The Unionist from Fort Scott, Kansas • 1

IN jJLJJUON Tharc is Strength United we Stand. Divided we Fall. OFFICIAL ORG-AN OF THE FORT SCOTT AND PARSONS CENTRAL LABOR UNIONS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER No. 19.

vol. II. backed by sufficient influence to get it The employer is finally induced to NEVER I NO, NEVER I Pi train tin wlio PatroDize When you think of a Xmas Gift you naturally think of NOTHING NICER Asit is there you will find the nicest assortment of fine goods suitable for gifts in the city! In Ring's and Studs you will find fine l)famouds and Opals of great beauty; also, Pearls, Itubys, Garnets. Turquoise and others. We have the very latest in Gentle-men's Fob Chains, also Neck Chains and Lookets of every description for the ladies.

-FOR- 9 jot A Xmas Present! -Than one of those handsome- BRIAR or MEERSCHAUM PIPES lections early and have the goods laid away unt il you are ready for Any article purchased of us will be engraved free. IN THE OPTICAL will Dnd Opera Glasses, Lorg-nettes, iU Keactinsj Glasses, eto. Also Solid Gold and Gold Filled Spectacles 'and Eye Glasses, rimless and with rims. Lunses fitted after Christmas if desired. Eyes examined free fay our graduate optician.

Store open evenings. with a nlcecase. One of the that was ever displayed OBSON'5 BURKHOLDER-, 24 North Main Street. The best shoppers buy their presents early. Don't forget that we h' dle the largest line of X-M AS Cb AN DIES and fancy boxed goods in the city.

We are the people who furnish all Churches and School with M.T. CANDY BOXES FREE with candies Patronize Home industry, i FORT Pia Co- hi I I JS 7 ft V) i The Only Abstract Books In the County. M-f Brown Lumber Company, lumber: dealers. On Plaza. 83.

THOMAS BROWN, mm-mmo 0 ft PHILLIPS CHAPMAN, Oyster and Chili Parlors. FI5rEOAST)IES. POBT -SCOTT STEM LAUNDRY 4 4 4 i unionize and he insists that the union accept his employes into membership and the incompetent is again ready to. go the route. The stationary engineers require an examination which is as complete as the test required by the government.

Other organizations have adopted sim 1 lar laws. Labor unions must amend their laws so that none will be admitted to membership who are not sufficiently experienced to hold their own in the competitive field. Indus-tral Peorian. A STORY IN THREE CHAPTERS. The Ordinances, the Society Report, and the Police News From the Ottawa Herald.

Chapter I. "It shall be unlawful for any person in the city of Ottawa to bet or wager money or property upon any game of cards, dice, craps, or any game of chance; and any person who shall do any act herein declared unlawful shall on conviction thereof, be fined (in any sum not' exceeding one hundred dollars." City Ordinance. Chapter II. "Miss Blank entertained the Blank club and a few other friends yesterday afternoon. The usual game of cards, progressive grande was played, and first favor (principal stake) a Haviland china plate, was won by Mrs.

Church Member. This beautiful dish will grace the lucky winner's table as a reminder of skill and luck at the game of cards and of chance at which it was won." Daily Paper. Chapter- III. "Ben Poorman was found guilty yesterday in the police court of playing cards near the Missouri Pacific depot. was fined $5 and costs, amounting in all to Not being an Immune by fashionabil-ity of possessing the necessary where withal, Ben was sent to the rock pile 'and the' county jail for a dozen days.

Police News. WHAT IS A COT? Whether Xhe' legislature intended to compliment Governor Bailey, for giving them Pringle for speaker or Pi ingle himself for his splendid incapacity, may never be known, but this much is certain, they passed a resolution giving Pringle the chair he wobbled around in for fifty odd days. Not out of their own salaries or no but out of the pockets of the taxpayers. When moving day came Speaker Pringle loaded up not only the chair but also a splendid leather couch that cost $1)0. Just why there should he a leather couch or any other sort of couch in the vicinity of the speaker's desk, we can't tell, but when some irreverent member inquired what had become of the couch, he was told that the house had voted it to Speaker Pringle and that, Speaker Pringle had taken it to his home.

