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The true northerner., 1889-09-11

On Monday California celebrated the
thirty-ninth anniversary of her admis.
sion into the Union.
James McInery, supreme trustee OF
the Catholic Knights of America, died
suddenly on Monday night at Coney
Island, N Y.
In the boat race for the worlds
championship, at London on Monday
Searle, the Australian, defeated VIM
OConnor, champion of the United
States and Canada. 1t is said that Ca
nadians lost upwards of S400, 900 on the
race.
The central portion of the city of Lo.
gansport, Ind, is claimed by the de.
scendants of Ben. Talbot, a colored
man, who purchased $40 acres of land
where the city now stands, fifty-three
years ago. The property is now worth
several millions of dollars.
The true northerner., 1889-09-11
Prospect Lake.

Amos Walker is quite i'll with typhoid
pneumonia.
Eph. Jennings and wife, of Waverly,
visited at II. Jacobs last Friday.
Bean pulling has commenced, with its
back aches and facial contOrtiOns.
A very handsome monument has
been erected upon the Irwin lot in our
cemetery.
James +. Irwin, of Missouri, has been
visiting friends here He returned
home last Tuesday.
The storm of Thursday laid corn
down badly, and did great amount of
good, as well. The ground was very
dry.
Our school meeting was a very tame
affair-not hard word spoken during
the meeting. We heard one person
saw they wished they had went over to
the Plopper school house, where they
had fun, always.
School began last Monday, with Mrs.
Mary Witter as teacher. She taught
the spring term and gave universal
satisfaction. Better employ her for the
winter term, also 1t is all nonsense TO
think there must be a male teacher EN-.
ployed in the winter; and, there would
be saving of money by the means.
In ancient times it was the proper
caper for crowned heads to have at
court jester, or kings fool, to make
merry when care oppressed the mon
arch; but such things ought not TO be in
this our enlightened country. But q
case of that kind we are told happened
at the picnic grounds last week, only
the Jester was gentleman of color, and
the incentive, or stimulus, was bottled
beer; and when the beer played out the
wit followed suit. None of the parties
belonged nearer than Decatur. We
hope no more such parties will visit
our lake.
The true northerner., 1889-09-11
(sObIeyiIIe.

y. B. clark ana VIE spent Suhuay
in Bloomingdale.
Saul Franks spent Sunday with
friends in Sturgis.
Mrs. Phillip Hoag, of Lacota, is visit
ing friends in town.
Chas Wilkinson has purchased an
elegant Estey organ.
Miss Jennie Moir spent part of last
week at Kalamazoo.
A little child of John Bowles was
buried on Friday last.
Old Mr. Eagle, north of town, died
last Saturday OF cancer
Lyle Il Green shipped 100 bbls. of APP
plies TO Chicago Tuesday.
Mrs. Jennie Palmer, of Kalamazoo,
visited here over Sunday.
Mrs A. H. Long and daughter are
visiting friends at Vicksburg.
Will Reed, of Kalamazoo, was guest
of NJ. A. Fuller over Sunday.
Will Wormeth is representing the
Kettle Bale Co. in Wisconsin.
School commenced Monday. Prof.
Bates will board at Mr.. Sebring's.
Mrs. Geo. Devoe started for a visit to
the state of New York on Monday.
A Mrs. Cooley of Bloomingdale, was
a guest of Mrs NJ. A. Welch last week.
DR.. Judson Bennett is back from
Washington territory, looking hale and
hearty.
Capt. Pope and DR.. Rowe, of Allegan,
were guests of w. ;. Crosby and family
over Sunday.
Sill Wilcox is moving To Hastings.
Ed. Myers and Frank Glines have also
gone there to work.
Chas Wilkinson is putting in the
week at Lansing in the interest of the
Bush Il Everst Harrow Co.
Miss Nellie Sisson, who has been visit
ing Mrs. Mary Morris for several weeks,
has returned to her home in Allegan.
Eastern buyers purchased carload
of cattle from William Markelle, and
shipped them from this place Tuesday
Alse Hyames and wife, accompanied
by their daughters Mrs. Harmon, are
visiting friends at East Hamlin, Ohio.
Orlie Harmon has purchased the barn
of Charlie Wilkinson and had it moved
on his place, opposite the Free Baptist
church.
Last Friday night some miscreant
broke into the depot building and went
through some baggage, but got nothing
of value.
JAS Clement has re-plastered and
put stone wall under his building, oc-
cupied by Wilkinson's agricultural inn
plements.
The new NJ. +. church at White
school house was dedicated last Sun.
day, and enough funds raised To pay
all indebtedness.
Harry Myers, of Paw Paw, shook
hands with friends here Saturday He
left for Hillsdale Monday, where he
will attend school.
The Gobleville Kids went over and
played the White School House Tadds
Saturday afternoon, and came home
victorS by score of lS to Il.
Miss Anna Adams came down from
Kalamazoo and made her parents and
friends a pleasant visit over Sunday
Miss A. is "A typewriter for Burrell q
Co.
At the annual school meeting, ON the
evening of the 2d inst, John McFellen
and A. III. Long supercede David ID
Wise and A. w. Myers as members OF
the school board.
The upper room of our school build
ing has been furnished with new seats
which, added to the expense of repair
ing, swells the amount To nearly 81 900
but we have "A very substantial and
respectable building.
Mines. Dilworth a. Bush have closed
their dress-making rooms. Mrs. Bush
will look after the interests of the hote
during the absence of Mrs. Feek, who
is with her husband in Allegan, and
Mrs. Dilworth will continue dress-mak
ing at the home of her sister, Mrs. Jer
ry Smith.
The true northerner., 1889-09-11
A sound Legal Opinion.

