Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1904-07-08
Mrs. Logan in. Canton.

Mrs. Logan In Canton.
Mrs. Gen. Logan and Miss Logan.
her niece. left Friday for Chicago
after . very enjoyable visit in Canton.
She thinks Canton is a lovely little city,
with al the modern comforts and none
Of the hurley hurley nerve destroying
features Of the big cities. She resides
on farm eight miles put from Wash.
ington She loves the old sol.
diers with . love born Of heroic condi-
tions on battle field and in the pursuits
Of peace, In the early days Of the war
when she resided on the farm down in
southern Illinois. surrounded by
knights Of the Golden Circle all south.
Iarnera-aha had an experience with
those people that none but one with her
heroic courage could have endured or
coped with, and yet she was but %
when the war began. She managed
the farm and made 1t productive in the
face of conditions that would have
driven any Union man or any other
women out Of that seething hot.bed Of
disunion surrounded by secret enemies.
She could secure no white help on the
farm and found q refugee negro whom
she employed. The Golden Circle
knights had met ana secretly agreed
to take her negro out and whip him and
then send him out Of the country. The
result Of this secret meeting was con.
veyed to Mrs. Logan by life long
friend who was one of the knights.
Mrs. Logan called the man who was TO-
lead the negro whipping mob from the
road one day as he was passing and
told him she knew Of the plot and that
the negro was dead shot and that she
could kilIa squirrel with rifle, and
the first man that came on her premi.
ses after dark would be killed, and fur
ther, II she found it necessary, she
would call on Governor Yates for
troops and have every rebel in the
county sent to prison where they would
not disturb Union people in peaceful
pursuits. Every blessed one Of that
negro whipping committee came to me
and declared that they had been lied
about, " said Mrs. Logan and the matter
ended there, Every Union. man 10 the
country was persecuted, and many had
their cattle killed and horses were ham.
strung. Before the war was over Gen.
Logan had won those people over to the
Union aud they became its heroic de-
tenders.
In referring to the Oft told story that
Gen. Logan was in sympathy with the
south when the war began Mrs. Logan
said: There never was the slightest
foun dation for such . rumor. Thoee
rebel sympat thizers were all friends Of
Gen. Logan, and he know their hearts
better than any man in Illinois. Co.
ercive measures with them ct the ont.
break Of the, war would have driven
every one Of them into the rebel army.
Gen. Logan wanted TO prevent this, /
and by . policy 81 pence and fair treat.
ment won those. people over to the
Union and finally, into the army.
Mrs. Logan has travelled over the
greater part Of Europe and Asia and is
. close observer. She is Of the opinion
that the present war between Russia
and Japan will do more to spread the
broad and liberal ideas Of modern civil.
ization among the Russian peasants
than anything that has taken place In
that country for the past hundred
years. II makes no difference how the
war ends, eastern Asia and Mongolia
will emerge from the strife with I
bound towards . better civilization.
Mrs. Logan is q very busy woman.
She looks after her farm and looks
after the welfare Of hundreds Of old
soldiers who need her influence and ad.
wise in matters connected with the de-.
partments at Washington, and is ably
assisted by her niece, Miss Elizabeth
Logan, who assists her aunt in the
details of her voluminous correspon.
denca. Mrs. Logan writes for many
papers and periodicals, and is much
sought after by publishers.
Lincoln Township Caucus.
Notice is hereby given that caucus
Of the republican voters Of the town Of
Lincoln will be held at school house,
District No 80, ON Saturday, July Q,
at 8 o'clock p: M, for the purpose Of
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