Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-01-10
THE SOLDIERS HOME.

THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Items of interest Pertaining TO the state
Institution and tho eDoys
In Blue.
Smith Whitman took a run up to
Rapid City last week. Don't know
whether it is business or some other
attraction that takes Smith up the
road. He returned Saturday night.
The death rate here since May 1st
has been, on an average, two each
month. The Home city for the dead
is one city that has a steady and sure
growth. The fourth row across the
cemetery is half filled now.
Uncle jerome Potter came back last
Friday from Memo where he went to
spend Christmas. He came home bet
ter satisfied than ever to stay,
saying, "Ill be doggoned if 1
know how nice it is here until /
bumped about a cold stove awhile"
Jas. Thomas, better known as Pap"
Thomas who lives in one of the cot
tages, had a turkey dinner New Years
day, prepared in Mother Thomas
style. Adjutant Smith and Comrade
Snow were invited to be guests of the
good old couple. The Adjutant re-
ports the dinner as a Delmonico af-
fair. Good cheer and "reminiscences
were the program for some hours.
The old days in the Hills were all gone
over with which "Pap" was intimately
connected in one way and another.
Carson P. belong died in the hos
pital Saturday morning after q long
siege of gradual failing. He never suf-
fered any particular pain, had q fair
appetite, but gradually wasted away
until he became a mere skeleton. Ow-
ing to his peculiar build, looks and
chin w~hiskers, he was known to the
boys as "Uncle SAM" He was
married, was 10 years old, served in
the 46th Iowa, an 100 day regiment.
Funeral services we're conducted by
Rev. Henry Albertson, Sunday after
In some of the old school books was
a vivid picture of old Atlas marching
about with a big bunch on his back in
the shape of a globe representing him
carrying the world. AS a boy we used
to wonder if he ever got tired. At the
Home every morning during police
hour a man is seen passing from n
room to another, from one floor to
another with a box on his shoulders.
His step is measured and stately, his
manner dignified and subdued. 1t is
not Atlas, but is Andy Judd gathering
up the debris and conveying it away.
For years his visits and movements
have been as regular IS the clock in
the hall. The fellow who has the to-
merity to interfere with Andy while
on duty always wishes he had not
"done it," Faithful Andy, good old
Andy, who could fill his place? None,
no not one.
Thomas McEveny, of Spearish, and
Karl Haas of Brule county served dur
ing the war together in Co. H 9th Iowa
Init. Together they tramped over q
good portion of Dixie. Both enlisted
at Keokuk, Iowa in 1861. When dis
charged they went back to civil life
and soon lost all knowledge Of each
others whereabouts. McEveny entered
the Home several years ago, after a
year or so went out on discharge to
work at mining, came back a couple of
months ago.. Haas came to eastern
South Dakota and located on a farm
several years ago. This winter he
came to the Home and here they met
after a separation Of about 35 years.
1t is needless to say it a an unex-
pected as we'll as joyful meeting. They
talked and talked and talked. One
old uninterested room mate said, II
wonder if anbody but the Dutch and
the Irish had anything to do with put
ting down tie rebellion?" One thing
is certain their regiment went through
the thickest of the scrap from Fort
Donnelson to- Washington b By way, 9 !!
Atlanta and the Sea.
1t Girdles the Globe.
The fame of Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
as the best in the world, extends round
the earth liza the one nerfact healer