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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-02-16
THE HEALTH OF THE STATE.
Quarterly Report of the State Board o
Health Gives Interesting Figures.

Quarterly Report OF the State Board of
Health Gives Interesting Figures.
The quarterly report of the state
board of health just issued contains
some very interesting reading for the
people of South Dakota rs we'll as for
the prospective settlers.
For the year 1911, out of a population
of 5S3,SSS the deaths from contagious
diseases We're comparatively few, as
will be shown by the following figures:
scarlet fever, 40: diptheria, 3S; small
pox, 1; measles, 10; spinal meningitis'
Z; Cases of infantile diseases have been
reauoed nearly so per cent in twenty
five years. This is certainly record
that speaks very we'll for the healthful
conditions that prevail in this state.
The agitation for sane Fourth of
July has borne excellent fruits and
the casualties in 1911 we're but 81, while
hey amounted to 45O in 1903
The ruling of the state board about
the use of drinking cups is given in full,
and though it was published in this
paper several months ago, it will bear
repetition here.
mo company or corporation, having
charge or control of any hotel, restau.
rant, theater, hall, store, sohooihouse,
church, station, railroad train, steam or
electric car, or other institution or con.
veysnce, frequented by the public, or
which may be used for the purpose Of
public assembly, or as place of en-
ployment may be permitted to furnish
any cup, vessel or other receptacle to
be used promisouoasly rs common
drinking cup, or permit any cup, vessel
or other receptacle to be used by more
than one person for the common, indis-
criminate or promiscuous use or pur-
pose of drinking therefrom."
The report calls attention to the need
of complete and accurate reports in
order to be able to prepare correct and
reliable data This is matter of great
er Importance than the average people
think it is, and it is the duty of all local
officials to see that the reports concern.
ing the vital statistics of their respec.
tive communities be made out correctly
and promptly forwarded to the state
board of health at Pierre at the proper
time. This is more than mere legal
duty. 1t is matter of supreme i'm
| portonoo to tho Stata II offoctS the
conservation of life which means the
building up of our citizenship, and be-
hind the array of figures lies deeper
import to the welfare of the common
wealth.
The state board of health is doing {
very good work, with the small allow
ance made to it, and let South Dakots
lend helping hand,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-02-16
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKET
BALL TEAM VICTORIOUS.
WIN FROM RAPID CITY
IN A FAST GAME AT THE NEW OPERA
HOUSE SATURDAY EVENING BIG
CROWD TO SEE GAME.

Saturday night the high school girls
basket ball team from Rapid City
came down and we're defeated by th.
local team in a nicely played game al
New Opera House. The girls here hea
shown such good form in their pre-.
vious game that large crown turned
out to witness this exhibition feeling
confident that ths team here would
come out victori ,us, which they did.
From the first blast of the whistle iu
the first half the girls here played Il
spectacular game and had the visitors
on the defensive practically ell the
time. Their team work was excellent
and there Was a mGrked im provement
in their throwing of iel3 baskets owe!
their previous Efforts. The fest half
ended with score of 5 80 3 in favor
of Hot Springs.
In the second half the visitors seem
ed to tire faster than the local girls
but put up piuoky fight until the
last. Hot Springs kept piling up the
SCORE and the game ended III their tay-
or 20 to 9
The lineup Of the teams was as fol
lows: Rapid City: Bernioe Gray
captain; Emma Ellsworth, Louise
Richardson, Marguerite Morrill,, Nanny
Schmidt, Anna Lewis, and Fern Estes
Miss Constance Hartgering, one of the
taachors i'm tho scbonla thare acted AS
referee.
Hot Springs: Ru5h Phillips, Cola
Strouse, kathryn Juckett, Marie Mag
owan, Ruth Eastman and Mary Cleaver
After the game the visitors we're en-
tertained at the Commercial Club
rooms by the local team and members
of the high school.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-02-16
and received the following

