Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-03-27
STATE SOLDIERS HOME
Items of Interst Concerning the Boys In
Blue and the Institution In
General


Blue and the Institution In
| General.
A. Q. Woodcock got notice of an in
crease of two dollars month to his
pension. While it is no great sum it
makes Cal step little higher because
OF the recognition given him by the de-
partment.
A. @. Dunning was taken to the hos.
pital day or two ago quite sick with
an attack of the grip and general debili-
ty. He is Slightly better at this writing.
dummy" is not robust at his best and
can't stand much of old ''grippy."
W. FL. Whaley left for his home at
Dakota City Monday to be gone a
couple of months. The boys say Wha-
ley comes nearest filling the darkies
description of life of any man in the
Home when he declared, "Life is a
continued comm an gwinin."
Dave Strayer hove into port from
Vermillion where he visited for a
couple of months and says it was plenty
long enough considering the beastly
weather they have east of the aBig
Muddy" Now David complacently
crosses his legs under the table in his
old place.
Ed Hickman, a Spanish war soldier.
Came in from his home at Dolan. Sphinx
Co., Tuesday morning. He was here
a couple of years ago, went home some
better, but has relapsed and is suffer
ing from the effects of sun stroke
received in the Philippine country.
He was 1st S. d. boy.
Dr. Somerville is the best pleased
man about the 'diggins." Some wears
ago his pension was cut off because of
a mix up of the records. He is now
restored and given pay from the date
of decapitation, not only so but an
increase of amout given, so the lump
sum is over 100000. Uncle Sam is a
dandy.
Uncle Dave Hankins diagnosed the
weather and declared time had come
for him to venture out into the wide
world, so he called for furlough and
took himself off for couple of months
visit with his sons on the sheep ranch
near Rapid City. Few men carry four
score years as we'll as he does, and few
old men have as rosy view of life as
has Uncle Dave. He left Monday.
Joe Stalcup could stand confinement
no longer, he chafed and longed to Get
out where he could "prospect'' for the
hidden wealth of the earth that he has
been after for thirty years. so he
packed up and bid us good bye and
struck out for the Upper Hills. He
was gone week when back he came
with pains all over him and a voice
three cctaves lower than 'sC'' bass and
"a sore throat" so he says, ia rod long. ,.
He declares he will not go again until
the robins are feeding worms to their
young.
"4ank' DAILY has had his hands. and
head too, full this winter to nurse the
heating plant from collapsing. tt has
done service for thirteen years with
very little repairing and like all things
material is pretty we'll worn out. Ap-
pearances now are that thorough and
complete over hauling must be had of
1T before another winters campaign.
ank's' genius and skill has been in
constant demand enforced with 10 to
l6 hours of hard work daily to keen
the house warm; but he has dore X
and done it we'll.
Chris Beickerheimer tussled with
grip in his room for week determined
to wear it out. but all in vain. He
went to the hospital where DR.. Somer.
willie put him through thorough sweat
and dosed him with cordials. etc.
until the danger line was passed and
now Chris is about as good as new
again and will be back in his old place
IN day or two ready to keep the blues
away from Johnny Hughes and the
rest OF his chums. Chris is a fayorite
and much anxiety was felt concerning
him for few days
The Soldiers Home grounds are
over run with sparrows who with their
war like methods are driving all other
birds away. War is made upon them
in all ways but the number does NOT
seem to diminish. Ed Sonnet and
Sergt. Arlington with their shot puns
have slain lots of them and vet thew
boss the place. Charley willsey has
made trap and he and Mrs Lucas
have entered into an alliance to tran
the little warriors. He furnishes the
trap and is high executioner while she
coaxes them into hook with millett
seed, persuasive words and gentle
actions. Wonder if they will succeed
in clearing them away.
! L. A. Jeffries has sold out all hi,
books and souvenirs and w;ll loovo eo