Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1888-04-27

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More from LivOna.
To the Editor of the RECORD:
In reply to Mr.. Kelley's letter in last
weeks RECORD. permit me to say that
MIR. Kelley ought to know that did not
say, settlers on reservation" but people
living on the Sioux reservation, which
does net extend north of the Cannonball
river. They all, including Mr.. Parkin,
who lives this side Of the Cannonball,
get their mail at Clayton. There are
three families and bachelor living on
the Rice reservation who get their mail al
Livona in the winter. know that the
petition vas not presensed TO them.
Neither was it presented to Mr.. Sutor.
who lives on this side of the river and
gets his mail at Livona. There are five
families to whom, of my personal knowl-
sented, besides Mr.. Livingston, to whom
Mr.. Kelley himself says It was not pre-.
sented. What has he donc2 So far as
know, he is law abiding citizen of the
community, pays his debts, and is Obliged
to labor for his living the same as any
body else. There is not and never has
been scventy~fve people-men, women
and children--all told, who get mail at
Livona postoff1ce. l had charge of the
office for two years. Who ought to know
best-Mr. Kelley, who only knows from
observation, or |, from personal knowl
edge of the affairs of the office? The pc
tition is paper fraudulently signed, and
to that effect the department has been
Informed. Respectfully.
Mrs. LAv1NA LIVINGSTON.
The RECORD has the greatest respect
for the lady who wrote the above letter;
but we wish to note few points in which
we think she errs. In the first place, the
word Sioux" was left out of Mr.. Kclley's
letter by mistake when putting it in type
And we cannot sec what reason there is
for complaining because the petition was
not presented to every one at Livona
and on the Rice reservation. The weather
was not the best, and the one presenting
the petition could hardly be expected to
see everybody. Here In Williamsport,
owing to the deep snow, no attempt was
made to circulate the petition in the sur
rounding county, and the signatures were
put to it while it was posted in public
place. Besides. it is not likely that any
one getting up a petition would present
il to those known to bs opposed to the
object sought. He would be very foolish
it he did. Would the person circulating
petition to Congress IN favor of tariff
reform be expected to present 1t to those
known to be in faver of high tariff, only
to be refused? What would be the good
OF it? We think, too, that the assump-
ton on the part Of the correspondent
that no one but those receiving mail at
Livona Should have signed Is uuwar-
ranted. The people of five interior post
Offices are as much interested in the
proper conduct of the Livona postoffice
as the local patrons thereof. We know
Of no civil or moral law to the contrary.
They have been put to as much lnconve.
nience by WilleY's Incompetence as the
residents of Livona. Mere, IN fact Lii
vona has daily line, and local mail sent
astray by Wiley can be quickly returned
when it reaches the intelligent postmas.
ters of the county; while the interior
towns sometimes wait week for his
hotch-work to be remedied. AS to certain
Clayton people signing the petition, that
was right, for there is scarcely postoffice
in Emmons county but what has had its
mail missent to Willlamsport. Mail for
Campbell county, too, has been over to
this place. Petitions for Willey's re.
moval should have been circulated at
every Office IN the county, and at LaGrace
az we'll. In conclusion we will say that
We are very sorry that Mrs. Livingston
resigned the Livona posteff1ce, because
there was no trouble whatever with the
mail while she filled the position. But
she don't want it--won't have it. Then
why not permit Mrs. Kelley or some other
competent resident to take it, She enly
consented to apply for the position after
much persuasion, and neither herself nor
her husband moved hand in getting up
the petition or circulating it.