Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-07-17
81 DAKOTA, FRIDAY. JULY N. 1903.
AN HONORED VISITOR
Capt. HI. f. Palmer Here Taking Baths.-,
Thinks Sanitarium Contract Will
be Let When Bids are Opened

Capt. H. f. Palmer Here Taking Baths.-,
Thinks Snnitariu,n Contract Will
be Let When Bids are Opened
Hot Springs has many good, warm
friends, who enthuse over the beauties
and attractions of the place, and do all
they can to urge health and pleasure
seekers to visit here, but among all
the nonresident, non property holders
none can be found who have done
more pulling and more hard work for
the town than Capt H. E. Palmer, of
Omaha. He is visitor in town this
week, stopping at the Evans and
taking course of baths to drive out
an attack Of rheumatism. He arrived
Monday and is already feeling much
improved. Although he has for
years been landing the beneficial prop
critics of these waters and praising our
healthful, delightful climate, his 80
journs here have never been but for
day or two at most. But now he will
be here possibly a week and will be
able to verify all the big stories he has
been telling.
Capt. Palmer is member of the
Board of Managers of the National
Homes for Disabled Volunteer Sol
diers, and as the nearest resident
member to Hot Springs has been
given the general supervision for the
Board of the construction of the
National Sanitarium at this place.
He says that owing to the immensity
of the structure here he fears there
will not be large number of bidders,
although several have already been re-
ceived. IIe hopes that il the bios
received are from responsible contract
ors. and are Within the estimated cost,
that the Board will be able to let the
contract within a few days, or by
August first. Then he believes that it
should not require longer than two
weeks for the contractors to get on the
ground to moving Dirt and getting out
stone for the building. The stone to
be used has not yet been determined
| Capt. Palmer says that arrangements
have been completed with the railroads
for the construction of tracks from
the switch yards near the Burlington
freight depot to the grounds of the,
Sanitarium. The track will be laid up
the street past the old miA along
where the power plant is to be built
to point east of the school house,
thence west to the grounds, where a
complete circle will be made of the
main building, SO that material will be
unloaded within few feet of each
wing of the main structure. Both the
B. & M. and G. Il n. w. will join in the
construction of this track. That part
which reaches to the power plant To-
cation across the creek at the foot OF
the hill will be permanent track and
the remainder only temporary, or only
until the building is completed.
Captain Palmer is even more enthus
iastic than ever before over the SAM
tarium and all that it means for Hot
Springs He thinks things will bs
humming upon the construction worl
before long
LATER-Since the foregoing was il
type Capt. Palmer has succeeded il
having the time for opening bids con
tinued until Aug in order to Civ,
some Black Hills contractors, Mule,
& Munn, of Deadwood, an opportunit.
to make an estimate and bid npon TIN
Sanitarium. To make safe estimat
:, for such an extensive piece of worl
requires considerable time.