The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-01-25
.tPierre specisl.l

The city Of Pierre is making strong
fort to secure the location Of 9 soldiersT
home within her borders, and to that end
has made q very liberal proposition. The
following circulur, issued by Sully post
No. Is to the G.. A. r. Of the territory, q.
plains fully what Pierre proposes to do:
Comrades: Feeling that there 10 . large and
growing sentiment In favor of establishins and
maintaining u home for the soldiers aid ssilere
WHO may, through inclination or necessity,
wish the advantage of its shelter. we. the mem.
bers OF sully post, would ask your co-operet ion
for the establishing of IL home for disabled toll.
diers and sailors at the city Of Pierre"
in Hlgles county there are 800 old soldiers.
ing kept up throughout the territory, would IL:
aicate That there are something over 5000 old
taken care OF in their old age. and Dakota
should not allow her record to be stained By
allowing one Of them to end his days q ths
alMshouse. 1t 10 but Just recognition Of thetx
services to provide for them u home where they
can be at peace and end their days 10 compara-
tsSli ahp such q ho Snsu The u next ss d thina To con .H y.
Is the location. or whether Pierre, the place
Gated.
AZ is we'll known to the people Of Dskeee.
and in the center OF south Dakota from north
to south it is on the Missouri river, the great
W0tOT 0tk0W8y VI GtS uOItAW6Ht, WQ0I0 ROO4l0K
and determination are impossible; 1t 10 already
an established city, with a fine system OF wa
ter-works, street railroads.. good schools,
BIO the confer Of population within . few years;
it has an abundance of building stone; It man
ufactures as fine brick - can be made IN Da-
the Missouri river as a competing point on
freight; 1t has humorous beautiful natural
groves in the city and immediate vicinity.
veterans: it has good railroad facilities md
they will 10 better within . year; It has .
good city government: it has a street railway In
operation. and the line passes in front OF the
building; 1t has a good water works system and
could supply An abundance Of clear. pnrs
water It e the nome Of many old soldiers Who
would welcome such an institution to our city
and take pride in ministssing to the wants q
their comrades. The capscious four-story
r ps.enj u Mnl Sas iaS ,s s1o iren ons rs : e eo tbs sn see.
and 100 to the east. 1t has l02 rooms, and at
are conveniently arranged for light and ccmfers
ready for occupancy in NINETY days. Atreasoa,
the building las been $4,000.
of the the Pierre Ely y ' sa@ilwayy s s1srs within bin . .Ss tn :
half mile of the court house aud business CEN
ter of the city. One Of the principal wster
the edge Of a beautiful plateau nearly . quarter
of a milo from the Missouri river and overlooks
an intervening NATURAL grove OF large tre6s
covering an area OF fifty acres andnow used asa
The city OF Pierre otfers this magnificent
building and the block Of ground on which e
for q soldiers' home, aud it expects. in addition
to above. to donate twenty acres Of this park
adjoining the ground on which it stands. This
$4,000.
sully post submits the foregoing ~ some Of
the reasons why Pierre should be chosen a. the
place for o soldiers home. and believes that NO
town in the territory can give more.
Comrades. please sign the inclosed pettNen
and forward the 9 me without delay to Honk
Coe l. Crawford at Bismarck % per envelopes
inclosed. It is very important thu you should
net immediately for If anything is done IL must
be done without delay. Please COMMUNICATE
with the members from your district and re-
quest their support III favor of the bill.
BY request of Sully post, No. IL, department
of Dakota, G. A. II.
JOHN q. WILLIAMS. Commander.
WILLIAM KOCH, Adjutant.