The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-11-28
ALL SHOULD HELP TO
KEEP THE CITY CLEAN

The following, written by Alex
ander G. Stevnes, in the st. Paul
Pioneer Press, touches upon a
matter which is of vital interest
to every city, large or small,
and is worthy of reproduction: 3.
''Help Keep St. Paul Clean, !"
is an inscription on a large,
plain metal box at the intersec-
ton Of two down town streets.
There are many such receptacles
in the city. 1t is way for the
disposing of wastepaper, peanut
shells and stuff unsightly. !.
The appeal is to the pride Of
folks who make up the town.
1t is an admonition to those who
have just arrived.
The suggestion is first aid to
Ignorance and shiftlessness.
Cities, as well as houses, have
front yards and generally they
are kept farely clean.
There are back yards that may
not bear inspection.
If you would really know people
go around to the back yard and
look.
The front yard is fixed up for
the public. The back yard is for
home observation only. Of cours:
the ice man and the coal man
come that way together with the
grocer boy and the milk man.
But they are used to it.
Why not have Back Yard con-
sistency?
The general appearanc Of our
city is good. The front yard
with church and school in the
foreground is inviting.
But let us write in large lett
ers the street call, ''Help Keep
the City Clean"
I Let us go into the Civic and
Moral life of the community with
sLch a summons.
i The modern city is just what
it's citizens unite to make it.
1t is a Good, Bad place. It is,
not all Good. 1t is not all bad.
Our task is clearly set. Not
ior few, but for all. Not for a
party, but for a Citizenship.
I We. need new and mighty ex-
preston of Municipal Patriotism.
In the days of early Chicago a
company of young business men
4 took as their Watchword--" Stand
1 Tor the Whole Town.
4 They Went about it to see that
the Whole town had something tc
stand for.
In the first days Of our city
the Scavenger dumped house and
street refuse close in. Again and
again in the growth Of the resi-
dence section the dump has been
oyertaken by the house builder.
The unclean can never be dump
ed too far out. It should be
burned.
Let us have no unsightly back
yards in our Municipal Area.
+ Personal patriotism will be a
!; ! fire that will burn out the thing
unclean. Citizenship finds it.
self chiefly in helping.
! Under Salvation Army auspices
there has gently been compl leted
an institution for the uplift Of
many broken hearted and great
" SHINING ones. 4
Their sins are Of our arrane-
4 ing. Their hearts break beside
our own doors. "a clean city must
have no pitfalls for the weak,
Our citizens llas come for
/ ward in generous support Of a
Home Of refuge.
4 Men of many creeds and some
Of no Greed agreed that help wac
4 needed.
Rescue Homes are good. Pre-
vention Ideas are better. He
helps who provides either.
There, IS an old time word in
9 we'll known Book that reads as
4 follows S They Helped Every
One His Neig ghbor, and Every one
Said to His Brother, BE Of Good
], Courage. 4 &.
4 II So let us q Stand for the Whole
- Town' and help all people .
And 60 shall Ne Help Make
i and Keep This City Clean
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