Il. Bsinbridge Munday ESQ, county atty
Clay Co., Tex, says: "Have used Electric
Bitters with most happy results. My broth
er also was very low with malarial fever and
jaundice, but was cured 10y timely use of thin
medicine. Am satisfied Electric bitters saved
his life" Mr.. ID. |. wilcoxson of Horse
Cave, KY, adds a like testimony saying: He
positively believes he would have died had II
not been for Electric Bitters. This great
remedy will ward of as well as cure all ma
laria diseases, and for all Kidney, Liver and
Stomach disorders stands unequaled. Price
sec. and 81 at Bartram n Millinston's.
The true northerner., 1889-09-11

Rev. ID. II. Barnes, presiding elder Of
the Kalamazoo district, went to Coolies
Saturday afternoon, aud Sunday dedi-
Gated new Methodist church four
miles north Of there. This makes the
second new NJ. +. church To be dedlcat-
cd in that locality in the past year.
kalamazoo Telegraph.
The true northerner., 1889-09-11
Read This slowly.
Lives there a man with soul 80 dead,
Who never To himself hath said,

Lives there man with soul 80 dead
Who never to himself hath said
I'll take st. Patrick's Pills before go to bed?
When mild cathartic is desired one
that will cleanse the whole system and
regulate the liver and bowels, you can
not do better than take St Patrick :
Pills just before going to bed. They do
not nauSeate nor grippe, and leave the
system in splendid condition. For sale
by all druggists. sept
The true northerner., 1889-09-11

mercantile world yours is in your family
Owing the fact that these remnants of the best 60
90 and 75-cent goods selling s. per yard
his name must not be mentioned, but that does not
prevent your buying the very best Red Table Linen
at 80 cents on the dollar Table Linen of all kinds is
one of our strong points. Our stock is complete.
Another rare bargain is 36-inch Trcot at 70 cents
per yard Here's another bargain, doube-wdth all
WOOL 36-inch Dress Flannes, all colors at 25 cents
per yard. At the same price we have a handsome
line of stripes and plads in the latest coorngs,
winning prices. We have Broad Cloths Flannels,
Trcots, Habit Cloths in every new and desirable
shade. Our fall stock of Dress Goods is unusually
large. Patterns prices colors are right. We invite
your inspection We are still selling frst-class Cot
ton cloth at yard, and thread and pins
lone hundred doses for a dollar" That is one cent
for paper of pins. A spool of thread for a penny
The Household Department is receiving new goods
every day. Among the latest arrivals are lamps in
every style and price, Dishes Brio Brac, fancy
things in China and Glass. Keep your eye on this
department from on. 1t will interest you. It's
one of the strongest departments in BRoUHToN's
UNIQUE STORE. A store that is unlike other stores
A pleasant place to VISIT good place to trade
good store to pin your faith to is BRoUGHToN's.
The true northerner., 1889-09-11
The Best, the Most DeSiaTble
and the Cheapest
We have Ever offered at any pre-
vious period.

