Georgia-Idaho [15 items]

Chickamanga Ga. Sept. 12th 1915

To the Governor of Utah Salt Lake City We the undersigned considder the execusion of Joe Hill [underlined] to Be Rank murder A Blow at Liberty and a crime against the working-class [underlined] of the United States [underlined] O. L. Webb Dr. J. J. Posey [dan.?] Webb. D. C. Hall.

[letterhead] Idaho Cafe P.O. Box 295 Phone 56 The place to eat and sleep Ashton, Idaho. 1-2-1914

Gov. Spry. Salt Lake City Utah

We the Workers of Idaho demand the release of J. Hillstrom and asking you has a man now if there is any manhood in you let us see it and also if there is any manhood in any man in the state of Utah. Well if there is well show us and if J. Hillstrom is put back in jail there will be something doing in your Salt Lake City Jails this winter. So with best regards wishing you would show us your action so here is to the man and woman of red blood my comrads of the working class whose souls are on fire with a zeal for him brotherhood and who are not afraid to say Dam the system. Over

Yours for the rule of the working Class of the World and Freedom M. Casey M. Lane Peter Nelson Jas. Carr Jas. Kelly

Twin Falls Idaho, August 31, 1914 Mr. Wm. Spry, Governor of the State of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah

Dear Sir: If the newspapers are correct we are informed that the State of Utah is about to have another bloodfeast, and that this time it is a laboring man by the name of Joe Hill who is to be slaughtered. We do not know whether this man is guilty or not, but even if he is, what justification has any Commonwealth to take his life in return. Murder has never been stopped by inflicting the deathpenalty, in fact it has nothing to do with it. Crime is a decease and should be dealt with accordingly. How would you feel about taking an inmate out of an insane asylum put him up before the firing squad as we understand, is to be done with Joe Hill? Would you not think twice? We believe that you would even refuse to do it. The clamor of today is blood, tomorrow it will be for JUSTICE. We therefore ask you, or rather demand from you that you will take this case under consideration, from a humane standpoint and not from the revengeful standpoint, and by your decision prevent the the LEGAL MURDER that is planned in Salt Lake City this coming week, with Joe Hill as the victim. Yours for HUMANITY F. Olson, Mrs. F. Olson, [Mynte?] Ayotte Henry Mahnken J. A. [Solisffman?] W. B. Easterly Caroline A. Sparks J. C. Crawford Rachael Noble Iva Hancock S.G. Gilleland V. C. Hancock Mrs. Isabel Crawford G. Osterloh

Sep 26, 1915 Moore, Ida.

To the Hon. Gov. of the State of Utah" Dear sir, We as citizens of the State of Idaho, do here by petition and appeal to you in regard [and?] behalf of Joseph Hillstrom, who is to be shot to death Oct 1. Which is only a very short time now. for which he has not been proven guilty by a fair trial. We demand a fair and impartial trial, and we think you will be considerate -overenough to grant it. [on back side shown following page]

[2nd page shown this image] G. W. Lattin - Moore, Ida Wm Ehlers - Moore, Ida Mrs. Ehlers - Moore, Ida Mrs. Hooper - Moore, Ida Mrs. John Hooper - Moore, Ida F. E. [Linoier?] - Moore, Ida Mrs. Waddups - Moore, Ida Peter [V.?] Jensen - Moore, Ida Mrs. Peter [V.?] Jensen - Moore, Ida John Burgman - Moore, Ida Mr. Burensen - Moore, Ida Mr. [Jeppersen?] - Moore, ida Mr. & Mrs. Albott Johnson - Moore, Ida Now please do your very best.

enough to grant it.