Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1891-05-14


went to the president elect Of the Hand
county alliance and misrepresented mat
ters to him and got his endorsement. His
name is j. X. Failng and is well liked by
everybody, and has the full confidence Of
the people. He is also county superin-
tendent OF schools. have not had time
| to see Mr.. Failing, but enclose q letter
from him. Hill told Mr.. Failing the same
that he did us, that he had been to Texas,
and did not say anything about being in
your state. He has made no report OF the
money he received while there The
draft be told your folks he had received
from Texas happens to be postcf1ice
order for $3.50 which he has in his posses
sion yet.
We are sorry that he so willingly
wronged your peopls ont of the money,
as well as casting disgrace upon our al
lance. / am informed upon good au-
thority that three persons here raieed
money to pay Hilr's expenses and that he
agreed to divide with them when he came
home. am informed that he has salts.
fed two Of them, but the third one he
has not.
He was gone from home about FIVE
weeks. We knew Eothing of his going
until after he had gone. He told you we
had very severe winter, which certainly
was mistake, for have lived here nine
years and have not seen nicer winter.
He told you that hay and rough feed was
almost all gone, which is another mistake
Our hay was pretty fair crop last year;
it was the only good crop that we had.
and those who were not too law to
put up hay had plenty of rough feed. -
J. A. DowLFR.
Secretary, York township Alliance No.
554.
The following is a copy of the letter
from John K. Failing, secretary of the
Hand county Alliance to Secretary Dowler.
regarding the Endorsement given David
II. Hill.
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT or
SCHOOLS, MILLER. S. d., April l2, 81.
J. A. DowLER, Esq.
ST. LAWRENCE, S. ID.
Dear Sir and Bro:--In reply TO yours of
the 18th inst: d. ii. Hill, VIM. Rainey
and W. w. Spatch, of York toN nship,
came to me and asked endorsement from
me as president of hand county alliance.
They represented that they, and perhaps
two other persons whom have forgotten
had been chosen as relief committee for
your alliance.
At that time, the president OF Hand
county alliance. Bro. Z. NJ. Stephens,
vas absent from the county, and ! had
not been installed. / prepared an en-
dorsement for Mr.. Hill. and one for Mr..
Rainey. These were addressed to whom
it may concern" and we're alike or
nearly so, think. / signed these papers
as president elect Gf Hand county alliance
IN compa ny with Mr. Hill, drove to the
home Of the secretary of the county al
liance, Mrs. Orpha Nj. Macklin. and there
received the name of Mrs. Macklin as
secretary Hand county alliance to the
papers. delivered all these papers to
Mr.. Hill. and saw nor heard no more of
him for some weeks. perhaps two months.
then met him on the train from the east.
He told me he had been to Texas and was
just returning.
Mr.. Hill had no authority from the state
relief committee OF which am an humble
member, and had no endorsement from
it IN any form, and mad no pass from our
committee. and had had no connection
with it whatever.
To sum the whole matter up all / can
say is that gave Mr.. Hill endorsement as
Trustworthy man and signed the paper
as president elect Of Hand county al
lance.
Iregret exceedingly that the matter has
assumed its present form.
Yours fraternally.
JOHN X. FAILING.
The above reveals the fact that David
II. Hill and possibly two or three Of his
neighLors formed plan t. secure money
for the ostensible purpose of aiding the
poor of their county. and that they hav 9
applied the money obtained from char
itably disposed persons to their own
private gain.
The York township Alliance should lose
no time in taking decided action in this
matter and bring to justice such dastardly
impostors as DAVID II. HILL"
The PRESS made some inquiry about
the matter, and found that while Hill had
no appointment from the alliance to pass
the hat. yet he Is member, and did re-
ceive individual recommendations from
others. The st. Lawre nee Journal states
that Hill will answer these charges. II so
the PRESS will publish his side Of the
question.