Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-16
Will / | BUILD Up STRONG
LOCAL humane SOCIETY
THE STATE PRESIDENT WILLIAM
BLAKE IS NOW IN THE
CITY.
Finds Several Cases Of Destitution
Here Which He is Trying to Care
For-History Of the Society.

i For-History OF the society.
William Blake of jamestown, pres
ident of the state humane society,
has been in the city several days,
/ looking after local conditions and
taking steps to build up a strong or
ganiZatiOn.
He is meeting with splendid success
and when he leaves Bismarck he will
leave it society that will be credit
TO the Capital City of the state.
In Bismarck Mr.. Blake has found
eight children destitute, and of these
lie has cared for five, fitting them out
with clothing from head to foot.
There is one girl sixteen years old,
unable as he says, to read or write
her own name, who is unprovided for
in the way of clothing. She is will
ing to go to school II she can get
proper clothing. Then there are two
little hoys aged and respectively,
who have not been provided with
! clothes. 1t IS hoped that there are
in our city persons whose hearts
will be touched by the call for these
children and that clothing will be
provided by them.
/ MFR. Blake is devoting his entire
time to this great work, and travels
over the whole state. He has in his
possession a large number of photo
graphs of horses and mules that have
been terribly abused and that he has
taken from their owners. He also has
in his possession blacksnake whip
loaded with shot. This was taken
from one of the transfers of grad
ing outfit on the Pingree-Wilton
line
Many of the stories told by Mr..
Blake of cruel treatment OF horses
rival that of Black Beauty.
All donations of clothing may be
left with Chief of Police Mcdonald or
lie may be phoned and the clothing
will be called for. Donations in cash
may be given to Mrs. Nellie Evarts.
1t seems surprising that there is
such restitution in our city, but such
being the case, it is believed that it
will be promptly and properly looked
after.
! Mr.. Blake will be in the city to-
morrow and will be pleased to meet
all who want to speak with him per-
sonally. 1t is his work to make the
| Bismarck organization live one and
to enlist as many persons in the work
as possible. 1t may be interesting
| to learn how the society originated,
and for this reason it's history is
given as told by Mr. Blake. and is as
| follows:
On May Z, 1909, Mr.. Blake had the
misfortune to break his leg. On the
same day that he was laid up, fam.
lily by the name of Joseph Mills NOV
ed into Jamestown from the farm
with five head of cattle and four
horses which were left in an adjoin-
ing yard four days without food or
water, and the cries Of those animals
worried him so much that he called
for some one to minister to them, but
no one responded. Then and there he
made VOW that when he recovered
he would found a humane society for
the care of dumb animals and little
children. Mr.. Blake was member
of the city council of Jamestown and
when he was able to attend its meet
! ings he brought the matter before Its
members and the organization was
encouraged and on Oct. IL, 1909, the
society was formed. On motion OF
O. J. Seller, Mayor Blewett was au-
thorized to write to Governor Burke
for the appointment of Mr.. Blake as
state humane officer.
The appointment was made Nov:
4, 1910 and an appropriation of $500
year was made by the legislature.
The stae officer works without COM
pensation other than his avtual ex-
penses and these are allowed only
on vouchers with sworn affidavits.
The society has been carried on
since June by money supplied by
Mr.. Blake, and from donations and
membership fees. The membership
fee is one dollar per year for a man
and wife, and ten dollars for life
membership, and these must be sign
ed by the governor anu Mr.. Blake.
Mr.. Blake says he feels very CRATE
full to the cities all over the state
for the interest they have tak zen In
the work. No one need to be afraid
to rely on him as he has his creden-
tials to back him up and all COM
mnnicatiOns will be gladly received.