matter and received the following
Pierre. S. d., February IA, 1912.
L. E. Highiey,
Hot Springs, South Dakota.
1t is my unofficial opinion that s25
per annum is correct in city of 2l4O
population and $50 per annum is only
added for each additional 1000 or ajor
portion thereof. ROYAL c. JOHNSON.
The 1911 session laws which amend
the code and which is the latest law on
this matter of salary is very plain and
how it could be misconstrued to mean
other than the attorney general
opinion rendered is hard to state. 1t
reads as follows:
"Artiole 4. That Section u OF
Chapter S6 Of the laws Of 1907 of the
state of South Dakota be amended
to read as follows:
Section II. The mayor shall have
and exercise all the rights and powers
and duties conferred upon him ny the
! terms OF this act Said mayor and com
missioners shall collectively constitute
and be known as the BOARD of Com
missloners" OF the city. They shall
severslly take an oath faithfully to per
form the duties of their said Offices
and shall receive as q compensation
for said services the sum Of (s25
twenty five dollars per annum in cities
Ihaeine populssi.n of two Thousand
or under by the last preceding fedora
or state census, and $50 per annum
for each additional thousand or major
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-02-16
speetors who have been making the ex-
animation in the Lead office.

spectors who have been making the ex-
animation in the Lead office.
The inspectors are still on the job
and are said to be Investigating other
departments of the Lead office, for the
purpose OF securing light upon the
situation iii the money order depart
meat.
An attorney of Deadwood stated Sat
nrday that while, if the money order
department is short the amount stated
and the disappearance of the funds is
charged TO Ray Shea, his bondsmen
will be lila bile for the amount of the il
bond, 81 600, but the remainder of the
amount which is deficient, will not be
ell that the postmaster will have to re
pay to the government.
That the bond is compensatory to
the government for the trouble and ex
pense Of feireting out the person who
is responsible for the shortage, 5ut that
the total amount of the shortage, Whict
is asserted to be 80 33G 80 which is {
part Of the public funds, will have t(
be made up by the postmaster. In othel
words, the amount of the bond Of tn,
person responsible for the shortage il
DOT used III making up the shortage
to the United States government
1t was announced Monday that Post
office Inspector ID. E. Wood had col
lected the amount due the United
States as given above from Postmaste
George H. Grace MIR. Grace beside
| ing postmaster at Lead is also edito
OF the Daily Call
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-02-16

Is under the control of one man in
stead of committee of three. This
will mean saving for the reason given
above, that when one man is held re-
sponsible for that department he is
much less liable to become extravaRent
knowing that he has no one on whom
he can shift the blame should he de-
sire to do so and would of necessity
take more interest in the matter as all
movements in department would
hinge on his judgement.
| The plan of an election by popular
choice Is one which should appeal to
every voter and If the majority feel
after they have elected man to office
that he is incompetent the recall clause
under this form disposes of any objeo-
tionable member.
At the election Tuesday it will be
up to the voters to decide whether
there shall be three of five commits
sioners should the commission plan
carry. This means q total Of two com.
missioners and the may or or four COM
missioners and the mayor. We, how
ever, are in favor Of five as there are
four departments in the city which
need the personal attention of one
superintendent.
In closing we wish to state that this
paper has no other interest in the mat
ter other than that Of proposing some.
thing which we think would be pro-
gressive step for Hot Springs to take.
In one years time nothing radical
enough coulo be done even under the
commission form to injure the city
vitality and if after trial it proves un-
satisfactory it is very easy with a mini
mum expense to change back to the
old.
Further, we have not attempted to
give the good points about this new
form so as to eclipse any OF the objec.
tionable features but frankly admit
that after having gone over the matter
thoroughly it appears in our Judge
ment to be the best thing for pro-
gressive town to do. We ere under
the impression that majority of the
voters will so consider it at the election
Tuesday.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-02-16
MARTIN PLEADS FOR THOSE in
THE NORTHWEST.
RETENTION IS DESIRED
GIVES MANY GOOD REASONS WHY
MILITARY RESERVATION SHOULD
NOT Be ABANDONED.

