The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-10
Is Needed BY the Fire
Sufferers at Onto
ndgon.
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n.r ers~.ris.. CeskiH= Ttsniii.- IT.
Are Hs.t In DsUa1e 11-R ~
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fo- tsE day Ebeo i = co1-lcsrs'i ii-'
the Were Eying II 81 prO-l'=fous 80
tioa a. there d. II ADsri-a. ~s- sl17o-'
appalling. Tbsn The pope q To- ca ?
/ r.r and iron co1utFie= cane 20 thar -
Iisf and Tor a tine thsf id lot s11sr Tor
want q food. Nox The tsnts have be-n
nut No b. the state and nov nor= neei
20 without al east q shelter But dur
ing the past tss dsys scarcely any gro
esre- or provisions have cone ~ AMI
uDle-s more arrive very shortly the IL
habitants will again b reduced 20 hun
ger and want.
The citizens Of OntOnagOn realize The
fact that the generous people 81 the sur
rounding counties have given literally
and they appreciate their humane action
and are somewhat reluctant 70 send out
another call 20 their neighbors for aid.
such action. however, must be taken
coon II the stree Of present circ IN
stances i not relieved.
Mr. ". r. SAWYER, chairman a the re-
LEI committee. waz sesn by the NEWS
correspondent the morning. lie stated
that the people had been cut down on
short rations. a. thecommittee Eas CON-
PEELED 20 do il a. supplies we're giving
out. The money coming 10. be laid,
We are saving for Use later on, a. there
vii Be people here this winter who will
starve II not supported and fed by some
one. They have no money 20 leave town
and our county cannot support them
- support must come from outside.
a few Of them have money and could
purchase what they want il there WIS
place here where they could bus IL, but,
az there il no store yet 10 operation, We
must support them with the rest.
We have -four and a little salt pork
on hand, but have had no butter Tor
over a week. Neither have we any yeast
cake, baking powder or soda with which
70 make bread. There j. Al present but
two days' supplies on hand and that al
most exclusively corned beei and pork.
We need butter, hams, tea, coffee, grocer
ies and cooking utensils badly Also
cook stoves and lumber.
There are 500 people At pre- ut who
are receiving supplies from the relief
store and every one Of them are IN dire
need Of all they get. We have plenty Of
clothing and our people will not suffer
on that account.
III you can urge the people oithe state
10 ship 10 the articles 81 food and sup
plies have mentioned it will avert much
suffering, which cannot fail to come 70
the people in a few days il more proYi-
sions be not on hand.
Ia the White City" 300 people are
sheltered and all these are fed in three
large camp mess tents. The cooking il
done by Fred Pelkey. formerly cook in
the Diamond Match Co.'S big boarding
mouse, huD " ubS uhil hh'Iru n''int"NtT'
A large kitchen has been built where the
food il prepared, but the cooking II done
in the open air, az no stoves which viii
bake bread are on haud-all 10 use hay-
ing been resurrected from the fire and are
simply useless AZ far as cooking purposes
are concerned.
Many Of these people living in tents are
able 10 build houses and take care OF
themselves but lumber il at premium
and il eagerly grabbed az fast as shipped
in.
Cows, pigs, chickens, etc, owned by
people who resided in the burned district,
are starving, because there il no feed 20
BE- bought or the people have no money
20 buy il with. 4 man came TO the sup
pig house today and asked for feed Tor a
pig. and on being told there was no
feed on hand replied that the porker was
too poor and thin TO kill. az il had not
been fed since the fire. He was told by
| Mr.. Parker, one Of the relief committee
that some people, let alone cattle, would
go hungry very shortly unless the pre-
sent outlook changed very materially.