The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-08
NEWS FROM THE
SOLDIERS HOME

Soldiers Home, Minnehaha, Jan g..
Next to. reading, for an occupation here,
comes the exercise of walking. The
feebler have accustomed routes and rest
ing places. To the high bridge, which
was recently said to be '150 feet long,
in it's principal span, we walk, and there
watch the Minnehaha beneath. which Just
now plays peek-a-boo with rushing foam
to hide again every few rods under a l.
bridge of ice and often at a sharp angle
dives beneath a gracefully curved and
corniced snowbank A short walk lands
one on the platform Of the pavilion, which
is covered by twelve-foot projection of
the caves. From rustic seats on the
outside Is a fine view of the Mississippi
and its numerous isles, on one of which
is homestead and has its buildings and
stock OF cattle, pigs and chickens-they
did keep geese and ducks, but the bow
said, "They run'd away" se.i.
AS "40O' we are walkers and every
fair day pedestrians-good ones-take
their two to Ave miles walk, preferring it
to the car ride for visit to Fort Smelling
or Lake street, which is the boundary
without pass from the Home. Then
we play "Keerds" r.
OF all the games solitaire has it's most Il
worshipful devotees There are many II
games. p. The "1S''. ranks highest One ]
good 'carder" who has played here eight
or ten years, says he never won more
than two OR three times-but he lives on
inspiration and expectation. :''By the r.
| is also common game Of solitaire, and
| j. +. Morgan's ocean game, played with !
| two decks shuffled together is very pop
ular. Mr.. Morgan has crossed the Attain
tic dozen or two times, and says he
averages a twin once in every passage !
| With the advent Of winter, and new |
| rxyo1
worries and the green cloth, 'tup'' or
whist or pitch grow tame and monotonous
for long evening, So. just for fun, of
| course, "How would little draw do?''
We lacked chips. This is a fact some
times apparent among old players. But
| the new man" was put on to a pile of
castaway clothes, mostly dead mems, and
| then we have chips-half a. pint, and
after treatments by sapoio, gasolene and
germicide-we played. One evening the
new man" showed poor and confused
judgment. -Four. queens gathered in
his palm, and in that Of an active COM
petitor "four jacks!'' New man. in his
anxiety to stake This all' knocked off a
quantity of buttons to the floor, gave
a glance of his aggregation to his COM
petitor, laid down his hand on the an
nouncement that 9fword of mouth don't
go here" and while he gathered the roll
ing tallies, said opponent adroitly changed
!, hands with him. The bet made. -Four
/ queens" -" Hardly this time ''Well,
r what have I got, four kings?". "That's
, good; let's see them before you rake"
Thunder and Mars! must be crazy.
Four jacks" '"That amt good. Amt
you feeling we'll! Are you dizzy? Get
| George some water" Just then ''taps"
I threw it's sable mantle over the game.
; DR.. W. W. Will succeeds DR.. Reynolds,
1 former assistant to DR.. Davis, in the hos
y, pital. DR.. Reynolds has held the place
, about thirty months and has gone to
y Fergus Falls for practice. DR.. Wills halls
from Mapleton, Mimi, and the medical
department Of the Minnesota university.
9 The hospital report gives seventy-f1ve
= present and some report says twenty were
a at sick call from the cottages, largely
n from colds and results. No deaths this
h | week.
The following were admitted to the
home: J. M. Bursley. company G, Fourth
Minnesota infantry; Frederick Seiforth,
30 company e, First Ohio light artillery.
or The following were discharged Horace
u Randall, John Hagorn and Sandy Saw
- yers. Ten returned from leaves" Five
70 were granted '1eaves." There are pres
* ent, s21; absent, 70; total in home, 400.
IS The home was entertained last Saturday
n y evening by a musical delegation and
A. friends under the guidance of Camp No.
a; T. Sons Of Volunteers, Minneapolis. DR..
Wallace G.. Skidmore gave a "darkey''
ae sermon and responded to Calls with
s. other character delineations. Mrs. Hair
1t riet L. Hull gave nice readings and was
IL encored. r. T. Warrum sang several
catchy selections Mrs. Maud Pratt Crane
ar wl1istled and played the miracle. First
ed she accomplished the squirrel up a, tree
re whistling it's chatter, while she made the
6 piano bark for the chasing dog The
~ audience displayed enthusiastic attention
&C. and voted for a return trip The party
had coffee and lunch after the entertain
%" "a ment. ..s.. ..... Il -.
re The foot Of new, snow Wednesday de.
en- layed work on the new building only {
H. few hours. It will aid the work, as rocl
lie from the quarry can be handled to much
on better advantage on runners. ~
,ie In mentioning our reading material las
ILL., week we Internationally neglected tt
ter mention two most important items. First
the home library with loaded shelves il
~ several rooms. tenders the reader hi
Nv choice. Second, and we forgot the maya
zines. They are mostly gifts from friend
of the home in the twin cities and if tn
donors could see how they become worn
they would feel repaid. ~
4 An old soldier, well known on the ca
II line was put off the car in the deep snoy
between streets, because he failed t
'dig up" ID a III
IS, Thursday was pension voucher day an
tt, it was busy day at the home. Fou
to hundred went flying to Milwaukee.
he, F.-'... DIR. S. B. Coe.
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