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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-10-15
DANCING SCHOOL TO START

Louis i. Button and Wife, of Los Angeles,
Have Secured Glass in Hot Springs
Louis L. Button, of Los Angeles,
California, was in the city Wednesday
and Thursday, coming here from Edge.
mont where he has been visiting his
cousin, DR.. A. Fl. Thornton, and after
talking with some of the young men
and women of the city hsa decided to
start dancing school.
Already he has secured large list of
names and the school Is an assured
thing. He has secured the 10. o.
+. hall for one and perhaps two nights
week, and will be assisted in the
work by his wife.
Mr.. Button teaches fancy and society
dancing. An Interpretation of this
does not mean rag time in any form,
suggestive dancing or any of the
bunny-hug or dancing of the sort that
has held sway for few years and is
being discarded every place. 1t does
however mean dancing and culture in
tue oaii room, Che same as Is being
taught in all the leading dancing
schools of the large cities.
Mr.. Button has the very best of ref
erencss and besides dancing teaches
voice culture and also physical culture.
During the short time he has been In
Edgemont he has secured class of
seventy and all are loud in the praises
of his work. He oontemplates locat-
ing here for the winter should circum-
stances warrant the move.
The lessons are very reasonable and
will cover perisd of three months.
Anyone interested would do we'll to
see Mr.. Button on his return tomor.
row Saturday.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-10-15
CHAMPION STARK RETURNS
Gave Demonstrations of Bag Punching In
Deadwc0d and Lead With Grand Success

Gave Demonstrations of Bag Punching In
Deadwcod and Lead With Grand Success
Henry Stark, the worlds champion
bag puncher who left last week on
business at Deadwood, returned to the
Springs. Wednesday night.
No sooner had Champion Stark ar
rived in Deadwood, than the Business
Club people were after him for dem
onstration of as many movements as
he could do without causing any incon.
venience to Mr.. Stark's condition.
Mr.. Stark gave thoroughly inter-
esting demonstration to crowded
house of the Business Club members
on last Saturday night that was greatly
appreciated, in fact, it was something
in the bag punching line never before
witnessed by any of the Desdwood
people.
Then the management of the Recre-
alton building of Lead were 80 anxious
to have demonstration given at the
Homestske Opera House that Champi.
on Stark was unable to back down. He
had to accept.
On Monday evening Mr.. Stark gave
demonstration OF thirty.two of the
possible thirty-eight movements in the
"Art" Of bag punching to q packed
house, over 14OO being present.
Such an exhibition Was never before
witnessed and the people of Lead
showed their appreciation by offer
ing Champion Stark large sum il be
would return to Lead at any time be
desires for one month and give lessons
to the people of Lead.
When asked II he felt the
effects of doing what he did, his answer
was, II feel better now than / have
sinoe my accident of nearly three years
ago." He has been given factoring
offers to appear again ut the Dead.
wood Theatre. Belle Fourohs and th,
Homsstaks Opera House In Lead.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-10-15
FUN in A PICTURE GALLERY
DREW GOOD HOUSE FRIDAY
Benefit OF LIBRARY fund
5. R. 0. SIGN GREETS LATE C0MERS
At THE MORRIS GRAND LAST
FRIDAY EVENING

The library fund received quite q
substantial help from the proceeds of
. benefit home talent play entitled
"Fun In Photograph Gallery" which
was staged at the Morris Grand on last
Friday evening by number Of the To-
cal stars. The play vas under the di-
rection of Mrs. Estelle Carrier and the
lady deserves a great deal of credit for
Its sncoessful production. The sketch
10 q comedy one written for laughing
purposes only and the local young peo.
pie proved to be royal entertainers in
this line.
All we're good in their parts from the
tiniest tot, Mary Belle Stewart, up to
the leads in the piece. Thomas East
man as the photographer was fine.
Katherine Juokett, as Amanda HE
wife. was above the average. Queena
Stewart, as Maria Simpkins, was one of
the screams of the piece. Her make
up and songs we're both good. In
cluded in the cast were the following:
Roy Juckett. Sue Osmotherly, Mallory
Spencer, Duncan Stewart. Irene Hum
mel, Florence Williams, Marie Juckett.
james Altman, Kenneth March, Clsr-
ence Fleming, Tom Violin, Leslie Jen--
sen. Mary Dolliver, Mildred Logan,
Belle Stewart. Theresa CLARK, Neara
McRoberts. George Richer, Leonard
March, Maud Petty. Marie Gibson,
Ethel Peirce. Bernice Jones, ;Della
Richsrds, Mary and Marguerite Dud.
Icy. Two reels of fine pictures we're
also shown.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-10-15