"We voted him a chair, not a couch," said the member and to verify his statement he hunted up tlie resolution, and found that after the word "chair" was a mark pointing to an in-terllnation "and cot." "That was not in the resolution when it passed the house," urged the member, "and even if it had been, I do not see why Pringle should grab a 'couch' for a The matter has been thresehed out in the papers, Pringle has been seen and refused to be interviewed and no one knows anything about the matter except that Pringle has a $00 couch on the strength of'an interlineation of the word "cot" in a resolution that the house had no moral right to pass. Pittsburg Kansas. Efforts are being made to impeach a federal judge of New Jersey for trying to run his court and a trust company along parallel lines as the manager of both. The name of this Judge is Andrew Kirkpatvick. He is Vnited States district judge for New Jersey and president of the Federal Trust of the same state.

Judge Kirk-Patrick's accuser says: Judge Kirk Patrick has since 1901 actively con ducted thi company's affairs with a success which i3 believed to be large ly due to the class of investors who were attracted his position of a promoter-judge. The names of the directors and stockholder make It apparent that their business Interests i. t. wOllU leaiioj fiitUHe mem iu umutr 222 Fast 222 East MIITIIll 07 t' -'A .4. THE RELIABLl- JHWELER.

FORT SCOTT, KANSAS. 25 SCOTT Mill. i JSlirA Vir Vtf WOTW 00000 Wall Street. Wall Street. Pr0" I am now a at F.

A. HORNADAY, Ou-hte I -f-f-H Marti, Cashier. 1 Lumber, Doors, Cement, Lime, and Brick. E. Agar 6c Co.

SUCCESSORS TO C. W. GOODLANDER, Pioneer Lumber Yard, No. 6 East Wall Street. -ESTABLISHED granted against decided objection.

1 Having gained all they asked for they seem to khink that no effort is needed to hold theirpresent status. The old state of affairs when the stores kept open as; long as the gas light lasted may soon prevail again. The library building seems to be about ready for occupancy, yet the finishing are being put on with exasperating slowness. Few will look upon this; 'turtle-backed' edifice without thinking that the cost was a good deal more than the looks indicate. The board should do one thing for the Fort ScottVarchitects whose talent and skill had no part in the building, and that is inscribe, on it the legend, "Made in K.

The members of the Fort Scott bar are making elaborate preparations to entertain Judge Pollock when he comes bere to hold court. $300 banquet at the Goodiander will be the main feature. It will take about $3 to get acquainted with the judge at this entertainment. The pro gram has not yet been printed- but we presume an appropriate place will be made for the new judge to give a sample of his skill at his favorite game that secured him the judgship. The time for the annual jaunt of the city, fathers has rolled around and every mother's son eligible to take the trip clamored for a pass to Wich ita, where the meeting is to be opened with a cork screw, and for twp days the cares of public life will be laid off.

The public will pay about $100 for this excursion. It would be cheaper to buy a case all round and call the trip off. The amount sa.ved would keep three men at work on the street a month not counting We have heretofore" criticised the policy of sending away for goods that can be obtained in one's home town. During a recent visit in Kansas City, the writer, out 'of curiosity, examined and priced many articles, with a view of -comparing them with similar goods in Fort Scott. He 'found that in not a single, instance was the comparison unfavorable to cur home merchants.

The support of home industry is the main factor in building and buying homes, reducing taxes, providing for public improvements and mak ing the community jfCEperous progressive. A scrimmage took place on Main street Monday afternoon between Frank Holstein, ex-rural carrier, and City Attorney Street. Unfortunately they were separated before damage was done to either one. In accordance with their promise they each appeared in police court the next day each tried to make the other out the aggressor. In fact there seemed to be something strange about the attempt ed explanation cf both, but they got a dose of $10.

