Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-22
SOLDIERS HOME TENS.

Adjutsnt Kintner got q dispatch from
relatives in Wilksbarre, Pa, last Sat-
urday, stating that his brother was in
q dangerous condition and not ex-
pected to live. He made hasty prepar-
atoms and left Hot Springs that night
for his old home, expecting to reach
there at leastin timet to exchange greet
ings with his brother before he died.
His wife received a letter from him
yesterday, informing her that a, the
brother had rallied and might survive
for some weeks.
A large force Of the members of the
Home were out yesterday engaged in
shoveling out the sawdust from the
ice house, preparatory to laying in a
new supply of ice for the approaching
summer.
The Home guard house has been in
use a couple of times this week for the
purpose of administering salutary dis
cipline to refractory veterans who
dope too much down town.
Comrade Savage, who halls from
Mitchell and formerly owned a farm
near Grand View, Douglas Co., S. d.,
had a serious fit Wednesday morning
and for a time it looked as though it
was his last. He was taken to the hos
pital in the afternoon where the doc
tor pronounced heart disease as the
cause of his trouble.
A splendid pair of life sized bust pic
lures were purchased from Pike, last
Saturday, with money raised by sub
scription in the Home, and were duly
hung in the parlors. One is of Lin
coin, the other of Mckinley and they
add very materially to the appearance
and interest of the room.
y fine, life sized portrait of Mrs.
S%ophronia Lucas, the first matron of
the Home, was hung in the parlors of
the Home last Saturday. This lady
was IA general favorite with inmates of
the Home and many Il veteran can be
seen wiping away a tear as he stands
looking at her realistic picture.
Work was begun again on the new
Home we'll, on Tuesday of this week,
and it is believed that "a full flow of
water will be obtained within I'll o next
twenty or thirty feet. The vein al
ready struck is not considered salts
factory.
For some reason Father .Ahern did
not fill his appointment last Sunday
and consequently no services we're
held in the chapel.
y specimen of ore found on Battle
mountain by Il party from the Home,
was taken to Lead City by Comrade
o. Welsh last week, where he had it
duly assayed. The certificate of the
assayer shows gold to the amount of
81 to the ton.
Some numerous things occur at the
Home and then, and we had an
illustration of this a few days ago.
One of the aged inmates came to Capt.
Lucas and with a long face said:
Capt. you wouldn't like to wake up
some morning and find me murdered
i'll my bed, and / can tell you there is
danger of just that thing so long as
you keep that crazy man in the room
with me-" The Captain consoled him
as we'll as he could and his fears were
SO much allayed that he went out COM
%paratively assured that there was no
immediate danger. In less than an
hour Capt. Lucas had a visit from the
room mate of the first party and he
began: Capt. that old lunatic will be
the death of me if he remains in that
room and l want some change made..'
Here was mutual suspicion, and doubts
of each others sanity; but a few pleas
ant words sent number two away sat
istied that his life was safe for the
present.
Next Sunday Rev. Caldwell of the NJ.
E. church, will conduct services in the
Home chapel in the afternoon. The
town people are invited to attend.