Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-01-12
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HOSPITAL
Presbyterian Hospital is As
sured For This City.
A FINE INSTITUTION
Rev. Dwight D. Tallman Back
Of Move-Will Commence on
Work at Once

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Hot Springs, South Dakota, famed
throughout the West as health and
pleasure resort will be making more
rapid strides in that direction in the
year 1911 than many previous ones.
More and better facilities for caring
for the health seeker is assured, chief
among them being new 100000
Presbyterian hospital to be erected in
this city in the near future.
Some little time ago the pastor of the |
local church, Rev. ID. D. Tallman, and
DIR. WI. McRoberts after investigat.
ing the matter, found that but very few
Protestant hospitals had ever been
founded in the West and knowing that |
an immense business along this line |
had been developed and was taxing the |
numerous institutions to their utmost,
evolved the idea thata hospital backed
by the entire .Presbytery would. be a
benefit to the city and boon to the
health seeker, took the matter up with
the local church and later with the
Black Hills Presbytery with the result
that q pro re nats meeting of the last
named body was called at Sturgis for
the specific purpose Of considering
the founding Of such q hospital in Hot
Springs.
This meeting was held Monday, at
tended by representatives from the
differen. Black Hills churches. Rev.
Tallman, as pastor, B. j. Glattly, as q
church official, and DR.. w. J. Mo.
Roberts, representing the Hot Springs
medical men, we're present The meet
ing was called in the Sturgis Presby-
terian church at two O'Clock Monday
afternoon by Rev. O. d. Erskine,
moderator, who shortly after turned
the chair over to Rev. Tallman. He
being the church official who took the
initiative in the matter, was given the
opportunity to explain the proposition.
He gave his reasons why hospital
governed by protestant denomination
be founded in the West, preferably in
the Black Hills and at Hot Syringe.
and stated that in as much as Bishop
Busch, of Lead, had made public
statement to the effect that the
Sisters Hospital of this city was to be
moved to Deadwood, it was thought an
opportune time or in fact necessity
to consider the founding of another
hospitalin Hot Springs.
After thorough discussion Of the
matter it was unanimously voted that
q combined effort Of the Presbytery be
put forth to further the cause of found.
ing such an institution in the Black
Hills. This move practically spelled
success for the venture.
Rev. Tallman was empowered with
the authority to start at once to solicit
funds to carry on the proposed work.
The church here and the business men
of the city are very enthusiastic about
the matter. Rev. Tallman will be
granted leave of absence from his
regular duties for six months or even
q year which will enable him to give
his entire time and attention to the
matter. Having high standing in the
church and being we'll acquainted he is
confident Of substantial support from
we'll to do Presbyterians and churches
in the east.
A number Of reasons may be given
why Hot Springs is the logical place in
which to locate this hospital. Chief
among them is the ideal climatic con-
ditions This city is favored with over
three hundred days of sunshine. Then
the altitude, which is 344O feet above
the sea is claimed by physicians to be
as nearly right for all kinds of con.
velescent patients as can be found.
Another Of the reasons for locating It
here is the thermal springs which have
been proven by analysis to contain
medical properties that when used
properly are known to have made some
wonderful cures.
In recognition of the many advsn-
tages of Hot Springs as health resort.
the United States government has
erected here National Sanitarium for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. group
of handsome buildings costing nearly
one million dollars was opened May
18th, 1907, and since that time hundreds
have been treated here with the best
of success. Besides this mammoth
institution there are many other smaller