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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
Beethoven.

Mr.. Chandler and daughter Elsie
of New Florence spent Monday
here.
Mr.. Florence Nciburg and wife
Of Wright city spent Saturday and
Sunday with the lattcrs parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Middlekamp.
Miss May Turner of Montgomery
City was visiting at J.. w. Middle.
camps last week.
Mrs. Forest Clarc's sisters of
Montgomery City are spending the
week Mt this place.
There was no preaching at Union
Chapel last Sunday Bro. Giddcns
being sick.
IT," meetings at Beethoven were
largely attended last Sunday. At
the morning service Miss Lcttic
Fleet and Mrs. Catharinc Whitney
we're received into the church and
five little children were baptiscd.
Tho C.P church though organized
SO recently has n membership OF
80 adults and five baptized children
Mr.. Myers has purchased Mr..
Bonncl's property, consideration
S1i00.
Mrs. Jim Moore living near here
happened to quite a serious acci-
dent Monday, she fell off the porch
and broke her leg in two places
below the knee. WmPPooRwILL.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
New Hope.

We had a light rain here Sat-
urday morning which relieved
things for u few days.
j. &. Brown was In st Louis last
week with n load of cattle for the
market.
Rev r.. u. McQuic and Rev.
Elmer Brown visited A. NJ. Oliver
and family Friday evening.
Elmer Osborne and wife Of Hope
well visited John Cox and family
last Sunday
Mrs Bob Oliver and son Bert
attended Preaching In wcllsvillc
last Sunday.
Mrs j. NJ. Oliver and son visited
Sam King and family in wcllsville
Sunday.
Gibson Dickcy and wife are
slightly Ill owing to the severe hot
weather of the past two weeks.
MrsJ Dickcy visited her mother
Mrs G.. V. Wormington near Bethel
on last Thursday.
Childrcns day exercises were
held nj Bethel church on last Sum
day with nm excellent program
which was rendered with credit To
ali Of those who participated In IL.
several from this ncighborhood at
tended among those we noticed
were Milton Oliver and wife Alec
Oliver Mrs j. Il. Updyke Ed Spear
and wife Miss Euln Keller Lem
Brown Emmett Oliver and others
There will be preaching at New
Hope church next Sunday at H.,
o'clock Sunday school at 10 o'clock
every body invited TO these service
Rev X. s. Duncan Pastor.
q. W.. Sailor was delivering
wheat to the Mill Co, in Mont
gomery City last week, IL was Of
the last years crop and was selling
for 67cts a bushcl.
MrsA. A. Oliver attended preach
Ing mt the old Baptist church on
Elkhorn last Sunday.
Judge Oliver lost u valuable
horse lost week by getting cut up
In a barbcd wire fchce.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19

The prospects for corn In the
surrounding country is discour-
aging.
Several have thrashed during the
past week, whaet is good.
Several of the prairie men have
been In this vicinity seeking straw
for their stock the comming winter.
Surveyor Cardwell did some
surveying In this vicinity Friday.
Some of the Rhineland band boys
came over and visited the Big
Spring boys Saturday night.
Mr.. p. Benson wife aud little son
Of Hancock prairc we're the guests
of Mr.. J. Ncirdcgcrkc aud wife
last Sunday.
Rev. T. b. Conlcy filled the last
appointment at Lipcrty last Satur.
day aud Sunday but was unani-
mously chosen forthc ensuing year
as pastor. Sundays services we're
well attended, csveral from Amer
icus said the vicinity of High Hill
were In attendance.
Little Mona daughter OF George
X. Milligan was Frustrated by heat
last Sunday during religious SER
vices but is rallying.
The lumber hrs been hauled for
the repairing of Loutrc bridge and
the repairing IL progressing nicely.
Mr.. NJ. f. Ellis passed through
here Monday on business.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
b