first prize If there had been any prize
awarded, but as peaches are not cup.
posed to be grown here they were not
on tho list.
In view of the fact that the people
here waited until Tuesday before as.
sembling the exhibit when 1t was due
to leave here Thursday, and in one or
two instances the public spirited citi-
zens had to 60 through mud with their
machines and gather in these exhibits,
We consider that the showing made was
q very good one, and the efforts made
In arranging for this exhibit should be
appreciated.
Mr.. Boyle stated that he distributed
1000 booklets while at the fair and the
amount Of interest manifested By the
thousands regarding the climate and
the altitude, waters, etc. of our city,
also the inquiries from parties regard
ing the value Of land, produce per acre,
etc: was highly pleasing and speaks
we'll for the future Of our city and
country.
Following Mr.. Boyle's report oom-
munication was read from the Rapid
City club regarding the advisibility of
q cooperative effort on the part of the
several clubs and towns of the Hills
with the object of advertising the
Black Hills az whole.
The secretary was advised to advise
the Rapid City club that Hot Syringe
was at all times In favor of any method
having for its object the extensive sd-
vertising Of the Black Hills and would
cooperate in any lsudable effort with
that end in view, provided that the Hills
townswould come into such q scheme.
After number Of bills we're allowed
the club adjourned.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-10-15
meetings Of the annual

Gu0 various meoGlng6 or the annual
conference
In the afternoon joint ordination
services of deacons and elders was
held. The first part of the closing
meeting was devoted to the
Freedman's Aid, the chief speaker be-
ing l Garland Penn. The remainder
of the closing session was devoted to
the cause Of temperance, the chief
speaker being Rev. DR.. P. A. Baker.
Rev. O. E. Matteson. superintendent
OF the Rapid City district, made his
annual report to the conference.
Rev. G. W. Rosenberg. of the
Sioux Falls district, reported con-
ditions in his district of the most sat
isfactory character.
Bishop Quayle called the district
superintendents to account for failing
to comply with the laws OF the church
touching the employment of evange-
lists other than those authorized by
the conference and appointed by the
bishop. Conference evangelists are ap-
pointed at each annual conference. but
It appears that in spite of this some
churches employ men who supposedly
evsngelists, but who disrupt the work
in the churches they visit.
Assignments are Made
Announcement was made of the as
signement of pastors for the coming
year, for the Black Hills district:
O. E. Matteson, district superintend-
ent, Rapid City; Belle Fourche, j. @.
Baker; Csputa, P. H. Weston; Custer,
to be supplied; Deadwood, j. M. Tib-
belts; Draper. B. 1. Hubbard; Edge
mont, P. j. Lawson; Fairburn, to be
supplied; Harding, to be supplied; Hot
Syringe, H. L. Case; Kadoks, to be
supplied; Kennebeo, Q. E. Hager:
Lead, w. ]. Calfee; Midland, O. NJ.
Weirauoh; Murdo, H. w. Bunton; New.
ell, A. G. Campbell; Newlin, to be sup
piled; Oelrichs, c. A. Bigger; Oral, l..
3. Gillespie; Philip, supplied by r. ].
Fling; Piedmont, supplied by Fred
Eberhart; Plainview, j, W. Hartley:
Rapid City, H. w. Miuish; Reliance
sopplted by Fred Lonsdale; Spearfish,
NJ. !. Hsbgood; Surge circuit, Latham
lngham; Terry. w. ]. Stevenson:
Presho. g. T. Matthews; Wall, e. I.
Fish; Weta. to be supplied; White
wood, to be supplied
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-10-15
fine DISPLAY OF VEGETABLES
and GRAIN SHOWN
.SEYERALCOOD ADDRESSES
SUPERINTENDENT OF GOVERNMENT
EXPERIMENT FARM GIVES EXCEL
LENT REPORT Of CROPS

