Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-09-20
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Johnny Fields, the bugler, returned
from Bridgeport, Neb., where q reun
ion was held last week. The Nebraska
folks appreciate Johnny's services, this
being thethird reunion he has attended
with his faithful bugle in that state
since July. The boys in the Home viii!
bet that there is not II bugler in tho
country who can excel Johnny when
he hos no "brass in his mouth"
A story is going the rounds of the
press about H. H. Lockwood, of Red
field, not having been mustered out of
the service at the close of the war, and
that he has employed a lawyer to col
lect a captains salary from 1866 to the
present, amounting to $4,000. On
readingthe story your reporter recalled
the fact that Lockwood vas a member
of this Home for a time and upon eX-
aiming the records the following facts
were found. Hiram II. Lockwood en-
listed at Newton, Iowa, October II,
1861, in Co. B 18th Iowa Infantry; was
discharged at Madison, Wis, July 8
1862, holding the rank of corporal at
the time. He re.enlisted at Madison,
Wis, Sept. 8, 1864, in Co. B 43d. Wis.
Infantry, and was dis charged at Nash
vile, Tenn, by order of the Val de
partment June "a, 1865, holding the
rank of first lieutenant. His discharge
from the 18th Iowa was for disability.
This record was made and sworn to by
Hiram H. Lockwood before G. e Bost-
wick, notary public at Red1eld, S. D.,
November 50, 1897. He draws u pen
sion of SIT per month on certificate No.
200,277. With this record it is not
clear to the average man how such u
story got abroad.
The manifestations of grief at the
Home over the untimely death Of the
president, were deep and pathetic.
Men whose cheeks are bronzed and
wrinkled from hard service aud age,
wept like children. Many funerals
have been conducted in the Home, but
not one drew out the pathos and sor-
row that was exhibited when the phone
announced 1.-THE president is dead"
With bated breath aud quiet step the
old heroes went about in grief and
silence. The Home was decorated with
deep aud heavy mourning, while the
flag 1oated at half mast.
The two cottages are receiving the
finishing work this week and will soon
be ready for occupancy by two old
couples. they are coy and will be COM
Portable.
Tiff" the chicken boss, is having
lots of trouble. He planned to pro.
duce a supply of young. chickens for
Christmas dinner. Took much pains
to set the hens early in August, SO his
chicks would be of the right age and
size for the holiday dinner. He had
42 fine chicks and they did fine until
fully three weeks old, vince one morn
ing sixteen were gone. What became
Of them was a puzzle to Tiff" Not a
trace or track Of any robber could be
found. He then took extra caution
against further loss, but next night
eight more were taken. He then had
reason to believe the skunks we're the
forages and he put out traps. Next
morning the aromaall over the grounds
"a evidence that the thief was caught.
After delivering a lecture to the mar
audar tiff" put him to death with
great pleasure. The worst of it is, only
four of his Christmas chickens are left.
tiff" declares, from this on forever,
he will wage n a of determination
on the skunk tribe.
Zeno G. Brown received Il back pen
sion a few months ago, some Sl,4O0.
He bought a cottage near Mr.. Under
Hills home, just off the Home grounds,
and overhauled and fixed it up into a
little palace. He has furnished it in
elegant style, and after all this was
done hs asked for his discharge, say
ing. IL am able to take care OF myself
as long as I am we'll, bnt will live near
the Home, so il 1 should get sick OF
when too old to take care of myself I
can come back and have a good Home"
Zeno is q first class man and was u
good soldier in the 4th Ill. Gov.
The curio hunter should never leave
the grounds without going over the
brow of the canyon, south of the Home,
and peep in on Lorenzo A. Jeffries in
his work shop. He has a complete
museum of curious things manufac
t,,rod ont of e4oxao In Aho ne aanou