Glare Uptegroyc and young
Morris were visiting at Prohibi-
ton Saturday night.
There was no preaching Mt
Union Chapel Sunday owing to
the pastor being sick.
Prof. Roy Beck Is leaving no
stone unturned to make the Chris
tian Endeavor meeting at Brush
Creek n ucces Saturday and
Sunday.
Frank Wells of near Olney made
a business call mt Prohibition yes
terday he says the dry weather
does not effect them so far as the
supply OF water Is concerned as
they have 3 living wells on their
farm. The Wells brothers are
among Lincoln Co. best farmers
and keep nothing but the best of
stock among these are four Car
negies of which they are very
proud.
Rachel Stcuart was visiting with
her grand mother in Montgomery
last week and learning to cook on
the gasoline stove. Rachel says
no man not willing to buy a gaso-
line stove need apply.
Oscar Sailor sold his Carnegie
horse to Mr.. Smith Of st. Louis,
Oscar said he told him that there
had been more good horses sold
from that old horse than any
horse in the state. We were proud
of the compliment.
We were sorry to learn that VIM
Glare is contemplating selling of
his stock and hunting a house
elsewhere on account of his
wife's health. Better neighbors
than VIII are scarce we hate to
loose him.
Mrs. George Hcnton is still
sight seeing in the east and talk
ing Prohibition to those yankeys.
OLD CRANK.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
Gamma,

Mrs Lizzie Davis Is quite poorly
with rheumatism.
Mcsdamcs Mary and Clara Pit
tenger were In Wcilsvillc Monday.
John johnson OF Middlctown " n
here Wednesday on business.
Tom Goodwin and wife were In
W~ellsvillc Tuesday trading.
Samuel Heslcr was here Satur-
day on business.
John Robinson Of Middlctown
was here a short while Friday.
Tom Thompson of Montgomery
City was here Thursday.
viii Milan of st. Louis spent
several days here last week.
Ed Stipp spent Saturday and Sun
day with friends here.
Miss Beulah Gilmore Of Mont
gomery City is visiting Ben Duu-
can and family.
Geo. Johnson and family attended
services at Middlctown Sunday.
Thos. Moore is. quite sick again.
S. Il. Flint OF st. Louis district
president Of the C.. Il. will address
the Coo. Il. convention Su nday
morning July q at Brush Creek.
Mrs. Melvina Spires is seriously
i'll.
Jas. Davidson and wife spent
Sunday with Mrs. DIS mother Mrs.
America Pew.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19


Mrs. Frank Hoss and daughter
of st. Louis was the guest of the
formers brother j. +. Reeds the
past week.
Mrs. Campbell and daughter oil
Charlotte N. c. arrived here last
Thursday and will spend the SUM
mer here visiting friends and re-
latives. She Is the sister of Ed
ward Dryden and q. l.. Dryden,
w. Y. Sisk OF Montgomery
City and George Young of jones'
burg each shipped two a loads
OF cattle from this place last Sun
day morn to the Chicago market,
Mrs. II. C.. Reeds of Mexico Il
the guest of her son j.. +,
Reeds.
Burnham Sisk Of Montgom-
cry visited his sister, Mrs. Jno.
Best, last Sunday.
II. +. Kruger and w. T.. Shear
mirc were attracted to st. Louis
last Saturday. by the Excursion
rates on the Wabash, they report
n good time.
Mrs. j. II. Miller spent n few
hours in Mexico last Saturday the
guest of friends.
Miss Ada Ballard Of East st.
Louis, III. is visiting her sister
Mrs. VIM. Warner Jr.
Miss Jessie Evans made a n.y.
ing trip to New Florence last Sum
day.
Mrs. Catherine Spathclf and
daughtcr-in-lnw Mrs. VIM. Spat-
helf of st. Louis, were the guests
OF the formers sister Mrs. IL. j.
Fliehman last Tuesday.
Simeon Sisk anb wife returned
Tuesday eve from their sojourn at
Eureka Springs, Ark. He reports
things as being hot and dry there,
as well as here.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
MineoIa.


