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MR. PEATTIE'S REPORTS.

Blair Republican Robert B. Peattie,
as correspondent to the World-Herald,
draws a very dark picture of the deplorable
condition of many settlers in
the drouth district. Lack of clothing
and food is very common and only
prompt aid will avert starvation.

Oakland Independent R. B. Peattie,
a traveling correspondent of the World
Herald, is portraying some pitiful
scenes of destitution in the drouth section
of Western Nebraska. The people
of that section are in distress and there
is no doubt of the fact. They are an
economical, hard-working class and deserve
all the aid that can be given them.

Nebraska City News The Omaha
World-Herald sent Mr. Peattie out into
the drouth stricken district in the western
part of the state for the purpose of
personally investigating the condition
of the people and to see if they were
as much in need of help as has been reported.
His letters show that the people
are in a pitable condition. They
have no money, no corn, oats or wheat,
no fuel and no clothes. They are starving
and freezing and greatly in need of
assistance. We who live in the eastern
part of the state know nothing of the
poverty of the unfortunates in the western
part. Imagine men actually starving
and women so scantily clothed that
they cannot meet a stranger. Instead
of buying baubles for Christmas gifts
give your money to the deserving poor
and you will be happier for it.