Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-02-11
KING ALCOHOL.

KING ALCOHOL.
Progress OF the Women's War in Sou LIN
ern Ohio-'BattIes, Sieges snd For
tunes of the Temperance Crusade
The excitement of the women's
whisky war is undated. The ladies
OF Greenfield, Highland county, Ohio,
have inaugurated evening visits to the
saloons at any hour from 6 to 1O
o'clock. The result is to empty each
saloon by the rear door very suddenly,
as they enter by the front The ladies
have enlisted for the war, and, if the
two OF three remaining dealers continue
unrepentant, they will organize reg.
ular patrol Of half a dozen or so to visit
the saloons at any hour and dissuade
people from drinking. They can fur
nish guard for each day, and net en-
pioy any of them more than once in
two weeks.
A doggery at Morrow, Warren
county, was visited by a procession
of ladies Monday, who organized a
prayer meeting in the bar-room,
while the proprietor, his wife and
children looked on in open-mouthed
wonder. The liquor traffic at Morrow
is said to have fallen off at least one
half
At New Holland, Pickaway county,
twenty-five ladies have volunteered for
the crusade. They visit every shop
daily. The drug store Oh eerfully took
the pledge only to sell on the order of
a responsible physician, under bond
of S., 600. The others have all taken
the pledge, except one, Mr.. Berry,
who kept one of the gambling and
drinking saloons. At the present
writing he is closely barricaded by the
ladies, who are quartered IL daguer-
rean tent that has been provided for
them at the expense of the town. It
is placed within few inches of the
sidewalk, so that the ladies, as they sit
inside, can see both doors of the saloon.
Since the ladies took possession of this
tabernacle, the saloon has been closed,
the proprietor being absent.
There was drizzl1ng rain at New
Vienna, Clark county. Monday, but
the ladies were out in full force, har-
rassing the liquor-vender VanPelt, he
being the only one able to hold out.
Promptly at s o'clock A. NJ, Tuesday, the
ladies assembled in front of VanPelt's
saloon. He, being kindly disposed,
brought beer-keg apiece for seats, and
they were arranged in the form Of a
semi circle around the door.
The order of exercises were, first,
prayer and singing by the ladies
sermon" by the Rev. VanPelt. This
programme has been repeated over and
over, until darkness dispersed the con-
gregation. This is the first day the
ladies have stood guard the entire day.
They propose now to stand until tn
besieged surrenders. Arrangements
have been made to erect a shanty in
front of. the dead-fall. On Saturday
the ladies could not stand out in the
cold, except at intervals. An artist
was on hand, and photographed the
seine. Pictures will soon be placed
on sale Of the wickedest man in Ohio,
representing him standing in the door
delivering one of his sermons, with
his female audience standing around
him.
At Millersburg, Holmes county, an
immense temperance meeting was held
vi AuO1udy. AIUCI uuLuCIOuS SpeGCueS.
reading from DIR. Dio Lewis, personal
recollectlons, appeals and reminis-
cences, reading and circulation of
pledges, which were largely signed,
the meeting adjourned for three days,
to give the ladies an opportunity to or
ganlze for a campaign.
At Washington, Fayette county,
where the women initiated the move
ment, the liquor traffic has entirely
stopped. Charley Beck, whose saloon
is outside of the corporate limits, has
been visited by the ladies every day
for nearly two weeks He is a Jolly
German, and treats the ladies kindly,
but refuses to accede to their PROPOSE
tions. The entire county is being
secured for signatures to the total alb
stinence pledge.
At Gallipolis, Gallia county, the la
dies brigade of active workers num-
bers 81. They work in three divisions,
but have made little Roadway with the
saloon keepers, some of whom order
them off their premises, and if they en-
ter put out the lights.