The writer in company with X. B
Adams, Judge P. F. Ward and Roy
Juckett made trip to Ardmore last
Saturday In one Of the new Overland
autos for which Mr.. Juokett is the
agent in this territory. Mr.. Juokett
made the trip to deliver the car to a
purchaser and the rest of the party
made the trip to take In the big farm
ers pionic held in that city during the
aftereoon. The sixty miles was made
in record time. Leaving here at Hoo
O'Clock we arrived in Ardmore at 3:15
p. m. having stopped ten minutes at
Minnekahts and about fifteen minutes
at Edgemont.
A good sized crowd had assembled at
Ardmore for the day to listen to the
speaking and to witness several tests
as we'll as look over the exhibit. Seve-
raj farming and dairy experts from the
east ss we'll as F. L. Kelso. superin-
tendent of the government experiment
farm three miles north of Ardmore,
gave short talks in the afternoon in
the Anderson hall. These we're very
instructive in every instance and sur
prising In the one, that Of Mr.. Kelso, az
he gave some facts and figures relative
to the work done by the experiment
farm that we're revelation. or nine
teen experiment. stations in the United
States the one at Ardmore raised the
largest yields of practically every kind
Of crop for period Of four years. the
grain crops being the best. Mr.. Kelso
impressed upon his hearers howeve,
the fact that this was not in bis judg
ment grain country and only due to
the heavy precipitation Of the past
year was this grain yield possible. Av'
ersgiDg the years for any length Of
time, his advise was the raising of for
age crops and for each man to get into
the dairy business.
The exhibit in the Jones building oil
fruits, vegetables, grains, fancy work
etc. was exceptionally good, in fact i,
equalled some of the exhibits at fairs
held in this section.
In the evening a big dance and 9
jolly good time closed very success
ful day for the people of Ardmore and
their commercial club, who backe ID
this movement are to be congratulated
on the success of this venture,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-10-15
NO LARGE FIRES
Fire Season Below Normal This Year Due ia
the Heavy Rains


Denvea, Colo, Oct. 15.-The heavy
rains and light SHOWS which have
fallen throughout the national forests
In the central Rocky Mountain region
have brought the local 1916 forest flrs
season to close. It Is expected by
forestry officials that small fires may
be reported until the heavy winter
snows set IN, but general conditions
now indicate that tho season Of serious
flres is over.
Since the season opened in the
spring, 246 fires covering about $500
acres Of forest lands occurred in the
national forests under the jurisdiction
Of the Denver office. OF this number
2l4 were confined to areas less than
ten acres each, and 1873 to less than
one-fourth aore. The seasons cost for
fire fighting to date has been approx
imately $4,000. One large fire on the
Medicine Bow forest in southern Wy.
oming burned for more than week,
covering an area of more than 2,5OO
acres and required the services of two
hundred men to extinguish. This
fire is said to be the largest in the his
tory of the national forests in this re-
gion. costing over $4,000 to put under
control. Notwithstanding, the season
just closed has been below normal
both In the number of flres reported
and in the total acreage burned over.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-10-15
DEVELOPING REDS EFFICIENCY

O6e0 SOILS, commissioner of Indian
affairs, In cooperating with the Nit
chell Corn Palace officials this year in
the big Indian exhibit, has two-fold
object, says Mitchell dispatch. The
first is to assist the corn palace and the
second is to demonstrate graphically
the kind Of work thst the progressive
Indians of South Dakota are doing and
bring to the attention of visitors this
week that there are Glasses among
Indians, the same as among other
class of people.
Before Mr.. Sells adopted this meth
cd OF showing the fruits Of the Indians
labors. about the only idea that many
people had Of Indians was gained from
Visits to "Wild West" shows, This
GLASS in paint and feathers gave freak
dances and made clowns Of them.
selves In general, according to the d.
rections of their employers at 90 much
q day. Some exhibitions have passed
agricultural and commercial products
BY Indians have taken their place.
Thousands Of acres of South Dakota
land IL owned and being farmed BY
progressive Indians on the different
reservations and Mr.. Sells, a. head of
the Indian department for the federal
government, is insisting on more and
better farming. Some idea of the ex-
tent of this work can be gathered from
the size OF the reservations represented
in the exhibit in the corn palace, which
was made possible through the efforts
Of Frank E. Brandon, superintendent
Of the Lower Brule agency.
The Pine Ridge agency has about
7,OOo Indiana and about 10000 square
miles of land. Yankton agency has
l,Sls Indian and the Cheyenne River
sRency has about 1000 Indians. The
balance of the exhibit is taken from
the state and represents about 10000
Indians, exclusive of those named,
Il. X. Spurrier assembled and placed
the Pine Ridge exhibit e E. MoNeilIy
gathered the Ysnkton agency display
and o. r johnson, the Cheyenne
River exhibit. Acting under orders
from Commissioners Sells, Mr.. Brandon.
who had organized this work In Okla
homa and South Dakota for the federal
government, is completing this years
work here. He has placed similar ex-
hibits at the South Dakota state fair.
Oklahoma state fair, international
Dry Farming congress. Mitchell Corn
Palace, and others of importance.
There Is no financial gain in pre-
pairing these exhibits, which are purely
educational and illustrative of the
great work being done for the Indians
In helping them to help themselves.
They show the benefits which he re.
ceives through respect and oopsidera-
tion and the work he is doing in build
ing up his portion Of the state and add.
ing his mite to its wealth, botn from a
financial standpoint and substantial
citizenship.
The exhibit itself covers eighty-ilve
lineal feet Of wall space and tables on
the east side Of the corn palace, in one
Of the strikipR locations. It shows a
complete variety of small grains.
forage, vegetables and fruits. Brook
ings Register.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-10-15
ABBoTT--HAYES

