The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
Appeal.

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HURON, s. D. Dec. Oath, 1890.
Pursuant to the authority given
us by the State Alliance of South
Dakota in session in Mitchell, Nov.
9th, 1890, and with the approval
OF the executive committee of the
State Alliance we make the appeal to
the Alliance and all other labor or
CARNATIONS in the United States.
Our farm population have strug-
gled most heroically for the past two
years against burning drought.
They have labored and prayed that
they might be so blessed as to be
spared the humiliation it is, of ap-
pealing to the benevolent for aid in
their sore distress. In sixteen coun-
ties of our state we find the crop of
the present year to have been almost
a total failure. This, in addition to
more extended failure of last year.
leaves many of our members in a des-
tltute and pitiable condition. Not
less than five thousand of our fami-
lies are in need of aid. Many men,
bers OF our order are in need OF -four
for bread, while many more are with
out corn or oats to feed their horses,
no vegetables for their families, chill
dren out OF school for want of
clothes to protect their bodies, and
no seed grain for the coming spring
and no money to make purchases.
A large percentage of our people
have, from time to time, been obliged
to mortgage their stock and their
homes topurchase provisions, grocer
les and clothing for their families,
and to pay taxes and interest, trust
ing each year in kind Providence
for some coming crop to relieve them
of their distress. In thousands of
these homes nothing but hay is used
for fuel, and when the cold storms
shall sweep down upon these cheer
less habitations, as surely they will,
no mortal pen can tell the suffering
that will ensue. While making this
appeal to you we do not forget the
relentless, untiring exertion that is
required on the part OF helaborer in
all sections of our country to gain a
livelihood. We fully realize the con-
dition that confronts us; but to you
who have enjoyed a reasonable de-
gree OF prosperity, to you who have
enough and to spare, we come, ask
ing that you may contribute what
ever you think proper in the way of
wheat, corn, oats, millet seed, or 9th
er grain suitable for feed or planting:
clothing OF all kinds (old or new
boots and shoes, bedding and any
or all articles used in a farmers
home, or money with which to pur-
chase the same. All donation, from
whatever source, shall be received
and distributed to the needy members
of our order under the direction of
this committee, and every precaution
will be taken to prevent misappro
priation or imposition. We propose
to relieve our worthy needy and see
to it that all relief is properly dis
tributed and receipts given for the
same.
Anyone pleased to make contribu-
tions to this relief fund may deliver
the same to any of our solicitors duly
commissioned, in writing, by our
chairman and secretary, and coun-
tersigned by the president and secre-
tary of the State Alliance, with the
seal of the Alliance thereto affixed; or
such contributions may be sent d.
rect to W. Fl. Curtiss, secretary,
whose headquarters are at kimball,
Brule county, South Dakota. No
shipment of donations to the secre-
tary must be made until after CORE
spending with him and receiving his
Instructions as to where to ship the
same. R. 81. COwEN, Chmn.
w. 81. CURTIss, Sec.
H.. p. Smith. !
w. D. CHASE.
.. JOHN X. FAILING.