The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-02-22

the startling reply of the visitor who
claimed to come directly from Gov
Burnquist.
II have raised and fed these cat.
tie. If they do not belong to me,
then to whom do they belong?" in
Quired the amazed Zebott.
"They belong. to the state," de.
clared the stranger. "The state will
feed you and them until next spring"
Zebott was in the mood Of a man
of little faith. "Look at my clearing
and pasture" he commanded. what
have I left for the future?"
"The state will feed you and your
stock until you get something to do"
said the governors representative In
comforting voice.. "Just as I have
said before, the state is going to- keep
you and your stock until you get
something to feed It," =
After an impressive pause the man
who came directly from Gov: Burn
quist assuringly said:
"'The state is going to put you
right back where you were before the
fire." - ..>.>.... - ~
In the discussion chat followed. the
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admitted that Zebott's barn might not
be rebuilt quite SO completely as be-
fore 1t burned but that It would COM
pare substantially with tie original
building. 49,.
That, certainly, was solemn, fiat
footed promise Of rehabilitation, not
scanty, limited, temporary relief. II
may have been promised for cam
paign purpose but that view of the
matter hardly seems plausible. AT
that time, Gov. Burnquist, the people
of the state, contributors to relief and
even the victims of the forest fires,
took substantial and practical re.
Mobilization as fixed policy, mat
ter of course.
Ernest Zebott had no. relief. from
the commission. When he saw the
long delays, the depressing red tape
and the many blanks to be- filed out
and signed, he drew on a few dollars
he had in the bank and provided for
his necessities himself. e.
After the fire, he was offered $65
head for his surviving stock. To
day, he believes that the best be
could do would be not to exceed $90
for the cattle and not to exceed SOB
for the young stock. The supply OF
feed now seems to be running out.
When Mr.. Zebott went to the ar
mory, thinking to ask little aid, he
met g. fire victim who had been
standing in line from $3.50 a. m. to
8 D. m. A neighbor got an order fol
lumber with the understanding that
he might have to pay for 1t later
and he might not.
e. Smith called at the Rip-saw
office recently. He seemed to be an
independent, resourceful, practical
sort of fellow. The visitor also
gave evidence of having seen consid.
erable of life in the large cities and
he stated that he mined and followed
gold rushes in Alaska for six years.
firing Of a period Of city life, he
took to the woods and bought 40
acres near Canosia, two miles north
of the Pike lake hotel. He also
took an option on a second forty.
On the fateful Saturday Of the ter
rible forest fires, Smith fought all
the afternoon to save his home. Ell
forts proving useless, he beat 1t to
Cariboo lake, where he and his wife
spent the night. The next day, Sum
day, Home Guards brought the couple
to Duluth, where they put up at the
armory. F<s
"Alf was lovely while the local
people were In charge Mr.. Smith
stated. after Col. Eva and the
strange Red Cross women took hold.
there was much red tape, a lack OF
personal sympathy and less liberal
ity. People were compelled to stand
in line until exhausted" =
'fHow many relatives have you in
the German army?" relief worker
Mccormick is alleged to have asked
Smith at the armory.
81 am native of Switzerland.
never had king or q kaiser" proud
" replied the refugee from the him
terland.
Smith alleges that another, relief
worker at the armory declared that
all he, Smith, did out on his land
was to loaf. Out there, neighbor
had told him he was killing himself
with hard work.
Mrs. Smith was expecting the
stork. She was In sad condition
as result Of her state. capped By
her narrow escape from death and