Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-07-04
Spray OF tbe Springs.


The weather has been ideal since the
rains.
John Waldron was over from Edge.
mont Monday.
Shoe yourself at Fargo's
Five room house for rent. ENQUIRE
at the grocery store of j. G. Richer.
Chambers Kellar came down from
Deadwood Saturday and remained over
until Tuesday, attending court.
| Mrs. Anderson and Albert and Mrs.
Jennings and Louise left Tuesday for
Newcastle where they will visit at the
ranch of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Spencer.
We understand that Prof. E. j.
Moore has been chosen principal of
the Eugene. Oregon, schools. The
STAR congratulates him upon his Sc
lection.
Last Friday and Saturday one of the
finest rains that ever visited this Sec
tion of country continued falling for
about twenty -four hours, soaking the
ground splendidly to depth of over a
foot.
j. j. March has sold out his interest
in the grocery business, and it will
hereafter be conducted by Ferguson
u Co., Dee being in charge. Jason
hasI't decided what he will do.
Capt. Grippen's 20x3O foot strawberry
patch has yielded about l75 quarts OF
berries this year. Everybody with a
little patch of ground can feast on
berries every year if they will only take
a little trouble, and sell some besides.
Mrs. M. Isham came down from
Lead Saturday and remained few
days. She is conducting a boarding
house up there, but thinks she will re-
turn to Hot Springs this summer to
remain, much preferring living here.
Rev. j. H. Address, Prof. Oberkotter,
r. McFaddon and Mr.. johnson, four
jovial gentlemen from Chadron, who
have been making an overland trip
through the Upper Hills spent several
days in the city the first of the week,
I Mrs. Kirkpatrick and three children
and Mrs. w. G. Smith and baby ar
rived Monday evening and spent few
days at the Gillespie They are wives
Of the railroad commissioners and had
been making tour of the Hills with
their husbands.
M. r. Tillotson has made sale of the
Eagle Pharmacy to D. w. Butler, who
will take possession at once, and by
opening the doorway between the drug
store and his Racket store expects to
conduct both establishments together
hereafter. Times wishes the new man
agemeEt success. 'Mert" is kept busy
at present with the manufacture of
cattle dip.-Alliance Times.
Frank Evans has decided that he
will return to Central America with
his father-in-law, A. G. Smith, when
the latter returns next month. Frank
will engage in the mining business
with MIR. Smith. They have wonder
fully rich property down there and we
hope Frank will find fortune there
and then come back with his usual vim
and enterprise and stay with Hot
Springs.
Col. j. r. Buchanan, general pass
enger agent of the F. E. & M. V. R'y.,
who made trip to the Hills with a
party OF newspaper men, wrote up the
journey for the Omaha Bee-and did
it to perfection, like an old hand at
showing a pencil. In fact we believe
the Colonel was once somehow engaged
in the newspaper business-and that
probably accounts for his being such a
successful railroad man.
Gross, the photographer, is making
some of the finest photographs of the
platino or carbon finish. They are ell
egant. We do enlarged work and al
ways have on hand fine assortment
of Black Hills views. 10
Mrs. Charley Stewart was taken
seriously i'll last week Friday after
reaching gSpearhsh, with complication
of the stomach and bowels. For time
she was in very critical condition
DR.. Stewart went lip to see her Satur-
day and DR.. Jennings was called Mon.
day. BY Tuesday her condition was
considered sufficiently improved for
the doctors to return home. Wednes.
day she did not seem so we'll during
the forenoon but improved materially
during the day, Charley telephonine
his parents that he felt much relieved
and they were in hopes her condition
would permit her being brought home
by Saturday. This will be glad news
to their many friends, who hope for
her speedy recovery.