, 1873-11-20
SUFFERING IN IOWA.
Destitution in the Northwestern Part
Of the State.
Need Of Money, Provisions, Clothing,
and Fuel.
An Appeal for Assistance.


ed<'''"' 1a tAoe' IN. Dt.pateh ia tas De. 1ores Req
have 1ust had LAM mtfr ]ntorv,ov win,
solder ocmr,do, now homests.er I IL lG5net osaes
ola County, and from him 1oarn something con-
corning, tho present and future wants Of tho
ihnndfeda OF good pcoplo making themselves
ahnrnd nomSS u, has 4 nnd u oter countless will o
that section nnd that al lad penty and tsoa to sparo
In the spring Of 1873, oycry PREPARATION WA
made for grcat crop Of nmall grain, and It pros
p9red exceedingly =! until about tho lat Of Juno,
waving pp. nao cams and the fields
ing tne crop. a grent many homestoadere at
once left, realizing tho coming Of Tho nres-
M oi,t condition Of tnatterd. But hundreds Of fam-
nlea hsd not the moans 1t command to pay their
stay. A little corn waa saved in somo pootions.
but OF worry inferior quality Plopty of hav vns
nado, OF tho bost grade 80 the atock will at 1caBt
nave that much for support But as to tho poo
ple5 NY Informant makes this statemcut
Noarly every man is poor-very poor: and =
great majority aro ox-sodicra Of tho Union, with
young families to support. Whom tho ernsBhon-
nors took the crops no did tho bcst NO could tor
Tho coming wintor. Wo went to tho lakos and
caught barrels Of fish, but no did not have tho
neens to properly caro- for thom 20 thoy hoy
spoiled. Stock Wis sacriflcod to tic sharks
TINT infest our section, at tho next to
nothing Of q price. and many Of US
have hsse,a thus hug eatou Up and worn out tho
"AA HQAh CAtt1e llHt uAU QCG1 01T
mainstey. We could buy no fuel, and when
iolt tNlssod hoy aud rank reod-grass was the
only fuel rino-tontht Of tic poonlo wore 1,a;nu.
Much sicknosB prevails, brought on by long
ao8tlnonce from wholesome and nutritious fooi,
t1 Une family know Of has the father down with
tho rheumatism, three ont Of six childron were
down with tho moasleB while the mother waa
about worn down herself. Corn meal grated
from trost-hitten nlbbins was tho only FIND in
tue house. If the sod and board bhantY nav bo
called nncll. The pooplo boar With oach other.
ana mutually extend aid US much as possible.
pens to TO good shot, has yalantly taken uuon
himself the task Of koepiug all invalid families
supplied with meat.-wild game,-and, tho day
lott, brought some geese and ducks to the family
havo mentioned. But that will soon ontl. With
cold weather. You vnnt to know what thoy
and provisions. Tho wotnou and children nro
suffering groatly already for the want of cloth
ing. know Of several women who died Honn
aftcr giving birth to children because thoy could
not have even tue common luxury of q cup Of
rea, or anything nutritious to aid them In ro-
proper bed covering. The most Of the counties
can extond no aid, for the reason that thieyog
hhVo been running Affairs. and hhyo stolen all,
Just as they did Bomo years ago In CLAY County,
hlanJ families will leave or foot, having Hold
thoir cattle or horses to lsocp theln alive. Some
general way Of relieving thoHc who must ro1nain
maat be put in operation right away, clso tho
1irHt snap Of cold weathor will send many good |
man, or woman, or Child, to death-frozct,. be- |
causo they will be so wonk and emacatcd that |
they cannot atand tho rgors Of winter, evon In
In It's weakest appearance"
to 10 reliable. 1t will bo seen from this. thon.
that AID cannot be sont too soon aud that gen-
nral plan Of relief must not bo delayed longer
han necessary. Al SWAIN