Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-10-14
STRIKERS PLAY
THE LAST CARD
Nine.Tenths Of the Firms OF Lewis
town Placed on the Boycott LIST
by the Strike Bosses.
ENOUGH DRINKS BUT NO FOOD
chas. Lehman & Co. and Judith Hard
ware Co. Promptly and unmis-
tskably Define Their Position.

Thursday Walking Delegate Lynch
was passing about town slips OF yell
low paper containing a list OF those
firms said to be on Tine Fair List
Of the local labor union and inciden-
tally knocking" all those business
or professional men whose names did
not there appear.
This was the long expected move
of the socialistic a~gitators and it is
understood was undertaken upon the
advice of Dan Mcdonald, who. we
have been informed by a member of
the local union, had decided that even
he could not cause worn to stop on
the high school or other buildings and
that the seeking Of revenge was the
only course open.
Very unjustly the list was headed
Friends of Organized Labor" for the
fight in Lewistown is not upon the
question of who, or who are not,
friends of organized labor, but what
individuals or firms support the pro.
gram of coercion. intimidation,
threats, strikes and boyeotts inaugu-
rated by the ~agitators, and of the
firms and individuals given it is prob
ably true that were the question put
to them fairly a large proportion
would say that they did not support
the course pursued by the union lead
ers in Lewistown during past weeks.
Scarcely without exception all intel
ligent men believe in the right OF la
Dor to organize, but that does not
meal the right OF men to indulge in
the practices which have brought
Lynch, Walsh, ct al such notoriety.
And. absolutely without the con
sent of the managers or proprietors
and much to their discontinue, "
eral firms were included in this So
called Fair List" and thereby placed
in an entirely false light before the
people. This is true of Chas. Leh-
man a. Co., the Judith Hardware Co..
and others.
Mr.. A. B.. Lehman has authorized
us to state that while he was called
upon by representatives of the strike
promoters and asked to throw in"
with them. being assured that If he
would throw in" with them all the
grocery trade of unlon members
would be sent to the Lehman store,
he emphatically repulsed their over
lures. He informed them that the po-
sition of the Lehman store had long
since been defined. and that they did
not wish to be considered as uphold
ing in any manner the present posi-
ton of the strikers.
Notwithstanding this emphatic
enunciation Chas. Lehman & Co.
were included in this Fair List" and
upon its appearance some of the
scheming ~agitators were forcibly re-
minded Of what Mr.. Lehman had told
them. Their course, however. is to be
accounted for upon the theory that
some grocery store had to be included
in the list of firms TO be ~patronized
by the strikers and their friends and
that Lehman's as well as any.
II the scheme to enroll Lehman on
their side worked, they were that
much ahead: il not, they were no
worse off than before.
Manager l.. NJ. Hobensack. of the
Judith Hardware company, when seen
yesterday requested and authorized
us to state that the inclusion of the
name of his company in this so-called
o. I'af. \ tct' uFo t~anattthnriVn Inv him
or by any member of the firm. Furth-
er, that while the company had no
wish to participate in the present Ia
bor difficulties in Lewistown, that
they were not at all in sympathy with
the strike on the school house and
other buildings under construction by
Tubb Bros, nor with the subsequent
acts of the strike leaders. Mr.. Hoben-
sack added that he wished this state
ment made that no misrepresentation
may be had regarding their position.
The list follows:
Friends of organized labor, union
men and sympathizers, please patron
iZe:
Doctor, DR.. Atchison.
Shoe store. The FAD.
Shoemaker. A. Dahl.
Surveyor. Frank Corey.
Liyeries. Judith Livery.
Barber, Jones' barber shop.
Gunsmith, "Kruger's.'
Brewery, Hogel & Stoudt.
Jeweler. T. w. Humphrey.
Undertaken. G. T.. Richards.
Butcher shop, Bryant Bros.
Blacksmith, Shull & Monwell.
Groceries. Chas. Lehman e. Co,
Hardware. Judith Hardware Co.
Newspaper, Judith Basin News.
Harness shop, Andrew Young.
Laundry. Judith Steam Laundry.
Dray and Express, Geo. Van Cleaye.
Coal dealer. Mcdonald Creek Coal
company.
Tailors, Walter Knight, Henry
Hoffman.
Bakeries. Judith Bakery. Lewistown
Bakery.
Confectionery. Miss CORNELL. Jack
Edgecombe.
Clothing, New York Store, Murray
& Murray. Chas. Lehman a. Co.
Restaurants. Union Restaurant,
Ideal Restaurant. L. j. Christie. Eagle
Restaurant. Acme Cafe.
Lodging House, The Hoffman, the
Waite House, Elkhorn Lodging House,
Shelton Lodging House lover Big
Bear saloon.
Retail Liquor Houses. Hogel d
Stoudt, Barney Mcdonald, Mint, Mid
way, the Eagle saloon, L. G. Schneid'
er, the Elkhorn saloon, the First and
Last Chance, Cannon G. Mackey. the
Shamrock. Big Bear, Puritan Buffet,
Building contractors. ID, ]. Kane,