You should read The CHIcA-
co DAILY News because being
afamily newspaper, II s against
the saIooH. The home and the
saloon are forever opposed.
There can be no ncutrals in this
war. But The DAILY News IS
temperate IN Temperance. IL
isn't a prohibition organ-it's
not sure prohibition is the best
way Of treating the evil-but il
believes in prohibiting the sa.
loon keeper from ruling and
running in American society. II
YOU would read, and have your
family read a newspaper winch
places the interests Of the home
higher than those Of the saloon,
read 1HE CHICAGO DAILY
News.
The true northerner., 1889-09-11

Don't mention it outside
the family circle, but down
at Broughton's they have
opened a case of Table
Linen Remnants from a
great manufacturer, whose
name is as familiar in the
The true northerner., 1889-09-11
SIXTH
POINT

RfUirmBey-Its circulation is 10000 day-over
a million a week-and il costs by mail IS cts
a month, four months j. .oO,-0Re cent q aay
The true northerner., 1889-09-11

IT any dealer says ne has the W. l.. Douglas
Shoes without name and price stamped ON
the bottom. put him down ss fraud.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-12
1T WAS EXPECTED.
The Company Well Prepared to
Meet the Strike,

Mr.. Lowry was found in his private
office looking as calm and serene as
though the 600 men in his employ had
not gone on strike and tied up every
car and motor train in the city.
"Well, so the strike has come We
have been expecting it for long time,
and are pleased that it came at the
present time, instead of later on, when
we were in the midst of the busy sea-
son. The company has kept the wages
made reduction when il became posi-
lively necessary. 1t is something that
we should have done six months ago,
to be plain about it."
Twas the cut in wages made with any
intention of precipitating this strike,
Mr.. Lowry?"
mo, sir; it was not. 1t was made
because we had to make it. We have
been considering it for some months.
1t is our ultimatum, and means exactly
what it says. If the men whom it
affects will not work for us any longer
at those wages, we will get men who
Will, and we will run our cars as usual
| think that the men have made a mis-
take in striking, and they will find that
what | say is true. The cut-down in
the wages makes about S35, 900 differ
ence to the company. L am sorry that
the men who have been working for the
company did not get more wages, but
we paid them all that we could. If
they can do better somewhere else / do
not blame them for going. and ! wish
them Godspeed in their efforts to better
themselves"
Mr.. Goodrich was busy man all day.
He received possibly 200 or more appii-
cations for work during the afternoon,
and was inclined to feel quite cheerful
in spite of the fact that all the cars
were tied up.
1--WE have done the best that we
could" said he. land ] am sorry that
this strike has come. 1t will only re-
suit in disaster to the men themselves,
for we are getting any number of ap-
plicatiOns for positions. can not say
just when we will run the cars again,
and you can rest assured that it will not
be long. If any Of the men who have
now left the company desire to go to
work again at the new scale of wages
they are at perfect liberty to put in their
applications, which will be considered
along with the others which have been
received. / do not look for any serious
trouble"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-12
THE WALKING GOOD,
And the Public Begins to En-
Joy 1t.

81
1t was evening. when the stores and
shops and factories began to close, be-
fore the general public began to realize
what an inconvenience it was to have
the street cars and the motor tied up.
A few who had been IN a store all day
and had not heard of the strike waited
long and impatiently for the car they
wanted to come along, kicking hard all
the time because it was $50 late" When
they found out that no cars were run
ming. they generally got into one of the
busses waiting along the street and
went home. Nearly every one took the
matter as good joke and laughed
heartily at the sight of half dozen
wagons or more, with common boards
for seats, standing at the curb, while
the Jehu eagerly looked for customers.
BY O'Clock there were busses return
ing to nearly all parts of the city, and
the price one had to pay to get home
depended greatly on how far he lived
from the point of starting. The hack
men did great business, and were ac-
cOrdingly in high feather. Some very
peculiar-looking vehicles were brought
into use, and more than one man
stopped near the Northwestern bank to
inspect an old lumber wagon which had
been fitted up with alleged seats. and
was drawn by team of horses so thin
that they cast no shadow when the har-
ness was off
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-12
AN ADDRESS,
The Strikers State Their Case to
the Public.

