Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-04-18
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Items of Interest Pertaining to the State
Institution and the Boys
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In Blue.
3. 8. Hugill left for whitewood for
his quarterly visit with friends.
Jerry Nowlin left for visit with his
family at Rapid City after getting his
pension.
David Kingman left Monday night
for his home at Dell Rapids on a three
months furlough. He goes home rest
ed and refreshed so that he feels like =
boy.
Bruce Winney took run up to
Pringle Monday on business for q day
or two. On his return he will 20 to
Red Butte Montana to work on ranch
this summer.
George Garrison left Wednesday for
Seattle whore he has son living. Ba
said he would come back, but probably
he will change his mind and stay there.
Geo. w. Salts called for furlouRh
and left for Deadwood to accept q Job
at work now awaiting him. He said aI
am able to take care of myself during
-the spring and summer and I intend
to do so."
Richard Huxtable took ninety
days farlough and went to Rapid City
to SASHA among his old chums for
the next three months. He goes out
with renewed vigor and strength after
q winters campaign at the home.
I Silas Croker left last week for
Boston, Mass, to spend the balance OF
his days among friends and relatives.
He is a restless and uneasy old man.
peculiar and eccentric and yet a good
quiet christian comrade. Many of the
boys predict that Silas will be back be-
fore ninety days have gone by.
R. j. Tuax received telegram that
his brother is dangerously sick at Will
iston in the very extreme corner Of
North Dakota. He left on Fridav'
nights train for his brothers home bv
the way of st. Paul. It is trip Of
nearly 1000 miles to get distance Of
about $50, the way bird flies.
The campaign of house cleaning fs
opening up at the Home, and we hear.
q thorough one will be conducted from
attic to the basement. The fumes Of
sulphur, with soap, calcimine and paint
will be the prevailing aromas for the
next fortnight. When done microbes.
bugs and all such dangerous pests
will be nit.
John M. Barnes, the Filipino boy.
who has had such q serious time since
coming here and whose leg was ampu.
tated the second day of August, has
finally recovered and left Wednesday
night for Iowa to visit his aged father
and sisters. Few men are ever called
upon to undergo such suffering es
johnny" did, and fewer still. ever re-
cover. When DR.. Jennings told him.
TO amputate your limb leaves Won
about one chance out Of q thousand "a
live; without amputation, there is no
chance" Johnny replied, sI'll take the!
one cnance. The amputation was per-
formed and Johnny won.
The annual report Of the Inspector
OF Homes and Board Of National Man.
ayers ts received and placed in the IL
brary. We notice that the cost per cap
ita for keeping the members is greater
IN the eastern homes than In the west.
Ihts Home Is about the average OF
western Homes, lower than theaverage
ones OF the east. The large increasein
prices Of all provisions raises the ayer.
age cost very perceptiblZ. The Cent
with 5948 members, report "a sveraae
cost per capita Of el2l. n, while aoufS
Dakota with 237, costa o9O0 81: Ver.
lsm0nt 02Sn a.. Nnr<h naIrnf.s SonI "a.