St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-27
HALF HAS NOT BEEN TOLD.
Succor for Destitute DakOtians-
Pitiful Picture of the Want and
Misery in the New State.

Succor for Destitute Oak Otians-
Pitifui Picture of the Want and
Misery in the New State.
Relief Agent HutchinS, who was sent
out b. the joint Dakota relief commit
tee to investigate the extent OF the dis
tress in North Dakota, yesterday made
a report on his trip to the local commit
tee at the chamber of commerce. His
report embraced Nelson county and
Ramsey county. At LakOta well organ
lied committees of ladies were found at
work. The distress among the pioneers
in that vicinity was fully as great
as the most highly colored ac-
count has represented, and many
men were in the city trying
to obtain relief for their families. MIR.
Iiutchins at once proceeded with the
reorganization of the Nelson county
relief committee and the Ladies' Aid
society. In describing the plan on
which the distribution by the commit
tees will be conducted, MIR. HutchinS
says:
First we divided the county into ranges or
distributing stations. For instance, Lakoia
is headquarters for Nelson county, and takes
charge of Mapes, Michigan City and Peters
burg, thereby saving the people all travelling
to one place. At headquarters of each
county, we have committee CONSISTING OF
county commissioner as chairman. the
mayor, two or three leading. business
church Of the town II possible.
This plan of systematic distribution is now
adopted and being carried out at the follow
ing places: Lakota, Mapes, Michigan City,
Petersburg, Devils Lake, Bartlett, Crary,
Grand Harbor, York. Leeds Knox: and we
expect TO make Rugby junction, Bottineau
district and Fort Totten also places where
the needy can be aided. Having been as
could care for their own poor. we did
not organize any relief committee there.
Each county is now well organized TO look
after its own poor, If the stores are only
forthcoming. / therefore recommend that
any contemplated aid be forwarded at once,
that the needy may obtain it while the
weather is so favorable for the people to
travel such long Journeys. Many good offers
are made the sufferers if only transportation
free is granted, People i'll Iowa want TO
send corn for the cattle, stores are promised
from Central New York, and wood by the
car load by c. G. koltf, of St. Paul.
The result of Mr.. Hutchins' investiga-
ton has been to establish beyond per-
adventure that of the suffering in the
north of which st. Paul has heard so
much, and in aid of which her citizens
have responded so nobly, the half has
not yet been told. Mr.. Hutchins has
visited some families whose starved and
pinched faces and ill-clad forms would,
if they could be seen by the prosperous
people of this state, appeal directly to
their hearts and pockets. OF these Mr.
HutchinS says:
1 would suggest to some Of those gentle
men who say they need no outside aid that
they would do we'll to not allow the town
schools to close this winter for want of funds
and fuel. l would also call their attention to
some homes have visited, one l now recall.
where the mother with her two daughters,
one twelve years and another fifteen. in poor
health and very thinly clad, with the aid OF a
little boy and large OK, were putting forth
every effort to build barn of sod cut from
the field and few poles fished out Of the
water of the Sheyenne river. This family has
seen better days when living in Minneapolis,
and with tears and chilled bodies they toiled
as l interviewed them. building the sod barn
to save few head of stock heavily mort
gagged.
Mr.. Hutchins concludes with an earn
est appeal that there be no delay in the
forwarding of aid.