The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-07-31
Among the Live Ones
In This Good Town

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The Labor Day committee met Fri |
day evening at the, labor commissions
er's Office and permanently organized
ns electing c, II, Chase chairman, t.
W. Parker secretary and G. A Walk
er treasurer,
Ii was decided by unanimous vote TO
engage Miss Mary Mcdowell as the
orator of the day. Miss Mcdowell viii
be in Lincoln the Sunday before and
arransements will be made to have
her occupy the pulpits of a couple of
down town churches The Wagework-
er assures the churches that grant
her the use of their pulpits that she
will preach gospel shat will appeal
10 the hearts of men and women,
There is no better speaker ON pressing
topics of the day than Miss Mcdowell,
aud she will tell story OF human in
terest that will benefit all.
The following committees were aas-
pointeds
PrcSram-Nelsey Clarke. Range,
Sports and Contests-walSer. Geller,
Garrison.
PrSnsing-YaseS Walker, Green
wood,
Arrangements-R0dS Kelsey, Beard,
c A. Yates will have charge of the
dsnosng arrangements and will select
his own assistants
Several new committeeman appeared
al the last meeting, and il is hoped
that by the first meeting in August
every union in Lincoln and Havelock
viii be represented,
The union carpenters OF Lincoln
have been swelling around bit OF
late, and they have a right to feel
proud, Last Thursday their Inserna-
siona, dedicated new 100000 head
quarters building in Indianapolis The
euil6lng is four stories high. finished
in the best style of workmanship and
when il was dedicated it was Tree of
eacWmhranee,
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men was held at the labor commits
Sioner,s Office last Thursday evening,
at which time several new names We're
added 20 the roster and the interest of
n large number Of men still outside the
fold was enlisted. This enterprisins
new union is going about its work in
u systematic manner. and the indica-
tons are that long before Labor Day
IL will b. what is commonly called. a
'sone hundred per cent union.
Col, Win Norton, formerly of Lin
coin. hue now of Humboldt, was in
Lincoln one day last week renewing
old acQuaintanees, Norton is still a
member of the typographical and Mu
sicians' unions of this city. He is
now editor. Publisher and proprietor
OF the Humboldt Standard. and he
says he is cutting the mustard" in
that progressive community I-asi
spring he was elected city clerk. but
he soon resigned. as he found the city
printing more profitable than the
SkSlk re >NophSu Oh III
coin on his way back from Omaha
where he went to purchase lot of ma
terial Il am going to have ,Merg
in there before long" he said. Thers
are lot of people in Lincoln whs
hope that billy" Norton will make
Wagon load of money in the news
tsaper business
VIII NJ, Maupin. deputy labor com
missioner. left last Saturday morning
ON what win be something of a tour
Sunday and Monday he spoke a
Springfield. Neh.. Tuesday ne delivered
an address at the Home Coming" eele
orstion In Oregon. Mo. From there hs
went TO SCOTS Bluffs. Neb,, and from
there we viii visit Sidney. Nortl
Platte, Kesrnes. Grand Island. Colum
bus SpSlding. Albion, Norfolk Ere
mont. Omaha and then back home
Part OF the time viii be spent in look
ing after the hotel Inspection law. par
~ nre escape Inspection and part Il
securing material on the fortheomin.
bulletin. ~Reso0rceS of Nebraska,
Caion men who affiliate With IN,
republican party do not want TO over