The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-12

dellcatessen' ana such Things. they
might have succeeded better had
never given up the idea Of the money
that might be made in putting up sau-
sages and preparing kosher meat for
the city market Here, thought. was
just the opportunity. II could buy
out the Schunemann Bros. or get
a controlling interest. I might try my
experiment. The scheme grew In my
mind. and l went to Aurora several
times to see the brothers. After awhile
I made the men IN offer. and then We
talked terms for several months. Slo-
cum advised me and drew up the
agreement. I was ready TO put my
stake into the venture, all that l had
In the world. 1t hurt them to sell me
the control OF their business for S..
600, which was all that could scrape
together, and part Of that was Slo-
Gums savings, which he lent me.
At last We made the arrangement,
and the Schunemann Bros. put up
the Duchess brand Of sausage after
my plan. and we began to handle
kosher meat in a small way. I man.
aged the sausage trade with Grounds
business, working the two together
very well. for the retailers who dealt
with Grounds took to my idea and
pushed our Duchess brand. which was
packed in nice little boxes. 1t was a
new idea in those days. and nothing
takes like something that hasn't been
tried before. We began to make mon
ey, not a fortune all at once, but the
business promised to grow. Thus be-
came a packer after a fashion!
In the years that Immediately pre-
ceded the troublous times Of 1885
was q very busy man and often out Of
the city. too much engrossed with the
growing business on my hands to con-
slider very seriously the disturbances
Of that period. The fight with labor.
which seems to be q necessary feature
Of our progress. had come to kind Of
crisis In that year. But the events In
Chicago during that crisis are stin %
near to many OF W that even with the
rapid forgetfulness OF our days they
have not quite escaped the memory Of
thoughtful men.
I remember that now and then
around Ma Persons table the talk
turned on the strike over at the har-
vesting works. We were all ON the
same side. I guess. the side Of CAPT.
tai. There was enough for all of the
good things Of life. We thought. II men
would only stop their kicking and keep
at work. Slocum. for all that he was a
lawyer. was the only easy one on the
strikers. So long as they respected the
laws he was with them in their stru9-
gle to get all they could from their
employers.
"Mr. Renshaw says they're too well
on now" Lou observed.
"Who IL Mr. Renshawr I asked, sur.
prised that Lou should take An interest
in such matters.
Slocun looked across the table ut me,
and Grace quickly began on something
else.
Well. on The night Of the 4th OF May
I was on my way to the Persons from
the Union STATEN. It was very late,
for had jest returned from Aurora,
where had basn during the afternoon
on my own business. Az got on the
street car the men on the platform
were talking excitedly about the shoot
ing over at the harvester works
When I reached home was surprised
to ind no one On the steps. the door
wide open ana . kind Of emptiness In
the whole place.
whats upy' I asked old Pierson.
THAT Cox girls got her cheek blow
ed open with . bomb or suthin'. Times
like this folks can't 20 gallivantin'
about the streets." the cid man snarled.
Slocum came In ut the sound Of my
voice and told me what had happened.
His face was white. and bis long arms
still switched with the horror Of what
he had seen that night. 1t seems that
Dick Piervon ha1 co0e home to sup
per full Of the news aoout the row be-
tween the police and the strikers. His
talk had worked up the girls-that Is.
Hillary Cox and Grace. for Lou hadn't
come hoDe-unt1 al ct then had start.
ed Oh after supper In DE direction Of
the harvester wssh. where the trouble
was reported to be.
Then they had strolled down TO the
Haymarket. where. instead Of the great
crowd they had expected to and. there
were only some HUNDREDS q men and
women listeaing quietly to several
woekinGmen who were speechifyins
from . cart It didn't look very lively.
and - thunder storm WAS coming ~
In the north 6locum WAS for goino
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