Miss virgie Leach spent last
weeks in Montgomery and this
week she will visit friends In
Boone County.
MIR. Engine Clifford of st. Louis
Is the guest Of Webb Baker this
week.
Miss Goldic Gooch Is visiting
Miss Rosa Appling this week.
Miss Wells aud her grand
mother of Troy are visiting Mrs.
Maggie Baker this week.
A crowd Of young people from
here and Prairie Fork expect to
start Tonight Wednesday, for
Herman on camping tour they
will return Saturday night.
viii and John Windsor went to
st. Louis Sunday.
Misses Kate and Martha Blades
were In town Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Floy See Is visiting the
Misses Coen this week.
Master Walter Lucas Of Tampa
Florida arrived here Thursday to
spend the summer with his grand
mother Mrs. Rachel Gregory.
Miss Vera Ham having spent
two weeks with her cousin Miss
Blanch Leach returned to her
home in Montgomcr, Friday.
Rush Crane went to Liberty Fri
day to attend the funeral OF his
aunt Mrs. Martha Crane.
Rev. Hutchinson filed the pulpit
here Sunday.
Mcssrs. Paxton, Reed and Nell
son we're in town Sunday evening
calling on some of our fair sex.
Miss Caroline Arnold OF Will
liamsburg spent Sunday with her
aunt Mrs. Rush Crane.
Mr.. Richard Mason OF Mexico
visited Miss Emily Graham Sum
day.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
Cross Roads.

Corn is burning up here for
want Of rain. A good many are
hauling water for stock and FAM
lily use.
Mrs. Dora Knoefler and son
Graves of Montgomery were VIZ
sitting the formers parents Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A.. s. Kraft last week.
Miss Anna Steinrauf of st Lou
is is visiting Miss Emma Kraf this
week.
A good many from this vicinity
attended the party at Henry Fem
mers Tuesday night.
Job Moore attended services at
Brush Creek the first Sunday.
Farmers are nearly through put
ting up hay.
A large crowd witnessed the
baptism on Elkhorn Saturday.
Miss Nellie Estis of Montgom-
cry Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lin
say Maupin.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
MiddIetoWn


Mrs DIR. Bethany il very sick
with fever.
Dan Cameron and 7. Gooch were
Eolia visitors last week.
j. =. Robinson spent the latter
part OF last week in Olney and VIC
unity.
Mrs. Pearson, Of Kansas City Is
here on a visit to her son Chips
Parsons and family.
Miss Jocie Hamilton of Kansas
City is visiting her sister Mrs Judge
Price at this place.
Mrs Carrie Farthing was over
come with heat Thursday afternoon
and has since been in a serious con-
dition.
The families of A. NJ. Lafferty
and DIR. G. II. Rigg visited the old
camp ground on Culver for an out
ing Thursday and Friday last eek.
The school board met Saturday
and employed following teachers:
Principal, Prot. Arnold OF Columbia,
Assistant, Miss Edna Kelly,
Grammar Department, Miss Rose
Lafferty, and Primary Department
Miss George Gooch
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
Petonla

, Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Goodman n boy.
Harry Patton was at Petonia
last Sunday.
Mrs. James Gibson visited her
daughter and grand children last
Sunday.
DIR. Martin of Ashland, Boon
County was at Mrs. Christians
this week.
Nathaniel s. Penn who lives In
the eastern part Of Callawy Go.
sold a drove Of cattle to Henry
Covington for $500 per hundred
pounds on the 10th.
Several large crops OF wheat have
been tbrcshcd out. George Jones
wheat i2S8 bushels and Robt.
Sees wheat 35s bushels.
We had a refreshing rain re-
Gently which was appreciated, the
corn on the Up Land IL nearly a
failure. Plenty of rain soon would
make some corn on the bottom.
j.. A. ID.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
DanvilIe.

Treasurer Rodgers has moved In
his office and Is ready for business
Geo Morgan and Eugene Kettle
have returned from Kansas they
made their visit short In the suns
flower state.
Dick Dutton and family of neal
Shamrock were visiting here scv-
eral days last week.
Mary Ford of Wcllsville, Is Wis
iting here this week.
Last week Isham McMahan
bought the tract of land known as
the tie woods several miles west
of town, OF +. NJ. See.
The drought is still on in this
section and there seems no abatc-
mcnt of the hot weather stock water
is very scarce nearly all ponds are
dry and people are hauling water
for their stock some farmers clean
ing out their ponds while others
are prospecting for water, Feed IL
scarce and a few are feeding green
corn and others r pasturing their
crop and many farmers are selling
their hogs and sheep. Plug horses
can scarcely be given away, garden
are burned up and fruit is small
and faulty.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
N~eighborhood News
As Told BY Our Assistant Editors.

