The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-04-30
SUPERIOR.

SOPEKlOK,
The retail clerks union held regula
meeting Wednesday evening in tn
Hammond block. A list of merchant
who do not employ union clerks will
hereafter be posted in union hall TO-
reference. The clerks intend to do con
siderable campaigning this spring anc
summer and the 60 non union clerks vii
be given an opportunity to get in line.
President P. I. Amley presided at the
trades and labor assembly meeting Tues
day evening and considerable business
was transacted. E. Larson of the
painters and decorators took the obliga
ton and delegate and was duly installed
The state of trade as reported by the
different unions was fair and the Duluth
delegate reported business very much
| improved across the bay.
A communication from the interna-
tional bicycle workers union in regard
to the unfair firm of Lozier, was referred
to the unfair committee, and from the
Porcelain Protective union of East Liver
pool, Ohio was filed.
A circular from the Wisconsin Fedora
ton of Labor, calling attention to the
next convention of the federation to be
held in La Crosse, June II, 1898, was
read and action deferred until the next
regular meeting. The assembly will
probably send delegate and an effort
will be made to have the next conven-
ton held in Superior.
The organization committee reported
on the Northern Brewing Company
trouble and the committee was given
further time to investigate.
The unfair committee reported having
called on the Daily Leader management
with small prospects of an immediate
settlement.
The committee appointed to secure
signatures of business men to send to
President Hill. of the Great Northern
Railway, asking that Superior labor be
employed on the -four sheds, reported
success and the committee was dis
charged. -.-
Messrs. Figmuller, Konkel, Amley,
Smith and Dow were appointed to con-
fer with the Home Consumers league.
5 The following committee has been
appointed BY President Scion L. Perrin,
of the Commercial Club, to draw up by
laws for the Superior Home Consumers
League: Peter Amley, Louis Pratt, L
A. Erhart, Kirby Thomas, S. W. Light
body, F.A. Woodward, BIC. Cooke, M.
May and T. j. Roth. The committee
met at the Office of F. A. Woodward Fri.
day evening at eight o'clock for the pur-
pose Of perfecting the organization of
the league
The steel plant has passed into the
hands of John D. Rockefeller. It is not
known yet whether the plant will be
more extensively operated or not.
His French.
"You know said the man in the
elevated train, "that I am studying
French, and believed, at my last
lesson, that had thought upa good
way of remembering it. I was to
have, among other things, the nu-
neral adjectives. It is hard to re-
member them when they haven't
the slightest resemblance to the
other English numerals, so tried
10 keep them in mind by compar-
ison For instance, five I was sure
of-'Cinq, Sank, Sankey.' You see
how simple that isl'
Eyes, said the second man hes
itatingly.
"Quite SIMPLE" the first went on.
$50 set myself to remember San
key &
"And did you do it2''
NO." answered the French stu
dent disgustedly; "of course when
I came to five I said Moody"
And the woman sitting near who
had overheard the conversation so
far forgot herself as to laugh aloud.
New York Times.
A Philosophical Vicar.
A dishonest gardener of the Rev.
S. G. Malan had received notice Of
discharge, and after an unsuccess-
f111 attono1,t fO uin6ioafQ his charao.