It has developed that Holstein's wife, after a few weeks' trial of him, has returned to her dear mother, and he attributes her action to Mr. Street. Competency a Pre-Requisite. Much has been said recently for and against the trades union movement. Our opponents have said pretty nearly everything that can be said against us and our methods of conducting our business.

There are many things said against us that are untrue and unjust We must admit that some of the criticisms offered ARE true. Among the latter may be mentioned the question of competency. Many of our un ions, In their anxiety to organice.have not been as particular as they should have been. A union card should stand first for competency. Its holder should be able to execute the work of his particular' craft In an intelligent and workmanlike manner.

We regret to say that in some cases there are men with union cards in their pocket who are grossly Incompetent. There Is no I use trying to disguise this fact, but steps must be taken providing for the rigid examination of applicants, to the end that a union card will be a guaran tee 'of competency. In many cases loose apprenticeship laws are responsi ble for present conditions, Employers will put to work apprentices at a very low wage scale and as soon as they become sufficiently acquainted with the business to know or to think they know that they are earning more than they rn-eh-e they strike the employer for higher vagpg. The employer refnsi a the increase and the pai tly -educated lu.j Is turned out and a new one takes 1.1s place. The boy cn the outsiifc, with a fair knowledge Of the is ace ti) ih nv.ij.

s. Ur and il r. lnu) full ninil'f-r-) icn card which 1-uh r.t to tho oi s- as v. 1 i nsiilerod a lnen-i the crganiza-liat he is taken iiiul given a a tfetri-ii to si DC II aiiva to i va find t.i i Mt Cf Will Grover ever do anothes presidential stunt? Never-while the old earth spins, Will warlike Theodore the First for trouble cease to hunt? Never while the old earth spins. Will Col.

Henry Watterson toward the "smarties" warm And walk with the aristocratic cattle arm in arm? And put a muzzle on his star-eyed goddess of reform? Never 'while the old earth spins. Will Rockefeller for our pockets ever cease to reach? Never while the old earth spins. Will he and Johnnie Jr. ever practice what they preach? Never while the old earth spins. -Will Col.

Billy Bryan evjer strike his silver flag And for his party snipers cease to sit and hold the bag, And for that shaky platform cease to chew the mangled rag? Never while the old earth spins. Will heiresses cease baiting traps for titled foreign game? Never while the old earth Newspapers poets ever scale the dizzy heights of fame? Never while the old earth spins. Will capital and labor ever smoke the pipe of peace, Will strikes and their attendant aggravations ever cease And corporation Jason cease to seek the golden fleece? Never while the old earth spins. Will Old World breezes ever cease to echo war's alarms? Never while the old earth spins. Will stage girls cease to capture dudes with artificial charms? Never while the old earth spins.

Will things be regulated so's to move without a break, Our waters be untroubled as the breast of mountain lake, not a mortal in the land have And cause to yache? Never while the old earth spins. Teddy deserves grateful thanks for bilin' er down. The supreme court of Missouri, hav ing" laid a good foundation by fining two editors for contempt, has now begun to acquit the boodlers whose conviction Folk secureu. The latest case- was that of the notorious Ed Butler, under penitentiary sentence. Following Teddy's lead, Hanna en tertained the delegation of Montana miners at the Waldorf-Astoria.

As spike-tailed coats are necessary in order to put up in that place, Uncle Mark's generosity doubtless included a suit of "clothes of the most approved style. It is becoming generally known that a labor paper is the best advertising medium. It goes to the homes of the common people, those who buy things of home merchants and whose wages go to the building and supporting of the institutions and enterprises of the home city. That was a ghastly joke the strik ing miners played on Gen. Bell, the tin soldier who is guarding the property of the operators.