Miss Matte Abbott, Former Hot Springs
Lady, Marfies W. Hayes, Of ft. Waska
Miss Matte Abbott. of Lander, Wy
oming, sister of Mrs. Henry Marty,
Of this oity, was married to William
Hayes. Of Ft. Waska, Wyoming. at the
st. Luke's Episcopal church on Satur-
day afternoon. October End, at four
O'Clock, in the presence of q few near
relatives by Rev. Edward d'Argent.
Those present at the ceremony we're:
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Marty and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Kline, Joseph
Petty and daughter, Miss Maud, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Petty, of Buffalo
Gap.
A sumptious wedding dinner was
served the day following, Sunday at
two O'Clock at theMarty home in lower
town and the happy couple departed
that evening for their new home at Ft.
Wssks. followed by the best wishes Of
host of friends.
The bride is q former Hot Syringe
lady having grown to womsnhood here
and being q graduate of the local high
school. For the past ten years she has
been missionary In the Indian work
on different reservations In the United
States.
The groom is merchcnt in his home
city and is highly esteemed by the
people of Ft. Waska.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-10-15
HOWARD ES1ABROoK IN "M'LlSS"

Bret ilarte's Western Romance, by World
Film Corporation. Morris Grand, Oct. I'D
OAst. John Gray. Howard Essabrook;
Mliss, Barbara Tenant; Don Jose,
o. A. O. Lund.
The writings of Bret Harte are sin
gularly adapted for screen purposes.
His work is so carefully and logically
thought out, that it doesn't need
scenario. Any intelligent director
could take this story Of "M'liss" and
''scenariorize" it off hand. The scepes
are so graphically described; the char
scters so clearly and sharply drawn;
the plots develop themselves so natur-
ally that II Bret Harte had specially
written for the screen he couldn't have
written in any other way; as you read
his stories today you are impressed
with the idea he wrote with the motion
picture screen in view; of course it 10
only an idea. Bret Hart died in 1902
and screen pictures we're then COM
paratively speaking unknown
The western mining camp has been .
favorite scene with hack scenario
writer's but these people rely upon
their imaginstions for their lucubra-
tions Bret Harte lived amongst the
scenes and people he described and
like the highminded gentleman that he
was, never wrote about anything that
he did not understand That's why
his stories and verses are so thorough
]y realistic and why they offer such
admirable material for motion picture
producers.
The "Western picture" it is admitted
has been previously overdone during
the past six years. Mining and COW.
boy subjects have been offered to the
limit of peoples endurance. There is
limit to peoples federation of this
sort of thing, especially when it snot
we'll done.
There is no risk Of anything of the
latter kind in "M'liss" The World
Film Corporation will see to that.
o. A. O. Lund produced the picture,
and Howard Estabrook plays the part
Of Gray, the schoolmaster. The story
centers about the missdventures of q
little girl. Melissa (M'liss) smith,
daughter of disappointed claim
owner, Smith of Smiths Pocket. To
verybody's surprise Smiths claims
reveals wealth and Miss is by way of
becoming an heirss. Child as she is
she has fallen in love with her school
master, Gray.
The scenes and characterization of
"M'iiss' lend themselves splendidly
to motion picture making, inasmuch as
Mr.. Lund divides the action between
Nevada and Southern California which
gives him the opportunity OF introduo-
ing many glimpses Of Mexican life.
M'liss is played by Miss Barbara
Tenant and the producer of the pic
ture, Mr.. O. 40 Lund plays the part
Of Don Jose, the william Of the drama.
Bssus.sul photography distinguishes
this sumptuous Offering. s4s=;7i =
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-10-15
METHODIST APPOINTMENTS
Dakota Conference at Sioux Falls Names
Ministers for Year

