, 1875-01-29

RICE COUNTY.
II fhe E'ftar af .hr C5ia,so Ttitnne.
In ynur ihHe of thu auth of January at kssas 4ai
hncn asking aims of tic public and tint its tearc
o IN hGe G e AMI law po NIT o,cep
littls fall wheat, which sumo nf lhe farmers have
heen ai';n 10 get sec!l tu sow it few such have
been a1n 10 du so They gut tllGr grain In, hut The
end POTATOES and other vegetables hare bepn
irsy destroyed " tue graraaoprers. ind no one e
vicinity wcts tcIoMtliN; tnelt corn, putaors. AuA
garden vegetables for their winter support, and, Hince
uo aS us Sse wa o's enot p eet "y s Whant hon ri"
from other sources, and must ask 1t or perish anu
# W. Do, II ia not more hnn Chicago did af'er Tug
fire that destroyed email portion Of that plaee, Rl
Kansas. ain nayo enough left to rebuild It again. As
Catto aud horEeu must have feed tIry will nut 10
ab1e to do spring work, w they hasa to I've 70 fsr
commons. NO thiuk tlat II tic reole have been
nsket to gtye anything It has been In behalf Of tu
suS Of III m s ts e1 1fy s.s esf evs % s
icrn tosnting will not think they have not hccu
bribod ~ by tho oncs tboy gsvs their clothing to.
TorEEA.
Mr.. G, nlonJcan, at Topoin, wrlteE In mich
tho same vein; that mt less than q, ta0 Ur 80 ao
roEsolls NOW need rAtionH, nut to n,eution tho
work-anin,als aud others which arc dying OF
starvation. Ho snys:
1t cruel to wait for tho stats TO bring relief.
BescA considering tho nature 1T tho case, and tho
iact that Kausaa a aready expended $0a cUa FRO
tect these frohtleHlcn from hostile tn'iias il sho
furnishes seed for slaB crops 1t will hs most noolo
STARE to III ts cxsrncy for no student Of ps'
NJ inh!n1y national.
C. 8. kendosuino also writes from Topeka to
Say that TIE TE1uuSE ii incorrect in aupposint;
that only fow farmB were devastated; thut this
kiud of locust did not do business iu that way,
particularly III the border counties. lie cot-
llalns OF the intense cold which tito poor ii,
Kansas have to encounter, anil thinks tho ap-
pcaiH for relief !,ayo boon justified by tho cou-
dition OF the country.
nELo1r
Especial mention WaH made OF tho Town OF
Delolt, from which it waa stated that ono ratl1er
wel!-hnown "relief-commltteo" ensanatoa: Mrs.
addressed to her by different people Mt Eeloit.
a1r. 9. II. Long, Postmaster at Deloit, SAYS
that tho district around TINT town had boon
recently settled by poor pooplo who too's nj"
vantRya OF tho Homestead act to secure farms
for which they l.ad no monoy 10 pay. They had
only reccntly settled there, aud had depended
entirely for sub1istence OIL earn. which had botn
destroyed. There arc q fow WHO arc ablo 10 liye
may lavo been few perSons who could layo
gotten along without il, but gives no estimate
Ut tho number. Tho men wl,o went East from
l3eo!t were appointed by the Mitchell County
Committee and in tho opinion OF tho writer did
not oxasgerato tho condition OF affairs. lie ho-
lioyea that the Worst has uot vet eonio and pro-
uo,,ncea iho contlition of individual sui
fcrurs NJ d!arreasing in the oxtronc.
"Tltero may DO persona taklng advantage
Of tho condition OF Affairs '.oro aaya Mr. Long,
land lining their Own pockoth but tley are not
t!luBa men WHO have ietters Of recommendation
with our county hcal thereon"
Another letter addressed to hlrs, Tilton from
Delois IL from Judge Joel Holt which covers tha
! aame ground. THO Judge says t!,st la travelled
ato lust fall through tic Counties Of Mitchell,
lowell smith, Osborne, Nooks, Phillips, md Nor
ton. lIo bcloycA that 500 bushels Of corn wcro
not raised thoro IN 1874 In Tho wl,io Ut then! TO-
gotlor and, besides few wild pluins and about
twenty busIleln Of peaches, fruit WIS ratsel
there either. Tlscra was small grain enoi:;l'.
IT divided among tho Inhabitants Of thGsa
countiea, to furnish brealstu1s for one-.la!t tho
time till the nost harvest. Some Of tlso lH'or
settlers obtafnsl relief FROM frisuls III tue East
while tlo great majority could not obtain succ2f
from any other source than the Aelet Con'1nlt-
tees, Tho Treasurer Of the Mitchell County
! comtIitteo had received but a67:7o' which was
tEevoled especially to nletliclnea tof hlck sller~
crn Judge l[olt confirms Mr.. Longs Htatcsuunt,
| aud that OF TilE TAlBuSE in measure, i'll the
| following words
without any absista,cs aud there may bo istnrts
w.en srltt} IL given wliereit shouM nos hs hut
| What tho sufferers needed most WAS cIotllius
| aud Shoes especially the women, WHO we're e1i-
| dcaYorlng to meet tho cold of MI exceptionally
severe winter with tho scantlest OF summer oloth-
ing. ....
| II. j, FEnzcn, OF Uurtou, ilarucy County, wrltoa
| to Mrs. TItons
Inn Just in receipt Of yous letter at Inquiry Rnd
tLo artclo tllcosed to charges III which, I'm sorry
are hupIreds Of worthy peoi!s who have not enough
10 Ii,r un fnttTlEh A0irs, a1 many Lave l,ucu
frozp In lbs fre and haus for want VI proper cloth-
| ing.
| Mr.. Frazen says that In circuit Of rn!lea
not more thAn 500 bushels Of coru wero raised