Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1906-03-23

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eight members present and they IN
spected the sites in company with the
citizens committee. Three sites we're
offered by the committee, one small
site in the southern portion of the
city, another in the extreme northern
portion of the city, and third GEN.
trally located and referred to as the
central site.' The committees we're un-
animous that the central site was the
best and indeed the only suitable site
for the sanitarium. They at once
made the selection and at the same
time entered in the minutes of the
board their actions as follows:
Hot Springs, s. D., July 25, 1902.
After the board has visited and
carefully inspected the various sites
offered for the location of the Nation
al Sanitarium, recently authorized by
! Act of Congress, it was found that
| what is locally known as the central
| Site was the best for such purpose, and
the people of Hot Springs having offer
ed to donate to the board said site,
consisting of not less than one hum
dred acres of land lying south of
| Eleventh Street, and east of said
street and the bluff along the Main
street of said town, and the people of
Hot Springs, having also offered deed
OF perpetual lease to one or more of
the hot mineral springs located near
said site, upon motion, it was Resolved,
That the board of managers National
Home for disabled volunteer soldiers
selects AS the site for the national
sAnitarium of the National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, authoriz-
ed under the Act of Congress approved
May %, 1902, what is known as the
central site,' consisting of not less
than 100 acres lying south and east of
Eleventh street and the bluff along the
main street of said town, in Hot Springs,
S. d., and that said board accept one
or moro of the Hot mineral springs
rendered, the particular springs to be
designated at future time.
Resolved further, that the sanitarium
shall be officially known as the BATTLE
Mountain Sanitarium, National Home
for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers"
"The central Site chosen by the
board of managers was by far the most
valuable and expensive site for the
citizens of Hot Springs to furnish.
Many lots were donated by the owners,
and the citizens in addition raised a
cash fund of about $4,000 to buy other
lots that were not donated. Some
forty acres of the ground, being part
of an addition to the town, was owned
by myself and associates. This was
donated to the government outright
without any compensation whatever.
The board of managers also selected
the Mammoth Springs for the supply
of additional water to the sanitarium
This spring was owned by Mrs. Martin
and her mother; and the perpetual
lease of the spring was executed to
\ the board of managers on the behalf
of the government as donation to
make good the obligations of the citi-
zens in this regard. The forty acres
of land and the spring is probably
worth not less than $4,000 to s15,-
600.
81 was also interested in other land
adjoining the land donated to the
sanitarium. had held these interests
for many years. On Nov. 81. 1902, four
months after the permanent selection
OF the sanitarium site, Capt Palmer
purchased from myself and associates
an undivided one fifth interest in our
lands. The tracts consisted of var
ious pieces, title to which was in my
name and in the names of several
other persons interested with me- All
the other interests were decided to me
as trustee for business convenience,
and l issued declarations of trust to
all persons interested, including Capt.
Palmer. The consideration for the
purchase of the one-f1fth interest was
$500 cash, which Capt. Palmer paid
me in two checks, one of $500 and one
of $1,000. Capt. Palmer's purchase was
made purely as an investment because
of his confidence in the future of Hot
Springs. The transaction occurred
four months after the selection of the
Sanitarium site and had absolutely
nothing whatever to do with the loca-
tion of the sanitarium. The consider
alton paid was fair value of the
interest purchased, and l would be
very willing to sell another one fifth
interest in the same property to any
one desiring to purchase it at the same
price, $500 The captain has fire.
quently made similar Investments in
western towns, Sheridan, Wyo., being
one of them that now occurs to me.
1.-The article in the Keystone Record
or is scandalous assault upon the
good name of q most honored soldier
who fought in the battles of the Civil
War and who has since spent more
time and money In promoting the we'll
being of the Civil War Veterans than
any other person Of my acquaintance
The published article has been inspir.
al nv man of tho maanast inclination.