Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-03
Soldiers Home Department.
II. p. CAxpnELL, Editor. I

Alex Hay of Hot Springs, O. G, 72d
New York VOL, infantry, was admit.
ted to The home as a meMber on the
22d. Comrade Hay served in the army
eighteen months in the west, and in
Ill the principal battles along the Miss.
issippi river.
Jas. w. Tabor of Strand, Day Co.
| South Dakota, came into the Home
on the 24th ult. as member. He
served in the Third Bat. Michigan
Light artillery over three years, in
Sixteenth and Seventh Army corps,
from New Madrid, Mo-, to Atlanta,
Ga, and TO the sea with Sherman.
The hardshll,s due to arduous service
has finally landed him in our Home.
where it is to be hoped he may pass
the residue of his life in plenty, peace
and quiet.
Benjamin II. Martin, White Lake,
Aurora county, is a new accession to
our number of members (Co. G, Ninth
Iowa cavalry, having presented him
self at the adjutant's Office with appll-
cation property authenticated, on the
18th ult. His service during the war
was in Missouri, and Arkansas. and in
battle at l)evall's Bluffs, Ark, was
severely injured in the spine by his
horse falling on and rolling over him.
Comrade Martin in all these years
since the war has labored streuuously
to support his wife and children, but
had to finally succunb to his insidious
disease, and now seeks the quiet and
rest of this most delightful Home,
where all the terrors of want are dis
PEELED and assuaged. Chill penurv
has by no means frozen the genial cur
rent Of his soul, and he is one of the
chattiest among the gay old vets.
The commander of this Home, with
the sergeant as an escort, plunged
wildly and ruthessly into the prime
val forest just north of the Home in
search Of a flag staff, on the afternoon
of the 24tll ult, and after enduring
the hardships of such a perilous trip
returned in the evening about 9:3O,
and just in time to arrest the progress
ola searching outfit headed by the
adjutant. They brought two beaut,-
full sticks that will fiout the clouds at
80 feet and soon "Old Glory" will be
gracefully floating from its tip from
some elevated point on the front lawn,
to our infinite JOY and delight. For
many an eye will dance to see that
banner in the sky
The pleasing countenance of Thos.
Bellmore was discovered approaching
the Home high pcrched upon load cf
potatoes purchased for our subsistence
department. Only few days ago
he landed here 600 pounds of fine.
fresh, sweet butter, and hence Tom is
always welcome. His famous ranch,
from whence all those good things
come, lies near liakerville, Custer
county. Tom stays all night with
us and talks French with our adiu-
tant.
Martin. the John at the Home, the
same who holds the ribbons over our
beautiful span of greys, having pur-
chased the Crumb cottage just south
Of the Home building. has moved into
it and is now ready to receive his
friends.
Col. E. E. Clough made us flying
visit on the night of the 9th ult. The
Col. has just returned from Pierre
where he has been lahoring i'll the in
terest of comfortable appropriation
for this Home for the ensuing two
years. and how we'll he succeeded may
be readily seen by glance at the fig
ures in the bill that has just passed
both houses of the legislature.
Capt. Fred Willor's friends in Hot
Springs end vicinity will be glad to
know he is doing well-fast improv.
ing-under the care of our hospital
officials. Uncle Fred sits up and is
around cracking jokes, making fun,
and is lively as a cricket. He will
soon he leaving us we'll again, and
then tearing up the streets and max
ing locations for the great stone
honses hat this busy people are for.
ever l ilding, winter and summer.
Morning report, 7s present; absent
five.
No one will dare say the young
state of South Dakota is ungrateful tc
her old soldiers, look at the splendid
appropriation for the ensuing two
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