The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22

after them. Two are under arrest now and
more will be soon. Since / took hold they
s asys SeGm S oDI garbage msU 'f IN barrels as.s IS rom the
restaurants and hote,s. I'm out OF bed every
morning by =. o'clock. with my foreman, and
am driving about In my rig TO keep q sharp
lookout for these smugglers.. We watch the
Fifteenth street bridge and the Sixteenth
town. and we shall nah every mothers son Of
mighty, hard getting out in the cold air a. that
they can't get ahead Of this woman, they will
come TO time and will ogree 10 obey instruc-
tions from the garbage. contractors; even
though she he a woman. ! never saw the man
yet that ! was afraid Of
II will be scon from this interview that Mrs.
Pickreli is an Independent woman who has seen
much Of life. She IL not highly educated and
she does not hesitate to express herself In
than ''darndcst," but she has tho reputation
N iS5 sryi" "rh str9 R"S mann ,nanf Bowie waGH q EFS %hGlu P she
spoke. recently sent n complaint to u local
newspaper, quoting her as using the following
Mr.. Boyer. ! am onto, you; You think you
are 4 =, d N, smart 4, but %su Sy Con gor xI # You SSle get to
get up n id sight earlier than what you do
It was this man Boyer who called a meet.
I'M OF hog e men snnp p%rssnt Mr. to pisfrs siep su 70 qss
was present with almost enough garbage men
to control the, meeting, She so impressed the
tnIlTC III VIII III lVIft vi 'lh z
that the weaker ones did not dare to offer a
protest, and the meeting finally resulted dis.
astrously for the hog men. When the present
cases in the police court are disposed Of. II IL
probable that no further protest will be made
against, her rule. and soon black wagons with
white letters and blue running gear VIII. be
gath ering garbage In the prescribed districts
while Mrs. Pickrell will have time to study
the problem OF street cleaning with a view TO
standing for that Office at the coming munich
pal elections In April.
Mrs. Pickrell Is u church worker after tho
best light she has obtained. She Is q member
OF the Pilgrim Faith Church. which holds divine
services In II tent down town near Cherry Greek
related 10 the building Of Solomon's Temple.
and the minister referred TO his hearers as
stones that were being shaped for places In the
eternal temple of the Lord. After. the ser
mon there was IA season of praise, during which
many arose 10 tell their experiences. Among
these was Mrs. Pickrell, who said:
brothers and sisters. ! hope to find some
place In that great temple. for the Lord has
been chiselltng me mp one side and down another
for many years, and during the last ffteen
hard, while the newspapers have been helping
Him ont in his work. God bless you all. and
even tho newspapers that have been ridiculinR
me in my attempts to do my duty"
Mrs. Pickrell Is about 40 years old. strong
and muscular. and OF good height. Her face
has IA matronly look, and the eyes seem TO have
u merry twinkle. but the square chin plainly
indicates the strength OF character which has
stood her well In good stead these many years.
She has no eccentricities of dress, unless the
seasons ago, might be so classed. She wears
a short Jacket with sleeves of II style ante.
dating the present fashion. II shirt waist. and
a plain skirt Of proper length and fulness. AL
she has already won the approval Of the busl-
ness public.