Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-08-01
THE SITE is SELECTED

l ~ LII IN
School House Hill is Chosen for the Ma
tional Sanitartum by the Board
of Managers.
The Board of Managers of the Ma
tional Soldiers Homes have come and
gone, and one more spike has been
driven toward consummating the long
desired ambition of the people of Hot
Springs, viz: to have National Sol
diers' Sanitarium built within our city.
The Board was met at Buffalo Gap
by committee of citizens and escort
ed to Hot Springs, the band and many
citizens being at the train to welcome
them. The members of the Board who
were present were: Gen. Martin #.
McMahon, president, of New York
City; Col. Geo. w. Steele, secretary of
Marion, Ind; Gen. Charles M. Ander-
son, of Greenville, Ohio; Col Sidney
q. Cooke. of Herington, Kansas; Gen.
Thomas j. Henderson, of Princeton,
HIS; Capt. Henry e. Palmer, of
Omaha and G. b. Patrick, of New York,
who is assistant general treasurer of
the Board. Col. Steele, Gen. Anderson
and Col Cooke were accompanied by
their wives. Miss Cooke also accom-
paning her parents. Col J. r. Bu-
chanan chaperoned the party to this
point in official car 100 and special
sleeper. and added materially in his
genial manner in making their stay
in Hot Springs pleasant. After par
taking of breakfast at the Evans the
members of the Board were taken i'm
carriages and shown the various sites
that were available. The entire fore
noon was devoted to inspecting the
sites. IN the afternoon the Board
considered the site question for time
and then enjoyed delightful hour at
the plunge bath.
The afternoon and evening were
spent in consultation with the citizens
who were active i'll helping them de-
eide upon q favorable location and in
resting from the heat aud fatigue Of
their long journey here and their
labors OF the forenoon. Many citizens
called at the Evans in the evening and
paiA their respects to the honorable
guests, although no formal reception
WAS given this plan being preferred
by the visitors. Not completing their
labors on Monday the Board concluded
to remain over until 3 o'clock Tuesday
and go north oa the Is. Il NJ. to Sylvan
lake. instead of going on the early
morning Elkhorn.
'ihe Board carefully examined six
given. and expressed themselves quite
pleased with ALL though of course
found first choice.
Tuesday morning they were again
taken out i'm the tally ho and were not
, long i'll determining that they pre-
ferred the site in the very center of the
city. upon the hill where the school
house is located-or rather along the
northern portion OF the hill Immediate
ly above MiEneicahta row, extending
), back into Sulphur Springs addition
which, with the acreage given by Mr.
Martin. makes about 100 acres for the
site.
AS it is incumbent upon the citizens
OF Hot Springs. under the provisions
Oh the'bill, to furnish the site anG
: spring, all the owners of this site were
: willing to donate their property witt
the exception of MI. Petty. who ask:
!, $4,000 for his 81 lots This amoun
: seemed like serious handicap, but a.
y = the Board expressed their preference
? for this location, the citizens commit
u tee concluded not to parley aud argu,
;; the question, and therefore informet
= = the Board that they would seek t,
: : comply and furnish the site. 1t i
:. therefore upon to the people of Ho
~ Springs TO purchase the Petty lots ant
- devise some Way ot paying for then
. MIR. Martin has most generously of
= fered one OF his springs, immediatel
y above the Mammoth, which will fur
= Lish ample water. The donors of tn
= site are entitled to the heartiest thank
from the people of Hot Springs, whic
= they are receiving.
4 The National Board held meetin
= Tuesday noon aud passed resolutio
=, accepting the site offered, afte- whic
n they took hurried luncheon
n and left via the Burlington in the Elk
horn official car, accompanied by Co
"a Buchanan and Congressman Martin
g for Sylvan lake, whore they spent tn
4. night, leaving on Il special train mex
A. morning for Deadwood. and Lead, r,
turning in the evening to the east.
The members of tbs Board wei
quite pleased with Hot Springs an
the warm reception given them by tt
8 people. The STAR reporter talke
~ 10 with the various members and all g!
" pressed themselves pleased with tt
a. " town and its beauty and advantage
=. - for National Sanitarium and believe
~ that the future of the town was mo-
= tlattering. They will send landscaI
:. .. gardener here soon to lay off tt
o. o. grounds aud plan for their beautifyin
~ - and for the exact location of the Sc,
~ ~ eral buildings. They say that this wi
IL 10 require some time, and that by tt
30 time the title is obtained to the prol
~ y, erty and the landscaping done it wi
~ :, probably too late to begin active built
,, ing this year, but that by spring ever!
~ ~ thing will be in readiness and work VI
as n's on the main building will be rushe
9e' along speedily. The members of tt
Board are very genial. pleasant gentl
men whom our people were very gla
to meet, and whom we hope to sc
le often.
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