Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-01-09
LADIES IN POLITICS.
Dire Misfortune Overtakes Mrs. Matthews
While Trying to Form a Lockwood Club
From tho New York Wnr]l

Dire Misfortune 0vertakes Mrs. Matthews
While Trying to Form a Lockwood Club
From the New York World
''Honora Brady, Kate Matthews, Lucy
Rehnon and Emma Gibson" said Jus
tice Ford at the Ton1bs, yesterday, as
be read from summons.
"Your honor" said Mrs. Brady. "our
dispute arose from a political discus
sion. am for Belva A. Lockwood for
President. I can't vote, as you know,
but I'm doing my utmost getting votes
for her from the male population.
invited my lady acquaintance who have
husbands, brothers, cousins and uncles
to my house on Wednesday night to
form Belva A. Lockwood association.
The place was crowded. I opened
the proceedings with a brief speech.
Mrs. Matthews, acting in conspi-
racy with Mrs. Rehnon and Mrs.
Gibson, suddenly exclaimed! 'Threa
cheers for Grover Clevelandv They
were given. My table and chairs were up
set, and the ceiling below almost shook
the way they stamped. Oh, you may
laugh" she said sneeringly. as the
women Uttered behind them handker-
chief "but you will all cry very socn "
els that why you have had these
ladies summoned here?" queried the
justice in surprise.
II think it's enough" she exclaimed
Indignantly. II WAS never SO insulted
in my life."
what else did Mrs. Matthews do. q"
"She stuck her fingers up to her nose
and extended her fingers, exclaiming
We fooled you nicely, didn't WEEP" "
What complaint have you to make
against the other two ladies'"
"They coaxed Mrs. Matthews to tease
me and they put out their tongues to
me. They had better attend to their
own business before they stick their
heads into politics again. I'll defy
anybody to get into their houses for
dirt. Their dresses, too. are all old
fashioned"
':T4is," said Mrs. Matthews, and she
laughed, "is my story. Mrs. Brady
firmly believes that Mrs. Belva A. Lock
wood will be our next president. Ny
husband and also the husbands Of my
companions are for Grover Cleveland,
and we are where they are. So when
we received invitations from Mrs. Brady
we planned to carry the meeting and
pass resolutions indorsing Gov. Cleve-
land for the presidency. Our cheering
for Cleveland was SO boisterous, how"
ever, that while we captured the meet
ing we were unable to pass the resolu.
tons because Mrs. Brady attacked '1s
with IN old pump handle and we fed for
our lives. AS for style why, your honor,
she's got the same bonnet on that she
wore last year."
Heaven forbid" calculated Mrs.
Brady.
"I'll swear it's last years bonnet. OK
citedlv exclaimed Mrs. Gibson. It's
The same blue feather trimmed with
black lace. You burn your fingers
when you talk Of style, Mrs. Brady.
The ideal"
"Why, I purchased the bonnet from
Mrs. Stern, OH Division street," angrily
replied Mrs. Brady.
"No, you didn't" cried Mrs. Rehnon.
II went into the seventy-two hat stores
on Division street and inquired if you
had purchased a bonnet, and they all
said no. Mrs. Stern especially told
me that il you called at her store she
would have you arrested. You haven t
paid her yet for last years bonnet"
"This is shameful, monstrous, scan~
dalous"-
"That will do, Mrs. Brady" said the
| Justice. "The complaint is dismissed"
It'll have you inapeached when Mrs.
Lockwood is elected President" she ex-
claimed as she hounced cut of the room.
"Then I'll be revenged on ALL"