Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-21

w. 3. Cushman returned from San.
born county where he spent about two
months on furlough. "Cush'' is the
best man for all sorts of work on the
grounds that is in the Home. He is
always ready to give lift when want
ed.
The decorum and quietude of the
Home was never SO good as now. Not
an infraction of the rules have been
reported for nearly two months of suf-
hcent gravity to merit any sort of ex-
ira duty. This speaks volumes for the
boys.
Levi Sheckler, Joseph Carter, John
McGlade and James w. Harden have
each been discharged from the hospital
and are back in the Home, leaving
seventeen there. None of them are
particularly sick, but all feeble and
lame.
Pat Brennan, the faithful "yard man.
left on Sunday nights train for Beres-
ford to close up the sale of his little
home, after which he will bring his wife
back with him, buy cottage here near
the Home and settle down for the bal.
ance of his days. He is an iudispensi.
ble man about the yard and a great
favorite with all the kitchen force.
Jack Wilson returned Saturday from
Central where he spent a couple of
weeks trying to keep some fellows from
stealing or trespassing upon piece of
valuable ground he has there. The
company own the land all around
Jacks claim and want his, but he says
they are unwilling to pay him its value
and are trying to get some sort Of
qulrk on 1t, so as to force him into q
sale at their price. Jack has got to be
a pretty good lawyer since his troubles
began. He procured an injunction
and now rests easy awaiting the new
developments.
Chief of Artillery Minnick with his
gunners Hiscox, Spalding and Carver
fired salute of II guns in honor Of
the 4Oth anniversary of the assembling
of the first territorial legislature at
Yankton. Thomas Tate and George
Falkinberg we're present and assisted
in rounding up the statesmen who
made the first batch of local laws for
the great territory. 1t is amusing
to hear George and Tom relate the
many ridiculous incidents that oo-
cured at that session. The Chief had
some trouble with his guns because of
poor fixtures. He has to make the
cartridges without primer or lanyard.
The work of firing is slow and labori.
Gus. But the Chief is satisfied, and
says, "this salute is in commemoration
of st. Patrick as we'll as the anniversa-
ry of the meeting of the first legis-
lature."
Alf Garrett has entered into q con.
tract with stock association to hunt
wolves this spring and summer. He
and his boys have regular outfit for
discriminating wolves. consisting OF
traps, ropes and dogs, has thirteen fine
dogs, two of which are "Blue Danes,'
powerful and fierce fellows, either
which can kill a gray wolf in fair
fight. The grey hounds corner the
varmints and hold them until the
Danes come up when they close on Mr.
wolf and soon put an end to his mar.
auding upon stock. Alf is enthusiast.
ic over the outlook and says he and his
two boys will clean up.a big summers
work as they did two years ago, when
in six months they got $500 for wolf
scalps. The boys put the money into
yonnR cattle and now have fine herd
of their own north of Belle Fourche
Ale will take furlough and 60 into
the field in about three weeks as gen.
eral and director of the campaign.
We have all sorts of discussions in
the several rooms. Law, medicine
theology, health, science, reciprocity,
finance and many other subjects are
fully argued and re argued. One night
last week the laws of health were elab.
orately argued in one room, one com.
rade declaring that q proper observ.
ance of laws of health would make one
immune from contracting colds. and
in the heat of the debate declared that
in proof of his position he conld gc
down to the town bare head aud in his
shirt sleeves and return and suffer no
evil by so doing. This was regarded
as bluff and bet of q quarters worth
of cigars was offered that he could moi
and would not do so. He accepted the
wager and it was agreed he should dt
it the next morning whatever th,
weather might be. To be sure he die
so one of his room mates was appoint
ed to go with him rs q witness. I'm
, mediately after baeakfast bare head
ed man in his shirt sleeves with
|, chaperone was seen heeling 1t toward
town. The trip was made ACCORDING
to contract and the cigars brough
back by the guard and delivered to th
winner, who while the blue smok
curled about his head taunted the lot
ers by saying he never won cigars eas
| Ter and never felt better, while th,
losers sat about waiting for him to bs
gin to sneeze and cough, but not
sneeze nor cough came; but volume
of advice came from the winner abou
how they all might escape colds
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