Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1893-10-26
RUN ON A GROCERY.


WIN yin oHOCEhrs
Vie Queer Outcome OF n GroundIess
Panic Mt single Mill.
There was "run" up at the little
town of Hamilton, Wash, last month
that ought to find It's way into liUer-
azure devoted to queer things Now
the ordinary "run" is generally con-
fined to banks and is associated with
long line of frantic people and
bank president with pallid features,
agitated nerves and forced smile
There was no bank president in this
case, no long line of horny handed
depositors, and no locking of doors
and putting up an announcement OF
failure. Your average Hamiltonian
puts his money in stocking or in an
empty stove and cares not for banks
The "run" in question was on n.
grocery store belonging to tho Wash
ington Red Cedar Single company.
A "run' on grocery store is about
the funniest thing-for the proprie-
tor-that can happen.
The filer of the mill on the morn
ing of the "run" to use local
phrase, 'yumped his yob,n and
wanted his cash before pay day, con-
trary to the rules and regulations
made and provided. The mill own
ers making up their minds to dis
courage this habit of their men
leaving them in the lurch, refused to
pay the disconsoate filer until pay
day. The filer thereupon filed an at
tachment on shingles of the company
and this caused the 'runn Without
looking into the situation local
creditors and mill hands commenced
run on the company's grocery
store with the object of taking out
their wages and debts in lard, dried
apples, syrup, tobacco, chow-chow,
bacon and other necessarics of life.
The clerk, who had been doing
behind the counter, jumped four feet
in the air when the door opened and
half dozen brawny, wild-eyed shin
gle weavers appeared. Bringing up
the rear was a crowd of laborers, all
clamoring for groceries Soon it be-
came apparent that the clerk could
not tie up the packages fast enough,
and he told the crowd to help them
selves while he checked up the
goods.
When manager Boardman returned
in the evening from the woods,
whittier he had gone after a supply
of logs, the clerk was lying exhaust
ed across an emptY pickle barrel,
and the store had the appearance OF
the last act of II cyclone, When the
clerk recovered he informed Board
man of the "runn and Roardman
laughed long and loud. While no,
was surveying the wreck in came
drummer for Seattle grocery
house and mildly inquired if any
thing was wanted Boardman looked
queerly at the drummer, laughed,
and pointed to the empty shelves.
The drummer knew his business, and
that night he carried the largest Or
der Of the month to Seattle. Before
morning Boardman had discharged
all liens and the mill was started up
as usual,
I Some persons are mean enough TO
say that the drummer put up job
on the single mill employees so that
he could book an order. 1t may he
SO and the employees are inclined to
( believe anything just now. If you
go to Hamilton just drop in and SEQ
Boardman and have him relate the
story about the 'run. ~ Should you
go over to the mill don't be surprised
/ If you see one of the weavers drop
his bunch of shingles and go back to
the boiler and kick himself. You
will know that he was in the run"
and that he has house full of dried
apples, pickles and canned fruit that
he will never get rid Of.