Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-07-14
Replies to Mr.. WaIner.
Editor Willmar Tribune:

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A. B. Walner of Lake Lillian asks,
"Can any man in the county, state or
Union, tell me what our county agent
is for?" He goes on to say that he
has given 'our agent three different
calls and has not received more bene-
fit than he could from a cancelled pos.
tage stamp" 90.
At the time of reading this, 1 could
not remember that had in any way
neglected any calls of Mr.. Walner's,
but after interviewing him found the
"calls'' he refers to were as follows:
At the Dairymans' convention in
Willmar, year ago last winter, l met
Mr.. Walner and he asked me to come
out some time and help him plan a
farmstead. promised to do SO. There
was no definite date set, and during
the progress of the convention the
matter was forgotten. Mr.. Walner,
would you have not been a little more
fair if you had reminded me of this
matter instead Of waiting over a year
and inserting an insulting article In
the paper?
The second call was made, as I un-
derstand it, during the time when the
hog cholera was keeping the county
agent extremely busy. ..ss-:..,..@ ~
Mr.. Walner.Iays that he called me
by phone, but that L was away from
home. This call did not reach me.
During the last. two years since the
office of county agent does not provide
for secretary it has been necessary
for Mrs. Poe to answer telephone calls,
attend to correspondence and do other
work, that needs immediate atten-
tion.
One days work last year, shows
that she attended to 1S telephone
calls, attended to two Office calls, and
packed and shipped box Of serum to
another county that was short of q
supply.
might add that this work has all
been done without any compensation,
other than the satisfaction of helping.
This work has been done in addition
to the work incident to the care Of a
household and two little children.
Under these conditions, Mr.. Walner:
would it not have been a little more
reasonable and just, to have tried
again to "catch" me by phone, or call
ed one of the veterinarians, instead of
airing your grievances in the paper?
Under these conditions, Mr.. Walner,
'phoned me saying that his cattle were
dying, and he wanted me to come out
right away. Further questioning
brought out the facts that at that time
none of his cows were sick, but that
he had lost one COW days before
and he would like to have me examine
it.
If Mr.. Walner's reason tells him
that this was a neglect of duty on my
part, should like to have him ash
any medical man if it would be DOS
sible for any man, without training, tc
be of any assistance in this case, and
If it would be advisable to delve into
the carcass Of q COW that had beer
dead five days, to find the cause Of
said cows demise.
advised Mr.. Walner to call q vet
erinarian in case another animal be
came sick, or died, and il it could moi
then be determined what was thu
cause of trouble to send a piece of dis
eased tissue to the state bacteriolog
ical laboratory.
After thinking the matter over,
cannot see wherein have wronget
Mr.. Walner, or what his motives wer,
in writing the article referred to.
it was notoriety that he wants, thel
his article has brought it to him.
r. NJ. POE,
Kandiyohi County Agent