Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-12-04
A WESTERN POINT OF VIEW.
A Gentleman Thoroughly Competent t.
Speak Gives His Opinion On Matters Of
Universal Importance.

A Gentleman Thoroughly Competent to
Speak Gives His Opinion On Matters Of
Universal Importance.
| During the past year over 3OOOOO
acres have been entered in Southern Da-
kota and 100 postoffices established; the
daily newspapers have increased from
from l60 to 243; emigration is pouring in
! a day; and short time only can elapse
before two or three large States will grow
out of this land of the Dakotas.
The Rev. Stewart Sheldon. of Yank-
| ton, Superintendent of Home Missions
for Southern Dakota, a gentleman who
| has lived in the Territory for the past
sixteen years, has travelled over it many
times, and'ls fully competent 70 give a
trust orthy opinion, is very enthusiastic
over Dakota's prospects. Look a, the
| area of the State" he exclaims, 700
square miles! Enough to make over
three New Englands, to make twenty
eight Connectlcuts; to hold all the in
habitants of the world, with only six
teen and fraction to the acre; to put a
belt around the globe six miles wide. In
single year 800 miles of railroad are
built, and on a single farm ], 200, 0C0 bush,
els of wheat were raised; its possibilities
are almost boundless."
"How about the planting of
chGrcnesW
1T keeps pace with the needs of the
people. In my own denomination about
fifty organizations have oeen effected
during the past year, and other religious
bodies have probably done equally as
we'll"
MAY l ask what originally brought
you to this new country, with its neces-
sary hardships?"
First, the pursuit of health; secondly,
the great and growing field for religious
influence l am on the road most Of the
time. AS you know, it is not an easy
task, and were it not for circumstance
which believe saved my life, l should
even now be compelled to forego the
pleasure / find in being instrumental in
an humble way of doing some little
good?"
Would you be willing to publicly
state your experience"
eyes, sir! If you care to publish the
matter in your paper, for the public, !
will give you a written statement" And
suiting the action to the word, the Super
intendent Immediately wrote the follow
ing:
REV. D. B. Coz, Hon SECRETARY.
Rev. NJ. NJ; 8ARRows, SECRETARIES.
REV. j. Is. CLARK, 'ro'h ]A'''A''
REV. A. II. CLAPP, TREASURER.
AMERICAN HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY,
BIBLE HOUSE, New YORK CRY.
Rev. STEWART SHELDON,
SUPERINTENDENT FOR DAKOTA,
YANKroN, DAKOTA, Sept. 26, 1884.
To whom 1t may concern:
This is to certify that have used War
ner's SAFE Cure and SAFE Pills more or
less for year past, and find them to::be
most excellent remedies. They seem..to
do the work when other medicines fail
l have reason to believe that they have
saved my life, and it gives me pleasure
to commend them to Others For liver
complaint, general debility and consti-
patton they have been a specific in my
own case, as they have been to others to
whom l have recommended them 1t
gives me pleasure to add my testimony
to the many already given, in the hope |
that others afflicted as have been may
experience like benefit.
Rev. STEWART SHELDON.
Endorsement from such source is but |
another source of intrinsic merit, and We |
give this to our readers solely for the |
good they may derive from it, believing |
heartily in its worth, and unqualifedly |
endorsing the reverend gentleman and |
the work in which he is engaged.