The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-05-07
LOCAL NOTES.

1t is hoped the reported opening OF
the repair and machine shops at west
Duluth will materiaize.
Next Monday evening the Label
League will hold an open meeting to
which everybody is invited.
The typographical union will meet
again on June 9TH and elect the officers
for the coming year.
The typographical union met Sunday
and made the nominations for all cfti-
GERS for the ensuing year.
The union shoe makers are getting
some handsome cards printed and each
shop will have one.
Capt Norris is said to be on the un-
fair list as he employed non-union car
penters to place his saloon fixtures
A. H. Moore. of the typographical
union, was among the number who
won't to Camp Ramsey as volunteer.
Fred Lounsberry will read paper on
".The Use of the Union Labep' Monday
evening. 1t promises to be interesting
At it's last meeting, the typographical
union passed resolutions of respect rela-
tive to the death Of L. A. Mcintyre and
Martin Haugen.
Carl Thiel will address the bakers
union at their meeting this evening on
socialism. There will be plenty of liter
allure for distribution.
Donald McLeay was elected to repre-
sent the typographical union at the
state federation of labor convention at
Winona on the 4th of June.
The typographical union passed
resolution in favor of keeping all volun-
teers to the army in good standing dur.
ing their absence.
The Home Consumers league will
hold mass meeting at the Great East
ern hall in West Duluth next Friday
night, May IL. Good speakers will be
provided.
BARRIERS Union No. 81 will meet
Tuesday evening in the Hunter block
and select delegate to the Journeymen
BARRIERS Association which meets in
Winona on June 9Th.
Even through war times it is worth
while to keep up the fight for tho union
label. There is an issue involved in
that peaceful contest more important
than the release of Cuba from Spanish
rule
The master painters and decorators
association is now in working order and
much good is expected to result from
the alliance. At present eighteen shops
are represented and the balance are ex-
pected to join soon. ~. s.... .
The bartenders held their regular
meeting in the Banning block, Fl. Math:
eson presiding, and selected Dave Evans
as representative to attend the nation
al meeting at Winona, Mimi, On the 9Th
of June. &s ii
The plumbers union No. IL met
Thursday ia the. Hunter block with a
good attendance Nearly all members
we're employed, mostly on repair work,
however as but little new work is being
done. The next meeting will be next
Thursday. :E
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The repu blicans will hold their county
nominating convention June 8. The
convention for electing delegates to the
congressional convention will be held
May %, by the republicans. The demo
Gratis will hold theirs June 8.
The peoples party county committee
met Thursday evening and decided on
June as the date for holding the coun-
ty convention for selecting delegates
for the congressional convention. The
committee is not ready to call conven-
ton for the nomination of county Off
GERS. !
The Duluth lodge No, 80, degree of
honor of the United Workmen gave it's
annual dance Thursday evening in the
Irwin Sloan block. The affair was given
in honor of the opening of the new hall.
There were about so couples present.
The street railway company has leased
the pavilion to James L. Travers who
will conduct it this season on the plan,
it is said, of the Schlitz garden in Mil
waukee. The council granted a license
Monday evening for the sale of liquors
at the pavilion. The opening will occur
about the first of June.