Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1889-02-02
IN KANSAS.
Women and Children Appealing
for AID.

Women and Children Appealing
for AID.
Kansas City Journal, Jan. &c.
Information has been received in this
city that many OF the people in Seward
county, Kan, are on the verge Of star.
vation. Appeals for help have been
sent to various places and yesterday a
letter was received at the postof'ce in
this city, addressed To the postmaster,
that told Of Il horrible state OF affairs in
that country. The letter was written
BY Mrs. James K. Richards, who lives
eleven miles from West PLANE. For
some time past matters have been grow.
ing worse and the people in that com-
munity who have been forced TO remain
are suffering for the neces titles Of life.
MANY Of US have not sufficient food
and only II few have enough clothes to
hide our nakednc.s," writes Mrs.
Richards.
There is NO opportunity for them 10
earn anything by labor, as there is
nothing to do and no money 70 recon.
pense them. If such was the case.
Children are without proper nourish-
ment, and the mild winter has been
their salvation.
The writer makes Il plaintiff appeal
for assistance to the citizens of this city,
through the postmaster. She says that
anything sent to.her at West Plains will
be distributed where needed, and adds
that if there is any doubt AS 10 her in.
tentions, she would ask anyone to sc.
cure the name of some responsible
person at West Plains. "Help they
must have and soon." IS her statement.
Seward county is one Of the portions
Of KANSAS that has been afflicted with
total failures in crops, and many of
those who had gone there with little
money lost their all. Too poorto leave
they were compelled to remain and
make an effort to keep the wolf from
the door. Little by little their substance
was consumed, until starvation stared
them III the face. Without food or
clothes, they were at last compelled to
make an appeal to. tho outside world.
Turtle Mountain White Caps.
Dunsslth Herald.
On Monday night a large body of
masked men entered the brewery Gin
the foot hills and ordered a Bohemian,
Kllian Bosck, who was in the employ
Of Jacob Kotchever. to take charge of
tho brewery "plunder." to put on his
clothes and come out or they would
shoot him. The manswas asleep when
they entered and surprising it was some
friends came down stairs, when he dis
covered lie was covered by y lot Of
armed men who threw a rope over his
head and ordered him to leave. The
mob proceeded across Shuttle lake as
far as the st. John trail, and then
ordered their prisoner to leave the
country and never be seen around. the
brewery again. The object Of this masked
mob in doing such Il disgraccful deed ia
beyond our comprehension, unless they
have concluded that Stoff, the brewer;
has been imposed upon by Tucker and
Kotchever, and TAKEN the matter into
their own hands.
Since the above Was put in press
another outrage was perpetrated We'd
nesday by Kilian Bosck, the Bohemian,
who was 80 shamefully treated Tues.
day, and Simmonitch, WHO attacked
Carl stoff, at the brewery, and III his
own building, by grabbing him, tearing
his clothes, and ordering him about
under cover Of q revolver, which was in
the hands of the Bohemian. 1t seems
to be the general impression that this
last Outrage was committed az a cloak
to cover up the doings of Tuesday
morning. Carl stoff has sworn out u
warrant for the arrest OF Bosck and
Simmonitch, which warrant was placed
in the hands of constable Patteneau by
Justice Mckay. An examination was
held and Justice Mckay dismissed the
case, rs the evidence was moi sufficient
to hold the prisoners.