The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-25


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DoIIars, checks, money orders and mora
collars, not only from the citizens of St
Paul' but from all over Minnesota. con-
tlhue TO pour in to swell the fund for
bringing the Thirteenth home. Secretary
Stlne's desk at the Commercial club was
the center of throng all day yesterday.
the secretary himself being busy writing
receipts, counting out the little badges
that nave become popular and answering
correspondence, while volunteers attend
ed to the numerous telephone calls for
badges
Iooay the children will be given a
chance to help the returning soldiers. he
cause yesterday Secretary Slime ordered
z'OoO badges trif1e smaller than the well
known badge that everybody has been
wearing. Half are blue and half pink.
the latter being for the girls and the blue
lot the boys. Every child with a spark
Oh patriotism, and most of them are
afame with it, can secure one of the If
tie badges for quarter. All day today
Mrs Chester Bradford and Miss Kate
Wanzer will be at the Commercial club
of every child will be recorded, and, after
the subscription is finally completed, the
list, in suitable form, will be turned over
TO the regiment for preservation among
us records The committee believes that
the badges for the little folks will prove
fully as popular as the other kind.
The firemen and policemen reported no
lessening of the demand for the badges.
and majority of the persons with whom
they have been placed for sale either sent
or telephoned for an extra supply. The
country is rising to the occasion nobIy.
Yesterday afternoon Mayor BIodgett. of
Red Wing, telephoned that his enterpris-
ing little city had raised 1900 by sub
scription and would endeavor to secure
enough to bring home its own company
of the Thirteenth boys Today the
badges will go on sale at Red Wing. and
already the applications are numerous.
one merchant has secured an option on
the first badge for $25
BADGES SELLING RAPIDLY.
An order was received for 500 more
badges for ST. Cloud, and, through Won
Baumbach &S Halvorson, Alexandria ask
ed for fifty. Twenty-Five were sent to
Howard Lake, 100 additional to Shake.
pee, and Oscar Lindquist, of Dassel, tele-
phoned for twenty-five. A. E. Rice of
Willmar, writes: Yours of Aug. 21 say
ing you forwarded fifty Of the Thirteenth
Minnesota badges, received Within an
hour L disposed Of twenty-five Of them
and turned the money over to Postmaster
Burch."
Mr.. Rice's letter was only sample of
the numerous responses that the commit
tee Is receiving to fits call. Fred Jacob
writes from Sauk Center: Enclosed
please find $40 for badges received this
morning. They sell FAST
Mrs. G. A. Stees writes from Buffalo
to DR.. E. H. Whitcomb: IT inclose 81 for
the st. Paul Thirteenth in which 1 have
nephew, who, with the other brave
Minnesota boys, fought so gallantly for
their country" G. Benecke !ncloses 81
for badge to be sent to Wykoff. Mimi
DR.. Rudolph Schiffmann telephoned the
Commercial club for 100 badges and from
nearly every business house in the city
came encouraging reports of sales.
George R. Finch, who appeared at head
quarters during the day, remarked:
Everything is progressing finely. We
are bound to raise the money" Floan &
Leveroos reported that in their district,
Seventh street, from Jackson to Sibley,
the demand for the badges is apparently
Unsuitable.
The Palace Clothing House company, of
St. Paul, has addressed this letter to
Mayor hl6ISrs
Dear Sir: Kindly accept the inclosed as
an expression of the desire of the Palace
Clothing House company to sincerely and
heartily cooperate with yourself and the
club in the raising of funds necessary to
bring in a body the brave boys of st. Paul
companies in the Thirteenth Minnesota
volunteer regiment to their homes and
check for $50, which you will kindly ten
der to the proper parties having this most
to them our hope that a feeling of pride
in the gallant bravery displayed by our
boys and a sense of thankfulness over
and % every Saa citizen ~ Of st. Paul that the
attainment of the object in view will be
the easiest and most pleasurabe task
ever undertaken in this city.
WARNED AGAINST FRAUDS.
President Hamlfn, of the Commercial
club, stated that he desired to caution
the public against patronizing advertising
schemes that purport to be indorsed by
the Commercial club and to be intended to
help the Thirteenth No money should
be paid to any canvasser unless he is able
to show written authority from the Off
GERS of the Commercial club to use its
name. There are one or more such
schemes that are being pushed ostensibly
as helps to the Thirteenth, but they are
entirely unauthorized.
Badges are for sale at the following
places, in addition to all previously re-
ported: George Tichnor, Ryan drug
store; George D. Taylor, Boston Clothing
house; Minnesota Butter and Cheese
company.
CHANCE FOR ALL
The following communication has been
received, and the writer will see, as
stated above that the committee has
anticipated his idea and placed badges
for boys and girls on sale at Is cents
apiece:
To the Editor of the Globe:
1.-The single dollar that is needed is with
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