Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-14
.EbERHART LEADS
THE FIRE RELIEF
SUPPLIES SENT BY MINNEAPOLIS
AND ST. PAUL ARRIVE At
BORDER TOWNS.
FIRES SEEM TO BE DYING. DOWN
Governor Ie Appalled, at the Loss Of
Life and Property-Number
Dead Believed Exag-
qerated.

International Falls, Mimi, Oct. IL
Il am simply appalled, at the loss OF
life and property declared Governor
Eberhart, land the reports I receive
confirm all the horrors that have been
described in the newspapers. The re-
lief which has been promptly started
from all over the state will do much
to prevent suffering among the home
less. The aid may be needed and the
danger from the fires is far from end
ed"
The Twin Cities relief train which
consists of three boxcars filled with $50
tents from Camp Lakeview, new blank
cts, axes and matches, medical sup
plies and hardware, while one car of
provisions taken on at Bemidji and
a coach for the militia and the
governors private car. Company K, M.
N. G., boarded the train at Bemidji
under the command of Lieutenant Kel-
ly.
Bad Fires Burning.
Bad fires are raging in the valuable
timber at Popusky and Nabash, 20
miles north of Bemidji and at Bagley,
rs miles west of Bemidji the fires are
so bad that the high school boys are
out fighting the flames.
On board the governors train is
General Manager Gemmell of the Min
nesota and International railroad, from
Brainerd, who is personally conducting
the train which is run free by that
road and the Northern Pacific.
Minnesota National Guard officers
from st. Paul on the train includes:
Adjt.-Gen. Wood, Attorney General
Simpson, Major T. c. Clark, Major w.
II. Clark, quartermaster and Captain
H. P. Hatcher, military storekeeper.
DR.. Clark is an expert on infectious
diseases and will assist in preventing
the outbreak of an epidemic in the
fire region.
The governors special remained in
International Falls until p. m. when
it proceeded on to Baudette. Reports
of loss of life have been widely exag-
gerated, it is believed. Thirty-nine
bodies have been found and the total
death list appears to be considerably
less than 100.
Situation at Warroad Summarized.
Warroad, Mimi, Oct. 12.-Reports
say Williams, Cedar Spur, Roosevelt
and Swift are all safe. The fire at
Longworth is worse. Warroad is en-
tirely safe.
Warroad is feeding many destitute
people.
Winnipeg has sent a car of food.
Refugees from Salol are still in
town. Warroad is really the only safe
place along the whole boundary.
The wind increased, blowing off the
lake, driving the fire back over the
burned district. There is no danger
here, but Roosevelt is in a rather dam
gerous position.
There is a bad fire at Longworth.
The town of Ripple east of here on the
Lake of the Woods is in hard straits
and many families are entirely desti.
tute.
Clear River, IL miles south, is
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it is impossible to get details.
There is a bad fire at Cedar Bend,
IA miles southwest, but the roads in
that direction are also blocked.
The town of Salol was saved, but
many persons are destitute.
woods at Cedar Spur.
Dead bodies were recovered at Bau-
dette. The dead now number 1875. 1t
is thought the total will be between 400
and 500.
Fire broke out at Rainy River again
in the east end, but is now under con-
troll If wind does not get up again
there is no danger to this town.
People are praying in churches for
rain.
ST. Paul To Give $4,000.
St. Paul, Oct. 12.-At joint meet,
ing of both bodies of the st. Paul coun-
Gil a motion introduced by Alderman
Corning, providing that it was the
sense of the common council that S.
900 be appropriated for the relief of
fire sufferers in the Rainy River re-
gion of Minnesota, was unanimously
passed. The warrant will be placed in
the hands of Mayor Keller and the
money will probably be available on
Thursday. Two years ago the council
contributed $4,000 to the relief of the
fire sufferers at Chisholm, and six
years ago the sum of $4,000 was ap-
propriated for cyclone sufferers in the