They got a human finger that had been amputated at a hospital, and wrapping it in a piece of paper on which was written the warning that the head would come next, sent It to the general by messenger. The poultry show that occurs next week, beginning Thursday and ending Saturday, promises to be one of the best ever held in the west. It Is feared by the management that no suit able place can be found for it, as all the large storerooms are now occupied, and. the price charged for Convention Hall put3 that out of the question. Convention Hall was erected by popular subscription.

All who con-tributed believed it was to be free to the public. The directorgwant $160 for the three days' show, which Is far more than any 10 cent exhibition could pay. Our readers will note the advent of several new advertisers to our col umna. The Goodiander Milling company, one of the largest employers of union labor in the city, whose arc-duct is of such a character that all who try it can cheerfully recommend it. Dr." Alderson.

the osteopath, whose skill is gaining him a large circle of patrons. Col. Robens, of the Fort Scott China, Hall, one of the gonial and public vN)irited of our citizens. Mrs. Carey's kitchen, noted wheie ever fur the table are ap nreciated, th patronage of our friends.

The letail clerk of th ciy ar? trot supporting their vwm as they should. This is not only an injury 'to (hems'-! but Is an a't of- iwi'n to ether unions. A' akttar aeo all the unions stood the in Oo-ir demand for early closing t.mi. in sover! the Tlie Itorioritis Cortipfitiy, 1 and 3 National Avenue, Pqoncs Mutual 372, Bell 174. largest lines of pipes in the city is now at The Investigation of Titles a Specialty- Prices rea-sonable.

We patronage. Street. Phone 470. J. H.

Mead. Salt Meats parts of the city. No. 8 East Oak Street. SUPPLY TELEPHONE 86- rfcgffig tiau uiutu ouuwu i at.

ueyut. CHAS. tovfi. Vice I'ivs, i GRANT UOP.XADAV. Pren FIRST NATIONAL BANK, DO "2TOTT BAT? At a strictly Union Restaurant If not, why not MARCH BRO'S I Union Help, Clean Meals, Quick Service FIRST CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT, I No.

4 South Main, Fort Scott, Kansas. OF FORT SCOTT, KANSAS. Capital, S1CO.OOO OO. Surplus, S20.000.00. Organs U.

S. -iusitory, C. C. Nelson, ('. H.

Osnvs, Yice-Fres. C. it. McDonald, Cabicr. IHE- Citizens National Bank, FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, C.

H. Morgan Printing Company FRIITTERS Capital, $109,000. Undivided Profits, $15,0001 QESERAL BASKLa liCSLSESS, I Prompt Attention Given to Collections. 201 and 203 East Wall Hh4-Wt4-S" C. Pres.

hi. YEAKLE OREAR, 1 1 Vice-Pres. 4.Uy'3 Successors to -DEALERS 1N FORT SCOTT, Wuil Street BAOK OF NO. 11 Capital paid in. $100,000 Special to E.

Fresh and We deliver to all The same old stand i i C. F. Drake, .1. II. Randolph, J.

K. SVl'on, C. P. Martin. Phone No.

5. To give satisfaction will be our highest aim UNDERTAKING, I Surplus. $15,000, rem for valuable papers only. .0. 4 STATC A Your Business.

i 1 1 8- 44 4 i tllill buiiaers the concern a money earner. ThiSjjjj same judge at every opportunity is'U siies injunctions and sends strikers to jail. i is i li tKXp i'l The KANSAS Solicits Geifl (Mia ft fi "i V0fK prOTL ii i 22 4 GOODLANDER 14 SCOTT AVENUE. I ra! I'ninn Xo. o.M.

of the Intf-r-iiationat Ivcntsliorcmon'a asociaion. 0t Astoria, was granted a full n-fpsnitton by the Oregon railroad an'? Xavititiion Frident Mat' was on. of I at the rf-ra) a- Tr. 'Si to ly of thfi thr- nn'ra-! LOCKWOOD HOUSE, Fof First-class Board and Rates l.00 end per day. At rr .1 TT-1 it.

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