Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1913-09-19
COL. ORR DOING GRAND WORK
FOR COMFORT OF OLD BOYS.
DAIRY BARN ERECTED
HOME HAS one OF THE FINEST DAIRY
BARNS IN THE STATE-.PURE
MILK AT ALL TIMES.

Orr. superintendent, at the South Da-
kots State Soldiers Home one day the
first of the week having been informed
that some exceedingly fine improve.
ments had been made recently by the
Colonel which would tend to add to
the comfort and health of the old boys
in blue who are members here. Des-
pite the fact that we were aware in ad.
vance that much had been done we
were agreeably surprised upon observ-
ing the results obtained.
We first visited the new detention
hospital which has just been complet-
ed and will be occupied this week.
This is one Of the neatest and best ar
ranged institutions we have ever seen.
One wing is for the accommodation Of
tuberculsr patients and will accommo.
date nine beds. The center building
is arranged into kitchen, dining room
and store room with q large basement
for supplies. On the left of this ex-
tending to the other wing is flve
neatly arranged rooms for bedridden
patients and from this part of the in.
stitution many valuable pointers might
be gained by other hospitals. The ex.
treme left wing is for the accommodation
of lady patients and for the nurses
quarters. AZ the United States in
spector remarked. on a recent visit
"This hospital is the finest of it's kind
in the United States"
W., 80 -'-'- :. - new cattle BARI
which has just been compleIed ny q
w. Wells. This is the model building
at the Home. It will accommodate the
dairy herd of fifteen fine Holstein COWS
which were purchased q little over a
year ago by Col. Orr 80 that the Home
would be supplied at all times with
good pure milk. This barn is the last
step in the way Of making everything
sanitary. To begin with the floor and
feed troughs are all of cement with {
gutter running the full length of th'
barn which is 15x49 feet. The YER!
latest thing in stanchions has been in
stalled, product of the Minneapolil
Creamery Package Company. Every
thing about the barn with the excep
tion of the walls and ceiling is eithe
cement or iron and these will be white
washed once each month. A hose ca
be used daily on everything else.
As most of our readers know, Co
, Orr was assistant food and dairy ir
9 spector for the state for nearly fiv
j, years and it was his idea that th
: Home should have their own dair
!. herd. What he has accomplished
less than two years with his herd ca
be accomplished by any rancher. Il
;. paid $500 for his fifteen COWS. Sint
then he has supplied the Home vii
r. milk which they previously contractt
70 for at the rate of $1,000 per year. E
" has sold calves to the amount Of IS
Ia SO that anyone can readily see that
n will soon have paid out on th
"a COWS besides erecting the model bs
n that is mentioned above.
All Of the herd at the Home are re
Dr. istered cattle and Ex-Governor Vess
conceived the idea OF helping
es farmers of this section start herds
Id the very best when he had the price
I'd S25 put on each calf to be sold. In {
II. eastern part of the state they pay tw
g. and three times az much. The m
Ill who we're fortunate in securing tn.
sn calves thus far are enthusiastic o,
ma their bargains.
We would make the suggestion
is our ranch readers tosvisit Col. Orr
II. the Home. talk this cattle questi
=. with him and look over his mot
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