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BLACK HILLS.
Indians Arrested for Grand Larceny.
8heiiff Clark has arrested and in bis
charge at the jail three Indians accus
ed of stealing three head of horses from
John Brown, of Oelriohs, in 1906. They
reside on Pine Ridge reservation, 55
miles east of the agency. Their names
are Lake and Felix Slow Bear, and
John Six Feather. They will have
their preliminary hearing before Judge
Cook Saturday.
Thanks to the Public.
Through the generosity of Charlie
Conger, the library fund is increased
§32.18, that sum being the 10 per cent
given by him on the hay sale of March
-Gth aud 7 Mi.
The Library Association again
''thanks the public for its generous pat
ronage of Corfhor's grocery sale and
the Conger hay sale of March Gth and
7th. The public spirit of such men in
their unsolicited offer to assist the li
brary deserves the hearty commenda
tion of every resident of Hot Springs
The. weather was decidedly unfavor
able but the' receipts show thfet noth
ing prevents some people from aiding
the library.
The 10 per cent of the Connor sale
was $24. 70, making a total of $56.88
Invitation to School Patrons.
Because they have never had the
privilege of reoeiving as visitors many
of the patrons of their respective
rooms, the teachers of the publie
schools will maintain open house from
half-past two to four o'clock on Friday,
March 20, and inquest that all patrons
call upon them for brief consultation
during that time. Pupils will be,dis
missed at r§oess time in order that the
teachers may be free to receive and
converse with guests. Some represen
tative work from the hands of every
pupil will be ready for reference and
comparison, although nothing will be
presented for display purposes. It is
particularly desired that at this time
all difficulties connected with studies
or other school matters be mentioned
to the teaohers or superintendent.
A most cordial invitation is extended
to all parents and patrons to make this
a pleasant and successful hour.
A Executive Committee Meeting.
The executive committees of the G.
A. R., and W.R. C., and city will meet at
the Odd Fellow Hall on Saturday after
noon at o'clock for the purpose of
formulating plans for the State En
campment meeting next June of the
G. A. R., W. R. C., U. V. U., and S. of
V. The various committees are: G. A.
R„ G. G. Seger, F. A. Fassett, D. G.
Grippen, Oscar Nutton, H. W. Corl,
Dick Huck and J. W.J Divilbiss the
city: A. W. Riordan, L. E. Highley,
F. D. Hummel, W. P. Phillips,. 8. G.
Evans, G. B. Flannigan and S. L.
Kirtley. The W. R. C. committee is ex
pected to meet with the above com
mittees but the list of names has not
been furnished us.
A. S. STEWART,
Chairman.
Attempted Jail Delivery Foiled.
W. R. Ward, Geo. Lewis, B. Feldridge
and Robt. Page, who were brought over
from Edgemont about two weeks ago
and locked up in the connty jail to
await trial at the April term of court
for breaking into the Edgemont depot,
almost carried out successfully a plan
to obtaift their freedom through a
window last week.
County Treaurer Forney had his sus
picions aroused Thursday afternoon of
peculiar noises coming
from the rlar windows of the jail.
Investigation disclosed someone in
dustriously sawing away on one of the
inch iron bars, another raising and
loweHng a window frequently aud a
third flashing a hand looking glass
upwards to see if anyone was near.
Sheriff Clark, aided by Treasurer
Forney soon foiled the men in their
struggle for freedom and upon search
ing them found them armed with a
pieoe of saw and a key which they had
made from apiece of pipe lead. They
would have been outside within a short
time, having only about a quarter of
an inch more of a rod to saw. Their
liberties are now curtailed.
An Important Meeting.
There will be a meeting at the city
ha.1l Friday evening, March 20th, of
those Who subscribed to the academy
fund and all others who feel interested
in the question. Dr. Hunt, field
secretary for Wesleyan University, and
Dr. Dolliver will be present and it is
very important that Hot Springs be
.well represented. Do not forget it.
The Salvation Army can find place
for your cast off but serviceable cloth
ing. Pot your name on a piece of pa
per and stick under the door at our
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"The Free Library Project."
As has been announoed in the local
papers, the city council decided at
their regular monthly meeting inMaroh
to submit the question of the levying
of the tax to the voters of this town
for the purpose of maintaining a free
public library and a free readiug room
in Hot Springs.
