Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1915-05-07

certain gates have been removed. or
lifted with automatically opening and
closing attachments as required by the
department. Yours very respectfully.
Harry l.. Candy"
ADDITIONAL LOCAL MATTERS
William O'Bsnion, of the Martin VAL
ley hanch. while in the city Monday
stated to reporter for the Star that
according to the government rain
gage at the Ranch 6. inches of rain
lsll had been recorded during the
month OF April. Mr.. O'Banion states
that the Valley is getting to be q reg
ular frog pond
q. M. Henry, chairman of the state
tax commission, Of Pierre, was in the
olty for few days the latter part of
last week for short visit with his
father who is q member of the Battle
Mountain Sanitarium. Mr.. Henry has
just completed visit to practically
every county In the state explaining
tax matters to the different assessors.
Rooms for rent-Double or single
sleeping rooms with convenient hot
and cold water bath, also entire lower
floor of dining room. two sleeping
rooms, kitchen with range and hot
water tank, pantries and laundry room.
Very reasonable. Excellent oppor-
tunity for parties renting lower floor to
give meals to roomers. Mrs. A. B.
Oonnor 2-3t
Col. James E. Miller and wife, of
New York, arrived here last Friday.
During the day the Colonel, who is in
spector.generala and chief surgeon for
all the national and state homes, in
speoted the Battle Mountain San
itsrium and Saturday inspected the
State Home. He found both in excel.
lent shape, condition that has always
existed here under the able manage
ment of Col. Matteson at the Aspita..
ium and Col. Orr at the State Home.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller departed Sunday
evening for the west.
At the library board meeting on
Monday, May 3rd vote of thanks was
extended to the Drama Club for the
fifteen dollars which they so generous.
ly donated to the library fund and to
Morgsn's Drug Store for the percent
age of their soda fountain sales on Sat-
urdsy, May lst Also to the Presby-
terian ladies for their cakes which they
we're to serve with the ice cream at
Morgans but on account of the bad
weather there was no demand for them
and they were not used.
Fernand Marcoux departed Monday
morning for Rapid City to spend the
day with his sister, Mrs. B. J. Webster.
He left that evening for Omaha and
from there will go to Los Angeles, GAL
ifornia where he expects to make his
future home. Mr.. Marcoux until q
couple Of months ago conducted the
Maroonx Undertaking parlors and is a
young man who made host of friends
during his six years in Hot Springs.
Continued success in life is the wish of
his many Hot Springs friends.
On Friday afternoon, May 14th, the
second Of series of debates will be
held at the local high school building
between teams representing the Soph-
omore and Senior classes The ques-
tion to be debated will be: "Resolved
that laws for the establishment of
minimum wage should be enacted"
The Senior class representatives hav-
ing the affirmative is composed of Oarl
Hunter, Stanley Parks and Herbert
Kline and the Sophomore class will be
represented by Miss Florence Bruce,
George Richer and Arthur Eastman.
Mr.. Walter b. Elcock will be here
aud give free lecture illustrated with
beautiful stereopticon views illustrat.
ing the most modern methods Iof uses
OF Portland Cement concrete in per
manent, economical construction a.
applied to various features of irrigat-
ion. farm buildings, silos, barns.
houses and many other uses OF cement
on the farm. Also the construction of
sidewalke, driveways and permanent
concrete roads. Mr.. Eloock will ap-
pear under the auspices of the Hot
Springs Commercial Club and other
public spirited citizens, being employ
ed by the Association of American
Portland Cement Manufacturers. We
are confident yon vii! And this lecture
one of the most entertaining and in.
structive you have ever attended.