Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1897-11-19

care nor WanG 20 geC uruuk. lb Cdhos
close watching to prevent accidents in
this line. "a few men have been dis
charged for deliberate disobedience of
rules and positive orders. Three cranks
have been discharged for various reas-
ons One, Hopkins, lives in Canton:
and am told he was the most vicious
crank in the home. He wanted to run
it and make rules for the commissioners
and the commandant. His chief aim
was to create disturbance. He got the
bounce in hurry. Another crank
from Nebraska, a chum of Hopkins
got bounced because he accused the
commandant with tampering with a
letter of his which lay on the command
ants desk while he, Macumber, was
asleep; and so it's goes. This home now
contains splendid lot of old veterans
worthy of the kind treatment they are
receiving. There are few sore heads
in the town who do all the lying and
letter writing. Commander Linn says:
Life is too short to notice such putrid
excrescencies, and guess he is right
Old Peter Quinn, or 'Brockie' as the
boys call him, is back in the home hav-
ing been re- admitted last week. He
was reported dead some weeks ago, but
he is good for many years yet. He was
discharged for disobedience OF orders,
caused by whiskey. Commander Linn
tries hard to keep the boys from getting
into trouble, and he has succeeded in a
most gratifying manner.
Col D. H. Hawn told me before leav-
ing Canton, that the South Dakota
Soldiers Home under the management
of Col and Mrs. Linn, would be one OF
the best managed homes in the United
States, and now am ready to assure
COL Hawn that he knew what he was
talking about. have talked with men
here who have visited a great many
different homes. and they tell me that
the South Dakota home is without ques-
tion the most peacable and orderly
home in the nation, and the boys seem
as sociable and orderly as any we'll
regulated private family. Every mem
ber of the home seems to take pride in
being gentlemen, and no where is this
so noticeable as in the great dining room.
Every man in the home is proud of its
condition It is very disgusting for US
to read the lies published in some papers
and seems as if these liars would like to
see the home wrecked. would like to
have my friend Col Hawn come out
and see as and enjoy the blessings
provided for South Dakota veterans.
The officers Of the home are very kind
and ever ready to do what they can to
assist the boys. Adjutant Cleveland is
a very pleasant gentleman, and DR..
Whitfield is doing everything to bring
the veterans up to condition where
they will again be able to enjoy life.
Five men were recently brought to the
home and were in such condition that
they had to be carried from the train
into the hospital. Three of them are
able to be around. fourth is able to sit
up and the fifth is on his back, but
Judging from past success III the hospi-
tai, all will be on their feet before long
lam glad to be able to let my Lincoln
county friends know how pleasant
is over here, and how we'll
the old veterans are being cared for,
and to deny the miserable lies sent out
by disgruntled sore heads and cranks !
An Iowa man, who lived near ashua !
years ago, said he was surprised that
Hopkins kept out of an asylum so long.
FRED KEIDLE, !
Co. "A" 3rd Iowa Infantry.
(49 months in the service.)