The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-15
SOUTH DAKOTA
NATIONAL SOLDIERS HOME
Members Of Board of Managers and Archl'
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HOT SPRINGS, S. D.-Captain. II. e.
Palmer, one of the board Of managers of
national soldiers homes, who has the i'm
mediate supervision Of the planning for
the national sanatorium at this place, ar
rived Tuesday evening in company with
Thomas R. Kimball of Omaha. the archi-
tect, who designed the beautiful Burling-
ton station at Omaha, and most of the
beautiful buildings, at the Trans Missis-
sippi Exposition, and Is the architect in
chief of the worlds fair buildings at St.
Louis. Mr.. Kimball came to look over
the grounds here to prepare his designs
for the national sanatorium. The gentle
men were also accompanied by Major A.
B. Hull, chief surgeon Of the Leavenworth
national home, who came to advise as to
the sanitary arrangements of the SAM
forum.
They selected the exact locations for the
buildings and Mr.. Kimball will immedi-
ately prepare his designs. They are en-
thusiastic over the charming location
and think that no spot could be more de-
lightful or healthful.
The buildings will be of Spanish design.
The first one will accommodate about
500 veterans. There will be an oval hall
way attached to the main office building,
this hallway forming an open court, or
plazeta. There will be six wards at
rate. from the other. Upon the extreme
end Of the plazeta will be the kitchen.
Within the plazeta there will be a foun-
tain OF warm water, while surrounding
the fountain there will be beds of flowers,
ana plants with seats for the veterans
TO lounge about and make themselves
comfortable, and where also the band may
go Tor an occasional entertainment Be-
sides this building there will be the vari-
GUS buildings for the Offices, chapel, a
hne band stand, a large power plant for
supplying light and water, and in all be-
fore the plans are completed there will
probably be twenty or twenty-five build
1ngs, costing from $3.50 to 500, 900 each
Immediately after the Legislature meets
IN January and passes a bill relinuuish-
ing all jurisdiction and government upon
the lands that will be used in connection
with the national sanatorium. the board Of
| managers will be prepared to BEGIN activt
operations. They will then advertise fol
| bids for the grading and construction an6
| all other work contemplated for nex1
year. Much larger appropriations must be
| made Immediately and the national boa re
| VIII ask congress to make them in the
| oenclency appropriation bill It Is
| tnought by Captain Palmer that the sana.
forum Will be ready for use by. next DC,
| tober. The national board will meet a
| New York on Dec. 3, when the plant,
will be definitely approved
Conference With OgaIaia Sioux.
Congressman E. w. Martin has ms
| closed conference with twenty-thret
Ogalalla Sioux Indians relative to alleged
mlstreatment of the Indians The con
ference lasted several hours, and ten In.
dian orators poke, their speeches beinl
interpreted and taken down in shorthand
ny Mr. Martins stenographer =:
| 1T is held by the Indians that as tho,
understood the treaty of February 1871
tney were only to cede that portion of tn
olstrict known as the Black Hills lyins
within the foothills. AS they put it, the,
gave the whites to the edge Of the pines
now desire the government to reimburs,.
mem LOT the lands that they allege wer,
appropriated surreptitiously, realizin.
snat as the whites have built themselve
homes on these lands, it is no longer nos
siole for the area to revert to the indians
M mr. Martin has promised to investigat,
the matter carefully c:.-.. .'