The record-union., 1893-08-23
A RUN ON A GROCERY.
The Queer Outcome of a Panic in
Shingle Mill.

Inc queer outcome OF n I8nlC IN q
Shingle Mill.
There was run" up at the little town
of Hamilton, WASH, last month that
ought to find its way into literature de-
voted to queer things. Now the ordinary
run" is generally confined to banks and
is associated with long line of frantic
people and bank President with pallid
features, agitated nerves and a 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 of 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 grocery store belong
ing to the Washington Red Cedar Shingle
Company. a rum on a grocery store is
about the funniest thing-tor the propri
etor-that can happen.
The filer Q{ the mill on the morning Of
the run" to use a local phrase, ''yumped
his yob," and wanted his cash before pay
day, contrary to the rules and regulations
made and provided. The mill owners,
making up their minds to discourage this
habit of their men leaving them i'll Il
lurch, refused to pay the disconsolate filler
until pay day. The filler thereupon filed
an attachment on shingles OF the COM
pany, and this caused the run" With
out looking into the situation, local cred
itOrs and mill hands commenced a run"
on the company's grocery store, with the
object of taking out their wages and debts
i'll lard, dried apples, syrup, tobacco,
chow-choW, bacon and other necessaries
Of life.
The clerk, who had been doing behind
the counter, jumped four feet in the air
when the door opened and a half-dozen
brawny, wild-eyed shinglewoavers ap-
peared. Bringing up the rear was crowd
of laborers, all clamOriug for groceries.
Soon it became apparent that the clerk
could not tie up the packages fast enough,
and he told the crowd TO help themselves
while he checked up the goods.
When Manager Boardman returned in
the evening from the woods, whittier he
had gone after supply OF logs, the clerk
was lying exhausted across an empty
pickle barrel and the store had the APP
pearance Of the last act of cyclone.
When the clerk recovered he informed
| BOardman OF the run" and Boardman
laughed long and loud. While he was
surveying the wreck in came q drummer
for a Seattle grocery house and mildly in
quired if anything was wanted. Board
man looked queerly at the drummer,
| laughed, and pointed to the empty
shelves. The drummer knew his busi-
ness, and that night he carried the largest
! order of the month to Seattle. Before
morning Boardman had discharged all
liens, and the mill was started up as
usual.
Some persons are mean enough to say
that the drummer put up a Job on the
shimgle mill employees so that he could
book an order; it may be so, and the mill
employees are inclined to believe anything
just now. Ifyou go to Hamilton drop in
! and see Boardman and have him relate
the story about the run" Should you
60 over to the mill don't be surprised if
! you see one of the weavers drop his
bunch of shingles and go back Of the
boiler and kick himself. You will know
that he was i'll the run" and that be
has house full Of dried apples, sickles.
and canned fruit that he will never get
rid oE-Puget Sound Lumberman.