Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-10-18
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES.

SOLDIERS, HOME NOTES.
The full board are in session at the
Home this week. They are going over
all business matters carefully.
George Drey, who has driven the
black team for the past year, resigned
the position, took his discharge and
went to Lead to accept q more lucra-
tive place.
N. w. Armstrong left for his home
in Sanborn county last week. He came
here with the hope that the waters
would relieve him of a long standing
case of stomach trouble, but after q
test of couple of months he was no
better.
Col. A. j. Smith, inspector of Sol
diers' Homes, dropped in and inspect
ed US. 1t is safe to say he found the
members in fine condition, every man
was dressed in clean, we'll brushed
clothes, shoes blacked, and altogether
we made fine appearance. The in
spector was we'll pleased and we hear
was complimentary in his remarks
after parade was dismissed.
The busiest man about the Home is
Samuel H. Haughn. He cultivated a
garden in Catholicon addition and
raised lots of truck and vegetables.
The boys about the Home say he gave
most of his crop to the widows about
town. Sammy believes in the COM
mand, to remember the fatherless and
the widows He works for the love of
it and the good he can do with the pro-
ceeds.
Sunday was an exciting day about
the Home. Eugene West went away
Saturday evening, and not returning,
caused suspicion that he was lost in
the forest west of the Home. He was
last seen three quarters of mile west
and was going away from the grounds
then. OF course all sorts of stories
were afloat, none of which proved to be
true. The whole force of able bodied
men turned out and searched the
woods from noon until evening. After
all we're discouraged and feared the
worst for the comrade, word was
brought that he was at Sam Cody's in
Cold Brook. A general rejoicing was
held over the news OF his safety.
Geo. w. Grass, who left the Home
Vol,1 kho fa,vo0,,rh
to explore the Oklahoma country, re-
, turned last Friday. He says the crowds
of people who gathered about FL Reno
and Lawton at the time of the opening
| of the lands to settlement was simply
y past belief. They surged and swell
/ tered in the dust and heat without a
j. murmer until the lottery scheme of
, locating knocked out the most of them
, then the growls and complaints were
deep and loud. George says he never
suffered with the heat anywhere as he
did there and he is glad to get back to
the Home where he will stay contented
n in the future.
n Col. Lucas, G. NJ. Woodcock, A. 3
,. Connor and G. M. Stanley, went las
}. Friday to witness and participate il
!. the services of dedicating a pair of 3:
j. pound guns in the G. A. II. cemeter!
y of that place. They are historic pieces
n having done service in front of DR.
n Mudd's prison on the Dry Tortuga
{. while confined there as prisoner 70
IS participating in the conspiracy t.
10 assassinate President Lincoln. Col
is Eaker secured them from the govern
ment and brought them all the way t
et the Black Hills where they will rest o.
* a foundation of masonry as guards t
le the cemetery. The dedicatory service
we're conducted at the cemetery b
Col. j. Il. Baker and the officers of hi
post. The services were touching an
IN beautiful. at the conclusion of whic
IA the large crowd repaired to the schoe
2 house where Col. Lucas delivered th
~ address of the occasion. 1t is an homo
,s for Hermosa that is not enjoyed
no any other town in the state, SO far q
,e your reporter knows, and to Col. Bake
re should be accorded the praise for til
ty conception and completion of the e,
st terprise. The boys came back loud i
IS their praise of the royal treatmer
an they received at the hands of the pet
-. pie of Hermosa.
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o. The Nebraska City Daily News {
'n September had this to say of the Ell
H. tertainment given by the (which
Who?" company, which will be seen /.
an Hot Springs October %.