The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-05-29

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supplied with sufficient hose to
carry the water to any endangered
spot. Among the other appropria-
ions positively needed by the Home,
is this one for supplying hose.
Immediately in front of the
engine house is d court formed bv
the projection of the two wings Of
the building. This court is being
cleaned out and lcveled for the
purpose of paving it with tagging
stones. The captain has dicovcrcd
a stone quarry upon the hill from
which he can obtain smooth fiat
stones for this purpose. They are
to be laid with good pitch out
ward so that by attaching hose to
the pump the entire court can be
washed as clean as floor. A
small but very advantageous sewer
has been put in that drains the
refuse down into the ravine where
it percolatcs through the porous
gravel within distance of 100 feet.
We were then taken down
through the laundry and saw tile
perfect system of handling the
several inmates clothing. Every
| thing was as nice and neat as y
new pin, and in perfect ac-
cordance with everything else about
the institution. Thence through
the corridors and rooms of the
various floors we were led to the
chapel. This is fine, large room
nicely arranged for the parpcse
intended. 1t is furnished with an
excellent organ that was puchascd
by Watcrtown Posts G. \. II. and
w. Il. c. and presented to the
Home. The alter is a piece OF
workmanship especially worthy Of
mention. as it was made, decorated
and set upby"the boys themselves.
The cabinet work is tasty and we'll
designed, the painting and gliding
shows the hand OF an experienced
and expert workman, while the up
holstarins is as neatly done as
though it had been in the hands of
a professional. The.waIls arc hung
with biblical pictures, sent by Re
lief Corps. Altogether the chapel
is one OF the plcasaatcst rooms IN
the whole building.
Up in the reading room, Oh
library as it will be. when it is
completely furnished are found
books, papers and magazines OF
all kinds. Some of the books pos
scsscs value to old soldiers that
is not appreciated by civilians.
For instance Col. T.. w. Page, of
the Yanlston Indian agency sent
the Adjutans's General Reports for
seventeen states. These reports
give the names. regiment, dis
charge, cause, etc. of every man
who ever enlisted in the U. S.
army. The old Veterans. are
greatly Interested in coming these
reports, and they are considered
one of the most valuable contribu-
tionscver made to the library. The
commandant and the members of
the Home in general wish to con-
vey unbounded thanks to Col.
Page for this valuable gift.
On the wall is hung map OF
the United States, Territories and
Canadas, finished from the office ci
the U. S. Geodetic survey at the
urgent request of cx- Senate,
Moody. This map is made es-
pccially for the use of United
States officers and is the most ac-
curate and carefully compiled MAP
in existence and very seldom issucc
from the Office. From the windows
of the library splendid view is te
be had of the whole city of IIo
Springs. Adjourning down stair.
we called on the newly appointed
postmaster, D. g. Grippen, in hi:
cosy Office and learned that he wa:
only following his old business
having served several terms as
postmaster in the eastern part o
the state
Our visit to the Soldiers Home
closed with a hearty hand shake
all around and we left the portals
of this splendid editice with heart
felt thanks that it belonged t.
South Dakota and that we wer,