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with them Opr told them he would go they played cards until noon. when Opr and Allison walked as far as the Clifton Hotel at 2.00 p.m. Paul Roberts came to the hotel and asked Opr to go to Knoxville with him and see Geo Hill and John Enders. They went to Bates unclear Stable and got a Horse and Buggy. and drove to Knoxville we saw Hill and Enders at their saloon Paul asked them if they noticed any strangers over there lately, they replied that they had noticed few. Paul asked if the parties made any inquiries as to Brotherhood Men, Hill replied that the strangers he referred to were Farmers. Paul told Opr that some of the Brotherhood men used to reside in Knoxville, he just wanted to see if any detectives had been there, he said detectives could lay over in Knoxville and work in Galesburg, it would be risky business to stop in Galesburg as all strangers are watched They returned to Galesburg at 530 P.M. and went to the vicinity of the hall and met the Riley Bros ?Hittman, and all went to Gardls Saloon where Opr treated the drinks, they spoke about the strikers being careful now. Every man will have to keep his mouth shut. Opr left Gardls Saloon at 6.00p.m and resturned to the Hotel at 7.30 p.m. Paul Roberts, Hardine and Allison came to the Hotel and all went to the Republican Headquarters where a crowd was gathering to hear L.W Rogers discuss the strike question a large crowd of Business Men and Strikers had gathered at 8.30 p.m. Renick Martin opened the meeting by introducing Rogers of Creston Iowa to the people. Rogers spoke an hour. His story was all one sided he gave Pinkerton Men a terrible deal. After the meeting Opr met 4 of the Business Men at Buchwalds Saloon. Opr asked them what they thought of the meeting