Omaha daily bee., 1874-07-07
their Little Programme Didn't
Pan Out Well.
Too Much Beer the Cause Of Sew
eral Fights and q Pitched Bat
tie bet .Seen the Granger
boys and the TOWN
ies."
The Start-The Trip-The Artful
dodge of the "Kunning
Ko-ops." &C.

Hoops" &c.
At half-past ten O'Clock Saturday
morning a train of ten coaches and
three baggage cars, having on board
about 1000 persons, men, women
and children, left the Union Pacific
depot for the Granger celebration OF
the national holiday at the Elkhorn
river bridge. The Trades Unions
were largely represented, and about
rs of the "Ko-ops" were observed
to be among the excursionists, the
remainder of the party being made
up of citizens generally. Before
and after the train started the lead
ing "Ko-ops" such as Strickland,
Hascall, Dudley, Pratt, H. B.
Myers, IJams, Johnson, Bal
combe, Lee, and Frank Walters,
busted themselves in distributing
blood-red badges, having on them
the words Council of Industry,
No. l." A large number of per-
sons pinned these badges on their
garments, and thus an impression
was made upon those who were not
so well posted as the key-hOle re-
porter Of the BEE, that the "KO-
opsn were three OF four hundred
strong. This was a cunning device
of the "KO-ops" to deceive the
Grangers as to their real strength,
but the scheme of the artful dodgers
failed in its desired end, for soon
| quite q number of the badge-bear-
ers-those who were not "kO-Ops"
took off the blOod-red ribbons,
when they discovered the fraud, and
cost them out of the windows. The
"Ko.op" force thus dwlndled down
very materially, and Wien the
train arrived at its destination, they
didn't "lOOm up" in numbers one
tenth as much as they lad expect
ed. This was their hrst sad
Disappointment which reminded
Gen. Strickland of those saddest
words of tongue or pen, lit might
have been"
The ride from Omaha was a plea
SAINT one, and was enjoyed by all.
The rich waving fields of grain, the
high corn, and other crops, afforded
a pleasing sight 10 the eye, and gave
evidence of an abundant harvest.
One of the "Ko-ops' manifested a
great deal of curiosity In regard to
the corn and rye; he had often seen
them "rais ID" at Capt. Lees saloon,
the headquarters of the "Sons OF
Toll" but that was the first time In
his industrious life that he had ever
seen corn and rye in such a ques-
tionable shape. Another "Ko-Op."
who had been q farmer once, warn
ed him not to further expose his ig-
nOrance concerning farm products,
as the Changers might give him the
"grand bounce"
/. AT THE GROVE.
On arrival at the bridge the ex-
cu~rsionists disembarked, and were
received by the Granger Marshals
Of the day. A line vas formed,
and the procession in struggling or
der marched to the grove, where a
speakers and musicians stand had
been erected, a large dancing plat
farm laid down, seats put up. a well
sunk, swings hung from the tall
trees, and other necessary arrange
ments made. The grove in itself,
was very pleasant and shady, being
on the bank of the Elkhorp river;
but one impeachment was the lack of
grass, and the superabundance of
sand, which filled the ladies' shoes
full, while the numerous sand-burs
stuck to them closer than their es-
corts and more firmly than postage
stamps to an envelope.
The crowd, including "KO-ops,"
Trades UniOnists, and ex~cursiOnists
generally, from Omaha and else
where, numbered from 1000 to
$500.
The Grange officials were: Presi-
dent. H. NJ. Golf; Secretary, 8. J..
Cutler; Marshall, w. r.. Turner;
Assistant Marshals, 8. J. Cutler, j.
A. Griffin, Fred. Stabri, and T.
Thomas.
The Grange societies present were
Commercial Grange No. 224, Gregg
school house, McArdle precinct;
Dryden Grange No. sol, Glandt's
school house, McArdle precinct;
Waterloo Grange, No. 200, Water
loo, Valley precinct; Iron Bluffs
Grange No. $40, Iron Bluffs school
house, Chicago precinct Elkhorn
City Grange No. l52; Willard
Grange No. Ss5; Valley Grange No.
2O4, Valley precinct; Empire Grange
No. 572, Sarpy county; Pleasant
Prairie No. 4S2, Douglas county.
THE IMPUpENCE OF TIE HOOPS,
AND HOW THEY WERE sNUBBED.
The key-hole reporterof tie BEE,
as well as several other lookers-on
from Omaha, could not help but
observe the artful maneuvers of the
Of the cooperative Un-
lon of Farmers and Mechanics,
No. /, of Omaha" and most anus
ing were the actions of such "no-
BILE farmers and mechanics, "and sin
Pas Gen. Strickland,
Hascall, Judge Dudley, And-Mo-
aopolist Balcombe, III. B. Myers,