Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-13
THE SOLDIERS HOME.

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Items of Interest Pertaining t" the State
Institution and the ltoys
In Blue.
Levi Screckler is quite sick in quar-
ters, but no serious Indications.
Lass. L. Staliem will go home to
Vermillion Saturday to fix up some
important business, after which he
will return.
JAS. j. Watts from Spearfish came in
since our last report. He was men,
ber of Co. .E" LIST. Colorado Cav. dur
ing the war.
W. v. no,slngtM went ,.ou.e tu
Rapid City on furlough Tuesday
morning. His wife is sick, how seri
ously your reporter did not learn.
Frank Mower asked for his dis
charge last Sunday which was granted.
He headed for Hill City where he will
dig tor precious metal and keep bach
elor's quarters.
Your reporter was astonished a few
days ago when told that the Home
consumed 14OO lbsfof sugar during the
month of November. The conclusion
must be reached, we are sweet set.
And now it is the Colonel who is
wrestling with old "Rewmaticks." He
hobbies about on a cane and when
joshed says, ~ have associated with
you fellows SO long, have got it too"
Smith Newcomer Co. sd" 18th. Pa
Cav. came from Huron last week. He
is in poor health, but believes he will
soon be better. He expresses great
surprise and pleasure in finding such
commodious quarters.
A. o. Underhill, after 30 day con-
finement by quarantine is back to his
old place at the g. His family had
smallpox and as matter of course all
members were put in seclusion until
all danger of spreading the disease is
past.
G. H. Anderson, of Grant county,
and Mai. Thos. H. Barnes, of Lawrence
NO.s dT6 OOCu HulU0 SlCh AAA OAlO iOoRAVots
in both cases heart trouble is the cause.
They are two good men and they have
the sympathy of ALL Joe Carter was
taken to the hospital last week suffer
ing from the same cause.
Turkeys are engaged for dinner
Christmas day. Your reporter has
been privileged to examine the bills of
fare for Thanksgiving of half the
Homes of the country, and it is a fact
not one e,'ed. while more than
half did not begin to equal ours. The
practice is general for the Homes to
exchange bills of fare on such occa-
sions.,
Col j. Il. Baker came down on Sat.
urday to attend some sort of lodge
business, intending to return ION Sun
day mornings train, but through some
loop he was left at the hotel in bed
when the train pulled out. After
cooling off his temper he came to the
Home and spent Sunday and left on
Monday mornings train.
Hermosa w. r. G. sent box to the
Home containing eleven fine rugs.
Pierre Corpse sent one with seven
splendid rugs, all for the use of the
members of the Home. III the good
women could see the broad smiles
break over the faces of the old men
when such tokens are delivered to them
they would feel doubly compensated
for their work.
Ole Gilbertson came from Roberts
county last week. He was member
of Co. sc" 18th, Iowa. His was one
of the Hornets nest regiments under
Gen. Prentice. He was captured and
spent six months within the walls of
Libby at Richmond. Ole ..knows what
hard fighting and prison fare were
like. He and the Colonel had a great
visit, for their regiments were together
for over two years.
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