the Public.
The following address to the public
has been signed by Col. Papst, o. p.
Mann and Ed McWhinney, representing
the motor line employees:
The travelling public of Minneapolis is
again enduring the inconvenience of a strike
The engineers of the motor line. whose po-
sition during the previous difficulty was in
dorsed by the public, again desire to give to
an unbiased public a candid statement OF the
cause of the present strike. In the settle
ment of the last strike Mr.. Goodrich, the
manager of the road. agreed with the COM
mlttee of engineers that none of the old EN-
ployes then engaged in the strike should be
discharged unless for good and sufficient
cause. This was verbal contract which the
engineers accepted upon the word of what
was supposed to be a gentleman. Since
that time we have been credibly informed
that the master mechanic at the shop had
received instructions from the powers that
he discharge all the old men whose ''per-
nlclous ACTIVITY made them menace to the
companys dictatorial intentions. The
"hostlers'' and other inexperienced men
house have been offered our engines, but
they have declined to take them, but instead
have informed us of the company's inten-
tions. We consider this conduct unprin-
cipled and unfair to the employees whose
only fault was that they have demanded
the wages they earned. In addition
10 this violation of faith. we are in
formed by a bulletin put up stealthily
at the dead hour of midnight that our wages,
which have been unchanged for years, were
to be reduced 40 cents day. An orr gan of
the management informs us to-day that Mr..
Lowry intends to invest $3,00O.00O in a
cable line, and hence he is forced to make
reduction in our wages, drawing the money
from our brawn and muscle. We desire to
inform the public we do not wish to invest
our money in a cable line Our salaries will
not allow of such extravaganza. We have
taken this stand after mature consideration,
and we believe we are right. Thanking the
public for their past support, we ask them
for O continuance of their confidence.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-12
Five Hours Of Wrangling and
a Plan Of Action Out
lined.
The Men Will Demand that
the Old Schedule be
Continued.
If the Company Refuses, All
Cars Will Be Tied
Up.

The street car employees association
of St. Paul held an executive session, be-
ginning last midnight and continuing till
5o'clock this morning. Representatives
from Minneapolis were present and eX-
planned at length their grievances, and
the status of the strike in the Flour
City. Delegate Martin said that
Mr.. Lowry had been in the
East comforting with the great
street railway syndicates who desire to
control the street railways of the
country, and that on :. his return
he violated the agreement of
the company with the en-
ployes' association of Minneapolis.
Spies were placed at work and became
members of the organization. All
members who are honorable and have
backbone enough to stand up
for the rights of organized
labor had their heads cut off
by twos, threes and half dozens, and
that the very life of the organization
was threatened. The only way in which
the association could be- preserved
was to inaugurate a general
strike. He said the motor
employees had appointed committee to
confer with the associations executive
committee, but that spies had pursued
the same course ON the motor line and
that the motor men pooled their
issue, and decided to strike. Martin
SAID that Mr.. Lowry had tried to exact
of all his employees promise that they
would not become members of any la
bor organization.
A long discussion ensued over prop
oSition to refer the whole matter to
committee of three. This discussion
EXTENDED over period of four hours.
Finally motion was adopted empower
ing the chair to appoint committee of
three to. wait upon Superintendent
Scott as early as possible this morning
and demand of him that
the old schedule of wages
be continued. In case Superintendent
Scott has not the power to deal with the
men in a matter of such Importance
the committee is instructed to wait
upou President Lowry and make
the same demand Of him. The
committee in its negotiations with Supt.
Scott and President Lowry to-day will
act under the immediate instructions
of the executive committee of the
district assembly, Knights of Labor.
The committee will report the result
of its mission at a meeting of street car
men to be held at noon to-day. The
committee consists of the chair
man of the meeting held last
night, and Messrs. Armstrong and Dow.
In case they can get no salts
faction from the company the lines
ir st. Paul will be tied up at
once. All cars will be run back
to the barns of the respective lines, and
the company left free to act as it's
officers choose. The cable grip
men will meet this morning and
decide what action to take in
the matter. Their decision will be re-
ported at the meeting to be held at
noon. There was strong element that
favored a proposition not to take out
the cars at all this morning. Twenty
votes were cast in favor of the plan,
but the conservative element predom-
mated, and the extremists had to come
to terms as outlined above.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-12
WILL BE PEACEABLE.
Street-Car Employees Will Assis
to Protect Property.

