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The Wahpeton Times
Formerly Red Illvcr Free Press, Enuimsliea 1879
BY GEO. P. GARRED.$|I
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THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF' TIIE GITY,
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villi' Party which he approves^ let him criticise nml
condem the party which he does not approve, re-
serwnv llwiijx his right to applaud his oi
«i. ponents or censure his fiiends, as the truth miiy
».* 'equire, und lie will he independent encniirh lor
free country
.—[Garfield.
The Columns of THE TIMES are open to all who
desire candid discussion of questions of inter
est to the people of Richland county lint of
i.ourse we do not hold oi i-seJves responsible for
a correspondent's opinions.
THURSDAY, FEB. 23, 1888.
FOR CHARITY'S SAKE.
A TIMES Correspondent Evolves
a Valuable Contribution on
Public Charity at an
Opportune time.
Tax-Payers should Head this Let
ter, and at the Next Oppor
tunity Vote for a
County Poor
Farm.
linAXDENUVnG ITEMS.
To the fcditor of The Times:
The agent in charge of a paper
out here called the Lidgerwood
Broadaxe—very awe-striking name
by-the-way—has possibly bitten off
more than he can masticate, in an
unwarranted hack at our neck. Our
head, however, retains its normal
position and appears to be about as
level as usual, we having not, in
fact, realized that then was any
thing after us till appraised of it by
friends. This fresh agent in charge
of the Lidgerwood^newspaper syndi
cate's office, goes out of his way in
an endeavor to take us to task for
our remarks regarding pauperism
and the action of the county com
missioners pertaining to it. We
knew at the time we penned those
ideas that we were correct, but now
we know a great deal more about
the matter than we did then, and
are more firmly convinced that we
were right, and,
are able to tell more
about it. Just what this agent is
trying to do, we know not, but it
seems, however, from the drift of
his remarks that he is interested to
some extent in seeing that the de
pendents on the county shall be
supplied with store goods, knowing
full well that whoever thus supplies
people by the commissioners au
thotity, will get their money from
the county funds. And is this not
a pretty bold strike for the agent of
the syndicate to make to say the
least. Instead of looking tip the
facts and trying to do the decent
thing by his syndicate, he goes
CHARGING AKOUND LIKE A WILD
BULL,
accusing us of cowardice because
we write over a nom de plume.
Let he who lives in glass houses be
very careful how he throws stones,
he might get his own castle de
molished. Our name is all right,
and it is as honorable* as any one's
who accuses us of cowardice.
Now to business: In regard to
the mechanic, he was offered worl
at $1 per day through this winter
right there in Ilankinson, where he
lives, by a man to whom he is in
debted for the lumber with which
Ins house is built, the employer re
serving the right to apply S3 per
•week on the mechanic's indebted
ness, but the mechanic refused to
work on those conditions, and rather
than work for 824 or S2G per month
he choses to depend upon the county
-for support One of the members
of the board of commissioners was
in Ilankinson a few days ago and
:his attention was called to these
3 facts, and he told his informant
that it should be looked up, and he
immediately set about to find the
man who wanted the mechanic to
woik for him, and said that if the
J-.'
facts were proven to be true, which
theie is not the slightest reason to
doubt, that the matter would be laid
4before the board, and the mechanic
would be made to pay back into the
county treasury the full amount
granted him for the support of his
family duung the winter. There is
NO IMAGINATION
1$ about the matter.
These are simple
./ facts
tax-payers and obtain their opinion,
•i Let them talk to the Hoeffa, the
Any one may interview the
Bourns, the Bladows and any of the
4 farmers on the Rice, especially those
men who have been members of the
board of commissioners heretofore
and know its duties, and see what
they have to say about it» -Farmers
don't go to town to
I
oat around and
talk politics, or gossip.
Again, in regard to the 320 acre
man, that is all as true as gospel, he
came here six or eight years ago,
had $700 in casli and teams. Entered
his 1C0 acre homestead, improved
his place,^mado money, proved- up
oil his entity as soon as his time was
up, was well fixed by that time.
