Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-01

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BILE" There must be Il wide diff
terence between the opinion you
express in advertising the county
and now in soliciting voters;
two and half miles from your
town, too, a desert--not n very
desirable country to settle in. A
nice expression to come from
such n source, and one that ev
cry one considers ridiculous.
1t Is, to ali appearance, quite
easy for you to go from the sub
lime to the ridiculous.
"MilIer is net conscientious or
honest in her claims" Do you.
expect one single person to be-
lievc such bursts OF denancia-,
| tons.
! Do you not know that Miller
! is five miles nearer The center OF
the county?
That the claims of Miller as
to accessib ility and accommoda-
ti"n to the people Is one-sIxth
Of the whole county bette r than
that Of St. Lawrence?
Miller is $50 square miles
nearer the geographical center.
1t must he remembered that
Hand county il torty-eiglt
! miles long, and great considera-
ton must be given t. the loca-
ting of . county seat SO far from
he center as st. Lawrence
% not the roads from mules
northeast and southeast turn to
! Miller!
! How IS It that the bulk OF he
codo;y's trade comes to NJ 'irr:
Why, sir, you have comslderabn
| less trade than Washington or
other towns u great deal smaller
in appearance.
A person looking at your -,
would say: "Thls city was N
tor spoils. 1t hopes to reap a
fortune from the honest farmers
Of the county. 1t sees tremen-
dous big chance tor having the
! county seat and OF controlling
the county politics.
| will candidIy ask OF the peo-
pie that live close to your town
il It does not look to them as il
! st Lawrence Is II town trying
to derive its living 10y keenness
and sharp practice upon the
country people. Has it beer n
town of free thought? Have
you felt at home as much in
visiting it as yon would like?
Is there not dignltied appear.
auce abont the place that plainly
says let US have our way for
II while and we will show you
how quick we will place our
feet upou the necks OF the COM
mon people.
No set of men can prosper in
the west that seek to hold
themselves above the masses.
1t is Il fundamental prin cIple in
the west that all men are equal
aud 40 matter what he may
wear, he is just a good as the
board Of trade man or eastern
broken-down aristocracy that
seek the west.
Miller has always been a town
of the people. Here you see
no man slight another on ac-
connt OF his poverty. All walk
in the same society.
We ask no man to locate with
US that is not willing to grasp
warmly the hand OF any person
in our midst.
We have no exclusiveness.
We ask every man IN Hand
county to come and see that
spectacle daily witnessed, in our
streets winch the Tribune speaks
SO harsh about. 1t is our glory;
our strength hurts our neighbors
so badly. LII is whats seXcjtes the
desire of immigrants to settle
II Hand county.
All we ask is great anlout Of
this same spectu Gle. Il is our
life. Upon it We have boasted
of our strength To overcome the
/ board Of trade III n and the ST.
Lawrence barrel of gold.
We care not for the Gugcr
If .corg pc lted a rs by our
unworthy sister, so we can bt
blessed with the good opinion
OF the people of our county and
have their good will.
You speak nj fraud, when
from first TO last it has been
your corner stone. People in
glass houses should not throw
stones"
Before it was known that the
Porters had bought the town
site Of st. Lawrence, they, III
company with W. Il. johnson,
tried to put up job on the peo-
pie of Miller and obtain com
missioner and thereby gain the
county scat. They requested
that Johnson's name be put on
our petition from the west side
of the county, claiming that he