Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-01-24
THE SOLDIERS HOME
Items of Interest Pertaining to the State
Institution and the Boys
In Blue.

In Blue.
Rev. H. @. CRUDE will conduct relig-
ious services in the chapel next Sun.
day.
Ed Ball resigned his place as nurse
in the hospital and has gone to visit
his brother in Minnesota.
j. w. Leet was shifted from night
watch to day work and Chas. Cum
mings takes the night shift.
Hermosa, Flandreau, Pierre and
Plankington w. R. g. have each sent
rugs and cushions to the Home. They
are appreciated by the men.
Dick Wright has been having slight
attack of erysipelas or something akin
to it. He is better and will soon be
Richard himself again.
The Board is in session this week
carefully going over all the affairs of
tho Home. 1t is safe to say the present
board is careful and keen business
bully.
David Strayer took fnrlough and
weat out to work month or SO for Mr..
Brady on his ranch. Dave is faith
fu worker. He can't be idle. Soon he
will tackle the wood pile for spring
campaign.
Uncle Jimmy Williamson was taken
to the hospital last week. His extreme
age and general inflrmities are telling
on him rapidly. He is four score and
Six years old.
Ed Ryan went up to Bapid City to
convince he'county treasurer that the
county's claim for taxes against him is
a mistake. Ed says if he had the prop
! erty that is assessed to him, he would
not be at the Home.
w. s. Cushman left after pension
day for three months stay with his
family in Sanborn county. Cush is a
character peculiar to himself. Like
the Missourians pork,-full of streaks
of fat and lean.
Robert Wyrick left for Rapid City to
visit his aged wife for few days. He
is quite feeble from shaking palsy, and
yet bears his IS years we'll. In mind
he is still young. Last summer he
talked seriously about going to the
Klondyke country.
John Hubbard left for Clark county
OH furlough on Sundays train to visit
his old wife. Uncle John had great
time getting off. He set three or four
times to start, bidding the boys good
bye, but finally he hit the right train
and is now probably at home.
Jack Wilson arrived from Central
City after ten days stay. Jack has
an interest in rich piece of ground
up there that keeps him on the alert te
keep fellows from stealing it. Some oi
these days Jack will sell out and ther
diamonds will not be too rich for hi,
clothes.
John A. Worswick arrived from Alb
erdeen and is now a member. He wa
member of the 18th Wisconsin Inft
He is fine veterinary surgeon ant
had a fine practice in Brown count,
but i'll health compelled him to leav
it for the present to recuperate.
There was less dissipation the las
pension day among the boys than eve,
before. It was record breaker an,
we dare say no Home can show a
clean score. In fact there has beel
. less excessive drinking done by th
members during this winter than eve
, before in the history of the Home.
is good omen.
% Chris Beickenheimer took ful
: -lough and went up to Deadwood to Sc
i now all the old timers get along. Chri
. must see his friend John Treber. abou
: .,nce quarter. He says John is 200
: 10 him, gives him fine bed in the Bot
ling House. Few men carry sunnie
'- disposition than Chris. It will TAX
Q him week to tell all the news :
Johnny Hughes when he gets back.
Rev. DR.. Shanafelt arrived at tn
J. Home Saturday preparatory for th
meeting Of the Board which is now i
& session. He preached in the Baptis
church In the morning and in th
( Methodist church in the even g o.
Sunday. Those who heard hiI pra
.l both sen mi .