New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-13
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
SUFFERING IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

AID FROM THE EAST GREATLY APPRECIATED
AND WARMLY ACKNOWLEDGED.
TO fhe Edffor OF The Tribune.
Sir: We desire to make grateful acknowledg
ments for the publication Of the letter from residents
oil Ipswich. Edmunds County, south Dakota, In your
issue OF December A. Having forwarded ono barrel
OF clothing previous TO the publication Of the letter
we have received acknowledgment. under date OF
December 3 from which we shall take the liberty OF
quoting
Your moro than kind letter came yesterday,
and how can We thank you for your efforts In
our behalf. -. j feel mortified in finding myself
before you In such plight but 1t Is no fault OF ours
we certainly have done our part since coming here
Our boys have worked hand, especially P, who
has grown round shouherd, but hope he will get over
that In time. We all think the good Lord
prompted you to remember The people here arc
seemingly combined TO put a brave 'front.' and deny
the stories of restitution and 1t is evident from what
Is acknowledged In our own papers that they would
look black at us II they thought we had spread broad
cast our troubles They want the State and county
to take care Of their poor, and this is one way
they intend to do it. hope you will have this fact
published.
The county supervisors have spared no pains TO
get the railroad companies send coal at mine rates
and let the people pay running prices but the railroad
companies will not do that. They shipped 200 tons
OF coal As gift and farmefs obliged to swear
that they paupers before they get an ounce of
coal The word 'pauper IS so ugly, cannot bear
10 use 1t in connection with ourselves. There
are six families here from k, all of us living
the same road and together, all respectable
people One of them is cultured lady. She recently
told mo that she had not tasted meat In weeks.
came home and told your uncle, and he At once sent
fresh ham from pig we had TO kill because we had
no feed for it. We banded together like the
Pilgrim Fathers There is bond Of sympathy between
us because Of our common thals. Coal is IS 80 per
ton We have had 10 burn dry cow-chips, which are
called oxane to keep from freezing The barrel
has arrived and everything fitted nicely. Your
uncle was 50 pleased with the ovcrcoat that we ae
the envy OF all our ghhC rs our coffee was ready
when the barrel came. but went into its very
depths. We got the sauce, which was the hrst we
for The holidays. | thankful for the hose and
socks. | have had but one pair I'm a year. except
that made out Of old CLOTH lThls from lady who
was reared in cOmforl
clothes you would laugh. he has had several spells
Of IT, llc has not had a suit of clothes In eight
years and he saws that he IS going to church.
We thank yOu and those who kindly contributed,
from our nmOst hearts and would beg OF you TO keep
your Old clothing for u.s.
In response TO that letter. which you kindly
published contributions have come from fifty sources.
We have four barrels ready 10 be forwarded, and VIII
gladly forward such articles of clothing may be
given. 4 proper distribution will be made when
these gifts reach Dakota as there are one hundred
families who mp all The comforts OF life to suffer
The horrors Of hunger I'm a climate where the tom j
peraturc Is often forty degrees below May God
bless all those who have freely attributed to
these most worthy people. THOMAS BELL
With c. II. Howell & Co., M 90 Maiden Lane.
New-lork, Dec. Il, 1859.