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For fear that some of the voters will
not understand how the free library
will be* conducted I wish to state for
their information and for any other
person who does not fully^ understand
the situation, that if this tax is voted
it means that the library wilFbe as free
to every resident of this city as are
now the public schools. No oharge
whatever will be made'for membership
or for loaning out the books. The only
requirement will be that if a person
is not know to the librarian, he or she
must get some one to guarantee that
the book will be returned and that
the rules- of the library will be lived
up to by the borrower. The person
who pays @1.00 tax will have just as
many rights in the library as the per
son that pays a $1,000 tax, if there are
any here paying that amount. In this
manner we will be able to circulate
books among those in town who have
not the means for obtaining a large
number of books or a library of their
own.
1 noticed from the report of the
librarian at Rapid City that there were
over a thousand cards issued during
the year 1907, while with us without a
free library, there were only "about 168
oards issued, so you can at a glance
seethe difference between a library
where a oharge is made for loaning out
the books and one where the books
are absolutely free. The books are
circulated to more than eight times
as many people, consequently the
library does a great deal more good
where It Is run on a free system than
where a charge Is made. We have
already accumulated as good a library
as Rapid City has. We have more up
to date books and better books of ref
erence. Our merchants and taxpayers
have responded heartily by supporting
this library on public subscriptions
and their patronage of various enter
tainments that have been given for
the library's benefit, but as the library
Is now run the non-residents pay noth
ing towards its support it is no more
than just that the railroad companies
and the non-resident people who own
nearly half of the assessed real estate
in our city help maintain an enterprise
that does so much towards building
up and advertising our city.
The record of last February shows
that more than 1,000 people patronized
our city library, either in accepting
the advantages of the reading room or
in taking out books from the library.
If there are any persons who do not
understand the method in which the
library is now run or how it will be run
if supported by a public tax, 1 should
be very glad indeed to have them come
to see me and I will explain it
thoroughly to them. It is a question'
of such importance that I believe it
the duty of every voter in the city to
vote upon the proposition one way or
the other. If, for any reason the voter
should refuse to levy this tax, it will
be impossible, as I now view the sub
ject, to maintain the library longer than
the present year, as the few people who
have so cheerfully given of their time
and money to its support feel that they
can no longer maintain a library by
this method and that it should be
maintained by a public tax.
Respectfully,
ELMER R. JDCKETT,
President of Library Ass'n.
Jubilee Singers Coming.
The Slayton Tennesseeans will sing
a concert at the local opera house
Tuesday, March 17th and as a musical
event it will be worthy the notice of
every one, The Slayton troupe has
met with great success everywhere
they have appeared and. are giving
better concerts this year than ever
before. The program consists of a
number of old plantation songs and
negro melodies as well as the higher
class music, solos, t?ios, quartettes,
etc., from the popular grand operas.
This concert will be given in the
opera house, Tuesday, Marcli 17th.
Prices 25, 35'and 50 cts.
Notice to Stockmen.'*
Notice is hereby given that there
will be a meeting of cattle owners of
this county held at the court house in
the city of Hot Springs, at 2 o'clock
p. m., on Saturday, March 21st, 1908,
for the purpose of electing a County
Cattle Inspector.
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J. F. PARKS,
*_ County Auditor.
Hot Springs, S March 1th, 1008.
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Returns from the primary election
of Tuesday Indicate that the coming
state convention will be very close be
tween the stalwarts and insurgents.
The insurgents claim to have 18 ma
jority, while the stalwarts declare It is
uncertain. This was not a test be
tween candidates, as they are to be
voted upon direot in June.
Some Candidates for City Offices.
City election affairs seemed to
warm up rather hurriedly for a short
time this week and Tuesday night or
early Wednesday morning petitions
were filed for C. W. Hargens as a re
publican candidate for mayor for
Emil Hargens, republican candidate
for. city treasurer, and for Charles
Stewart, Citizens' candidate for city
treasurer. Later in the day, Wednes
day, the following nominations for al
dermen were made by petition on the
republican ticket: First Ward, Geo. H.
Stoddard Second Ward, R. C. Matte
son Third Watfd, F. C. Silken son
Fourth Ward, W. P. Phillips.
A petition was also circulated Tues
day to nominate Dr. Bentley as mayor
on the republican ticket, but the other
petition for Dr. Hargens was filed first
—only one. candidate being allowed
for same office tinder same party head.
Death of Mrs. Jas. G. Stanley.
