Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-07

See the new goods at the Fair.

See the new goods at the Fair.
Chris Thompson left yesterday
morning for Hot Springs, where he
will spend week or ten days.-Pio.
neer- Times.
Morrell's hams and breakfast bacon
at Richer's.
A Willard memorial service will be
held at the Presbyterian church Sun.
day evening March under the aus
pices Of the w. G. T. U. All the
churches will unite in this service. All
are cordially invited to attend
Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Cress, of Cold Brook, were happily
surprised by number If friends gath
ering at their home to ,in in the .cele-
bration of their fifth wedding ami
versary. The evening was happily
passed with games and conversation.
Mrs. R. A. Hale, mother of Mrs. A.
B. Connor, was taken i'll last Friday
and for few days was in q critical
condition. She has been irnproving
for the past few days and it is now
! hoped she may again be fully restored
to her usual good health within short
time.
Loomis s. Gull, we'll known Hot
Springs attorney, spent yesterday in
the city, returning home in the even
ing. Mr.. Gull stated that his son, who
was shot last fall, is now apparently
entirely we'll, although he still has the
bullet in his lung.-Rapid City Jour-
ual (5J
Mr. snd Mrs. Emil Hargens were sat
home" to large number of their
friends Wednesday evening. The par.
lors we're beautifully decorated with
cut flowers and presented charming
appearance. The eevening was enlivened
by vocal and instrumental music, while
cards and conversation entertained
the happy party. Delectable refresh
were served.
AL Billups came home from Roch.
ford the other day and brought some
elegant free gold specimens from that
old time rich and still promising min
ing region. He has also recently had
some mineral rock assayed which he
found on Battle Mountain range,
north of their ranch, which re-
turns 10 per cent manganese. The
STAR has been favored with fine sam
pies of each mineral.
The 18th of March will be the 4Oth
anniversary of the meeting of the first
legislature Of the Territory of Dakota
and some of the old pioneer veterans
at the Soldiers Home are planning to
fire the cannons seventeen times in
celebration of the event. They will
load the guns heavier than before, SO
that the hills and valleys will re.echo
and reverberate with their booming.
st. Patrick is likely to be aroused by
the racket.
Last Friday +. A. Fassett started out
in the morningaAs usual with the Cas-
cade mail. When in lower town his
driving pony got its tail over the line
and began kicking and running. II
turned around so quickly that the cart
was overturned and Mr.. l'assett thrown
to the ground with consi lerable force
1t gave him bad shs King up, but
fortunately no bones we're broken
The horse was stopped bz some parties
near by and Mr.. Fassett made his TRIP
to Cascade without incident. He now
drives another horse.
Capt. Grippen has received the
sugar beet seed from Congressman
Martin, in compliance with the lette,
from Mr.. Martin which was printed in
the STAR February 7th, and says il
there are farmers who will give the
seed good, thorough, practical test in
this community they may obtain the
seed of him. He has only limited
quantity. We believe the soil here il
splendidly adapted to sugar beet grow
ing and think it would be splendid
thing for some one who is prepared tt
give it a thorough test here to procure
some of the seed.
There's some sickness about towr
yet-and If there are not some rigil
rules laid down and obeyed our towl
will suffer from it later ON. Their,
should be some unity of action by th,
authorities, SO that there: may be ne
clash between the city and count!
boards of health. Either one or tn,
other should be looked to as responsi
BILE for the rigid enforcement of all tn
law there is. There should be SOM
understanding at once 80 that tk,
proper authorities may see that indi
viduals as we'll as physicians compl,
with every obligat
The Shakespeare club enjoyed it
ninth anniversary last Friday at tn
home of Mrs. Bradley. After the usu
al program the club was delighted b
several musical numbers by Mis-
Kellar, and readings by MIR.
Bickmore, which we're followed by
delicious supper. Mrs. kellar the