Washington, d. O., Feb. 15--Special:
The defense OF the army posts of the
northwest, with particular reference
to those at which osvalery detaohments
are stationed, was uttered on the floor
OF the house yesterday afternoon by
Representative Martin, Of South Oak.
ota, when the Hay amendment to the
army appropriation bill, proposing to
prohibit further expenditure of
money at those posts which have been
recommended for abandonment by the
war departments, was under considers.
ton.
Mr.. Martin admitted that most of the
northwest posts were unnecessary now.
so far AS the original purpose of their
creation in connection with the sup.
preston OF Indian uprisings was con.
cerned. But he contended that there
were many good reasons why these
posts should be maintained, chief
among them being their absolute neo.
essity to the health of the army.
aside from the fact" said Mr.. Mar.
tin, "that the plan emanating from the
war department and apparently hav.
ing the approval of the democratic side
OF the house, which proposes the
abandonment of these posts, would
not, in view of the immense amount of
property that must Of necessity be
abandoned, operate in any sense as an
economy, , want 10 ca4l attention to
the fact that great num bers of soldiers
constantly returning from service in
the tropical climate of our insular DOS.
sessions. or these returning soldiers
a large proportion, if not actually i'll
and in need Of medical attention. are
nevertheless. in AL exceedingly de-
bilitated state, requiring extended So
journ in some lnvigorating climate
such as is found in the plains and in
termountain country. The war depart.
ment has had splendid success in re-
storing the vigor and usefulness of
these devitalized troops from the trop-
les by sending them on detail to the
army posts of the northwest. This in
itself is a serious consideration. and
too little attention has been given to it
in connection with the army mobiliza-
tion plans which contemplate the aban-
donment of these posts.''
Mr.. Martin also made careful an
alysls OF the economy claims Of the
war department ana the democrats to
prove his contention that no consider.
able saving would result to the govern
ment through the abandonment of the
posts in question.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-02-16
RENDERED RECEPTION.
Northwestern Officials Visit Hot Springs on
Tour of Inspection Friday Last.

Northwestern Officials Visit Hot Springs on
Tour of Inspection Friday Last.
A number of the Northwestern Ry
officials who we're on tour of inspec-
tion of all the roads of the company
west of the Missouri river were in Hot
Springs last Friday and while here
we're entertained at the Evans that
evening at dinner by the reception
committee aud members of the exec u
tive committee of the commercial club.
The party was composed of the follow.
ing gentlemen: Frank Walters, gen
eral manager, Omaha; 8. M. Braden
general superintendent, Norfolk; A.
A. Sohenok, superintendent of main
tainanoe, Omaha; L. N. Go silly
superiptendent, Chadron; j. w. Mum
roadmaster, Rapid City.
After the dinner q couple of hours
was spent in discussing the prospects
for the coming year. AS Hot Springs
is dependant to a certain extent on the
tourists, the matter of transportation
is one which interests the people here
and the Northwestern having lines
which run into territory tributary tc
this city and from which many of oul
visitors come, the plans Of the com
pany as far as these officials are con
cerped we're inquired into.
The Northwestern has always been {
booster for this resort and Mr.. Walters
in discussing their plans stated thai
already at this early date they wer,
planning their summer excursions ane
also issuing advertising matter telling
of the advantages of this city as
health and pleasure resort.
The members of the Comm ercia
Club who were present expressed thei
appreciation of what this road and il
officials have already done for this cit
and we're pleased to learn of the worl
contemplated during the year 1912.
The party departed Saturday morn
ing for the Northern Hills to complet
their inspection work on this division
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-02-16
COL. A. B. NELSON DEAD.
Former Member of the State Home Board
Dies in Florida.

fOfmef MEMBER OF lne STATE nome DOdT0
Dies III Florida.
A pierre dispatch to the Sioux City
Journal announces the death of Col.
A. B. Nelson at st. Peters burg, Florida.
Col. Nelson WAS an old resident of
Pierre and prominent in Grand Army
circles. He was a member of the
Soldiers Home board and was most
genial gentleman. No man took deep.
er interest in the welfare of the veterans
than Col. Nelson. His health had not
been good for several years back and
with Mrs. Nelson had spent the winter
season in Florida for several years.
Peace be unto him. He was highly
esteemed and most genial comrade.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-02-16
RAYMoND SHEA ARRESTED.

Lead Money Order Clerk Held on Charge of
EmbezzIement.
A Northern Hills dispatch has the
following in regard to the arrest re-
Gently of Raymond Shea, money order
clerk in the Lead City postothoe:
'The discrepancy Id tho accounss of
Raymond Shea, until recently money
order clerk IN the postoface at Lead,
has bsen Hxed at e236&, BY the in.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-02-16

