Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11
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thGt. the railroads h1vo agUee1
to charge cent FER mile each way,
which makes the rate less than one
fare for the round trip, o rate never
before secured for the Grand Army en-
campments, and n very rarely given
for any purpose. The problem of pro-
viding accommodations for the great
crowds that have always marked these
soldier gatherings in q city having q
less number Of people than tho stran-
gers within its gates, is by no means q
small one. Accommodations have been
provided, however, for l25,OOO people,
and the committee holds itself in read
mess to provide accommodations for as
many more as may come, if only no
titled in time. The effort to ascertain
the probable attendance is still going
On. !,
About Lodgings. !
Thousands, not veterans, will visit
the city during that week, and must be
found places of lodging and feeding.
For the accommodation of these, a can.
vass of all the city YVES made to leaN66
how many could be entertained in p
vate homes. The results are recordS
in seventeen large books, giving the
the nature of the accommodations o.
ASASA3 VAO HA4NO, VIA NOAN CA14OACCo 10 ~
bath, street cars, etc. The prices asked
u from twenty-five cents for lodgin&
and meals up to So a day at the best:
private boarding houses. All who DEF
sire to make arrangements in advance
can do SO through Executive pirectori
Fortune, who will furni ~ namel
and number of availablek f1flx$82t tho
price desired. Visitorss wi.sn!
their wives can find GOD H4mCda-
tions at the best priS& 61Arding
houses ut 50 a day. S3
The chief problem Ecourse,
been to provide lodgini 1sIAe vet.
Grams, the guests of hoR3k.fS46r these
eighty halls and schneeaEe2 pkjes, haye.
been secured, and will e*e&5 up with
cots. The larger partn&sst hosycterans
will be lodged in MfW1Gk1H erected
specially for their USE in all
cases, Of all cost. TkSHs}aspfE have to
bring their own blkAEtetSsnnd will
have to pay for t6eEs mehls. But
meals of good qujltty& Will be fur,
nished at a moderat$sS09 The board
has let q contraSt yth respon-
sible person, who MAI$fuE1ish meals
ut % cents each for 6fe4kfAst and sup
per, and 35 cents fdedtlnHf.! the larg-
est lodging place Ialls hestitueted On
East Washington 44sslhmediately
south of the StdASls 8eSafmatory for
Girls, and will be SEgSln by electric
cars direct from ekSssM9 ION Railway
barrack will hold sterans. It
field of eighty acrs, drained and
attractive. ~
Program fdsANIsek.
Tho program ~pfoyfaxsSa week Of
bustling activity dndssetgeous enter
templated will occutohM Monday night,
display will be maddiinsths grounds Of
the State House and CeGft House.
Of oil who care to IitneH II, the vet
rtans p places ns h1ld hai. ~ tent tn and and
many will hear the N1GQuehtl voices OF
soldier-orators, including General Rar-
rison. The grand pSfa4g WILL occupy
oil of Tuesday from too p. M,
though tho line of Aa&GAs will not cx-
coed two miles on k4He0 streets. A
feature of the parfN4s HarFassing oil
previous ones will bo1t&e&numbcr OF
horses in the line of &4Tck.s command
er-in-chief Wcissert 11lA disappointed
1000 aids-dc-camp, aS1ssSSch Of these
will be provided VII 66sHS6rse.
Tho veterans ar4s&sjaAing to be
uniformed very genSa1tkssjnd Indiana
will have at least 15;1QpA GypOldiers IN
line, and in additionN1 11dlltia OF the
State. The night ofSssy will b be
fireworks display, at NAlehaAe heav-
ems will be made brilliant lcF.t1o hours
with fire and color in dlaGpratSdesign
in q field 160 acres in sqhSt md aecessi-
bic by street q TuesdqU viii also
DO the night of the rdeektt0nb BY the
Hall.
Tho first regular meeflAg olaathc
delegates to the encampmGnE Wf1l.soc-
cur on Wednesday morninSih TsMlin-
son Hall. Ed3S
Thursday will be the day p11Suat6hs
of regimental associations 6Cs1nd4onh.
The night will be remarkable f6es4hp
grand reception of the delegaNseG 9she
citizens Of Indianapolis. Friday, the
last day of the encampment, will be, de-
voted to excursions through the gas
belt and at night to the street parade
Of a %pageantry. There seems now.
nothing threatening the success CT tho
encampment. /
ANDERSON, DEPuY s. Co., steel man
ufacturers at CHARTERS, employing
about 1920 mon, served notice that Z
10 per cent. reduction in wages of emf
ployes would be made in all depar a
ments. M
THE farmers big State elevator