Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-10-24
BUTLER's BUGLE BUSTED
lie is Taken to Task BY a Gem
tlcmam From Detroit.
Michigan.
His Falsehoosls Come Back and
Snsite Him on the Cheek
His Lies Nailed.

Inc following letters are copied from
the aberdeen Republican. They were
first sent to the News, of that city, which
paper being II Huron organ, would not
publish them. 1t certainly looks pretty
rocky, to use bit of slang, when state.
ments made in Il state paper calls down
the disgust of non-residents in fiat de-
NAL of their most infamous libels:
Sept. 18th, 1890.
Aberdeen News, Aberdeen, S. ID.
GENTLEMEN: have read several arti-
cles taken from your valuable and widely
circulated paper over the name of one w.
T. Butler, which consitlerunfair to your
sister city Pierre, injurious to South Da-
kota, and a very poor advertisement for
the state with eastern people looking for
homes Or Investments. 1t certainly
makes bad impression upon such peo-
pie to read that the land ola large nor
ton OF the state is practically worthless,
and that the leading inhabitants of one
of her prominent cities are fraudu-
1ently deceiving settlers and capitalists.
People here reason that if one portion of
Dakota is SO sterile, how can any of it be
OF much value? And the bad crops and
the stories of the suffering on account
thereof add weight to their argument.
Then if the most prominent citizens of
widely advertised city like Pierre are held
forth as swindlers, in the columns of
prominent local paper in an adjacent dis
trict of the same state, it clinches in the
minds of eastern people the belief that
South Dakota is no place for residence or
investment, and any favorable reports
coming from Dakota must be largely dis
counted ifnot entirely disbelieved. The
location of the capital is not worth the
injury done South Dakot a and her young
cities and towns by parties working
blindly for Huron. Please pardon the
frank expression of my views, and hope
they may in some respects strike you as
correct. In fairness to your readers, the
city of Pierre and myself: please insert
the enclosed statement as communion
ton, or as an advertisement at your reg
ular rates in your daily tor three consec-
utive days, also in your weekly for three
consecutive weeks. BE good enough to
give it some prominence and to have it
appear as soon as possible, Enclosed
You will find s. to pay for same, If not
enough advise me and will remit at
once. Respectfully yours,
ALLISON l.. HlTcncOcK,
Detroit, Michigan.
To TIL: READERS OF THE News:
AS one interested in the welfare Vt the
young state of South Dakota, being
taxpayer in both Kingsbury and Hughes
counties, l deem it my duty to contradict
as far as my personal knowledge and OBJ
will allow, the abuse heaped
upon a portion of the state, upon the city
of Pierre. upon her citizens, their honor
and business integrity, and also upon
strangers and temporary residents with
in her borders on last election day over
the name of W. r. Butler was a tenn
porary resident of Pierre on the LIST of
October, 1SS9-last election day-was
about the polls number of times during
that day. Twas not asked to vote, nor
did / vote, nor did several acquaintance
stopping in Pierre that day, saw no
boys vote or offer to vote nor anything
illegal voting. The polling
was done in a strict and orderly manner.
AS to her real estate value can say that
unimproved property in Pierre which was
assessed in 1883 at 1925 will readily sell
today for $500, which looks as if her
largely increased assessment for 1890
had only kept pace with the value Of
During my stay of about
week in Pierre, met and conversed with
some Of her leading citizens, and not an
unkind or envious expression did I hear
spoken against the city of Aberdeen, or
against her citizens. On the contrary, q
feeling of good will towards the Com
mercial Center of South Dakota seemed
general in Pierre.
The foregoing statement is entirely
voluntary. Yours respectfully,
ALLISON L. HITCHCOCK,
Detroit, Michigan.
G. ~
EARRING STAR
Would it be any accommodation or