Mrs. James G. Stanley peacefully
passed away at her home in Lead last
week Thursday, March 5, at 5:10 p.
m., after an illness of nearly four weeks,
blood poisoning being the cause of
death. Many residents of Hot Springs
knew the deceased, having met her
during the last three years since her
marriage to Mr. Stanley, and also re
member her as Edna Wayne when she
resided here in the 90s for two years
with her mother. She was not only
beautiful and attractive In person, but
possessed those attributes of mind and
character that caused her to be admir
ed by all who knew her. With sweet
disposition, cheerful nature, generous
to a self-sacrificing degree, modest and
dignified, she brought sunshine wher
ever she went making her home de
lightful and cheerful—thus leaving a
memory fragrant with happiness and
good deeds. The children whom she
instructed in kindergarten for three
years loved her to ^.adoration and the
example of her beautiful life to those
little ones will always be an incentive
to them for all that is noblest and best.
What an inspiration the memory of
such a character is to better impulses,
and how it speaks ^o those to whom
she was nearest and dearest to be not
cast-down but to bravely battle on and
so live that the sunshine which „her
life has brought may'never be olouded,
but ever continue to reflect brightness
and joy.
Brief services were conducted from
the Episcopal church at Lead by Rev.
Mr. Montgomery, which were largely
attended, and the remains were laid at
rest in Mount Moriah cemetery, Dead
wood, embowered in a wealth of beati
ful flowers that spoke love from many
hearts.
Civic League Discusses Cleanliness.
The regular meeting of the Womans
Civic League Wednesday proved to be
one of the most interesting, the mem
bers fully alive to the topio under dis
cussion—the physical cleanliness and
beauty of our town.
T&e leader of the day took for her
text, ''Patriotism," and showed that
though womans sphere was more cir
cumscribed than mans yet there was
much she could do to show her love of
country. Among other things she said:
"We may realize for ourselves, we may
teach our children that love of
country begins right in our own little
town. By cleaning and beautifying it
we make it a more wholesome and a
happier plaoe to live in and thus up
lifting in amoral way." She pressed
upon the league the necessity of clean
ing up not only back alleys and out of
the way places but also the main street
as well, where unsightliness and filth
meet the gaze in many places. Also
the preservation of native shrubs and
trees which beautify canyon and hill
side, and to this end loose stock
should not be alleged, neither should
cows and horses oe staked out but be
kept in stables or pasture. The break
ing of branches of flowering shrubs as
plums and wild cherry should not be
permitted. The question of enforcing
the ordinance against chickens (run
ning at large was also discussed endjit
was also concluded that the ordinance
should be rigidly enforced now as
well as later in order to have young
shrubs and trees protected from hav
ing their root coverings scratched
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away
Tfiese questions were discussed with
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HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, MARCH 13. 1908.
Rather Uncertain.
great interest and will hie continued
the next meeting. The League is
growing in members and enthusiasm
and cannot but work great good.
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,. The Dnkes in Montana.
February 27th, 1)908.
Sly Dear Friends:—While my part
ner is at Dayton and Somers on Flat
head Lake looking up some fruit farms
we heard of 1 will write of those things
which have most impressed us on our
western trip.
We spent Saturday and Sunday
driving on the outskirts of Billings.
There we
Baw
five, ten and twenty acre tracts used
for fruit, poultry, garden truck and
beekeeping.
There are great fields of sugar beets
and alfalfa. Cattle and sheep raising
Is extensive. We saw the largest green
house we had ever seen full of growing
lettuce for the hotels of Billings.
The gardener told us that nearly all
the hot house flowers, vegetables and
poultry, were shipped in$p billings, as
the farms have not been irrigated long
and such enterprises are but in their
infancy about there but that it is a.
great field for making money.
The price of land close to the city is
rising rapidly, being $200' near Billings
and $150 per acre three or four miles
out.
We looked at an Improved fruit farm
a mile oat adjacent to city lots, with a
perpetual water right and an orchard
five years old. We could have secured
10 acres of it at $100 per acre. We
could see th^t it would be a good in
vestment from a business standpoint,
as it would double in value in a year,
but as we were looking for a home and
not for great financial returns, we de
cided to go where we could get one
cheaper and have a little money left to
live on while waiting for the newer
country to develop. However, if any
one wishes to take advantage of thi&J.
or any of the land about Billings and
Laural he can obtain information by
writing to my brother, Burloa C. Lillis,
civil engineer, Billings, Mont., al
though he Is not a land agent.
Billings did not feel the business de
pression last fall, for the gold from the
great sugar and beet Industries bad
begun to pour in as it does every fall.
