Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-04-03
STATE SOLDIERS HOME
Items of Interst Concerning the Boys In
Blue and the Institution In
General.

Blue and the lnstttuttOn an
General.
Henry Ford left Saturday night for
his home at Howard, Miner Co., to
look after some business matter. He
probably will not return until next
fall.
Stephen Rattman came into the
Home Sunday from Deadwood, where
he has lived long time. He served in
Co. A, Sd Penn. Cavalry during the
war.
Joseph H. Alexander left on Tues
day nights train for Chicago for an in
definite stay. 1t is not likely he
will return and yet he may do so.
If all the boys take an outing this
spring who are talking about it, the
Home will be depopulated for a few
months. Many are planning to re-
main out all summer.
Milo A. Cummings left Monday
night for his home at Madison, Lake
Co., where he will put the spring and
ssummer in canvassing for some valu-
able publications and peddling notions.
Charles II. Robinson received notice
of an increase of two dollars month
to his pension, last week. While it is
not a great sum, yet it is acceptable
and comes handy in helping to care
for his family.
John Moran got SO much!better since
coming to the Home, he took his dis
charge and last week moved back to
the ranch near Smithwick. His family
preferred the farm to living in town.
John believes he is able to operate the
farm.
John P. Rogers took six months
furlough and left for Kimball, Brule
Co., where he will put in the summer
in charge of hotel barn. John will
fit into the the place like glove, as it
is his old line of business; fact is he is
q good man wherever he is.
The hospital wing of the Home is
doing we'll under the careful and skill
full treatment given by DR.. Somerville.
The doctor gives his time to studying
the cases in his charge and will be
found in the Office every hour of the
..1.y ready for issuing ''doses to the
boys"
Milton Greene left for his home in
Brookings Co., on Thursday nights
train where he will remain. He took
his discharge and will be married soon
after arriving home. Milton is asplen-
did comrade, has good home and now
will have companion to help him
enjoy its comforts.
While digging up water pipe near
the hospital reservoir Saturday John
Plummer uncovered lively and VIC
ious looking centipede. The nasty
reptile was about three inches long
and as venomous as its species always
are. John loaded him on a shovel and
struck bee line for the furnace where
he cremated the chap without cere-
mony of ritual or clergy.
Richard Huxtable came back from
Rapid City Saturday morning after an
absence of several mouths full of rheu-
matism and generally knocked out.
His experience is not different from
most of the men who get ambitious to
paddle their own boat. For time
they get along we'll, but gradually drift
back into aches and pains and then
they come home for repairs and patch
ing up.
e. T. Forrister returned from Dead.
wood where he had been for about
three months on furlough. His eye
sight has improved some and he hopes
yet to have pair of fairly good eyes
Eli met with terrible accident a few
years ago by the premature explosion
of blast he was putting into mine
in the Upper Hills, which at the time
was supposed to have entirely des.
troyed his eye sight, but careful treat.
ment has helped him much.
Col. Lucas took a day off Monday
and with the Stanley brothers visited
their large ranch on ''Sheps Flat.
They went the whole length of the
ditch they are building inspecting it
all the way. They also drove through
the herd of cattle, finding them in
elegant condition to begin summers
campaign on the nutritious grasses.
Col. declares when the ditch is complet-
ed, the boys will have the best all
around ranch in the state, that the
location, soil, scenery and environ
ments are ideal.
Good and True.
If there is man, woman or child
who wants photographs, they should
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