home from Scdalia where he has
been spending his vacation.
Messrs. Weber and Marshall OF
Mexico, were the guest Of Misses
Lena Steele and Lizzie O'Donnell.
The Following home seekers
left here Tuesday for Ell Reno, o.
t.; Luther Laffcrty. John Gard
man, Less Wagner, Orve Robin
son, Thomas McKelvey b. T.
Slavens, A. Hazelton, J. H.. John
son, Charley Jones, Bert Hender-
shott and w. T, Reed. ST ELMO.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
New Florence.


PROD. G. Eiscnberg a professor
OF Warrcnton College was here last
week in theintcrest of that institu
ton.
Mrs. Cora Hurt of Kentucky arriv-
ed last week and will remain some
time visiting at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. T. II. Ford.
Miss Madge Appling OF Mont
gomery City was the guest of Mrs.
Rice last Sunday and Monday.
Willie l. See went down to st.
Louis last Saturday and remained
until Sunday.
Miss Kate Palmer Is visiting her
sisters In st. Louis this week.
Mrs.Z. t. Moore was quite sick
the first Of the week.
The ice ear festival given by
the ladies Of the Christian and
Baptist chnrch in Maplewood park
last Thursday night was q pronoun-
ccd ucces both socially and fin.
ancially. many from the neigh
boring towns were In attendance
and the ladies in charge return
thanks to all forthcir kindly assls-
lance.
Some of our young people arran-
ged a very pleasant excursion to
Minncola Springs Saturday after
noon. Complementary to Messcrc
August Eggman and Arthur Lau-
man who were visiting ut w. o.
Pcmbcrton's Adainty and appct-
ling luncheon VAS spread ON the
banks of Lcutrc to which all did
full justice, after which the usual
diversions Of boat riding, visiting
the spring and other places of in
tcrcst occupied the time very pleas
antly, those who enjoyed the trip
were, Missee Olga Convey, Rachel
Steward, Bertha Wilson, Loula
Wilson and Susan Pcmbcrton
Mcsscrs Earl Wilson, Ami Kali
meyer, Lee Pcmberton' August
Miss Carrie Pullman of St. Louis
will enjoy n several weeks holiday
with her relatives at this place.
ii. w. Hooker went down to st.
Louis last Saturday to visit his
daughter Mrs. Irene Cobb.
0arhard SHREDDER returned from
Galena Kansas the first of the week.
7. II. Mcclure returned from ST.
Louis Sunday morning.
Mrs. Lou j Hatchctt left for the
west Tuesday where she will spend
some time visiting her daughter and
also her son Roger Hatchctt'
Miss Floy See is enjoying camp
life this week with n party of Min
nicola friends.
The drought IL ~ severe at this
place that fruit and corn prospc cts
are rapidly decreasing pastures ARE
almost devoid OF grass and water
while nearly every family in town
are hauling water for general use
to prolong the supply OF drinking
water. PUFLiA.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
Jonosburg.

