Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1914-03-13
SECOND. DINNER
We'll ATTENDED
ABOUT FORTY BANQUET AT THE
MINNEKAHTA HOTEL.
Membership INCREASING

fine BIG FEED AND GET TOGETHER
MEETING HELD MONDAY EVEN
ING..PROSPECTS BRIGHT.
The regular monthly dinner Of the
Hot Springs Commercial Club was
served at the Minnekahta Hotel, Mon.
day evening, but instead of dinner a
regular banquet it proved to be. Mrs.
Lashbaugh, proprietor of the hotel, is
to be congratulated as we'll as compli.
mented on the dinner and the manner
In which it was served and not q man
In attendance but was more then
pleased with the menu. or the many
good things the following is the list:
Grage Juice Punch
Orange Salad with Waters
Fresh Oyster Stew
Chicken Patties
Olives
Roast Turkey with Raisin Dressing
Cranberry Sauce
Carameled Sweet Potatoes
Rice Potatoes
Sliced Tomatoes Radishes
Apple Dumping
Ice Cream Cake Lemon Pie
Coffee Tea
At the conclusion of the meal, Presi
dent e. r. Juckett called the meeting
to order and j. F. Riordan, secretary,
read the minutes Of the previous meet.
ing which were approved. A communi.
cation was then read by W. d. Rine,
who represented the Club at Deadwood
recently at meeting Of the Black Hills
Publicity Federation. His report WAS
accepted and placed on file. A com.
munication was read from Harry Candy,
receiver Of the land office at Rapid City
regarding the GAO aore grazing home
stead law requesting some action by
the Club and on motion the following
committee was appointed to draft reso.
lutions regarding same: A. w. Riordan,
]. A. Stanley, P. F. Ward, Clifford
Wilson and g. @. Smith. Following is
copy of the resolution sinee drafted
by them:
"Whereas, The available, desirable
lands of South Dakota have all been
located upon and claimed by settlers
and
Whereas, Many homesteaders who.
have located upon lands west Of the
Missouri river and have obtained only
l6O acres, and have demonstrated
beyond question of doubt that such
an amount Of land Is wholly inadequate
for family to maintain themselves
upon, because of the arid character of
the lands, and
Whereas, It is known fact that It
requires on an average about twenty
acres of such lands to feed one head of
stock year; and
Whereas, The remaining government
lands Of this state are not only within
what is known as the semi-arid belt.
but that they are also mostly exceed
inely rough and hilly and unfit for
cultivation; therefore be it
Resolved, By the Hot Springs Com.
mercial Club that we believe We ex-
press the unanimous sentiment of the
people Of Fall River county in declar-
ing ourselves in favor of the immediate
passage by Congress of the measure
proposed by the Honorable Secretary
of the Interior, now pending before
Congress-, extending to settlers of this
state the privileges of the enlarged
homestead, known as the GAO stock
raising homestead.
Whereas, "The State Engineer Of
South Dekots, by direct authority of
the Legislature, made q survey Of the
possible irrigation projects Of the state,
and fsvorably recommended the
Angostura project within Fall River
and Custer counties, comprising about
100000 acres, at an approximate cost Of
$50 an acre to irrigate and reclaim;
therefore te 1t
Resolved. By the Hot Springs Com.
mercisl Club that We urge upon the
Reclamation Service. and upon Con.
grees. to consider the merits of the
Angosturs Project as soon as possible
Resolved, that copy of these resolu.
tions be sent to the senators and con
gressmen representing South Dakota
and also to Hon. II. NJ. Candy, receiver
of the United States Land Office Q,
Rapid City, South Dakota, who will ap
pear before the Public Lands Commit
tees Of Congress with relation to public
land laws"
Approved, Hot Springs, SOUTH
Dakota, March 8, 1914.
! Following the appointment Of th'