The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-25
AID FOR WACONIA
SOLICITED HERE.
MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL TEACHER
WRITES OF DEsTITUTION.
Grain Companies and Individuals
Send Contributions to Sufferers of
Storm, Some of Whom Lost Every
thing They Had-Town OF Waconia
Lost All Its Property 81

Some Minneapolitans, interested In
the welfare Of the residents Of Wa
coma, st. Louis Park and Hopkins,
who suffered in the tornado, have sub
scribed money for their assistance.
j. H. Riheldaffer was over the ground
yesterday, and believing assistance
was needed, did little canvassing at
the Chamber of Commerce upon his
return He said this morning that
the Washburn-C Crosby company had
subscribed 500; the Pillsbury-Wash-
burn company 500, and the Van
Dusen-H Harrington company. SoO,
while promises were made by several
persons if it should appear that their
contributions We're needed.
Mr.. Riheldaffer said that the des-
titution of some poor families whose
homes were wrecked by the storm
was marked and that the more for
tunate neighbors were providing shell
ley, a grocer of st. Louis Park, Mr..
Riheldaffer said, was active in the re-
lief work and was organizing a COM
mittee for the work. Contributions
Of money or clothing sent to him
would be properly distributed. Not
able and self-sacrificing work, Mr..
Riheldaffer said, was also being done
by DR.. John Watson Of Hopkins,
who also would make judicious use
of aid sent.
L. Gross, president Of the Napa
Valley Wine company, today received
Minneapolis teacher, whose parents
live at Waconia. Miss Schultz says
that Waconia needs aid. She writes:
Some Lost Everything.
You ought to see what some Of our poor
people in the village lost. In many cases
they have lost every thing- house, barns
clothing and products. 1t is pitiful. But
everywhere one hears words of thankful
ness to think that lives were spared. 1t
is really wonderful how little loss of life
there was when one sees the terrible ruin
of the houses.
The upper part of the town is waste,
many houses being laid flat. The sur
rounding country suffered terribly. Some
of the farmers living in Laketown dis
trict have absolutely nothing left except
ing the ground. Today every one is busy
repairing the damage where it can be
done.
All of the town property is destroyed
| The city hall Is completely wrecked, and
with it the fire apparatus. Our town
street lights are gone. The schoolhouse
| is damaged. So you can see the village
will have very hard time to get on it's
feet. To get the necessary things it will
be necessary for the village to spend
between $4,000 and SIS, 1000, but this does
not include the loss to families.
How much Waconia can do for them
is not known yet, but it looks very dis
couraging. We hear that neighboring
small towns are going to give US some
little aid. We will be very grateful for
so much is needed. Our people were hop
ing that some of the larger cities would
help little, but one of the Minneapolis
morning papers stated that Waconia was
we'll able to take care of itself. I wish
this were true, but it is not
p Mr. Gross, has given S25 and lis in
terest1ng his acquaintance in the need
| of the sufferers 6
Mayor Haynes Interested.
No word has been received by
Mayor Haynes from the authorities al
Waconia and there is really nothing on