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the boycott". and Young said no not that! This then started the talk of Boycott and Freeman said why if we would get the Knights of Labor to Boycott the L road that Road would have to shut up all business alltogether.

Opr was with others of the Strikers at Seibert's Saloon Farwells Shorts unclear in the Evening also at Hains Saloon at the Depot.

Dorn? a Striking Engineer lost $5.00 at the Ball Game last Friday and he said did not care but perhaps it would be a long time before he would get any more money.

Tonight as unclear the specials have been relieved Opr has watched around the R.R. tracks Depot till a late hour but did not see anything wrong.

Sunday August 17th 1888

Today while among strikers opr reports that he learned the following Bauversiu is back from St Louis. the he had called a meeting for Monday morning That the Boycott would not be brought about at once. Mike Unclear is here on a Visit. he is unclear on a branch of the Illinois Central.

There were very few strikers in either Youngs or Schicklers Cigar Stores. about 15 of the Strikers went down the river to a fish fry!

Talking to Hank? Young Opr asked him how the strikers go so much information about the railroad he said that they all have lots of Friends on the R.R. who post them. that they can find out any thing right from the head Office. Opr said it would make the R.R. people mad if they knew of it. Young said he guessed it would.