Sioux Falls, 8. d., Oct. Is The
thirty. first annual meeting of the
Methodists of South Dakota, which
opened here last Tuesday, ended Sun
day. Sunday morning there was a
public worship. at which the sermon
was prsaohed by Bishop Quayis, Of St.
Paul, Minnesota who presided during
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-10-15
CLUB MEETING

Minutes of Last Regular Meeting As Fur
nished by Secretary Riordan
The regular monthly meeting of the
stockholders and directors of the Hot
Springs Commercial Club was held at
the OluS rooms on Monday evening,
October 11.h. Present: O. T. O. Lol-
lich, Henry Marty, A. w. Riordsn. Pat
Boyles, II. P. DeMoulin, g. g. KILN
ger, F. J. Dudley. E. B. Adams, DR.. P.
T. Geyerman and Joe Riordan.
President E. P. DeMoulin presided
and called for the reading of the min
utes Of the last meeting which were
read and approved.
Mr.. Pat Boyles, representing the
Hot Syringe Commercial Club for Fall
River county at the State Fair at
Huron recently reported that the ex
hibit taken over by him was the best
one in the building and the first prem
ium on potatoes, wheat, corn and
squash would have gone to this
country II we could have gotten these
exhibits 10 sufficient quantity to have
entered them in conformity to the
rules of the fair association.
The people attending the fair were
amazed at the exhibit from here and
could hardly be made to believe that
peaches could be grown this state
The pears took five first prizes and one
second. The peaches would have taken
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-10-15

Inc article on Physical Culture that
Mr. STARK has been kind enough to
insert In the Star for the past four
months, will not be issued in this
weeks Star but will be continued next
week and every week as long as Cham.
plon Stark remains in South Dakota.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-10-15
LITERARY SOCIETY

The fifth meeting of the Miltonian
Literary Society was held on October
18th and the following program was
rendered.:
1-S0ng ............... ..... Society
Po' Kathryn Ferguson
Breeding. 10000. ..... Carl Whitman
4-Talk on James Whitcomb Riley
Mr.. Richal {
Flo Barnes
o.o,....... Florence Bruce
oAe Clarence Bell
Ross Mcgowan
6-TAlk. Mr.. Smith
from Belle Fourche
Talk Mr.. Dudley
Stalk. k................ Mr.. Fowell
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-26
LOSING NAVAL. PRESTIGE.

Tho United States will drop from
third to fourth place among the world s
sea powers July I, 1915, according TO
calculations made by the senate naval
committee. France is destined to take
the place of this nation, while Great
britain and Germany will remain first
and second respectively. OF course
there is a chance that the war now rag
ing in Europe may upset the calcula'
tions of the committee and that TINS
country will not lose much ground IN
the fight for naval prestige.
Though the army is also far behlnd
the numerical standards Of other World
powers, no effort will be made at TINS
time by the senate military committee
to overcome this deficiency, other than
to recruit it up to it's maximum
strength under existing laws. Con
gress is so we'll satisfied with our pre-,
sent inferiority in aerial equipment
that it voted down an appropriation OF
81 900, 900 for new aeroplanes and vot'
ed instead to provide twenty-five new
fiying machines. This is about the
number that the British and the
French are turning out each week Tor
use in the European struggle.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-26
LITTLE BENNY's NOTE BOOK
eY LEE PAPE

up to the top Of the stares and yelling
t4laddis, Gladdis, thares q messingir
boy heer with telegram for you.
My GOODNESS, we'll wy don't you bring
1t up to me, sed Gladdis.
l CESS he wunts you to sine for It. I
sed. And Gladdis CAIN running down
awl excited, and it was so dark out In
the vesterbule ware Artie was that she
thawt he was reel messingir boy avn
akkount of his messingir boy hat kum-
Ing down ovir his GERS and she took
the envelope and went back to the end
of the hall ware it was lighter. saying,
Wy, this is no telegram. And ohe open
ed 1t and red the note, saying, Meet me
by the fire plug, I am yure soul mate,
well for merseys sakes watts this. And
she CAIN and opened the frunt doar SO
she Good see the riteing better, making
the vesterbule so lite enybody Good see
1t was Artie insted of messingir boy,
and she made grab for him and Artie
lodged undir her arm and ran out of
the frunt doar and l kwick ran in the
parler and jumped out Of the window
to the payment and Gladdis was stand
ing at the frunt doar mad as enything,
and Artie sed, Eny ANGER, lady? and
then we both, ran down the street and
Ground the cornir laffing like enything
as If 1t was CRATE joak avn Gladdis,
witch it was.