Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28

THE SOLDIERS HOME.

THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Items of Interest Pertaining to tho state
Institution and the Boys
In Blue.
Joe Clark was sent to the hospital
last week.
Sammy Haughn is out in the country
chopping wood for a farmer.
A. g. Spering returned from a
visit with his daughter at Rockford.
The W. G. T. U. people will conduct
the services at the home next Sunday.
II. A. Sargent has gone up to Hill
City to develop a prospect mine he has
there.
Thos. G. White left for Spearflsh last
week to be gone all summer. Uncle
Tom was q Mexican soldier as we'll as
one in the late war.
jerome B. Potter returned from
Memo where he went to visit for few
days. The snow and mud disguised
MN ana ne came home.
James w. Smith returned from Lead
where he went about two weeks ago to
spend three months. The snow and
mud was too much for Jim's patent
feathers.
Joe Carter was taken to the hospital
last week. He was discharged from
there the week before, but he is too
feeble to keep up outside of the doctor
shop.
Johnny Barnes, the Filipino soldier,
is anxiously waiting for warm weather
to come so he may go to his old home
in Iowa. If any one is entitled to q
lay off, it is Johnny.
Charles w. Stanley concluded he
can and will go it alone for time. He
called for his discharge and left on
Tuesday for his old home in Clark Co.
Charley is we'll behaved and liked by
all.
Mrs. Harden will soon join her hus.
band here and they will occupy the
cottage soon to be vacated by Comrade
Fassett. Mrs. Harden is very bright
and excellent lady, one who will be a
valuable accession to the colony of
families gathered about the Home.
Smith Newcomer left for his home
at Huron on Tuesday. He came here
last December to try the climate and
waters for his health. He goes away
much improved and we'll pleased with
the experiment. Mr.. Newcomer is
christian gentleman and type of an
old soldier one likes to meet.
Jack Wilson left for Deadwood
Monday 10 attend lawsuit over the
exact lines of valuable piece of
ground near the Homestake. If Jack
is right he says it means $4,000 to him,
if he is not it means he has but little
to fight for. The court is called upon
to decide which is right. In the mean.
time, plats, field notes and surveys are
of great Importance.
Thos. D. Walker has written for
transportation to return to the Home.
He was one of the old timers here for
several years, but about four years ago
went to Alexandria, Va, to visit his
relatives, and has prolonged his stay
until now. He says he has about all
the malaria in his system it will carry
and he desires to come back where he
can get sniff of fresh air.
Last Sunday Charley Stanley and
/ James Sullivan went to the home of
Roswell o. Williams, the boys furnish
ing the material. The secret of this
dinner is the three old vets were TO-
gether in the SD Ill. Inft., commanded
| by the illustrious Col. Tom Sweeney.
Comrade Williams is totally helpless
from paralysis and is slowly falling.
No doubt but it is the last meal the
three old men will ever eat together.
While it was pleasant gathering, 1t
was also sad one. They saw much
hard service together for the SD was
in the thickest Of the contest from
start to finish.