Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-05-02
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Items OF Interest Pertaining 70 tn. s....
Institution and tho Boys

Items Of Interest Pertaining to the state
Institution and tho Boys
| In Blue.
Levi Summary and s. r. Preston re-
turned from their visit to Rapid CITY.
Dick Wright is out on ninety dsYi
furlough and will drive team about
town.
August Herker has gone to Sphinx
Co., on three months furlough. Il
ls over year since he has been home.
David Hawkins returned to the
Home after about two years absence.
He has been on ranch near Rapid
City.
Karl Haas left Sunday night for his
home near Kimball, Brule Co. Hewill
be gone three months, SO he said xhen
he left .
J.S s. Wilson is back from the aMture, al
Hills. He reports the+ he has a,;,e.;-. ei,e.s
settlement with the folks nr;ca oft
part of his ground Ut busila y
Albert Arlington took rnn Mg reA
keystone to visit his daughter8roli. u
few days. He is back and sSnew Bit.
snow is too deep for comfort uiitionaffy}
ET Fossondon o.,,o, g. Rrial}ar b.
charge Tuesday, taying he is ssndaat{h
take care of himself. His reques6 6olt Ak
granted and "Fess" is out from xpora ouA
us, f,we% %Ena "a
Ambrose Legge, of Deaewood, entrial, !
the Home last week. He was mefsd
Der of the 38th Iowa Inft. He went al We
rectly to the hospital, suffering with
Brights disease.
Col. A. j. Smith, Inspector of Homes.
was here yesterday and inspected the
Home and men. He is an officer the
U. 8. A. and as particular as regular
officers usually are. !
Jerome B. Potter left Monday forts
Iilford for months visit. He cannot
be reconciled to be idle during fine
weather He goes out to fix up a piece
of land he has near Tilford. a,
SEVERN Somered came book fl6 tp1
Rapid City and took up his abode
the home. Severein is one of the
of "fellows' and all were glad tSh
him return. sENSY
Transportation has been sent out II
G. w. Pauling, Sioux Falls; Johh
Harker, Parker; L. M. Hough. Cham
berlain; Lemuel Karr, Yankton; Thom-
as Patterson, st. Lawrence; and Austin
Parsons, Plankington, all new men. ia 4
come to the Home. 4
Chas. G. Hinsey arrived at the Home
from Pierre on Wednesday of last
week. He was member eof the 47th
LII. Init. one of the fighting regiments
OF the Army of the Tennessee. He is
severely afflicted with loss of memory.
probably softening of the brain.
The men who set trees and will take
care of them are A. P. Minnick. Joe III.
Clark, w. II. Whaley, James William
son, VIM. Simpson, James Kniffen.
John Bigley, A. N. Kocher, W. P. Lyon,
j. B. Potter, Pat Curry, W. V. Lucas
and Jabe 2. Spalding. All are placed
on the south side of the main building.
Pat Brennan the faithful syard man.
returned from Beresford last week ac-
companied by his faithful old wife.
They will occupy John sLucy's stone
cottage south of the Home. 1t seems /
good to have Pat back, for he is indis--
pensible about the kitchen, yard and !
barn. No more faithful man ever
wore the blue than Pat Brennan. he il
always gentleman.
| w. ii. Weisheit, OF Belle Fourche. 4
has taken the barber shop. He will
put in fine outfit and conduct a first-
class shop. His family, wife and two
children, will soon be here to keep him
company. Mr.. Weisheit was a soldier
for one enlistment in the sth u. 81,
Cavalry at Fort Meade. It is not
amiss to say that Mrs. Weisheit is we'll
known to most of the older citizens Of
Hot Springs. When here, before mar \
riage, she was Miss Morrell. She grad. II
uated IN music and other branches at
the Black Hills College, under the
tutelage of Pres. Hancher. The old
timers at the Home all knew her well
Tor she often came to the Home to en-
tertaln them with music. ALI are de.
lighted to know she will soon be q part
OF the Home. Mr.. Weisheit will occu-
py the cottage lately vacated by Mr.
Fassett, directly east of the grounds.
Abe odell, of Hot Springs, came in.
Friday and stayed until Monday. He
visited the !. Q. o. F. lodge here andi
got q number Of subscribers for stock
in the 10. o. F. sanitarium at the 4
Springs. He will finish up; his work III &,
the Hills at Custer. All the lodges 81 g
the Hills have subscribed for stock A
and it Is to be hoped that snfflcisnt
IstOck will bA taken ~ NO ~ 7, q - ~