Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-24
pierre specially

The city Of Pierre is making strong
effort to secure the location OF scldiers'
; home within her borders, and to that end
has made very liberal proposition. The
following circulur, issued by Sally post
No. 10 to the G.. A. r. of the territory, ex-
plains fully what Pierre proposes to do:
Comrades: Feeling that there lie a large and
growing sentiment In favor OF establishing and
maintaining q home for the soldiers and sailors
wish the advantage OF its shelter, we, the mem .
bera of Sully post, would ask your co-opera' ion
u ssc s s q D entitled el
dlers and sailors at the city Of Pierre.
In Hughes county there are 300 old soldiers.
Taxing this e. raaI sample that propor a pe
| dictate that there are something over &c, 900 old
soldiers in the territory. In the natural course
taken care Of In their old age and Dakota
should not allow her record TO be stained BY
| allowing one of than to end his days in the
@ - y Dns lnsr oa NAV
can be at peace and end their days in compare
tive happiness. Should 1t be determined to es-
is the location. or whether Pierre, the place
named in the bill in question. is favorably To-
Gated.
As 10 well known to the people of Dakota,
Pierre is in the exact center from east to west.
to south; il 10 on the Missouri river, the great
water highway Of the northwest whore pooling
an setsnIiahad c;tu n T;t na systa ~ Ws
ter-works, street railroads, good schools,
churches. etc. it has central location it will
BIS the center of population within q few years !;
It has an abundance Of building stone it man.
ufactures as fine brick can BIO made in Da-
kota, and cheaper than in most places II has
e river as besa
groves in the city and immediate vicinity,
which could be used rs pleasure resorts by tbs
% hss good ,thi \ ss ana
good city government: 1t has q street railway In
operation. and the line passes in front Of the
building; 1t has good water works system and
could supply an abundance of clear, pure
water; it 10 the home OF many old soldiers who
would welcome such an institution to our city
their comrades The capacious four-story
brick of which the above cut Ia o correct rep
ressntation, has 100 feet frontage to the north,
and 100 TO the east II mas ~ rooms, ana ~
and plumbed for water, and II desired could be
ready for occupancy in ninety days Atreason.
able prices OF construction the actual cost OF
the building has been $4,000.
The building 10 centrally located on the line
Of the Pierre City railway and within about d
half mile OF the court house and business cen
mains passes In front Of the building. It IL on
the edge of a beautiful plateau nearly quarter
an intervening natural grove Of large trees
covering an area OF fifty acres andnow used as q
park.
The city of Pierre offers this magnificent
build ng and the block of ground on which 1t
stands as free gift to the territory Of Dakota
for soldiers home, and it expects, in addition
to above, to donate twenty acres OF this park
adjoining the ground on which IL stands This
will increase the value of the gift to at least
$4,000.
sully post submits the foregoing as some Of
the reasons why Pierre should be chosen as the
place for a soldiers home. and believes that no
town in the territory can give more.
Comrades, please sign the inclosed petition
and forward the me without delay to Hon.
Cos I. Crawford ct Bismarck as per envelope
inclosed. It is very important that you should
act immediately, for II anything 10 done it must
be done without delay. Please communicate
with the members from your district and re-
quest their support In favor OF tbs bill
By request Of Sully post No. Ia. department
of Dakoea, g. A. r.
JOHN C. WILLIAMS, Commander.
WILLIAM KOCH, Adjutant.