~ 'f
Mobcrly last Tuesday To visit his
mother and sister.
Matty McCord, Nctty, Matty
and Edna Wilson went to Troy
last Wednesday to attend the
wedding OF q. l.. Wilson and Miss
Maggie Harrcll.
T. NJ. Smith aud Miss Olyvc
Nicuhaus were married at this
place last Tuesday evening. Rev.
u. w. Reynolds officiating.
Howard Ellis was down from
New Florence last Wednesday re-
pairing Jones 4 Co.'S. Telephone
Box.
John Hccnbcr of Louisville In
here visiting VIM. Crump and
family.
Buckncr Carr OF Louisville. Ky.
Is here visiting his parents.
II. w. John son was In st. Lou
Friday ON business.
Lou Profit was in Warrenton
Saturday having dental work done.
Mr.. and Mr.. j. NJ. Pfan Of st
Louis visited Mrs, PfafI's parcnts.
A. Devault and family sunday.
Chas. Carr of Jefferson City
came over Monday to visit his pa
rents.
Master George Crcgnr died OF
Thyphoid fever last Friday night.
lie was six years and n few
months old.
Mrs. II. G.. Fisher was killed by
n runaway hogsc last Saturday
and was buried Sunday evening
at the German Luthcrn church
near that place. She leaves n
husband and two daughters to
mourn her loss
Miss Sallic Branstcttcr Of Trux-
ton was here Inst Wednesday on
business.
Mrs. John Crump OF Pilot Grove
came down last Wednesday TO
visit her father W. j. Skinner.
Mrs. Clara Coleman of Boards
town III. arrived here Inst We'd
ncsday to visit her parents II. &.
Boltcn and wife.
Bob Northcutt was over from
Prices Branch last Wednesday ON
business.
Young x Ball shipped "A car load
of hogs to st. Louis last week.
Mrs. II, G. Reynolds of Wells
Vile visited mt the Arlington Hotel
last week.
Miss Doug Wilson and Mrs. Ed
Brewster went % Franklin Thurs
day to visit relatives.
Mrs. +. A. Lane was In Warren
ton Thursday on business.
NJ. Chandlce is in Chicago this
week with stock.
Mrs. @. l.. Wilson went to
Montgomery Monday to visit her
sister Mrs. David Jennings.
j.. II. Miller was down from
High Hill Tuesday on business.
Miss Elizabeth Ball is visiting
Warren County relatives this week.
Dalton Cooley and Leslie White
called ON Warren county friends
Saturday night.
DIR, j. l.. Jones and wife enter
tanned n crowd of Montgomery
friends Sunday.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
Wellsviile

Mcsdamcs A. and Henry Kropp
Of Kirkwood, Mo-, are visiting
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l..
Doeblcr Of this city.
Hugh Moran visited relatives in
Macon City last week.
II Is said that one OF our young
men Is very fond of Cooley"
Homer Sabourin and Leo vogt
Of Montgomery were here last
Wednesday night.
r.. II. Mansfield spent last Thurs
day In the city.
Rob't. Neal, who has been the
guest of relatives in Galloway Co.,
has returned home.
Mrs. viii Quamby and children
OF st. Louis visited the formers
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Tyncs here
last week.
Miss Maudc Cutler OF Middle
town, was the guest of her cousin
Miss Blanche Taylor of this city
last Thursday and Friday,
Mrs. w. b. White spent Satur-
day in st. Louis.
Mrs. Cora Pollard Is visiting
relatives in Indiana.
Mr.. Coficy of Columbia was the
guest OF friends here last week.
Miss Lille Gilliland spent
Saturday and Sunday with friends
in st. Louis.
Mr.. Barker of Ark, is visiting
his fathes Mr.. Zcno Barker OF
near town.
Miss Gertrude Nunnclly, n of
Montgomery's charming young
ladies, is the guest of Miss Grace
West.
Misses Lucille Washington and
Lulu Smith of Montgomery spent
Friday with friends In this city.
Misses Ethel aud Gcncvievo
Barker OF Danville are the guests
of relatives here.
Marvin Walker OF Martinsburg
made his weekly visit here Sum
day.
NJ. v. Sharp OF Montgomery
spent Sunday with friends here.
p. p. Ellis of New Florence at
tended the funeral of James Blanc
hard here Monday.
Mrs. A. Roberts of rear Benton
City is here looking after her pro-
perty.
Mrs. Gertrude LikclaLd of
Mexico is the guest of her aunt
Mrs. j. ii. Diggs of this city.
w. J.. Day who was the guest OF
friends here last week returned to
Paducah, Ky. Sunday.
Misses Laura Updyke and Al
mena Porter, who have been visit
ing relatives here for some time,
have returned to their home at
Overton, Neb.
Henry Fleighym of st. Louis is
the guest of friends here.
Homer Moran and John Hultz
spent n few hours in Montgomery
Sunday.
The "Wellsville Cornet Band"
will play for the Old Settlers Pic
mic at New Florence Aug. 3, 1901.
This is a young band, and has
only been organized a short time,
but thoy are progressing rapidly.
Prof. w. E. Shirley, Supt. of
the high school of this city Is
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-19
Big Spring.

