Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-01-25
Pierre specially


The city of Pierre is making s,,
. fort to secure the location of a SOLD.
home within her borders, and to that
has made very liberal proposition, y
following circulur, issued by Sally n.
No. 10 to the G.. A. R. of the territorv
plains fully what Pierre proposes to d.
Comrades: Feeling that there is u larpe,
growing sentiment in favor Of establishnps
maintaining home or the soldiers and ssiis5
who may, through inclination or necessSJ
wish the advantage of its shelter, we, the msy
bers OF SILLY post would ask your co-opera !
in securing the passage of a bill entitled An
for the establishing of IL home for disabled |
diers and sailors ut the city of Pierre
In Hughes county there are 200 old soldeII
Taking this as n fair sample, that proporim,j
ing kept up throughout the territory, Would /
dicnte that there are something over % COj /
soldiers in the territory. In the natural CONF
taken care OF in their old age and DaLo1
should not allow her record to be stained !
allowing one of them to end his days in,
almshouse. 1t isbu just recognition Of hi
| services to provide for them n homo where M
can be at peace and end their days in compa,|
tive happiness Should it be determined to J
tablish such a home, the next thing to consia
is the location, or whether Pierre, the nj
Gated.
Pierre is in the exact center from east to We
and in the center of south Dakota from lor
to south it is on the Missouri river, the es
water highway of the northwest, where poi
an established city, with fine system
ter-works, street railroads, good scts
churches. etc. it has central location; it
be the center of population within few yes
it has all abundance of building stone; it mi
ufactures as fine brick as can be made in d
kota, and cheaper than in most places it ii
the Missouri river as competing point
freight; it has numerous beautiful natud
groves in the city and immediate vicipid
which could be used rs pleasure resorts by 4
veterans; it has good railroad facilities Al
they will be better within year; it has
good city government; it has street railway
building; it has a good water works system d
could supply an abundance Of clear, ~
water; it is the home OF many old soldiers vi
would welcome such an institution to our eli
their comrades. The capacious four sta
brick, of which the above cut is a correct "a
resentation, has 100 feet frontage to the non
and 100 to the east. 1t has 1O2 rooms, and
are conveniently arranged for light and comic
and plumbed for water, and if desired could
ready for occupancy in ninety days. Atreasa
able prices of construction the actual COS.
the building has been $4,000.
The building is centrally located on the ID
of the Pierre City railway and within about
half mile of the court house aud business cd
ter of the city. One of the principal wal
mains passes in front of the building. 1t
the edge of Il beautiful plateau nearly quart
Of a mile from the Missouri river and overlool
an intervening natural grove of large tre|
covering an area Of fifty acres and now used d
park.
The city of Pierre offers this magni6es
building and the block OF ground on which
stands as free gift to the territory of Dakc
for a soldiers home, and it expects, in addid.
to above. to donate twenty acres Of this pal
adjoining the ground on which it stands. Th
will increase the value OF the gift to at lea
$4,000.
Sully post submits the foregoing as some
the reasons why Pierre should be chosen as 1
place for a soldiers home. and believes that
town in the territory can give more.
Comrades, please sign the Enclosed petit
and forward the me without delay to HI
Coe I. Crawford at Bismarck as per envelo
inclosed. 1t is very important that you sho,
net immediately, for if anything is done it mi
be done without delay Please communlc
with the members from your district and
quest their support in favor of the bill.
BY request of sully post, No. ID, departing
of Dakota, G. A. r.
JOHN C. WILLIAMS, Commander
WILLIAM KOCH, Adjutant.