Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-12-05
NEBRASKA NEWS.
Instructions Issued 10 tho Various Count,
Clerks and Commissioners.

instructions Issued TO the Various County
Clerks and Commissioners.
ooWns TsSsS Sss
county clerks and county commissioners OF
the state concerning the distribution of sup
| plies among the needy farmers:
1.-The work of furnishing relief to the
drought sufferers has assumed such great
proportion that have organized state re-
lief committee. They are hard at work
formulating plans for affording the neces-
| sary relief beyond what your county can
give.
SIN order to secure free Transportation
we must have complete organization for
distributing supplies in each county. Will
you perfect such an organization in your
county at once. You will be required to
give u receipt to the railroad company for
the supplies sent to your county, and in
turn must insist upon those whom you APP
point to distribute these supplies taking a
receipt from the parties receiving them. 1
am compelled to insist upon a compliance
with this order. for counties that will not
organize cannot be given assistance
.'Rev. Geo. w. Martin, ID. d., has been APP
pointed superintendent of relief with head
quarters at Lincoln. Will pou please COM
municate with him Immediately upon COM
pletion Of your organization.
''You are expected to keep an accurate
list of all supplies you distribute of every
kind, taking names of parties to whom
given, and naming the articles so that a full
account can be rendered of everything. You
will please keep these accounts in duplicate
and return one to this office when the worl,
is over.
81 enjoin it upon you especially to see
that the supplies of every kind are dis
tributed fairly among those who need them;
you must not give anything to those people
whom you know are able to take care of
themselves This is the only difficulty I
meet with in regard to people giving. They
say many persons will get q portion of the
supplies whose circumstances are such that
they do not need them but can easily take
care of themselves. This is undoubtedly
sometimes true, that people who have
an abundance will profess to be
in need and take portions
of the contributions which should only 20
to those who are in absolute need of them.
| insist you must guard against any distri-
button OF the donations to that class of peo-
pie who, though abundantly able to take
care of themselves, arc willing to thrive at
the expense of tho sufferers These human
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vigilance you can command. The people
are giving cheerfully and they only want
the assurance that it will go to the destitute
and the suffering. 1t probably is the case
that many who are needing assistance
live at remote points from the county seat.
1t will be your duty to see that they are
notified Of the arrival of supplies at your
place so they can be ready to receive their
share. J. beg you to see that none who are
iii need are overlooked. but divide every
thing with an impartial hand. There must
be no discrimination FOR or against any per-
son in want. Divide the coal into small
quantities SO that it may go around among
all.
All accounts of receipts and disburse-
ments will be subject to; inspection when
this relief work s.completed. Very respect,
fully, JOHN Nj TylAYEis, Governor.