Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-02-21
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Itsms of Interest Pertaining to the state
Institution aud the Boys
In E3lna

SG0y0
1nstitutton aud the Boys
In Blue.
Col. J. F. Baker spent Sunday with
the boys looking over affairs. He re.
ported that all was in ship shape and
he had no suggestions to offer.
August Schulz, aged "a, came to the
Home from Watertown since my last
report. He is one of the good, solid
sort Of Germans and Ats in Chris Bick-
enheimer's colony in good shape.
Peter Miller and John Brant each
took furlough and left for their
homes at Belle Fourche last Saturday.
Both we're much recruited up by the
winters rest here. Neither will return
before next fall.
The oldest COW at the Home bid Tom
Black good morning yesterday and
rolled over dead. While a big lump
came in Toms throat, he said, SWELL
she was most too old to be Ut use
longer, having passed her 18th mile
stone."
William Mckinney, for some time
the Home barber, was compelled to
quit because of poor health, and went
to Lead City where his family resided.
On arrival, he went to his bed and in
two weeks passed away. Billy was q
great sufferer from consumption, but
he bore his sufferings like hero.
Capt. g. P. Van Houten, one of the
heroes of the First South Dakota lnft.,
arrived at the Home Tuesday morning
in a precarious state of health. He is
suffering from tuberculosis in a we'll
advanced stage. He has the sympathy
of all the old boys for they admire q
soldier whose record is as illustrious
as Captain Van Houten's. 1t is hoped d
he may find relief by rest and treat
ment here.
About the happiest man here is
jerome B. Potter who has been award
ed $1,000 pension, the arrearage
amounts to $4,000. Uncle jerome is
in his 10th year and one of natures
noblemen. He refused to apply for a
pension until 1895 when he began to
need one; he at last was induced to ask
for what was his due many year be.
fore. He says, "This is the best gov
ernment on earth and this is the best
Home this side of Heaven"
Pat Curry donned his best clothes,
took furlough and struck out for
Running Water for a two months stay.
Pat said, "The warrum wather is fetch
en- on spell of spring faver and I
must get to Bonham county where the
ould woman is. She% makes sassafras
tay which thins the blud and that
throws off the faver, go it does" Pat
Brennan said, "Be gobs its not tay yez
made but docther Minnick's parasaul
to kape off the soon. If yez do thot
Pat yez will have noon of the disorther,
so yez won't" "Yaw dat ish so,''
chimed in Karl Haas, II haf dried him
mineself. It ish bully"
On the 22nd, or Saturday the ami
versary of Washington's birthday will
be observed by ID guns fred at IL
o'clock a. m. from the pair of Parrott's
mounted in front Of the home. The
Colonel has ordered all preparations
to be made for the event. Never has
the reverberating sound of piece OF
regular artillery been heard in the Fall
River valley. AS the echoes roll up
and down between the hills, multiply
the force by five and the number ol
guns by $50 and you will get faint
idea of the fearful days about the base
| of Kenesaw Mountain and the storm
that swept Mission Ridge. Then add
the constant roar of 10000 muskets
dealing out death and destruction, and
the reader will imagine the scene
through which many of the old lottery
men upon the streets passed
when they were in their prime. Such
| was war.