Last year lie borrowed some money
from a neighbor (whose name can
iv a
BOUGHT ANOTllKIt TliACT
of 10.0 acres, raised a good crop last
year and lives within two miles of
an elevator he owes no "vampire"
and is not paying an "enormous"
rate of interest on an "outrageous''
bonus. His family was sick and a
neighbour sent tiie-n milk, and sent
liis hired hand to clean out the man's
stable for him, which contained two
or three month's accumulation of
manure, and had some wood pre
pared for the folks to burn, there
not even being enough cut into
stove length to get a meal's victuals
with, let alone to keep the family
comfortable, and while sickness has
afflicted worthy families this winter,
is it any wonder that four or five of
his children died from such treat
ment If we were to be guilty of
such criminal carelessness and neg
lect we should expect to be prose
cuted for cruelty to our family, in
stead of being bolstered up by the
county to recline on a downy couch.
Facts are facts and they are stub
born tilings. The man's name can
be given too, who went and pleaded
with the commissioners to grant a
doctor and fuel and provisions, and
a man to take care of the man's
stock and all that, because he was
an old countryman of his, and he
knew lie had some influence at the
county seat. And furthermore, we
know how this old thing works.
There seems to be a great many bills
presented this winter, chargeable to
2aupers,
and we notice that the
most of them are allowed in full,
and no questions asked. It is getting
to be a profitable thing this
SPECULATION IN rOVEUTY.
John Smith or any other Torn, Dick
or Harry may lay in a bill of charges
for support of paupers, and usually
get his money. The proper way
for the commissioners to do, would
be to demand an itemized account
of outlay, and name the
pauper
who
receives the supplies, and let that
account- be accompanied by an affi
davit of the party supplying the re
lief, together with a receipt from
the party supplied with the bill of
goods bought, and who from. And
then publish the names of the pau
pers. Or else build or buy a poor
house and have all who must be
supported go there and be treated
other impecunious parties are in
other sections of the country. That
"the poor we have with us always,"
we know as well as anyone can
tell us, but there is a vast difference
in the several classes of poor people.
The commissioners have helped
some of the settlers wiio came here
last year,who needed help,and we are
glad of it, and yet these same parties
have neighbors who are just as poor
and needy as themselves, who would
no more think of asking aid from
the county than they would of flying,
We want to give you an item
apropos to this subject.
Carl Nitzel came to this section
of the county from Minnesota, about
the same time this 320 acre man
came, they took, their claims about
the same time, the man who has 320
acres now, had teams and money as I
have remarked before. Nitzel had
$28,with the money he bought acow
for $25 and a sack of Hour and some
coffee with the other S3. Leaving
their children at home on the claim,
Nitzel and his wife went out to
harvest, and in the fall they both
followed the threshing machine un
til they made money enough to buy
lumber, fuel, stove,
See,
to make
themselves comfortable for the
winter. The other man
WAS ARISTOCRATIC
in his notions because lie had a lit
tle personal property, and would not
notice "poor folks." To-day pari
Nitzel has good teams, good improve
ments on his farm, has never "bit
off more than he could chew," is in
dependent, thrifty and industrious,
and he would kick himself all over
the prairie before lie would think of
asking anyone to extend him
charity. He has the hardy man
hood, indomitable pluck and energy
that keeps people out of the poor
houses and from asking the county
commissioners to help them. If it
is calculated that these recipients
of charity shall refund the money
paid out of the county treasury on
their account, itisall right. If not,
then there is something rotten in
Denmark. One of the commis
sioners says they shall we will see.
"Be sure you are right, then go
a head." We would advise the Lid­
gerwood agent not to strike quite so
much at random with his little
hatchet, and strike more closely
to it is motto, and be sure whether he
has a line or not before he begins
to hew. And he must remember
too,that the people's choice as county
commissioner, whom we believe
TO BE AN IlOIIEXT MAN,
lives near Lidgerwood. We believe
too that he will see that things are
done as they should be, if he only
finds out first what should be done,
this agent to the contrary notwith
standing. Let investigations take
place before hand,—that's the $ay.
Immediate relief can be given of
course but let a correct account be
rendered. The county commission
ers are only tiie servants of the peo
ple, and it is just and right that tho
people see that their confidence is
not betrayed. What right has Carl
Nitzel and men who commenced
here under very discouraging cir
cumstances to pay for*the support
of men who would not hardly
LOOK AT
on
SPEAK TO THEM
years ago, and who are, or at least
should be infinitely better able to
support themselves and carry the
responsibilities of citizenship
To use the agent's phrase it's
"dollars to buttons" we knew we
were telling the truth instead of a
mistake, and with all we have writ
ten about the matter we have not
told all of the truth either. We
know more than we have written.
