Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-20
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
COUNCIL BLUFFS IS TO AID
Mayor Maorae Acts Promptly on Appeal in
Behalf Of Stricken City.
COMMITTEE NAMED TO TAKE CHARGE
Active work of Soliciting Relief
Funds H. to he Taken Up ut once
ana Actively Pushed By the
Men in CharRe.

Men In CharRe.
In reply to Geographic appeal from
William Il. Hearst for Council Bluns 70
contribute towards a fund for the relief
OF the stricken people Of San Francisco.
Mayor Macrae sent the following dis
patch:
Council Bluns will do her part At
once"
Later ia the day at the suggestion of
Mayor Macrae a special meeting OF the
Commercial club was called at which 1T
was decided that a big committee be APP
pointed by the mayor to take the matter
Of securing subscriptions in charge This
committee will meet this morning at
o'clock in the rooms OF the Commercial
club. The following proclamation was
issued by Mayor Macrae.
Whereas, San Francisco and other inn
portant points on our western shores have
been visited by a most serious catas-
trophe, many lives, principally among the
of millions of dollars worth of property
destroyed, and hundreds OF thousands OF
people rendered homeless
Therefore. /, Donald Macrae, jr. mayor
of Council Bluffs, have seen fit to name
a large relief committee whose duty 1t
these unfortunates.
Council BUNS has been called upon for
/
can do for brothers in distress. l appeal
to each and every citizen to do his part,
no matter how small the donation.
This Is the committee named
II. w Binder V. f.. Bender. August
Beresheim. c. A. Beno, r. r. Daniels, n.
/ H. Bloomer, w N. Clifford, c. II. Chiss N,
a. A; Clark; f. J; Day; F. r. Davis, Z. r.
crest, 4 Fair 7. ! Foley Thomas Tbs, !.
i. Hart, g Hafer, E W Hart, <. b Hun
| ter a. S. Hazelton, DR. A. p. HanchStt,
J, P. Hess, J, E. ,Hollenbeck, Peter Jen-
George Keellne, A c. Keller, f. Kretch-
] mer, f.. c. Lougee,- William Lineharger,
Moore :. y; &Gponald. 5; + Mg ss;f
P2P I PsterssS e. r Price r SGSn
d Dc, John John scboemtgen, W F. stephan,
Emmett Finley, v, L. Treynor r. T, True
w. Il. Town, 7. g; Turner, ] F. WilcoS
Wod II Mater wa A wiG " A Ws IS
L. Doherty &C. W., J. c. Mitchell IN W. +,
w. 4 F Beattio 5Say W. T. I Bntier MR.
Frank Faus (R. II, p NJ. Egsn, Rev. F.
a. Chase, G, H. Richmond G. r F. Froom,
II. p Barrett, w. II. Lynchard.
Many BLUFFS People Interested.
There are many families and individuals
In Council Bluffs anxiously awaiting word
from relatives and friends in San Fran
cisco and the other stricken towns in Cali
fornia.
Mrs NJ. r. Sanford of Grant street has
several relatives in San Francisco and her
parents are in San Jose .--..
Deputy County Recorder Lathrop's father
has been resident of San Francisco for
two years.
Mrs. Frank Zurmuehlen's brother, q, 8.
Dale, and wife are residents of San Fran
cisco, where they live at lies Mission street
Mrs. Dale Joined her husband there about
three weeks ago. Mr. Dale is a travelling
salesman for the Woodward Candy COM
pany of this city.
George D. Haworth, formerly a member
of the Fifty-irst Iowa, who is brother
of Mrs. Frank Reed of this city, is en-
gagged in newspaper work in San Fran
cisco.
Charles Swaine has an aunt and three
cousins in San Francisco and a brother
and an uncle in Berkeley.
Mrs. j. c. Hayes OF Hazel street has a
sister in San Francisco.
The parents, brother and sister OF F. X
Gray are residents OF San Francisco.
City Auditor McAneney has a brother In
Berkeley.
Mrs. NJ A. Metzger has brother in sar
Francisco.
William Olmstead Mrs c. NJ. Hobbs OF
Fourth avenue, Mrs. j. II. Crason OF
Fourth avenue and Mrs. w. II. Treynor
have relatives in San Francisco.
Phil Paschel, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Paschel of Willow avenue. is in the req
estate business in San Francisco.
Maurice Fitzgerald son of John Eitz
gerald, is in business in San Francisco
A letter from him few days ago inoloseC
picture of the hotel where he lived. anC
this is one of the hotels reported to have
been destroyed
Mrs. Adolph Beno's brother, Louis schin
die, is In San Francisco where he is en-
gagged in the laundry business,
Mrs. Anna Darraugh and daughter, Pa
tricia, have been spending the winter II
; San Francisco, but may have started foi
home before the disaster.
Mrs. F. j. Day has a number OF rela
tives in Santa Rosa, children Of W. b
Rue, an early principal OF the high schoo
of this city.
: l.. c. Dale and sister, Miss Minnie Dale
formerly of this city, are thought to be II
San Francisco.
. William S. Bissell has several relatives
, in Alameda, across the bay from SaI
Francisco.
] Mrs. ]. H. Carse is snXiously awaitinl
news from her sister, Mrs. John Films
and family, who live at 4O2 Central ave
4 nue., San Francisco.