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Chicago Aug 18th 1888 H.B. Stone Esq Gen'l Mgr. C.B. & Q. R.R. City

Dear Sir: Following you will please find reports of Opr F.W. for Aug 15th & 16th Wednesday, Aug 15th 1888 To-day in Aurora the strikers had a meeting in the morning which was pretty well attended and from a good many of the men went to Sieberts? saloon. Beauviser? went to Miller's shoe store and then went home. Bob Nickson did not go fishing as the man who was going with him, backed out and Nickson was at Young's cigar store a good deal of the day and evening. John unclear said that he was so lazy and tired that some times he felt that he should go to work, if it was only to saw wood. Opr went around to the different saloons and through the streets but did not see any of the men drunk or disorderly. Mears said he intended to go to La Crosse where Jack Sparron? is, but he has not