The object to be attained by thus
calling the people's attention to
this matter is to see that
CARE BE EXERCISED
in the bestowment of charity. That
is all. Had the hundreds of settlers
who now own their comfortable
homes in this county, and who once,
were laborers in the iron mines!
of Wisconsin, and in the forests
making charcoal, and on the Red
river as lint boatmen, come here
with $5000 ideas in their heads and
nothing in their pockets, have pur
sued anything but the most self
sacrificing and economical course,
they too might have been knocking
at the door of the commissioners for
charity. l)ut they came with the
firm determination to build them
selves homes, and place themselves
and families above want. How
well thoy have succeeded their well
•tilled and finely improved farms will
attest. They are men of whom any
county might well feel proud—as
sterling, law abiding citizens .who
have the old time simple industrious
habits of their forefathers. And the
pride and manhood which it takes
to insure success. They are as
charitable as any class of citizens in
the country, but they* believe In
justice in charity as well as in every
thing else. As witness their actions
last summer, when Charlie Voeltz's
three horses were killed by lighten
ing, these people went down into
their pockets and made him a purse
of $300 to rig him out with another
team.
No, there is nothing small about
the "Dutch" but their feet, and
they will grow some yet if they are
favored with good seasons.
The Ilankinson school opened with
an enrollment of about 25 pupils by
a Miss Gallagher from Minnesota,
It is a cold day when foxes freeze,
but one was found frozen stiff last
Sunday near Charlie Bladow's
the snow.
Plenty of Jack rabbits may be
seen around timber claims and along
the river, it is not much sport to
hunt them though.
Little Edna Iloefs, aged between
six and seven years, youngest daugh
ter of August Iloel's, is very sick
with pneumonia. Strong hopes are
entertained of her recovery »how
ever. Dr. Baldwin is attending her.
It
YARDS IN
DAKOTA,
MINNESOTA,
in
IOWA,
UNOHQO.
A Railroad Boy's Love.
There is a railroad boy running
on the Portland line through Walla
Walla that never pulls out on the
night "runs" without swinging his
lantern through the darkness as the
train passes the "farm home" where
lives his mother and sister. We
have watched more'than once, and
no matter how rtfshed the business
is, no matter how many urgent calls
may be made upon him by others,
ho, never fails to go to the door and
wave the signal to mother and sister
that is so joyfully received by them.
Apparently there is nothing in this,
and no doubt the average person
would take no notice of so small an
occurence, but to the writer the
simple act on the part of that young
man speaks volumes. It shows that
the memory of his mother and sister
is dear to him, and that they have-a
place in his heart paramount to all
others. In our imagination we see
the mother standing in the doorway
and the sister holding back the cilCr'
tain at the window, shading their
eyes with their hands and peering
out into the darkness for the flash
of light which says to them as plain
as from lips, "All well good bye
for this trip. If the train is wrecked
and I am lost, this will remind you
of your son and brother, whose
memory of you and home was ever
green."--[Journal.
NEBRASKA
AND
KANSAS.
MONEY ON REAL ESTATE.
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Have Perfected Arrangements with one of the
1 Loan
By which they are now able to offer unusual inducements to
Borrowers on Real Estate,
You Have Your Choice of
THE STRAIGHT PAYMENT FULL TEitM PLAN.
T3E "ON
OR
P.EFORE" PAYMENT PLA^.
SATE -yOTTE, ZMTOOSnETCr.
ft- WAHPETON, DAKOTA.
W. H. HARKER,
W I O I N A O
Wahpeton,
&
OILS, WINDOW
BUGGIES,JFARM
The Be6t Harvester in the Market. He also sells the NEW
ESTERLY and MEADOW KING
Mowers and Hay-Rakes.
A large supply of the best bindinsr twine constantly on hand,
and see him.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF
Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash, Doors,
Bliiuls, Building Paper, Paints,
Oils and Var Irishes, Coal, Brick,Etc, Etc
Wahpeton, Dakota.
J. G. DAVIS, Resident Partner.
J. N. JURGENSEN,
tleulcr iu
Boots and Shoes
GOODS,
HARNESS, FLY HETS, SADDLES, WHIPS, CURHY COMBS,
BIIUSHES, &c., and sells at Hed Rock Prices.
