Telegram-herald., 1888-10-25
STARVING n DAKOTA
sun0ssos AsE At 0eaTHs DooR
s<spsFt OF "a tas@sIix4siDs a s<sat--A eFss-
srroas Vill~xs - xhfed - oz@ sigas
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ADsEAP0Ls. Ainn.. Cet al Harp
nsn. so a@s llsg rss4rnsd from . Eis.I -
kamssg county, b. T.. sa5s sf tAs Palish
JsE sa1sFsrs lAsrs.
The ssttlelnsat . located aboat sixafesa
ME f4om Dssi4s Laks. 4lG eonpfises
seYerty iaMlies. nQmDsring - s0tlis.
fkss cams hers TO Ys@rs ago asa 1pFink
frsaa Chicago. 81. Pau sHd 0tleF places
vita sons loassl1lt truck, 4ld from 81
So ~ g. $40 ia mS1sy fsrm.Ds imple-
meats. stoek ste. thsY procured lsnd
Dliit thsif ui0dsst houses. aad sent ~ ~ork
vita aNiil i0 clear fks l4nd snc 0scoms
taisDendsus iarmsrs.
saal ne mldd of August THAR sxpec-
iauons ssTs ruined ln one Ilg1t A severe
frost cane and klisl tnsis satrs crop ~
wheat. Isayinx tasm 01lY about as many
potatoes ss tAsy zsed i8T planting sna
oarsly enough cats % ~iatef their stock
The trouble All sarsri8g began a. 0ncs-
The nlefl 44uts 4b0 had hsrsl0f0rs been
sn1l1ls To- supply al I-eir wants refused
"a credit ilsm aIY more. seeing that tuey
could a0I skgsct paf meat i0r SlAt nad
Ueeu i4rnlshsd slrsady. Nearly every
creditor became alarmed and i0fsei 0se1.
fhs situation became 81 bal tlaL tns
sheriff refused 70 in1Iel flrt1sg sa1sfing
on ths people 0Y LAklls .neif property.
lie iOlnd he peopls silhoGs iusl or
bread. tnsy asiug tao dr0ppinks VI cattle
FOR fuel % cook saen icu sFucles as they
could g.t. I'D ssl bread, Il they bad any 70
bake. ia tns nfe. Their children were
naked. .lInouf shO@s of stockings. the men
and women la rags 4nd without ioOt-ear.
For TIE present their most pressing aesds
are lusi sna bread, and thOzs articles must
Be had al ono-, Tor every day Is day OF
suffering and DriTALlon. We Waited about
twenty houses and l9and al. with but tso
sxcsptl8ns without stick Of wood or any
other material lor hrs except c4ttle-drop-
pings Saturday the - sss thrse-quartsrs Of
an iueh thick aud - inUnd numsrOuz little
children With bars IssL and isgs. The
niaister's rtis Ns found living Ia . has.
the hoor consisting Of the bare ground. no
tire. nor anything 20 make one with one
f1Ile girl. clue With cold. and ne other Ia
hsr CRIB, nndd ed up. trying % kssp warm.
Their ruroilufs sss n keeping with ths
rsst. and their cnurs supply Of food con
sisssd of dry crust Of bread kindly ssnt by
a neighbOr from hls scanty supply. An
other woman Ne f0und the same morning
-ish two httls girls with bare limbs and
lssr trying 70 keep warm on the sunny side
OF the house. some cred soE had taken her
COW and left her ~ starvs with her little
ones.
Nv Yoaz, Oct. 2s.-Govsrnor Church, OF
DAKOTA. called a. the Herald o1ice yesterday
snd received So 035. the fuEd saDscrioed for
the rslisf Of The starving Hebrew families
Of Ramsey county. ID. T. In forwarding
the money 20 Dakota. Governor Church
recommended that it should not De used
20 start any one 10 business. but should os
wisely aad IadiciOUsly expended 10 relieve
people "a actual want. A carsful account OF
the amount paid out. With names. addresses
and Receipts, is % bs kept by those having
charge OF the distribution of the fund.
sftsr which. II any money remains. the
Governor advises his sabordinatss 20 pur-
chase seed wheat for those suffering fami-
lies most IN need Of Il. and snY balance is
20 Dc dsposited Ia the hands OF the Ierritor-
"a Treasurer 70 form ths nucleus OF fuad
Tor the relief Of people who may IN future
suffer IN a manner similar 70 the poor fam
lies of Ramsey county. Mr. James A.
Ward. Territorial Auditor. vii hsvs charge
Of the distribution Of the iund. and ia
order that the sufferers nay De immediately
succored the Governor telegraphed Mr.
Ward lsst night % leave for the scene OF
the cslsmity and crsw upon the Governor
private funds pending the arrival OF the
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