The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-15
COMPTON IN COMMAND
DEPUTY BANK SUPERINTENDENT
MADE COMMANDANT OF THE
SOLDIERS HOMIE
LAMpHERE IS SECRETARY
Changes Were Made
at the Annual Meeting
at Minnehaha
Yesteray.

Capt James Compton, of Fergus
! Falls. deputy state bank examiner,
was elected commandant of the
Minnesota soldiers home at Mime
haha by the board of trustees at it's an
nual meeting yesterday afternoon. The
/ present officer, Capt. Thomas Mcmillan,
who has been in charge Of the home since
1t was founded, thirteen years ago, will
turn over his charge on Sept. 1. and re-
move to Minneapolis.
| s. II. fowler, of Minneapolis, was re-
elected president of the board of trustees,
George N. Lamphere, of Moorhead, was
elected secretary.
Capt. Compton, the newly elected COM
mandant served throughout the Civil
war in Company C, of the Fifty-second
| Illinois volunteer infantry, in the army
of the Tennessee. He left the army In
January, 1866, and returned to his home
in Illinois. Five years later he came to
Minnesota and opened the First National
bank at Fergus Falls, with which he was
associated until 1891. when he was ap-
pointed surveyor general of that district
He held that position until 1895, and was
then appointed bank examiner in the Of
fee of the public examiner. He repre-
scented his district in the senate from
1882 to 1890, and was on the committee
that reported the bill for the founding
Of the soldiers home
The first ballot stood for Compton and
for Mcmillan, and the Fergus Falls
mans election was then made UNANIMOUS.
1t being the annual meeting, Command
ant Mcmillan called attention to the i'm
1 j.
merating a well, heating plant and foot
bridge to Minnehaha park. He suggested
few needed repairs on the cottages and
some Of the buildings, and new ambu-
lance of some kind for conveying Ill and
disabled occupants. These repairs were
later ordered. He reported that the gen
eral conduct of the soldiers had been
good. He also expressed the apprecia-
ton Of the occupants for entertainment,
books and papers furnished by the W. r.
c. and others.
The adjutant reported that the total
number present Aug. IA was 236-an in
crease Of Ii during the past year. In
the twelve months 81 soldiers were admit
ted, A readmitted, IS discharged and 43
died. The total membership. present and
absent Aug. l, was 361
The quartermaster report showed the
total expenses Of the home, including the
salary of the secretary and $10,293 SO ex-
pended for repairs on buildings and for
new heating plant, have been $68,t.9.S8
The products of the farm brought $40 81.
The surgeons report showed that the
mortality rates is increasing rapidly.
Thirty-seven deaths took place during the
year, including one Spanfsh-American
war soldier, who died Of tuberculosis at
the age of thiTty-fve. The daily number
Of -, ~, ~
women nurses engaged during the past
year, the report said, have been very sat
isfaetory. Several minor hospital i'm
provements are asked for, and it was de-
cided, because of the heavy drain on the
home fund, to ask the legislature for a
special appropriation to cover expense
OF many needed repairs and additional
equipments.
The. board acted upon the suggestion Of
the commandment and took charge Of about
$500 back pension just received by an oc-
cupant of the home who is an inebrfate
and utterly unable to care for himself
Steps will be taken to appoint a guardian
over him according to law. ~ ~--y
Capt. Compton stated that the present
staff would be retained for a time.
Prohibitionists to the number of three
or four hundred gathered last night at
| the home of Hell bert J. Near, on Uni
! Verstty avenue, to do honor to the Pro-
hfbitonist candidate for governor of
| Minnesota, Rev. B. B. Hangar Mr..
Haugen was introduced by Chairman
| George w. Higgins, of the state central
! committee. He spoke Of the progress of
| the cause in the northern part Of the
state and the encouraging outlook for
/ the coming year. There was a large del
egation from Hamline, headed by George
F. Wells, editor of the Backbone.
Music was furnished by the boys or
chestra from the Park Avenue Methodist
church. Mrs. Huntington and George
Robinson sang solos. both of which were
encored.
Lieut. Gov. Lyndon A. Smith. took din
ner at the Windsor hotel yesterday and
left for Minneapolis In the afternoon.
The Republican state central commit
tees press bureau will begin it's educa-
tional campaign about Sept L.
DR.. John Enander, of Chicago. editor
of the Hemian9t, one of the leading Swed-
ish papers -of the country. is in the city.
He will spend a month in this state, cam
paigning for the Republican ticket
Senator Charles o. Baldwin addressed a
letter to the Duluth Herald announcing
that he had decided to accede to the
wishes Of his friends and be a candidate
for congress in the Sixth congressional
district, if they desired him to be a can
didate. He will make no effort to get the
| nomination. but will take it if given to
him.