R. S. HtfGHES,
WAHPETON,
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-DEALER IN—
WALTER A. WOOD'S HARVESTERS,
BINDERS AND MOWERS, AND
MASSELON THRESHERS & ENGINES
IMPLEMENTS, THRESHER SUPPLIES &C
I I S E
Has Just Received a Large Stock of
PALL -A.IN"ID "WTTsT'
J. 110 iGOPlGS oftyiDSfS ailKs parties thetrouble of sending to foreign banks or parties.
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Thev I12I9C llhnn fliail* ]aiiio
THE INSTALLMENT PLAN,
Investigate the LAST NAMED LOAN SYSTEM and begin to practice
economy.
PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK,
AGENT AT
Lidgerwood & Wyndmere
•For the Adjustable
Light Steel-Frame Esterly Binder
Call
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Vice
Dakota.
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DRY GOODS & NOTIONS.
His Stock of
Groceries is Fresh and Large.
ALL AT
BOTTOM PRICES.
jT j»j Persons wishing to loan money on Ileal Estate will do welltK
upon INK & CA$TBR. They will write their own Mortgages and N
making the same payable at their office in Wahpeton, Dakota, sa
SMYTH
Pirs
MKYER,
«!Ue,? ':V,'Tdf
make
SUPPLIES, &C.
DAKOTA.
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mone-v-
They pass upon their loans themselves, and charge loyr rati^li
interest.
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For
hoinooltraa
SlfSiSS Office Room* in the Globe Block.
iinil nlto
Ink. & Carter, Wahpeton, DakotdS.
THE NEW RAILROAD
Running into Southern Richland County
TOUCHES LIIDGKEiR.W OCXD
WIIEKK
In the county, comprising Osborne Steel and Empire Binders, Osbornq
Empire and IJradlej Mowers, Bradley Rakes, Bradley, Norwegian and'
Deere l'lows, tVagons, Buggies, Etc. Also agents for the Minnesota^
Chief Thresher,'Giant and Stillwater Engines and Binding Twine, all aft/'
reasonable prices. Thresher repairs a specialty full line of repairs for
all kinds of threshers constantly on hand. Fair dealing and satisfaction^
guaranteed. Callnnd see us JJ
THE LIGHTNING- JETTING
ARTESIAN WELL MACHINE
Is the best thing in the business, and the only one in the county
is owned
Dakota-ave., ojp. A. Miksche's, or the Refrigerator, Fourth Street.
TOWN LOTS
AT-
A I O N
Are Belling like Hot Cakes, and
Prices Are Soaring'
Heavenward!
Fail-mount is destined to he the
Juncion City of ihe Southern Red River Valley.
aPd
tlie
s,u'veJ'ors
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by
ElESHSrST SIOT .ITTTT A TT-FTF?.
And is acknowledgedjjto'.be'the best machine made for soil such as is found
in the Red River Valley. It will sink a two inch pipe 5112 feet in
ten hours. As men who are willing to testify to the above facts I
would respectfully refer the public to 'f-J,
M. It. AN KIN SON, The DILUTH ELEVATOR COMPANY at
Warner Station, AUGUST HOEFS, HERMAN STICUBEL and
FRED NEWMAN.
HEXLEMAN'S
LACROSSE §BEER?8
of
Black Hill Railroad are now here. The Manitoba, the C. M. & St. P. Ry
many to the facts above noted, that the town is not overdone, but has' room
tor all that, the wants of the surrounding country mav be supplied.
iui an mai.ine warns oi me surrounding country mav
TfT b"fy,ni?8t
GLASS, HARD AND SOFT COAL, WAGONS AND organizing creamery and cheese factory being pushed. Iiooin for all to
of the
•Ll11 ..Lots will be donated for a hist class hotel. Flouring mill comnanv now
Particulars see
POMEROY & CCF
tf a* FA^MOUN?, RICHLAND CO., DAKOTA
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& DORSET
Handle the most extensive and best selected -stock of
'•'•••'•v-Z: --•'-.-':r
Delivered at Wiilipfiton aiil Vicinity In
Bottle and Keg Lots.
Agent, and can be found at his Sample Room
hi
the Duluth, Fergus Falls &
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