portion thereof, of population in cities
having population of more than two
thousand
Some advance the argument that
this amount is much too little for the
service rendered but that would hardly
seem proper when ut the present time
there is always an abundance of candi-
dates for positions on the council when
the salary is only s. 90 per annum.
One of the strongest arguments in
no city that has ever accepted it has
gone back to the old form of govern
ment and are more strongly in favor Of
it than ever.
Still another is that it entirely elimi.
mates politics from the city business.
In support of these two reasons we
give below some letters from mtn
in towns practically the same size as
this one, in which these men, who are
working under this form make these
points very plain with the one excep-
tion, the mayor Of Dell Rapids:
Huron, 8. d., February -, 1912.
MIR. w. A. Warner,
Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Dear Sir:
Yours of February 7th received and
in answer to same beg to say that we
are working under the Commission
form Of government In Huron and like
it very much. We have made consider
able progress since taking up with the
new plan, l have been member of the
old form of the city council good
many years and am now on the pres
ent Board of Commissioners, therefore
l have worked under both plans and
like the Commission form by far the
best. The greatest reason for this is
the work is divided into about four
parts and each commissioner has his
particular work defined and conse.
quently will take greater interest in
bringing the same to completion where
as in the old form there WAS not the
system to bring this about.
Any further information you may
desire along in this line you may CON-
mand me. Yours truly,
M. l.. TOBIN.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-02-16
THE COMMISSION PLAN.

you put Incompetent unfaihful
officer of Office before his That given the
the "Rscall Clause of the
be a department.
This responsibility the
blame regularity inecency Under the present
system it is to shift blame another.
You will of the fact that RESPONSE
by and that have put him
out OF office if he undesirable
economically managed because
will be strictly basis Each head will
held dollar dollar of
pendiure.
The Plan and
right for all the commissioners Now
aldermen the aldermen
another ward have as much to omit
Streets and all other affairs of
vital alderman Which system do
wanthe which the right all elective officers
the which deprives that
There will be wards political dvson but the whole
will be political city
elected all commissioners the
your They efficiency
their Willingness to best the interests public
they reside in particular section part of the city
his sire sand
will making
for public improvements
Every dollar belonging the city will be accounted and
not a dollar will be needlessly recklessly
TO- This will at
the plan, without exception.
Under
the city SIS saar with five sl25
Under with counomen
responsibility the city $50 Isn't worth
to have businessike
responsibility action be directly placed?
CITY TRIED COMMISSION
PLAN GONE On contrary,
who bitterly opposed its advocates
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-02-16
Chamberlain, 8. D., February II, 19l
Mr.. w. A. Warner,
HnA Cnr;nua Gonkh DahnAa


Mr.. w. A. Warner,
Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Dear Sir:
We are in receipt Of your favor of the
7th asking our opinion on the commits
sion form of government as adopted by
our city. In reply will say that we are
we'll pleased with the change and
would not for moment consider going
back to the old plan. One of the
best features of the Commission form
is that politics are entirely eliminated.
The mayor and commissioners may be
chosen from any part of the city re-
gardless of the different wards or
political opinion.
The affairs of the city are divided
into four der ortments and each Com.
missioner h.s ,harge of department
which we find is more satisfactory than
the old way of having committee OF
three or more members having charge
of department. We believe that il
your city adopts the Commission plan
they will have no cause to regret max
ing the change A great number ol
cities through the country have adop
ted the Commission form and we have
yet to hear of the first one wanting tt
change back to the old plan. Wishing
you success in the movement towart
better government, | am
Yours very truly,
F. X. BERRY, May or
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-02-16

FoR RENT:-Modern house. Mime
kahta Ave. Mrs. E f. Brelsfor d. &tl
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-02-16
Dell Rapids, 9. D., February l3, 10

Dell Rapids, 9. D., February l3, 1912.
Geo. l. Warner e. Son,
Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Gentlemen:
Your letter of the 7th received and
contents noted in reply will say that in
large city the Commission form Of
government is alright and in my
opinion is the best, but in small cities
where the pay is only honors there is
no difference the honors in one pay
just as good as in the other, and there
is no chance.to cut down on any salar.
les nor to make any better improve.
ments. Yours very truly,
A HUNTEMER, Mayor.
One of the pricipal reasons for a
change at this time is an endeavor if
possible to reduce the city debt and in
that way reduce each property holders
taxes. Taxes at the present time are
at the highest limit This is thru no
fault Of the present city government
however, but has been this way for a
number of years. At the present time
the city is no doubt run as economi-
cally as is possible under the present
plan but tho commission plan makes
some radical changes which cannot
help but be a saving. In support Of
this statement we quote part of sec
ton l2l of Article five of the 1911 ses-
sion laws which says:
mo obligations under any appro
priation shall be incurred or warrant
drawn in excess of seventy-flve per
Gel nt OF the cash in the treasury in the
fund provided for such appropriation. y
Another argument in favor Of com.
mission form is that each department
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-23
Parties

