free deiiv-
cry of mail, and it is thought that the step
taken will prove successful. 1t is expected
that the postal department will send out
all agent to investigate matters in regard
to the free delivery system.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
Grabs Money and Runs.

A stranger entered the saloon of Matt
'Riedinger at Tyndali and requested the
proprietor to change bill. The saloon
keeper took from his pocket roll of bills.
The stranger grabbed the money and ran.
The amount taken was $3.50.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
Gives Strong Flow of Water.

The new city artesian we'll at Mellette
has been completed and gives a strong
flow of clear soft water, which is used for
domestic uses and fire protection, the well
being connected with the city water mains.
For Yankton's New Opera House
Yankton is now assured good opera
house. The Turner Hall Association is
making unusual efforts to make their
masquerade ball a complete success finan-
rially and socially, as it is their desire to
pay off the standing debt and convert
their hall into an opera house as soon as
possible. Some extensive improvements
will be made.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
SMALLPOX at Bercsfortl.

Six cases OF smallpox are reported in
Beresford and vicinity. The public school
has been closed for two weeks to await
developments. DR.. Commit of Sioux City
was called and declared the suspected
cases mild form of smallpox. If no
more cases break out the excitement will
subside in week or two.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
chinese historians trace the begin.
nings of a postal service in their coun.
try back to the third century B. G.
Curfew in a St. Louis Hotel.

A hotel landlord in st. Louis has es.
tablished curfew regulation in his
house. Promptly at 10 o'clock at night
the curfew rings. and guests ut that
time are expected to turn out the lights
and 60 to bed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
The Old Story.

At the home of Martin Gilbert, a short
distance from Spearfish, an accident
occurred which will result in the death of
his 1O-year-old daughter. A little brother
was playfully pointing a 22-caliber
revolver at his sister, which he. supposed
was unloaded, and firing, the bullet
entered the girls head.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
Steam Yessels.

In the sixteenth century nunsuc.
cessful Italian genius tried to apply
steam to navigation. In 1916 British
patent was taken out for steamboat
1t was 1907 that witnessed Fulton sail.
ing up the Hudson in boat driven by
steam. In 1888 steamships crossed tho
Atlantic
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
Hope for Bill,s Success.

Citizens of Fail River County hope that
the legislature will pass the bill introduced
by Senator John L. Burke and Repre-
sentative E. S. Kelly to appropriate $1,000
for artesian wells on the public school
lands in Fall River County.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
Colman ts u Phoenix.

Colman two months ago lost its business
portion by fire. The debris is all cleared
away and lumber and other material is on
the ground for rebuilding.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
Canada for Canadian.

Only citizens Of Canada will in In.
ture be employed on government work
or on government works by contractors
In that country
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15
Fire MT ROwdle.

Andy Gerup's furniture store and stock
tt Bowdle were burned a few nights since.
The total loss was about SIS, 500; insurance,
a. 400.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15

Night School in Jail.
In Baltimore they have night schools
in the city Jail. Attendance is com.
pulsory.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15

The Philippine commission has passed
acts giving. in domestic products, the
Jolo archipelago free trade with all Phil
lppine ports and providing for the issu-
ance of licenses to masters and mates Of
sea-going vessels.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15

Senator Englesby has given up hope for
securing sufficient money 60 lake the reor.
ganization of the state III. tia effective,
though he will push his bill on the subject
hoping to have the matter in form so that
advantage can be taken of it at any time.
He estimates that to effectively orgarize
and lave any annual encampment will re-
qnire $4,000 year, and he does not think
the finances of the state and will justify
such expenditure at this time.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15

Fl. Phelps Whitmnrsh, recently APP
pointed governor of the province of Bon
guet. =. L.. reports that several towns
In the province have held elections and
organized local governments.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-02-15

The United States cableship Burnside
has finished the work of laying the cable
connecting the island of Negros with
northern Mindanao and Zamboanga.
Zamboansa aud ,Jolo will soon be con-
necteG.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-04-26
DIED IN MINNEAPOLIS.
j. w. Rice, Formerly Of Mitchell,
Died Alone in a Minneapolis
Hotel a Few Days Ago.