Street-Car Employees Will Assist
to Protect Property.
During the afternoon a delegation
from the street car union called at
police headquarters and asked of the
police commissioners that they be ap-
pointed special policemen, so as to give
them power to protect the company's
property in case there should be any
trouble.
''While we do not anticipate any
trouble" said the spokesman, lit may
come from outsiders and we want to be
prepared for it. The street car men in
tend to act quietly, as gentlemen
should. There will be no violence of
any kind on our parts, and all we ask is
that we be treated like men and not
like dogs. We have been ground down
to the last notch. We don't want any
trouble, and will do all in our power to
prevent it,
Superintendent of Police Bracket as
soon as the cars began pulling in issued
orders to his patrolmen to promptly
suppress any trouble that might arise,
and to arrest every person, no matter
whom he might be, found endeavoring
in any way to Great a disturbance. He
said that he did not anticipate any
serious difficultV
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-12
THE NOTICE.
The Company's Unexpected An
nOuncement.

1nc SOiHpdny SHeApecteu An
nouncement.
The following notice was posted in all
the barns of the company early Thurs
day morning:
Mr:NEAPorIs, Minn., April 10, 80.
TO Employees of the Minneapolis Street
Railway Company:
Owing to shrinkage in receipts and in
creased outlay, we are compelled to reduce
expenses in all departments.
From and after April IA the following will
be the scale of wages:
Conductors and drivers on street cars. I5
cents per hour.
Stable men, 50 per week
Conductors on motor line, II cents per
hour
Engineers on motor line. 25 cents per hour.
THOMAS LOWRY, President.
AS the drivers and conductors of the
late cars pulled in they read it, but held
their thoughts securely locked within
their own breasts. Not so with the
motor employees. The notice was dis
cussed by them at some length when
they went on duty in the morning. and
at 1l:30 they all quit work, after
taking the engines into the shops
at Thirty-firSt street and drowning
tile fires. The news soon spread
TO the various street car lines, and in
short time the word was sent ont to
pun III. Az lE.ZU lllC CttIS UIl tuC TDuIIU
avenue line began running at irregular
intervals, and at $50 the last car pulled
into the barn, and the drivers and con-
ductorS came up to the business portion
of the city. Members of the executive
committee now began to board the vari-
oas cars as they passed First avenue
on Washington, and gave the order to
quit running. AS the cars would pass
each other the driver OF conductor who
had received tie word would lean over
to the driver or conductor of the other
car and remark:
"Pull IN, Billy. Get your car in as
Soon as you can"
The order was we'll needed. and soon
the cars on all the lines began to run
irreguiar'y. The Bloomington avenue
cars we're the first tG shake after The
Fourth avenue, ard moro than one man,
rs he stood on tile corner waiting for
car, wondered what allied the blamed
things, anyhow. During the afternoon
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-12


verse over glass of Pomery Sec, nor to
see the gleeful smile disport about j. j.
Hills face when Al Stebbins-his VISA
vls-cracked joke. Mr.. Hill made
himself one of the boys for the time
being and forgot dull care. The
stiffness of ordinary social affairs was
gladly missed. and this may have been
largely due to the excellent plans of the
committee on arrangements, consisting
of: William Bickel, w. IL. Sanborn,
William Hamm. A. Yoerg. Jr., o. O.
Cullen, Joseph Minea, John Fisher, John
Blom, Matt Leithauser, p. Conley. p. T.
Kavanagh. Walter l. Book, James Me-
lady, Henry Weber, John F. Gehan, r.
V. Pratt, ID. M. Sullivan, Il. A. Prem
nothing undone to provide for the
pleasure and comfort of the guests
of the first city of the state And Col.
Welz? Well, Col Well and Col. Snow
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-12

the other lines. those running onto the
East side, began to follow suit and run
at more and more irregular intervals.
AS soon as a car reached the barn it
would pull in, and, as a consequence, all
the cars were Soon running in the same
direction, toward the barns.
As fast as the men put up their cars
they. came back ND to the city and
stood around discussing the situation.
At 3 O'Clock the last car run during the
day started on its homeward trip. 1t
was the Sixth avenue north line. and as
1t left Hennepin avenue and started
down Washington. some of the street
car men standing on the sidewalk
cheered once or twice. AS soon as this
car had gone, Mike Donovan. the car
starter, left his box on the corner of
Washington and Hennepin avenues and
went directly to the headquarters of the
company on Third avenue north and
Second street, where he reported how
matters stood