Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-08-29

A MATTER OF RECORD

A MATTER OF RECORD
National Board Sends Report of Their Of
fetal Proceedings About Battle
Mountain Sanitarium.
Col. j. r. Buchanan, General Pass
enger Agent for the F. p. & M. V. R'y.,
spent last Saturday in town. He was
just in receipt of the official paoceed-
ings of the Board of Managers of the
National Soldiers Homes, at which
they selected the site for the Sanitari-
um at this place. The official proceed
ings read as follows:
"The Board met pursuant to ad-
journment, at Omaha, Neb., on July
9th, and at once proceeded to Hot
Springs, s. D., where it reconvened on
July 2Sth.
"After the Board had visited and
carefully inspected the various sites
offered for the location of the National
Sanitarium recently authorized by act
of congress, it found that what is
locally known as the central Site was
the best for such purpose, and the peo-
pie of Hot Springs having offered to
donate to the Board said site, con-
sisting of not less than 100 acres of
land lying south of Eleventh street
and east of said street and the bluff
along the main street of said town, and
the people of Hot Springs having also
offered deed of perpetual lease to one
or more of the hot mineral springs To-
Gated near said site, upon motion, it
| was
"Resolved, That the Board of Man
ayers of the National Home of Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers select as the site
for the National Home for Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers, authorized under
act of congress, approved May %, 1902,
what is known as the central site, con-
sisting of not less than 100 acres Of
land, lying south and east of Eleventh
street, and the bluff along the main
street of said town, in Hot Springs, s..
D., and that said Board accepts one or
more of the hot mineral springs ten.
dered, the particular springs to be
designated at future time: and fur
ther,
"Resolved, That the Sanitarium
shall be Officially known as the Battle
Mountain Sanitarium, National Home
for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
"Upon motion it was resolved that
whenthe Board adjourns, it be to meet at
central Branch, Dayton, Ohio, Tues
day, September %, 1902. Upon motion
| it was
Resolved, That the Board of Man
ayers of the National Home for Dis
abled Volunteer Soldiers, desires to ex-
press its high appreciation of the cour-
tesies extended to it by the officials of
the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Val
ley raiload and the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy railroad, the former hav-
ing furnished transportation for the
Board from Omaha to Hot Springs, S.
d., and from Deadwood, S. D., to
Lead, S. d., and return, and also hav-
ing placed at the disposal of the Board
one of its private cars for the trip
from Omaha to Deadwood, S. d.. and
return; and the latter road having fur
nished transportation for the car and
party from Hot Springs to Deadwood
and return to Omaha; aud the especial
thanks of the Board are hereby ten
dered to Major j. r. Buchanan, gen.
eral passenger agent of the Fremont.
Elkhorn, Il Missouri Valley railroad,
for his personal services in it's behalf.
"There being no further business be-
fore the Board, upon motion the Board
adjourned on July Both to meet at the
central branch on September %, 1902
GEORGE w. STEELE,
Secretary
| Col. Buchanan is as full of enthusi.
asm over the Sanitarium as one could
be and thinks it means great deal for
Hot Springs than most of our
people realize. He refers to the time
not far off when we shall have 10000
people living here, and he has good ar.
guments for it too. Nobody dare meet
him in debate upon that question, for
he is just loaded with facts and figures
that fill those who hear him with en-
thusiasm.
A Part of the Forest Reserve,
The interior department. has at.
tached the Wind Cava moor uot