Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-08-22
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Items of Interest Pertaining to the State
Institution and the Boys
In Blue


/ Institution and the Bows
I In Blue
! Ill. A. Mcdonald came back Tuesday
from Sturgfs where he had been on
furlough for the past three months.
! Six funerals have occurred in the
Home since the 18th day of July.
Surely heavy per cent of mortality.
Hugh Millin is off on short vaca.
ton at Sturgis. VIM. Squires is driv.
ing the gray team during his absence.
John Ferguson is up at Rapid City
this week recnperating after his hard
tussle with the kalsomine brush and
! trowel.
w. A. Gray went up to Central to
look after some important business
matters. He will be back in little
WHILE
John Gebhart returned Monday
from two weeks visit at Deadwood
He says it is much cooler up there
than it is here.
Jeremiah Fowler, of Sioux Falls
came to the Home Tuesday for the
first time. He is II years old and
served in an Ohio regiment during the
war. His health is very poor.
The Colonel has been having a tug
with a 'crick" in his back. For about
a week he had the worst of the fight
but his trusty Adjutant kept strict
watchout for the interest of the bows,
Several new men are expected daily,
applications having been accepted and
transportation sent to them. It is a.
little out of the ordinary for new men
to be coming, but old infirmity is clos
ing in on them.
One fat man who is worried by the
heat exclaimed, "Oh if could take off
my flesh and sit in my bones, you bet
1 could keep cool" A lean man sitting
near by replied, "You would be a
pretty looking skeleton"
Harvey Payne left Monday evening
ON 80 day furlough for Michigan to
visit friends and possibly to stay there
in the future. Harvey is wandering
planet. Only about year ago he came
back here from Oklahoma where he
came to from Texas. After a trial of a
few months he got tired of Oklahoma.
came to the Home and was re- admitted
with the assertion on his part that he
was done wandering.
Mrs. Miller came down from Belle
Fourche on Monday nights train for a
weeks visit with the sergeant. 1t is
noticeable that Peter steps quicker.
smiles more rapturously aud is elated
all over at her visit. Before she came
the sergeant had a far away look that
some of the boys interpreted danger
OF mind or body. Its all over now and
Peter is clothed in his right mind.
Joseph r. Carter died in the hospital
Sunday forenoon from general debility.
He was "a years old, served in the Sd
Mo. Cavalry and came to the Home in
| November 1895. He was a member of
the Masonic Lodge of the city, and at
the request of the deceased they CON
Quoted the funeral services under the
leadership of Worshipful Master Rior-
dan. Rev. G. H. CRUDE conducted the
religious part Of the services. Alto
gether the services we're beautiful and
impressive.
/ Geo. Falkenberg fled to the country
over 30 days ago for an outing and op.
portunity to reflect and figure outsome
mysterious things that would result
in entrapping gang of evil minded
men. To be sure of quietude he
plunged into the depth of the forest
and there coquetted with the tickle
jade of knowledge. He cast his horo.
scope, vibrated his thoughts, estab.
lished communication with muses. and
astrologers, but all was futile, the hid
den secret remains secure from the
detectives. George comes back brown
as nut in Autumn and refreshed
and rejuvenated into boyish life again.
/ David Kizer, member of the Home
seems to be lost. He left here the Sd
of July to go to Central for u days; al
the end of that time he started back
was seen on the south bound train
at Whitewood. He told the man who
saw, and knew him we'll, that he was
going to Cheyenne to collect some
money owed to him by a man there
This is the last information concern.
ing him. The Colonel has written
letters to several parties describing
him and asking for information. The
replies say that no man filling that des
cription has been in Cheyenne. Fears
are entertained that some accident has
happened him. He is a quiet, gentee]
man and free from bad habits.
Attention G. A. X. Post!
J Regular meeting Saturday August