Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-01-01
WITKAM IS ALL RIGHT.
The "Alliancc Aid' Representa-
tive Makes q Statement Ancnt
Aid for the Needy.
Rev. William Tells How the
Work OF Distribution Pro-
crosses in DicHey.
4 Plan for Procuring Seed
Wheat From Contributors
in the Alliance.
Nj. Witham Makes Statement.

M. Witham Makes Il Statement.
n. D. Witham of Dickey county, col
iector OF the Alliance Aid association
arrived here Monday on business connect
Q with his duties as agent of the associa.
ton. He has recovered from his late Ill
ness and IS again in the field. Mr.. Witham
will receive the jamestown church col
lections taken here for the deserving .
poor Of his county. The Catholic church
turned ia SO, as collections, which,
ADDED to the personal contribution O.
$50 from Bishop Shanlcy, makes &l05
from that society. The Presbyterian
collection was I'll, the Methodist 80.
Mr.. Witham says that the donations Of d
Car Of -four and Car of wood and cloth
ing from the generous peole Of Fargo as
we'll as 3J sacks OF oats and 10 bushels OF
wheat from another source, have been
most thankfully received by tie worthy
people OF his county, and that the distri,
button Of these supplies is now III the
hands Of q committee OF Illenda!e ctl-
zens, who find pressing necessity for the
assistance. AS in all North Dakota
counties, many residents are too proud
and high spirited TO let their necessities
become generally known, but when the
facts are lear0ed and The aid protIered, it
is received with many a God bless you.
The quarrel over the distribution Of sup
plies has been made the theme Of much
trTi - tJ,.,r
One Of the county commissioners desired
to distribute the Liour himself at Il salary
OF 50 day for the job. 1t would have
cost, had ne been allowed to do SO, more
than the contribution was worth. The
-four was consigned to \. d. Witnam.
care Of the county commissioners, ana
when the former applied for the same. an
attempt was made to prevent his getting
ii ard the release of the shipping bill 10
the railroad agent was withheld as long
as possible by the commissioner who Mr..
Wltlam declares desired to boss the Job.
Witham got the -four and it is new being
put out as above stated.
The man, Jno. Courtney, who is solicit
ing for the eGme cause, is, says Mr..
Witham. fraud and responsible to no
one. Courtney obtained without pernls-
sion another mans authority, who had
been appointed by a meeting Of the citi-
zens of four towns in that county. but
who could not attend to the work
Courtney, says Mr.. Witham. is misrepre-
senting himself as the authorized agent
OF DicISey county and the commlssloners
and has no connection whatever with the
alliance. He Las sent to the county
SO far as Il result Of his travels, a few
old clothes.
The alliance throughout the Red river
valley and wherever the crops warrant it.
Will be appealed to for seed wheat, and /
| canvass made this winter. The graft
donated will be stored Up and eacl
conatys needs approxlmated and sup
piled in the spring, as far as possible BY
the contributions thus obtained.
The last time MIR. Witham was il
jamestown he lost hls pocketbook con
.aiulng SO OF his own money. It has
never been found and is evidently IN TIE
hands of someone who believes finder!
are keepers