The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-30
Gov. Van SAINT Names Commission
to Organize Relief for Fam
inc Sufferers.
Three General Commissioners APP
pointed, Also a Representative
From Each County.

Governor Van SAINT has had under con-
sheraton for some time "a plan to lend
official support to the movement for rails
ing funds for the relief of the famine suf-
ferers in Sweden and Finland. After in
vestigation he has concluded that it is
his duty to extend all possible aid and
he therefore issues an appeal, which is as
follows:
ITO, the People of Minnesota:
II desire to call attention to the dis
tress Of the people of certain portions of
Sweden, Norway and Finland, owing to
failure of crops in those sections. Sup
plies are urgently needed to prevent star
made by the authorities Of these countries
to relieve the want of the people, but aid
from without is imperative.
- IAN especial interest should be mani
tested because many Of our most worthy
citizens are natives of these afflicted coun-
tries and have contributed very materially
to progress and growth. Humanity
suggests that the generous people OF our
state be called upon to contribute as
literally as possible to the relief Of these
distressed people, and to that end have
appointed one citizen from each county in
our state to organize the counties so that
every individual citizen will be afforded
an opportunity Of contributing what he
reasonably can ~: ~ -
Minnesota is thus the first state in the
union Officially to recognize the terrible
distress in northern Europe and to take
steps toward relieving it. ~ .:s.-+
Governor Van SAINT has placed the i'm
mediate work Of collecting funds in the
hands of a general committee consisting
of Senator L. O. Thorpe, Willmar, chair
man, N. o. Werner, Minneapolis, and
Charles Wallblom, who will be assisted
by large number of we'll known citizens
counties. They have been officially de-
signated by Governor Van SAINT for the
work and are as follows:
Aitkin, Andrew G. Newstrom, Aitkin.
Anoka, Nels II. Hanson. Anoka: =.
Becker, G. NJ Johnston, Detroit.
Benton, Charles Bell Sank Rapids
Big Stone. Hayden French. ortonville.
Carlton. Ole swanson. Jr.. Moose Lake.
Columbia. A. keiser. Fosston.-
Carver, August johnson, Chaska.
Clearwater, Ben sorenson. Bagley.
Cas- Cas- A. G. n,I Bernard, Walker cto.,
GChisaso, Charles Andrews, Lindstrom.
esy Charles s. M 9sSSso S2snS M..,
Cottonwood E, c.. Huntington. Window.
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Fillmore, f. X. BleArud Preston.
Freedom T: V, Knatvold, Albert Lea.
Goodhue T., John a A.. Peterson L.: Dassel:
Hennepin, James A. Peterson. Minneapolis.
Houston; F: X. Rovervd, Caledonia.
Hubbard Henry r. Cobb, Park Rapids.
Isanti, Daniel Anderson. Cambridge
| Itasca. I. D. Rasmussen. Grand Rapids.
Jackson, Alex. Fiddes, jackson.
Kanabec. A. NJ. Anderson Mora.
Kittson C' r. r. ,Kedenbe I HalIock
Lac qui Parle. J. F. jacobson Madison.
Lake. Alexander Carlson, Two Harbo:s:
lie Sueur, w, H. Jaeger, lie sucur Center.
hqsSn a q M sISness Ehs hSnt0n
+ Marshall; Peter II; Holm, Warren.
! Meeker Frank a. Carlson Litchheld.
| Mile Laos. L. S. Briggs Princeton:
| Morrison, F. A. Lindbergll, Little Falls.
Never s. A sT TeM,s A Afna
Nobles, F; L. Ha;niston, Worthinston.
| Olmsted. Thomas Frazer. Rochester.
Pipestone, D. v. Evans, Pipestone.
Polk P. NJ, Ringdahl, Crookstcn
| Pope. P. I. Ronning. Glenwood.
| Ramsey. L.. A. johnson, st. Paul:
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Rock, P. 0. Skyberg, Luverne.
I Roseau G. Fl. ~Mattson, Roseau.
ST. st. Louis 5ohn nt j. E YhsEoIs1 Duluth
Sherburne, Jesse Varley. Elk River.
| Sib1ey, George A.. Mckenzie. Gaylord.
| Stearns, Rev. Mr.. Johanson, st. Cloud.
Steele: captain Nelson. 1wa tonna.
Swift, P. F. Olney. Benson.
Todd, George W. Peterson. Long Prairie.
Traverse, A. Peterson, Wheaton:
| Wabasha, Hugh Leonard, Wabasha.
| Wadena. W. r. Baumbach Wadena.
| waseca. T.. J. Larson. Waseca.
| Washington, Swan Magnuson. Marine.
| WAtonwan, Knute Filing. Made]ia.
| Wilkin, Peter Hanson: Breckenridge.
| Winona, H. II. Lee. .Winona.
| Wright, James J!sErickson. Stockholm.
! Yellow Medicine, Samuel Lewiston, Candy.