Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-07
ALL TALK FAVORABLY
Concerning the National Home Which
This Congress Will Probably
Locate, Here

Concerning the National Home Which
This Congress will Probably
Locate Here.
Interest in tehalf of the National
Home does not weaken, but on the
contrary it is spreading. 1t has spread
outside the county, and many news
papers, and others, have taken up the
slogan. Besides, many favorable words
have been received from members of
congress, which is more encouraging
than all others. The following are a
few comments made by friends of the
movements
1t is possible that Il fund may be ap-
propriated by congress for home at
Hot Springs for disabled volunteer sol
diers. There is certainly no place in
the country better adapted to cure the
sick than at those life giving springs
Parker Press.
Hot Springs is making a determined
effort to secure the National Soldiers
Home, and at present the indications
are that she will succeed. The loca
ton is the best in the north
west for an institution of that kind
Chamberlain Register.
The Chief certainly hopes t hat Hot
Springs will be successful in her eff
forts to secure the National Soldiers
Home. This writer knows of no spot
in this country that offers superior in
ducements for an institution of that
character.-IroquoisC Chief.
The Hot Springs papers are getting
quite enthusiastic over prospective
National Home for old soldiers. We
hope our sister city may be fortunate
enough to secure it, but we will wait at
least uutil congress has an appropria-
tion bill before congratulating
Them Chadron Recorder.
There is a fair prospect that the pro-
posed National Soldiers Home will be
located at Hot Springs. And why not?
Hot Springs as sanitary point has no
superior and it is almost in the exact
centre of the country-two vital i'm
portance in it's sfavor.-Vermillion Re-
publican.
And still the good reports continue
to come concerning the establishment
of National Home at this place.
Judge Juckett has received letter
from Il New York congressman, who is
an old friend of his, saying that he will
take pleasure in supporting such a
measure and will, if desired, go before
the committee and urge favorable
report. This is the kind of work that
counts. We are going to win on this.
Everything indicates it. Keep doing
something; don't procrastinate.
Col. r. E. Clough, president of the
Soldiers Home board, informs us that
the movement looking toward the es-
tablishment of a national sanitarium at
Hot Springs is being pushed moro
energetically than ever before. Colonel
Clough yesterday mailed hundred
and twenty-five communications to
managers of soldiers homes in various
parts of the country in which he set
forth statistics relative to the waters
and many advantages of Hot Springs,
and urging them to use their influence
in securing an appropriation by con-
gress for such an institution. The
matter is being agitated by our repre-
sentatives with a fair prospect of sue:
S-Pioneer.TimeS
Congressman Kelley writes the STAR
from Washington, under date of Dec
29th. concerning the National Home.
as follows:
II am pleased to acknowledge the
receipt of your paper containing eN-
tracts and synopsis of the report from
the committee on military affairs for
the establishment and maintenance of
IL National Home for disabled volunteer
soldiers at Hot Springs, So. Oak. l
very much appreciate the interest you
have taken and hope by united eff
forts to succeed in having congress ap-
propriate the necessary funds for it is
worthy and much needed institution
and hope the same will he accom-.
plished without delay
a special from Hot Springs to the
Sioux alis Press says: "The people
of Hot Springs are doing good work to
secure the passage of the bill appro-
priating money to establish the North
ern Branch of the National Home for
Disabled Soldiers. at this place. Their
work is systematic. half dozen or
more committees having been ap-
pointed, the chairmen of these com.
mittees forming an executive commit.
tee, and a president of the whole con-