Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-09-27
SOLDIERS KOME NOTES.

1Ol q nOuNu > NlSlG seU OoASs Az. u. AA0
left his happy family or menagnrie, in
care Of Mrs. Underhill.
George Drey snd Charley Bland, the
two faithful Filipino boys at the Home,
spent Saturday and Sunday at Lead.
! A wise old vet shook his head and
smiled while saying, II wonder il
George and Charley found prettier
girls up there than here.'
| Alf Garrett, the superb lawn man,
has been making war on the Russian
thisties for two weeks. He has we'll
| nigh cleared the Home grounds from
the presence of the pesky, hateful
weed. Alf deserves II chrome.
Karl Haas, Il true son of st. Cl;spin,
has bench in the carpenter shop
where he cobbles, stitches and makes
mems soles better. Don't you believe
for minute that Karl can't mako new
boots and shoes. and make them OF the
latest style and finish.
Since ''rif" delivered his lecture to
tie skunk tribe, pronounced sentence
on tho chief maran!er and executed
him, perfect peace and security has
reigned about the chicken yard. '''I'iff"
says, shy jucks, i got the ring leader
and no moro trouhle will coms to my
flock"
Matt Graham sports fine horse and
buggy and all any lady has to do to get
i n %., lot lot
it. He is ever ready, and like Barkis
was with Pegxoty, sis willin.'" Matt
is q Kcntuckian and has AS great loye
for a .hoss" rs when he was a sport in
the blue grass region.
Mrs. Lucas, the matron, writes the
colonel that she is through visiting, is
home sick and prefers the Springs to
Boston, il it is the "Hub" She spent
one day in the Soldiers Home at Chel
sea, aud in summing UP her ohscrva
tions says, sit IS not so good for the
boys us our little Home"
Jimmie Starks, so we'll known all
over town. was buried Monday morn
ing. He was the second oldest mem
ber of the Home in continuous service.
/, He was born in New York, was II mem
Der of Co. @ Third Minnesota Infantry,
LACED 76 years. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Coffee.
Charley Strong, Jim Dangherty and
Billy Mace are The faithful nurses and
atteadants in the hospital. The boys
say that three better men can't be
found for the place in the state. Never
idle. always patient and kind to the
S sick and ever ready to help those who
$ need help. DIR. Bicllmore and his corps
J. OF attendants nre highly esteemed by
g the men in and ont of the hospital.
u The orchard at the Home was put
IL out in tho spring of 1899. The trees
IT are making IL fine growth. One peacf
IS tree about six feet high had nine large
!" luscious peaches. a pear tree, not Sc
: large. bore three large, splendid Bart
J. lett pears. About two bushels of Ber
l. Davis apples have been picked, am
is cherries and plums in great abundance
q The product is surprising for SC youn:
g an orchard. and it passes beyond con
l. troversy that this section is a tinef frui
W country.
IN Some of the wags of the Home hav'
y Il new way of measuring time. The.
M watch Uncle Dave Strayer while he i
I saving wood, and when they hav
IL counted sixty strokes of his saw, the
IA say tone hour; no use of an hour han,
ne on the clock when Uncle Dave is a
no work." From the large pile of WOO
ts' cut into range lengths. your reporte
h is prepared to say that the wags an
ed joshers SANDER Uncle Dave. 1t is re
rs. suits he seeks and not motion. Uncl
re. Dave ..saws wood" and does it success.
" fully.
IN Mrs. Mary Frost, Of Plover, low
in left for her home Monday evenin,
gs She is sister of johnny Barnes, th
he Filipino soldier whose leg was amp,
m tated in July. At that time he was n,
tn expected to survive and Mrs. Fro
er- came to see aud wait on him. No 81
Ter ever gave IuOCo ldltulUll huu tcIlO(
care to brother than did this exec
lay lent woman. Johnny Barnes is Sc
er- ting we'll, is out of all danger, but
cas- can never tell how much he owes
rse his noble sister. Mrs. Frost won
tender regard from all the people abo,
the Home.
,m James Thomas. who is one of the G
ing cupants of the adjutant's cottage, mu
ing be doing something whether it pays
,de not. About the Doth of June he plal
me ed about dozen hills of potatoes ba
les of the cottage. Being SO late in t
gin season, the wags about the Home ma
tod IL good deal OF sport of "Pap" aud
potato patch. But all their talk al
eh' advice about teams to haul in his or
give and place to store his tubers did n
and disturb "Pap." but he 'stoted'' wat
pte. from the hydrant and kept the grou
moist. Now imagine the surprise
',eF- hic tnvmnnfnrS ,yhon fhav f,oyn 1pop