St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-23
CHARITY TO The STOMACH
WHICH H0NCERS FOR IT IN THESE
HARD TINES.
SIX HUNDRED FAMILIES FOUND

ALI VIII Be Supplied With Pro-
visions on Christmas Day
Through the Generosity of the
Local Dealers-Polfcemen Re-
port a Great Deal of Destitu-
tion-Donatiohs Coming in Fast
Six hundred poor families will enjoy
a bountiful Christmas dinner as the re-
suit of the canvass made by the patrol
men during the past four days. The
lists containing the names and addresses
of the families and other desirable in
formation were turned in to Secretary
Mannix yesterday. From these reports,
there seem to be more households in
the Third precinct, which embraces
South Minneapolis, than elsewhere in
the city. Two hundred families were
reported by the Third precinct officers.
while in the Fourth precinct, North
Minneapolis, there are 10; in the Sec
ond, East Minneapolis, 10S; in the Fifth.
which takes in the Eighth and Thir-
teenth wards SO, and in the heart of the
city A families. The reports tell pa
thetic story, albeit in the briefest
of language. Under the head of
remarks appear such explanations
of poverty as "SiX children sick, on e
dead in the house," husband in the
workhouse," husband and wife sick
and children suffering for food" "too
proud to ask for aid, but destitute"
husband drunkard."
All day yesterday the wagons have
been CARRYING provisions to 81 Second
street south, the point from which they
will be distributed. The work of dis
tributiOn will begin tomorrow. 1t will
require at least twenty-five wagons to
handle tie provisions, of which there is
generous supply. Every bundle of
stuff distributed will contain a pound
of coffee anu fixed quantity of certain
other staple articles.
The amount of provisions donated
can never be consumed in one day.
The average family will find enough
food to last week. Yesterday morn
ing the Cudahy and the Armour Pack
ing companies agreed to contribute one
ton OF beef i'll carcass, which will be
cut up at the supply headquarters.
Following Is a list of the donations up
to date:
Baltimore Packing company, 1000
cans oysters; Arnott q Corbett. boxes
oranges and 10 bushels of hickory nuts;
Plat company, 81 cases canned goods;
Lllllbridge-B factory, 500 loaYeS
of bread; McKusick- Copelin company,
500 pounds candy; New York Biscuit
company, 500 pounds crackers; j. A.
Shea x Co., 4 barrels cranberrieS. box
pears. basket grapes; A. Booth Pack
ing company, 800 chickens; FL. S. Smith
d Co, 25 chickens; Hillman Bros, 10
chickens, box oranges and l barrel
apples; Schafer Bros, 80 chickens;
Potter Produce company, box cheese;
Gamble Robinson Commission COM
pany, % prints butter; A. n.
Dyste, l jar butter; F. R. Moo
nan 4 Co., % prints butter;
Robert Ungerer company, % prints but
ter; Farmer Bros. 81 Co., 20 pounds
butter; Holmes. Rowell 81 Co., % pounds
roll butter; A. G. Thomas, % pounds
butter: F. II. Hall 81 Co.. 10 pounds
butter; Tilton Commission company, %
chickens; Stewart q Elliott. 10 pounds
butter; Morrison K Thobridge, 90 pounds
butter; Mr.. Higbee, 20 pounds butter;
Gruber Commission company, one tub
butter; G.. A. Castle, one tub butter;
Earl Fruit company, five boxes oranges,
100 pounds nuts; E. 2. Stacy & Sons,
100 pounds butter; Porter Brothers, 5
boxes oranges; George S. Waller, 25
pounds butter; George Bradbury & Co.,
300 pounds of beans; Northwestern
Miller, 80 bags flour.
More contributions are expected to
arrive today.