The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-21
BURNED NEWSPAPER
AGAIN BEING PRINTED
Baudette Region, Forced to Publish
Current Issue in Rainy River,
Continues Optimistic.
WILL BUILD NEW OFFICE AT ONCE
Generous in Its Praise for Outside Aid,
And Pays Pretty Compliment
To Bemidji.

Ano rays fretty Compliment
To Bemidji.
The first newspaper to be pub
ished in Baudette or Spooner
since the forest fire which wiped
those two towns off the map, has
reached Bemidjl. 1t is the Rainy
River Region and the following
extracts illustrate the indomin able
pluck with which the victims fthe
flames are going to work to re-
build the two towns.
Says the Region:
Through the generosity OF
Rube Allyn, Editor of the Rainy
River Gazette, the Region is issu-
ed as usual this week. Mr.. Allyn
offered US the use Of his office be-
fore the ashes in the ruins of our
town had grown cold. We sincere
ly thank him for his kindness.
Within couple of weeks we ex-
pect to be back to Baudette to do
our share in the building up of
one of Minnesota's coming Cities"
,Souvenir hunters carried off many
articles of value prior to the arrival
of the militia from Bemidji. In one
case Herman Millar, known to have
a valuable collection of relics from
the PHILIPPINES, where he served with
distinction, lost every vestige of his
precious collection which might have
been recovered from the ruins of his
home they being almost entirely. me-
talic, by vandals.
The Region wishes on behalf of
the unfortunate fire sufferers to ex
press its deep gratitude to the people
of two nations for the magnificent
manner in which they responded to
the call for help.
THAT the disaster which has be-
fallen our people has deeply touched
the hearts of the nation has been
shown by the way supplies are pour
ing in and by the way the subscrip-
ton lists are mounting up. It is
impossible for the Editor of this
paper to express in mere words the
heartfelt thanks of the sufferers, but
when we tell you that your gener-
osity has been instrumental in cloth
ing and feeding helpless woman and
children. who faced the cold weather
without the necessities of life, we
feel sure that to some extent their
feeling toward you will be under
stood.
Most of them have lost everyth-
ing but their courage and their deter
mination to make new start in life,
and the helping hand you have given
them in their darkest hour will ever
be treasured in their hearts.
And while most of US are poor in
this worlds goods, we are rich in
having such heroes among US as Jim
Ramsey, Rev. Thos. Howard and
score of others whose deeds have
commanded the admiration of the
entire nation. We are rich in hav-
ing class of residents who, standing
in the ashes of their ruined homes
are looking forward to the future
with hope and a determination to
build up the town bigger and better
than ever. We are rich in having
so many noble women who a few
hours before opened their hearts
and homes to the refugees from Grace
ton and Pitt and VINO are facing this
terrible disaster with magnificent
courage.
Our hearts are heavy with sorrow,
when we think of the awful toll of
death and of the suffering of women
and children, but the bravest hearts
in the world are to be found on the
frontier, and with the courage and
ambition that the poor sufferers
possess, we know that they will
eventually recover from this calaity.
We have lived among them and we
know them"