Minneapolis Journal, 18: Joseph W.
Rice, 2405 Bryant avenue, grain mer-
chant in the employ of P. B. Mann &
Co. of the Flour Exchange, was found
dead in his room at the Hyser hotel
this morning. He registered there a
week ago and had been drinking heavi.
ly ever since his arrival. He spent
most of his time in his room and no one
at the hotel had anything to do with
him. Several days ago he appeared i'll,
and the proprietor tried to persuade
him to 90 to a hospital. This he stoutly
refused to 10. When passing his door
tn morning, a bell boy heard the man
breathing hard. An hour later, when
the door was broken in, he was found
dead. Coroner Williams was called and
ordered the body taken to the morgue.
Rice was 35 wears old, and leaves a wife
and one child. He had not been at his
| o ace of business for over week.
A post norton will be held to-mor
| row.
The deceased with his wife and child
were former residents of Mitchell and
moved to Minneapolis about six
years ago. He has been in Mitchell
several times in the past few years and
it was known that he was drinking pret
ty hard, and his friends hero will re
gret to learn that death came to him il
the way it did. Mr.. and Mrs. Rice
were both popular in Mitchell societ.
when living here.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-04-26
The Wreck Cleared.

After big force Of men put in a
hard days work Saturday the, wreck on
the Milwaukee road the track was suffi.
ciently cleared as to permit the passage
OF trains late in the afternoon.
The wrecking crew and the engines
got back to the city a little after 5
O'Clock bringing number of cars, none
of which showed any great amount Of
damage, in fact about the only car that
] was at all broken was the refrigerator
car, VIII :ch caused'the trouble in the first
place. The passenger which had
| waited at Ethan for the track to be
| cleared, arrived in the city about 6:20,
and the passenger which had waited
here from 1925 started for Sioux City
about O'Clock. The passengers were
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-04-26

pretty tired lot waiting around all
dav for the train to do something, and
they welcomed the departure with
sigh of relief.
The wreck was one of the worst that
has happened along that division in o
good many years, and at the same time
there was as little property destsoyed
as could be expected under the circum-
stances. The bridge over Enemy creek
was in fearful shape after the train got
over it. Every tie between the rails
WAS broken into splinters by the wheels
of the car blowing through it, and it
was miracle that the train got as safe
ly over rs it old. New ties were put in
about every third tie and was made
sufficiently strong for trains TO pass
over it at slow speed. A gang of men
were set at work to put the bridge and
road bed in as good condition as before
| the wreck.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-27
GENERAL NEWS.

Trade in the Philippines shows ron.
tinued growth
Chile will notify the powers That she
does not intend to dismcmber Bolivia.
Colombia has decided 10 levy forced
lonuz in order To- SUPPRESS thereyolution.
II is said about 500 600 worth OF Jap
auesc silk imports are To be- seized in New
York.
The crisis between France and Turkey
has ended Turkey has yielded to French
pressure.
An Aabamu grand jury has found in
dictmcnts against 10 ol party ot 30 al
legged lynchers.
4 womnn aud her two SONS went crazy
ON train near Corning y \ . and ran
amuck with n knife.
There are three sisters IN Illinois who
raise gold aud silver fish lthe lattcrcallcd
paradise fish To sell IA Chicago.
Ii Hung Hang may lose his head at
the hands OF his cuuntrymen lie X
charged with surrender TO foreigners and
betraying his country
The Oldest inhabited house in England
is on the river Yer, close 10 St Alban =
Abbey. II is octagonnl in shape, and
supposed 10 be- centuries old
The closing session OF the National Ne
gro business League was held III Chicago,
Friday. 4 telegram from President Me
kinlev. expressing the President \ inter
est in the organization. was read and re-
ceived with cheers Among the officers
elected for the coming year are. Presi-
dent. Booker T. Washington, Tuskagee,
| Ala. first ce-president. Giles Il. Jackson,
Richmond, Va.
Fresh delay bescts the signing oi the
agreement between the Powers and china,
| the delay this time being causcd by the
Emperor Of China. The latter hesltates
| 10 come 10 Irkin ON account al the for
eign troops remaining there. IL isdouht-
| FIJI whether he has any intention To re-
| .urn till all the foreign troops clear ont.
Many minor disputes are being settled
| dnlcubll.
4 member ol the too numerous TOOL
family who rock pleasure boats and
| drown their passengers Is at last IN
| trouble. charged with murder. y young
| woman visitor To Blue Mountain sum
mcr resort was drowned when a row
boat. with four persons in il. was over
turned by Frank Rinehart. who rocked
| the boat TO terriiy the women.
\ conference OF the steel strike leaders
was held in Pittsburg and it wasdecidcd
| To send "A representative To- consult with
| President Schwab To adjust the trouble.
| I'm official of the Amalgamated Associa-
| ton said that while the Amalgnmated
| membership has always been largely lie.
publican and favorable to the tariff still
| the Indications were strong IN the ranks
| that hereafter the suppression oi trusts
| would be- OF more interest than the tarill.
| lie stated that the trusts had grown
stronger than the Government and that
| they were seeking tO put wages under
| such restrictions that protective tarlIi
| would more than ever be- n iailnr IN
| maintaining wages
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-27
TUESDAY........AUGUST p, 1901.
Weather forecast for Fred
erickS6urg and Vicinity.
Partly cloudy ; Northeast
s0iR6S
LET,S UAvE JOINT DEBATES.