"Hot and dry" the common cry
Through all the country round.
Pastures dry, cor must die.
Scant moisture in the ground.
The mercury reached i07 deg.
here Thursday and Friday.
The progressive farmer., 1901-08-20
THE STEEL STRIKE.

President Shaffer's expected order
calling upon all the members of the
Amalgated Association in the employ
of the United States Steel Corpora
tion to join in the strike (hitherto
confined TO the sheet-steeI, steel
hoop, and tin-plate works) was issued
on Tuesday of last week. The order
declared that the strike was made
necessary by the refusal of the cor
poration "to recognize as union men
those who are now striving for the
right to organize" and urged tina
those lodges which had recently
entered into new contracts with COM
panies subsidiary to the trust should
consider their prior obligations to
the Amalgamated Association para
mount at this crisis. There was
nothing in President Shaffer's state
ment, however, to show whether or
not the constitution of the Fedora
tiDn makes contracts with employers
vJidable under such circumstances
as the present. If it does, this might
be taken as fair warning to employss
ers as to what might be expected.
The best feature of the order was
that the men were not, called upon
to quit work until Saturday, thus
giving few days for new negotia-
tions or for the orderly shutting
down Of the works, if shut down
was necessary. During these inter
vening days, however, negotiations
between the contending parties we're
not resumed. On the contrary, the
steel company announced each day
that certain works at certain points
had resumed operations, while the
Federation officials minimized these
assumptions and announced
steady accessions to the forces of
unionism at different plants. There
The progressive farmer., 1901-08-20
KILLED EACH OTHER.
ception

GREENvILLE, N. 9 Aug. II News
reached here to-day of a double MUIR
der near Gardeners Cross Roads, in
the southern section of this county.
William Gardner and Mack Dixon,
both white, quarreled over some
small matter. Gardner drew a pistol
and shot three balls in Dixon's
abdomen. Then Dixon knocked
Gardner down, took the pistol from
him and shot the two remaining
balls into Gardner's body. Both men
died in a short while.
The progressive farmer., 1901-08-20
SENSATION IN MOORE COUNTY.

Raleigh Post, 18th Fl. F. Seawell,
Esq of Carthage, was here yester-
day TO arrange for habeas corpus
hearing TO come up before Justice
Montgomery, OF the Supreme Court,
to-day.
The proceeding is instituted for
the release of G. j. Jones and Samuel
Mcintosh of Moore county, who were
arrested Thursday on a warrant
based on true bill returned by the
Moore county grand jury, charging
the murder of George Ritter (col-
ored).
The murder was committed very
mysteriously about year ago Sew
eral fires had occurred in the neigh
borhood, and Ritter was believed to
be the incendiary, and one dark
night some one called the negro to
his cabin door and shot him, the
wound causing death almost in
stantly There has not been the
slightest degree of evidence, so far as
the public has ever known, that
would indicate who Ritter's slayer
was. However, the grand jury has
evidently struck some sort or trail,
as they think, and the true bill and
warrants against Jones and McIn-
tosh are the result.
Both of the young men are mem
bers of highly respected families,
and no pains will be spared to estab-
lish their innocence.
The progressive farmer., 1901-08-20

was nothing approaching crisis un-
til Friday, when, on the one side,
the steel company announced that
the Devices Wood Sheet Steel Works
at McKeesport, closed by the strike,
would be dismantled and removed to
another place, and, on the other,
President Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, announced that
his great organization would lend its
moral and financial aid to the strike
to the full extent of it's power The
order for the dismantling of the
McKeesport works was grounded
upon the hostility of the officials and
people of that place to the Steel Cor
poration The day following it's
issue the Mayor of the place issued q
statement averring somewhat rhet-
orically that the sympathies of it's
people were strongly with the strik-
ers in the present conflict, but that,
so far from cherishing hostility to-
ward the steel corporation, the town
government had always granted it
every favor asked, even to the point
of assessing the property of the trust
at only four per cent. of it's market
value, while the homes and shops of
ordinary citizens were assessed at
seventy five per cent. Unfortunately,
the Industrial Commission has pub
lished no testimony as to the rate at
which trust property is assessed, and
we are unable to measure to what
extent the reported determinations
at McKeesport are either real or
typical. New York Outlook, 18th.