Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-08-14
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES.

What became of the STARS former
Home correspondent? Did he die or
resign? AS those are the only two
things people never allow themselves
to get in the habit of doing, no doubt
he did both.
Uncle Johnny Vincent is visiting
friends in Ohio.
George Hunter has retired from
active business and is again present
for duty.
VIM. Squires and wife went for a
summer visit to their old home in
Roberts county.
David Potter, of Galena, joined the
force this week. He and his wife oc-
cupy a part of the Adjutants cottage.
Bob Love is visiting relatives at
Greeley, Colorado. He arrived there
] just in time to witness genuine
Rocky Mountain hail storm.
Paul Toliver, of Brookings, j. s.
Paine. of Lead, and Michall Dillon. of
Buffalo county, are recent accessions
to the garrison.
Leander Hough returned from one
of his periodical trips to New York
recently. He will perhaps stay here
until next pension day.
Enos Mclaughlin, pioneer of
Spear6sh, became member of the
Home but decided that the change
from his former home life was too
great and stayed only few days.
w. S. Cushman returned to the
Home from Jerauld Co., a short time
ago. Cush had the misfortune to
break a leg last spring and is not so
active as he formerly was.
''Panner Joe' Stalcup returned last
week from a trip to Dawson City. Joe
has visited most ofthe mining districts
of the west and this was mis- third "trip
to klondike. He says that is no longe
a poor mans country.
The Home is very musical of late
the Commandments family being al
excellent musicians and they have
been aided and abetted of late by Mis-:
Rose Bower, and the sounding bras:
and tinkling cymbal have greeted ou,
ears every day.
William Manniax died of softening
of the brain at the Home hospital last
Saturday, He received the offices O
the Catholic church and was burie(
with soldiers honors on Sunday
His was the first death in the Home
since June 18th when Dennis Andr,
died.
,| Col. Goddard, the new commandant
while not a military man, is a firm
| though quiet ruler, and any one Cal
very easily learn who is in comman
should he be in any doubt on tn
point. The Home runs smoothl
under his management and is q
quiet as an old ladies' sewing society
Well, anyway, there have been se1
eral changes since the STAR made
note of them. A great deal of wor
has been done in the way of improve
l ment, not the least of which is tn
wagon road approach which is no,
graded up fit for the track of tn
motor line, which we will have Ion
before the city council builds th
promised sidewalk to the Home.
The cottages are finished and az
cepted and they are ogenerally Pre-
: nounced excellent, fit even for th
abode of an old soldier and hi
first wife. They are furnished by th
Womans Relief Corps of the stat,
which society has shown its hand i
> like manner before and will alway
make its bluff work among the sol
boys"
, Among the late admissions to th
Home is Major F. f. B. Coffin, G
Huron, an early settler in Dakota an
! an author who has the distinction {
being the last man.shot at in regula
engagement in the Civil war. He wa
an officer of the 62d colored Ini
stationed in Texas when after th
y engagement man turned and DELFT
erately fired at Major Coffin and didn
make very wild shot either. Th
next day the rebe! command learnin
@ that the war was ended and that a
!, the other commands had surrendere
!" came in and did likewise.
COLE"
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