THE FREE LANCE regrets To see n
dissemination on the part OF state
Democratic leaders to consent to a
Joint canvass by the respective party
nominees. The oldplea that the Dem
ocrats would furnish an audience for
their opponents has lost It's weight;
it does not hold good rs in
days gone by. The time WAS when
none but negroes and a few whites
would be seen listening to Republi-
can orator. but today any man who
has the reputation of being good
speaker can get respectable audi
ence. In fact we do not hesitate to
assert il as our belief that il both MIR.
Montague and Col. Hoge were billed
To speak in this city at the same time
and from different stands. that Col.
Hoge would have the larger crowd.
He is magnetic speaker and an all
round Stumper, such rs takes withan
audience.
The Democraticparty canpot AFFORD
to admit that its champions will beat
a disadvantage i'll Joint discussions.
1t has always seemed to us sign OF
weakness when any party feared To
furnish an audience for the opposl-
ton. provided its speakers had an
equal chance. Certainly it displays
lack of faith in the ability OF it,
spokesman or in the tenets ne has
espouSed.
We should like to see a repetition
here in Virginia Of the good-natured
TAYLOR Brothers campaign in Ten
Observation-Disclosures and HOge travel
ling together. Willard and Blair and
Anderson and Groner The sextette
is composed OF clean men. True. Col.
Hoge once upon a time took little
too much for his "stOmach's sake,
which. going to his head, lost him IA
good job but opened his eyes to the
benefcencies of Republicanism. lie
repented OF his mdiscretion' and Tor
six or seven years has not known the
composition OF barrel-unless It be
in a monetary sense, Tor ne has huilt
up lucrativelaw practice. lie VIII oe
found. doubtless. a fOeman worthy oil
eager uy1-ur-t- rrrr- rr-to 5tuu Wv uo not
we'll see how Mr.. Montague can afford
tOignore the challenge. Virginians will
turn out TO a political debate when
a mother-in-law's funeral wouldn't
Jar them. and if it is audiences the
candidates really want Just pass the
debate" word along.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-27

dering $1O,O year is not going to
revolutionize, bankrupt or disrupt
the Old Dominion, and do the best
they can the bowling dervishes can't
make rhin0ceros out of bull-pup,
condor out of canary bird or
cause us to burn in ehigy that EXecu-
tive who made a trip TO Washington
to get relative a job and charged 1t
1.-THE trip, We mean up TO the State.
1t would be- heartless to expect a
Governor to have all these embellish-
ments to his position on $1,000 "A
wear And, anyhow, what was that
contingent fund for but in the way OF
a perquisite? We say give the budget
to the. world, give the newspapers
something to chaff about and let Us
all enjoy few Jokes on the present
past and dead-and-gone Governors.
The present can survive itwhile some
OF the past-well, they won't have to.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-08-27
FREE TO THE BABIES.

The Eastern Manufacturing Co., OF
-------A - ~----- h~ie.'
under one year of age, in this county, one
solid silver baby spoon with the baby's
given name engraved on same. You do
not have to pay one cent nor buy any
thing to get this spoon. The Eastern
Manufacturing Co. are large manufac-
turers and jobbers of jewelry and
silverware, and have taken this method
of advertising their goods. Instead OF
spending thousands of dollars for
magazine advertising they have decided
to give it away direct to consumers.
The undersigned firm has been
made distributing agent for this
locality. Bring your baby to their
store and give it's name and age and
you will receive one of these beautiful
silver spoons all engraved free of cost.
This is not cheap article, but solid
silver of elegant design. Don't fail
to look over the elegant line of The
Eastern Manufacturing Co. S goods on
display at
A. &. DICKINSON'S,
Belmont. Va.