Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
SOUTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY, DECEMB
THE SOLDIERS HOME.

THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Items of Interest Pertaining to the State
Institution and the eBoys
In Blue.
j. b. Potter has gone to Memo to
spend the holidays among friends. 1t
is his fiirstafurlough.
Charley Stanley run down to Sioux
City on business last week. He came
back declaring the weather is twice as
cold there as here.
Lee Phillips, the reliable and long
time engineer, run up to Deadwood
Monday on business. While he was
gone Fred Tillotson was in charge of
the heating plant.
A. j. Austin pulled his duds togeth-
er and struck out for Deadwood Mon
day to visit somebody, Adoniram says
friends, report says a rich widow.
Wonder which is correct
M. j. Rowland. better known as
"Deadwood Joe," is back for the fourth
or fifth time. He has been out for a
year or so. He was re-admitted, how
long he will stay is hard to tell; all de-
pends -.
Many nice presents were made by
the told boys" to the young boys and
little girls about town on Christmas.
More than one boy and girl wear
warm and comfortable shoes and stock
ings that we're sent to them by men,
bers of the home.
Thomas M. Tumbleson came. from
Sioux Falls last Saturday to make his
home here in the future. Thomas is
No 3. of colored boys in the Home. He
was member of the 29th us. colored
troops. He comes we'll recommended,
so we hear, from the Post and COM
rades at Sioux Falls.
s. B. Williams left Saturday night
for Chicago in response to a telegram
announcing the death of his daughter,
Ray, after surgical operation. 1t
was sudden summons. Miss Ray
was we'll known and highly esteemed
by large number of the boys of the
Home. Sam has the sympathy of all.
Tom Connolly, one of the faithful
table walters, shed his white apron and
started for HE home at Watertown
Saturday night, to spend the holidays
with his family. Tom Tate donned
the apron and is the politest and best
looking waiter on the list. With his
Chesterfieldian manners and robust
form he fills the place we'll. Thomas
does not allow any flirting with the
waiter.
Fred Starr left, on the same train
with Pat, for Woonsocket, which is his
home. Fred is an old bachelor and
has been more successful in gathering
the sheckels together than most of the
boys. He is we'll to do and can hardly
claim the right to membership here
With the prospect of a crowded house.
he concluded to take his discharge and
give place to someone who has not
means to support himself Fred is q
nice, quiet and we'll liked comrade.
Pat Brennan, the trusty yard man
left Saturday night for Bresford. The
colonel said, Pat, you have only beer
back from furlough about six weeks
why do you go so soon again." Pal
Strengthened himself up and said
"rhe ould woman aXed me, would
come home to Christmas wild her, ant
I said. yes l will" OF course Pat wa
fitted out with transportation, bas
ket of lunch and told to go and enjo.
Christmas with the old wife.
Peter Schang came from Mitchell
last week. He was 10th New Yorl
cavalryman during the war. He ha
been in Dakota long time and ha
many ups and downs. A few years ag
sensational poisoning case occure
at Camp Crook and arrests were mad
right and left with the hope of gettin
the criminal. Peter is the man t
> to whom the "cold pizen" was admini'
: tered, bnt they did not succeed in ge
4 ting him under the turf. Still, he
not over the effects of the poison. n
lawed his wife to finish, got divore
and is now safely located at the HON
where he says, "there is acres of con
fort here for us old boys"