Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-04-17
STATE SOLDIERS HOME
Items of Interst Concerning the Boys In
Blue and the Institution In
General

Blue and the Institution in
General.
| (The following items were unavoidably
crowded out last week.
Hugh Malin went home at Sturgis
to attend sick member of his family.
He will be gone several weeks.
/ Geo. E. Babcock returned from q
three months furlough on Sunday
evenings train from Hill City where
he spent the time.
Stephen Bell left for his home at
Whitewood Saturday morning in res
ponse to a message informing him of
sickness in his family.
Eli Forrister called for discharge
saying, II can take care of myself :"
He sold mining claim in the Upper
Hills few weeks ago for a comfortable
little wad.
John w. Weatherford left for the
Upper Hills to put in summers cam
paign mining. He said when he got
his papers, II believe this is the last
time shall be in the Home, for 1
expect to realize my long sought good
fortune"
Chris Schaffer took a ninety days
furlough and left for Belle Fourche
where he proposes to take up desert
land claim and set out cedar trees all
over it. Chris has figured out the
profits that will be in the timber about
fifty years from now. When reminded
that he will not be ON earth when the
profits are gathered in, he replied,
"Vell may be not be here, but some
pody will be-
A rousing camp fire was held in the
chapel Tuesday evening in commemo-
ration OF the battle of Shiloh. Rous
ing addresses were made by Gen. Nash,
Rev. DR.. Shanafelt, Coils. Baker, Stuver
and Fitch. Baker and Fitch were par
Elephants in that bloody contest. Pat
riotic songs were sung and all the boys
lived over the memorable day of forty
one years ago.
George Gorham returned from Sioux
City where he was called to attend his
wife in her last hours, as was believed
when he was sent for, but she passed
the crisis and was on the road to re-
covery when George started for home.
1t may be we'll to say in reply to many
inquiries, that George and his wife
have been estranged for many years,
yet the martial relation has not been
severed. She went from Beresford to
Sioux City and lives with their child
ren, he came to the Home. This is the
whole story.
The full Board have been in sessio n
at the Home since Tuesday. They Sc
lected the sites for the new cottages,
let the contract to r. K Hauffsass, of
Canton, he being the lowest bidder by
$4,000. He drew tie plans and speci-
fications. Mr.. Hauffsass is contract
or and builder of large experience and
the state is assured of good and hon.
est job. The cottages will be orna.
mental and very convenient. Many
other items of improvement we're con-
sidered and ordered made. It is not
saying more than is Just that more
careful and painstaking Board could
not be found. All matters are care.
fully and conservatively considered
and action taken upon merit. The
Home is safe in the hands of such men
Joseph Stalcup took his discharge
and left Sunday night for Lusk, Wyo.
where he has some mining interests
If they do not prove satisfactory, he
will go to California or the Klondykf
country, he had not determined which
when he left here. All his life he ha.
patiently hunted for rich deposit O
gold and at the ripe age of Il is still il
pursuit of the reigning thought of hi.
mind. Not an heir to leave fortun,
to if he had it and at the best not
long lease of life for himself, he is a.
faithful in searching the secret depos
its of the mineral bearing districts fol
the fortune he expects, as if in tn,
prime of life. He is known to peopl,
as "Panner Joe" very we'll, who know
no other name for him. A quiet, gen
erons, courteous old man, but possessed
> of an idea he will sometime, somewher,
uncover fortune in mine.
Monday, April 6, a group of the boy.
we're gathered recounting the awful day
. at Shiloh Al years ago. That day wa
Sunday and the events >were burned
: into the hearts and minds of the par
ticipants SO they will never forge
them. It was the first great battle o
!, the war up to that time and foreye
Q settled the question as to the fighting
0 qualities of the Northern soldiers.
Q was common belief of the South tina
the "Yankees" would not fight q
}. strenuously as the "Johnnies' would
j. When Albert Sidney Johnston boaste,
Q he would water his horse in the Ten
inoScoo rivor khof dow hie eo1d;ore he