Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-20
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Items of Interest Pertaining to the State
1nstftutton and the Boys
In Blue.
The colonel let the contract for GO
cords of green wood to be delivered on
the grounds at $500 per cord. H. A.
Sergeant is the contractor.
We have full list of the current
magazines coming to the library. They
are catalogued and issued as books
are, thus all can read them.
Charley Bland, the long time assist
ant engineer, resigned this week anl
will go to the upper Hills soon. Fred
Tillotson takes his place in the engine
house.
Some of the boys we're about the
Home day or ltwo ago agitating the
plan of lyceum or literary society.
Have not heard what success attended
their efforts.
VIM. Squires, u member of the Home
who lives near the Stewart bath house
has been quite sick for several days.
He is feeble and has been for a long
time. DIR. Bickmore is giving him care
full attention.
The cold snap kept Engineer Phil
lips and his assistant, Bland, on the
watch for broken pipes and bursted
mains. They got through without any
serious trouble and kept the house as
warm as toast.
The matron gives it out on the sly
that there will be a campfire Christ
mas night in the chapel. She and Mrs.
Bickmore will fix up a program and
put it through. koker's talking ma
chine will be the "star," it is safe to
say. The purpose is to relieve the
monotony.
There are but five members of the
Home who do not draw pension, and
it is certain the five unlucky men will
soon be put on the rolls. Some little
hitch has held them back until now,
No other government treats it's soldiers
as we'll as "Uncle SAM
The lawless cattle, or the lawless
owners of cattle, have given the Home
much annoyance lately. At last
patience ceased to be a virtue and
Marshal Dornan was appealed to: he
soon put an end to the struggling
bands of bovines, and peace reigns
again
Sanford Coder came to the Home
last week from Douglas Co. He was
for many years locomotive engineer.
but lately he has not been able to hold a
lever, so he has run in for repairs. He
was member of the S7th Indiana Inft.
during the war.
Thomas +. McEveny, of Spearfish,
came back to the Home this week
after an absence Of nearly a year. He
said the cold weather cut too close for
him and he struck for warmer quar-
ters. Thomas was a member of the
9th Iowa Inft., of the company
commanded by the famous Wash
Gallands.
Eli I. Forester, of Central City,
came in this week after an absence of
nearly two years. He was a member
of the 2nd Ark. Cav, during the war.
Eli is a miner and few years ago
while tramping charge to make ready
for shot, a premature explosion oc
cured, almost binding him for life, be-
sides taking off one hand. He is badly
used up, but not from the casualties
of war.
"Dr." Minnick, who got so spry tina,
he could not be kept about the Home
but insisted he must be out doins
some sort of business, came back Tues
day and went to the hospital 1t il
his regular course as soon as he is able
to leave the hospital to go out and rus
tie about until he is not able to navi
gate, then come back, be doctored VI
to go out and repeat the same exper
ience. The colonel served notice OF
him this time that he would have t
stay at home and let younger mon d
the business of the country.
Supper and Dance.