Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-05-14


NEEDLE with them.
We don't know why our socialists
are SO fond OF water. a few days ago
Comrade Alex Pugh fell in a draining
ditch. Later on Comrade Billingsley
after dark went to the spring for fresh
water and walked right in, and now
Comradc Beaver also falls in the creek.
| think they must be strong temperance
people to take water in such doses.
Our friends, Jesse Pomeroy and
family of Indian Territory, started
some time ago with a team to come
overland to Equality. They have sent
word that they are in Kansas and get
ting along well on the road. We I'M
derstand that they are rustlers for
work. and as those kind of people are
always welcome we will be glad when
they arrive.
The shingle mill is success. and the
saw mill crew are all making shingles
for the big house. The logging crew
are putting in Il road to bring out the
logs. We have proved that we can
successfully put up and run a manufac-
tory of our Own. Mr.. Palbitsl1a, who
cut his wrist while working in the
woods. is packing shingles with one
hand. Our homemade packing cases
work very well and make a saving Of
about $40. 1t Is surprising how quick
the mill boys get onto the job Of
shingle making.
We have had three new arrivals
lately, and though they are rather
young they are very welcome. One
was the tiny boy born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Stoney May l. 1t only lived
five days. Little girl, Matte May,
weight nine pounds. was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Peek. 1t had spell of sick
ness, but at this date is doing nicely.
They feel very proud over their little
daughter, as it is the only girl in a
family of five children. A big boy
weighing II pounds came to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. johnson. 1t seems to
be strong and healthy. All of the three
babies had dark hair and blue eyes and
were fine-looking Socialist babies.
Sunday evening we listened to
lecture on health by Comrade Huey.
We understand that he intends to de-
liver series of lectures soon. There
was quite an audience present, and we
the effort our comrade made
as we understand it is his second
in public as lecturer. We
hope he will continue, as the subject is
a very serious one and we can all learn
from discussion of it.
After the close of the lecture we
listened to some music from some of
the comrades which was much enjoyed.
Comrade Pelton was called on for a
speech. but excused himself politely.
He explained to us that he had been
indulging in spell of thinking. AS it
was so unusual to him the result was
his shoulder was knocked out of place
and one leg was lame. consequently his
tongue would not wobble right. OF
course he was very magnanimously eX-
cused by the audience, but we do trust
that in the future he will do his think
ing in shorter spells. as it is rather
dangerous to indulge in it as heartily as
he seems to have done.
"A party of p colonists assembled
Bald Mountain Sunday to take view
Of the bay and surrounding country.
starting from Fort Bellamy at ! a. m,
Bro. Carry Lewis acting as guide. AS
the party went down the railroad one
was reminded of the gangs of gipsies
that used to traverse the country of
our childhood days. The ladies were
dressed for the occasion in strong shoes
and everyday dresses. The gentlemen
wore their working clothes. except the
Did bachelors, who wore their vanity
suits SO as to be more attractive in the
sight of the fair ones. Bro. Barry car
ried loaf of brown bread and an axe.
Bro. Mccoy a basket of cookies. Bro.
Pugh a loaf of white bread. Bro. San
strom "A can of milk. Bro. Jap tea
kettle, Bro. Burt Savage the butter.
and Bro. Halliday two handkerchiefs
full of coffee. The weather was de-
.ightful and the sky clear. The party
reached the summit without any mis-
haps, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Clevenger and
Mrs. PeltOn proving to be expert
climbers. The view from the summit
was grand. Away to the southwest the
Olympic mountains, with their snow
covered peaks, We're in plain view.
Looking 10 the southeast one could
plainly see Equality village we had
left early in the morning seeming to be
just at our feet: farther on was the high
Chuckanuk hills, while in the distance
could be seen the white tops of the Cas-
cade Range and old Mount Rainier
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