Mrs. Dave Lerner gave sn evening
picnic party at her home in Highland
Park the last of the week in honor of
Miss Pose Goodman. Outdoor games
and dancing were the entertaining fea-
lures of the evening. The picnic sup
Der was served On a prettily decorated
table placed under the vines outdoors.
Mrs. Lerner's guests were: Misses
Becky Merkin. Grace Mayer, Gladys
MandeD Fannie Baron, Rose Schon-
tell and Rose Goodman, Mesdames +.
Schuster, l. Block, s. Kaufman, l.
Strelitz, L Eichhold, z. LefkoVity, Dave
Merkin and G. Jacobs:
Miss Marion Young gave a farewell
party Saturday afternoon for Misses
Nell Hbnniman, Mabelle OConnor and
Mary Leighton. who left for the Texas
university Sunday night. Games were
played, the guessing contest being won
by Miss Margaret Bryan. The colors
of the Texas university. gold and white.
were carried out in all the appoint
ments of the party. Following the
games dainty luncheon was served.
The table was decorated with Shasta
daisies and the place cards were girls
in college gowns. The three guests of
honor were given a going away shower
of gifts, most of these also carrying
out the gold and white color plan.
Among those present were Misses
Stella Brick. Sarah Bridgers, Margaret
Bryan, Frances Henderson, Hattie
Ellis. Camille KILLER. Clara Fink. Bue-
lah Brown, Alma Morrison and Louise
Mckinney.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-23
Dances

There was the customary good sized
crowd at the week end dance of the
Country club Saturday night Among
the dancers present were: Mr.. and
Mrs Waters Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. W z Race
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A Happier. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Oliver, Mr. ard Mrs
Robert McAfee, Mr.. and Mrs Win
chester Cooley, Mr. and Mrs. H S
Potter, DR.. and Mrs James Vance, Dr..
and Mrs. J. A Pickett. Mrs W. S. Til
ton, Misses Wanda Race, Anne Lee
Gaines, Martha Thurmond, Mary Nav
erick, Ruth McCurdy. Lucille Daniel
Frances Alayfield, Marion Young, Hilda
Tom Mayfield. ". K Sterling, Robert
Holiday, Britton Davis, Ted Davis
yervis Deane, DR.. John NJ. Ridley. DR..
". B. Wesson, DR.. William L. Hart,
Fancy. Grem bling, Lawther Hill Lieut..
Francis Hunter, Walter H NeilI, viii
fred Hawkins.
Miss Dorcas Payne was the hostess
at pretty dance at her home on Non
tana street Friday night. Red was
used in the decorations, red gladiola
and red shaded lights making a very
effective decoration scheme. During
the dances punch was served, and af-
forwards ice cream and cake. Mrs. D.
II Payne chaperoned the young people
and assisted in entertaining Among
the dancers were Misses Beatrice stiles,
Madeline Stafford. Nellie Mae Bowen,
Florence Robertson, Edith Robertson
Edwina Bigelow, Julia BiSelow, Mary
White, Alice Myles. Mary Goggin, Doro-
thy Lakeland, Vonia Bray, Laura Hen
derson, May KranZthor; Messrs Neill
Mcclure, Ben Aguirre, Louis Robertson.
Lewis Croker, Donald Grant, Fariss
KimbeI, Guy Hammett Davis, Henry
Goggin, James Kilburn. William Tay-
Tor, Angler Foster. William Race, Joe
Worsham, David Hughes, Will Hughes,
julius Hermann and George Easter.
Adkins Bowden was host to the
Kappa Kappa Dancing club Saturday
night at his home on Montana street.
The dance was a farewell for the mem
bers of the club who are going away
to school. Mrs. H. Z. Brown chap
eroned the young people Punch was
served in the intermissions between
dances. Among those present were
Misses Nell Hanniman, Sarah Bridgers,
Margaret Bryan, Stella Brick, Clara
Fink, Mary Lewis, Maurine Carter,
Mary Leighton, Hattie Ellis. Camille
KILLER, Buelah Brown, Beatrice Pate
mand, and Archie Vaughan, Harvey
WILCOX, Frank Ross, Switzler Turner,
Eugene Smith. Baylor Foster, Robert
Mullin, Ward Worthington, Frank Rob
erts, Blair Rogers, Carl Upton, Scott
White, jr., Ernest Myles