Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-14
FRIDAY.

AY. MARCH IA, 1902.
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Items of Interest Pertaining to the Stats
Institution and the Boys
In Blue.
Charley James left for visit among
friends at Rapid City.
None sick or unable to eat three
meals day. Wonderful record Of
health.
The NJ. E$Ladies Aid Society met at
the Home Tuesday afternoon. They
had pleasant time.
Rev. Mr.. Albertson preached fine
sermon in the chapel last Sunday after
noon. Next Sunday Rev. Mr.. CRUDE
will conduct the services at 3 O'Clock
p. m.
Rod Harris returned Monday from a
three months furlough. Hespent most
of the time in Nebraska near Atkinson.
He reports some very bad weather
there, weather that was hard on stock.
Mrs. Capt. Van Houten arrived on
Tuesday morning to visit with her hus-
band who is in the hospital. It is not
necessary to say the Captain was glad
to see her and she rejoiced to find him
better.
John Tennis, who was stricken with
paralysis near Pringle, where he was
visiting, is reported as not getting
along very we'll. He will probably be
brought back and enter the hospital
for treatment.
Uncle jerome Potter left for short
visit at his old home at Memo. lie
lived there long time and can't stay
away long at time. He will be vel
coined by everybody up there, for he is
a favorite.
Eli 7. Forrister returned from Dead
wood where he spent about six weeks.
He says it seemed like getting into q
new world to come here and see the
dry ground. In the upper Hills is
snow, slush and mud ankle deep, and
more too.
Tom Black is stepping mighty high
just now over beauti 'ul pair of twin
calves. He has them housed and
blanketed and he don't like to let peo-
pie look at them. They are cute pair
of babies, as Tom calls them.
Thomas McEvenny took six
months furlough and left for his home
at Spearfish where he will put in the
season gardening. Nc is q good and
true comrade, saw lots of hard service
and is now entitled to as much of the
good things in life as he can get.
Joseph Willett took his discharge
and left for Clark Co., last Sunday.
He goes back to make his home with q
neice the balance of his days. Joe had
been here good while and was we'll
liked. But during the past year he has
been failing in health and became
anxious to get near his relatives while
able to travel.
Harvey Paine, the small pox suspect,
has passed the danger period all safe
and will soon be in his place again.
The wisdom of isolating him must be
apparent to every sensible person.
The "great indignation" of certain par.
ties of more zeal than knowledge will
probably cool off and they will see
themselves as others saw them.
Pat Curry got back Tuesday from
Bon Homme Co, where he went a
couple of weeks ago. When he left he
gave it out he would be gone all sum-
mer. But couple of weeks convinced
him that the Home is a better place
than Running Water, so he shook the
dust of the Missouri off his brogans
and never stopped until he landed
back, where he says, "yes sur, I'll be
stayin here afther this"
Joe Stalcup lit out for Rawhi6e
Buttes to look after his mining claim.
He believes he has fortune there and
is eager to uncover it and know it is a
fact. He will work in the ground there
until his strength gives out, come back
here, rest, recruit up and go again.
Such is the fascination of the hidden
wealth for the old miner. All his life
Joe has been pursuing the phantom of
a "rich strike" He is good man and
all his friends hope he may find the
long looked for pot of wealth.
Rocky Mountain Tea taken now will
keep the whole family we'll. If it fails,
bring it back and get your cash. IS cts.
Ask your druggist.
Chief of Artillery Minnick has all
the arrangements made to fire II guns
on theSl7rh. The Chief says the 18th
is not particularly patriotic day, but
his veneration for st. Patrick, and the
fact that the day is the 4Oth anniversa
ry of the first meeting of the legisla.
ture of Dakota makes it of sufficient
Importance to fire salute. The boys
say the patriotic fires have been banked
up in the Chief SO long that he CAM
restrain them longer, and that this oc
casion will enable him to free himself
from great pressure. At any rate
listen for the roar of the PARROTS
The Chief says, "they will be no pol
gun shots"