Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-01
FOR THE NEBRASKA SUFFERERS.
THE MOVEMENT FOR THEIR RE-
LIEF IN FORT WORTH.
1t Hna Taken Form and Number
of Liberal Contributions Have
neen Made-shipment TO he Sent
To-day.

The story OF suffering. want and
destitution In Nebraska, the efforts
made by the Christian people OF Fort
worth and seconded by the Gazette,
have aroused movement In this city.
The Initial step was taken BY the
First Presbyterian church and the
movement has taken form in u few
days. A number OF the merchants have
been liberal with contributions Of
money, provisions, clothing and dry
goods. a number of families have also
made contributions, Persons wishing
to add to the same are invited to call at
No. ST. West Seventh utrcet. Articles
OF goods not perishable are solicited.
The next shipment will be made this
evening. The Pacific Express company
kindly offers TO carry everything free OF
charge. The following are the names OF
the nrst contributions; Mrs. c. H.
Sillman. one-half dozen tine blankets
and clothing; Crawford Dry Goods CONF
pany, twenty-fOur suits Of underwear
Butts Brothers. a liberal contribution;
q. y. Smith, three boxes flnc hose aud
flannel; Evans Street Mission, S3'oOi
and many others
1 IL Atll 1Uh MAlhN NNhAA w - lfAhl'A
move for the people OF Fort Worth just
| about this time" said u. o, Lively,
/ associate editor OF the Texas Stock and
| Farm Journal to Il Gazette reporter
| yesterday evening. "As prosperous as
| Texas Is. having just completed the
| harvest OF the biggest crOpa Of farm
products in her history, her people
should heed the cry OF distress made by
| the starving farmers of Nebraska.
From accounts published In the Gazette
| and other papers. the dcAdtution pre-
Valent among those people ls something
| appalling. and unless aid Is given many
| will die OF exposure and hunger before
the winter is over, Tho famlnes Of
| ireland have their counterpart In
Nebraska und the same spirit which
prompted the sending of great qunnti-
tics OF food and money to the starving;
Irish should prevail now in behalf OF the
NebraHkans. None OF the farming
states OF the south are as wen able to
extend helping hand to those people
as IL Texas, but | see that North
Carolina has taken the initiative In the
matter by having meetings whore
money AID food IS collected to be sent
TO the stricken settlers OF Nebraska.
And then. 1t would be bread cast upon
the waters" for what better advertise
mont could Texas send abroad than
that her people are fa prosperous that
tute In other states. North Carolina
Will get lot of desirable immigration
from Nebraska as a result OF the step
eoine OF her public spirited ctlzeus ara
taking. and Texas could do the game
thing. Such n move. aside from being
humane action in worthy cause
would result In much good Tor Texas
and trust that the Fort Worth Board
of Trade or some Of the clty's public
spirited citizens win take hold OF this
matter II would be n gracious holiday
oHerng TO the Nebraska unfortunates,
Donations for the Nebraska poor may
be left either with Miss Mclean at No
So West seventh street or at Evans s
RoeH.
The distribution VIII be made by the
Presbyterian church OF Sutherland
Neb., under the direc, supervision OF
Mrs. u. Hunter. a relative OF Mr.. Wil
liam Hunter the cattleman OF this cit,
and II. ID. Hunter OF Thurber.