The largest wool market in the world
is there, the largest sugar beet factory
in the U. S. and the first Y. M. C. A.
ever built in the state of Montana was
built there in short every thing is on
so large and generous a scale thai the
city should be called Billions instead
of Billings.
Business men we talked with in
Billings said that money invested
there doubled and often trebled it
self In a year or two. People buy a
farm on time and pay for it with the
first year's crops. They believe in
using other peoples money there for
the outcome is so sure and safe.
We passed through Butte and Mis
soula at night. We stayed in Sand
Point, Idaho, a half day to visit a dear
little school teacher we had heard of,
and took a sleigh ride on the first
snow we have seen this winter that was
deep enough.
Going east from Sand Point the 4
Great Northern runs along the beauti
ful Kootenai mountains and river,
enabling the traveller to look into
the clear blue depths of the river from
the car window.
Around Kalispell are good, small
farms and land is cheap, $50 per acre
and less.
It is a matter of common opinion
that Kalispell will never make a large
city as it is dependent for its indus
tries upon the timber lands which are
rapidly being out away.
All eyes are turned toward the town
site of Poison at the foot of Flathead
Lake which has a glorious water
power and could make another
Chicago, but nothing will be doing
there till the reservation is opened.
A railroad will probably be built
from Missoula to Poison as soon as
that happens. Now the distance from
Missoula across the reservation Is made
by stage or automobile, and from
Poison at the foot of the lake to Somers
at the head, a distance of 30 milesv by
boat.
When we have been here long enough
to give facts from personal observa
tion we will tell Hot Springs' people
more about Flathead country in the
state of Montana, ms
§M Very truly,
J. LILLIS DUKE
*Music for the Soldiers
As a special offering to the old
soldiers the Slayton Tennesseeans, who
give a jubilee conoert at the opera
house next Tuesday night,-will include
a number of old civil war songs and
patriotic airs that were sung forty to
fifty years ago. 4'w
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vr RESOURCES:
Loans and Discounts $152,308.26
Overdrafts 212.60
Cash and Exchange 78,154.06
Total
JAMES HALLEY, President.
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WHY SHOULD YOU MAKE YOUR OWN WAISTS
WHEN WE HAVE THEM ALREADY MADE FOR
YOU? GOODS LOOK DIFFERENT WHEN THEY
ARE, MADE UP FROM WHAT THEY' Do WHEN
YOU SEE THEM IN THE PIECE. YOU CAN &E
-SURE OF A FIT TOO WHEN YOU B,UY YOUR
WAIJTS READY-MADE? CAN YOU &E SUR EOF
A FIT WHEN YOU Do NOT?
A GOOD....?. ..WAIST FOR $1.25
A BETTER WAIST FOR $3.00
THE &E.ST POSSIBLE WAIST FOR $4.50
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G. W. Montgomery.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF „,
THE BANK OF HOT SPRINGS
OF HOT SPRINGS, S. D.
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, MARCH 6, 1908-
MADE TO THE PUBLIC EXAMINER
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OFFICERS.
I. M. HUMPHREY, Vice-President.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Rapid City. S. D- KEYSTONE BANK, Keystone
STaTE OP SOUTH DAKOTA I
County of Fall Illver jBB
T. G. C.
Smith, Cashier, do eolomnly swear that the foregoing is a true and correct stato'
ment of the financial condition of the Bank of Hot Springs at the close of business March
1908 to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of March 1908.
I ELMER R. JUCKETT, Notary Public.
PREMIUn
The ruling of the Postoffice Depart
ment requiring newspapers to con
duct their subscription^ accounts
upion practically a cash basis forces
the STAR as well as all newspapers
to comply. We desire to get the
delinquents to pay up quickly and
as an inducement have made ar
rangements whereby we can offer
the Northwestern Agriculturalist as
a premium—free to all who pay in.
advance for the Star for a year.
This will be only for a limited num
ber and a limited time. It-must be
done at once. You get the finest
agricultural paper published twice
a month at Minneapolis for nothing.
Subscribers are required by the post
al laws to be cut off of the list any
way if they become /delinquent for ia
year, and now why not acquire the
cash in advance habit and get this
benefit "'"We will apply this to all
cash in advance subscriptions since
Jan 1,1908, but subscribers can not
get this benefit together with-other
reduced publications—for they all
cost us extra money.
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LIABILITIES
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Surplus 2,000.00
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