Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-04-11

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THE. SOLDIERS HOME.
Toms Of Interest Pertaining 70 the state
Instisutton and the Boys
In Blue.
o VIM. squires and wife will occupy
the cottage on the hill vacated By g.
w. McMullen.
James Kerr, who occupies one Of the
cottages, has been quite sick for sev.
eral days but is now better.
Harvey Paine is back In the Home,
having recovered from his spell Of
sickness and been discharged from the
hospital.
Rev. Henry Albertson will conduct
the services here next Sunday and the
Sunday following Rev. MIR. Sparline
will preach for us.
Smith Whitman went to Rapid City
to be:present at the stockmens' meet.
ing. Smith wanted to see the COW
boys rope steer and subdue buck.
ing broncho once more.
When the returns are received from
tho pension vouchers sent off the 4th
instant, if all go out on furloughs who
are talking about it, there will be many
vacant seats at the tables.
Capt. Taylor, the Sailor Evangelist
conducted religious services in the
chapel Sunday for Rev. Coffey. He
gave us rousing sermon, and some OF
the best singing ever heard in the
Home.
o. Willsey, the old reliable, lef. last
night for Carthage, Miner Co., to be
gone several months. He goes to
build house for an old friend. One
thing is certain no man in the state
can do better job of carpentering
than Charley Willsey can. He will be
greatly missed here.
Geo. w. McMullen and wife will
leave Friday eve for Mitchell to spend
the summer with their children and
old neighbors. Nc has been a member
of the home nearly year and all will
say he is a good man, christian gent
leman and true comrade. His wife is
equally as good, yes better than Nc is.
Good wishes go with them and a safe
return next fall.
B. B. Tully, of Okoboji, Hughes Co.,
came into the Home last week. He
was q member of the Goth Ill. Init. dur.
ing the Civil War and since then has
been in the regular army most of the
time. He has seven honorable dis
charges, and from endorsements on
them, it is safe to say he was "a good
and Efficient soldier.
w. H. Whaley returned Saturday
from leave of absence. He spent about
two months at Dakota City, in PEN
nigton Co., wallowing in the gumbo of
that section. He is not compliment
ary to the gumbo, is still scraping and
rubbing the stuff off his clothes and
says he hopes to get it all off before
grass is knee high.
A number of the boys gathered in a
group Sunday morning to talk about
the events of Sunday morning 40 years
ago when they were in the brush and
woods at Shiloh. Several of them
we're in the "Hornets nest" and several
we're taken prisoners. Think of the
wonderful things that have transpired
since then. 'Tis marvellous.
Gen. Torrance, Commander in CHIEF
of the g. A. r., accompanied by Mrs
Torrance and Miss Torrance, theil
daughter, visited the Home Monday
The boys were assembled in the chapel
and the General addressed them very
pleasantly. At the close of his re-
marks Mrs. Torrance was introduced
and gave splendid talk, one that
brought tears to many eyes. At the
conclusion of the meeting in the
chapel, the General, wife and daughter
took up position in the middle par
lor and the boys fell into line and
passed.by, each being introduced by
the Colonel and each gave their regi
ment and.state and received hearty
hand shake by the guests. At the din.
ner hour. they we're conducted to the
dining room and witnessed the boy.
enter and seat themselves at dinner
They inspected the tables and the din.
ner served and the General said
"Good enough for q King"