The Newtown bee., 1895-05-24
Affairs About Town.
CHARITY NOT NEEDED.

Editor of THE BEE: I have noticed among the correspondence of THE BEE that charitable societies in Connecticut, as elsewhere, have contributed liberally to the famine-stricken people of Nebras- ka who lost all their crops in last sum- mer's terrible drouth. That was charity well and worthily bestowed. But now that an early spring has arrived and their crops are looking finely, it would seem that some of these people have developed into professional beggars and are still sending broadcast all over the United States, as before, renewed appeals for help. To show that help is no longer needed l send clippings from daily pa- pers in this state showing the facts. You are at liberty to publish extracts from them, or publish them entire, so as to put the charitaoly inclined people of the East on theit guard. Yours with es- teem,-[ Walter s. Booth, Minneapolis, Minn., May r.
 This clipping is from the Rochester, Minn., Post, my old paper: In the Daily Post of last. Thursday we published an appeal received by Mayor Allen from a Mrs Broadus, chairman of local relief committee in Nebraska, for additional help for the destitute people of that sec tion.
 A similar letter was received by May or Youmans, of Winona, and published in the Republican, which states in yes- terday's issue that Mayor Youmans has since received the following communica- tion on the subject, written by W. J. Dobbs, agent of the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad Company at O'Neill, Nebraska, who is well ac- quainted with the condition of the people in the surrounding country. The letter speaks for itself:
 O'NeilI, Neb., May Sth, 1895.
 A. B. Youmans, Mayor of Winona, Dear GSir :-I notice in a copy of The Winona Daily Republican of May 9th, 1895, an appeal for aid by one Mrs Broa- dus, of Ewing, Neb., and wish to correct her statement. Beginning with Decem- Der 25th, and up to January 3lst, the two railroads centering here have hauled 300, ,000 pounds of relief goods free of charge. This includes food and cloth ing. Since that time, of food, clothing and grain for seeding purposes, there has been received in this, Holt, county, very close on 100 cars, at one half tariff. All charges have been paid by the Sstate or by donations, and 1 have heard it re- marked time and again, that the people were better clothed and better fed than when they had their usual crops, and from personal observation know this to be true.
 Ewing is a town about twenty-two miles east of O'Neill, in Holt county, and the farmers needing assistance have received their portion of the dona- tions from the State, as well as from private sources, and I believe are now able to pull through until next harvest. Of course it has been a tight squeeze, but everything looks more than favor able now. It is an outrage on the chari- table public to let such appeals as that of Mrs Broadus gn before the people when there Is not word of truth in it at the present time. During the winter some of the most remote farmers have had to put up with pretty hard fare, but not to such an extent as actual starva- tion. I cannot look at it in any other light than that this appeal is done for private gain and not for any good it may do the poor of Holt county. They are not in such condition. Very respectfully yours, w. J. Dobbs.