The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-03-28
THE TEMPERANCE AGITATION.

d position shown for practical work during IN
n past week among the temperance people il
Ottawa, than in the previous week. Tn
League" is getting more thoroughly organ
u lied and in working order and the ladies
r Instead of meeting and talking, have gone t
t work. Most Of the city has been canvassc'
$ for members of the League" and with yer.
C good success; and while no attempt has beer
. made or is contemplated to open prayc
= meetings in the saloons, the ladies have yc
: decided on an active and efficient line of pol
icy. Instead of kneeling down on the saw
a Rust or bare floors of the saloons, or amonl
Y whiskey barrels and beer kegs, they will try
!. the virtue Of logic and common sense Theil
!, first raid was made on Thursday
They visited the saloons in squads of two
three or six, and presented the pledge fol
signature Everywhere, we believe, they
: were treated with courtesy, but the sum total
of signatures obtained was rather narrow -
; in point of fact, mir.
Three of them called upon Mr.. Wolf lie
blushed and looked unhappy. They wanted
him to sign. He will think of it for year
or so
About six called on Mr.. Miller. Mr. Mil.
Ter was scared. His teeth Chartered lie in.
vited the ladies into a back room. Hclisten-
ed to their remarks with rising hair-he
seemed to have lost his courage; at least, he
hadn't courage enough to sign the pledge. He
passed, and the ladies passed out.
Then they called upon Chris. Walter. That
gentleman was out, They saw Dug. Streeter.
His looks were against him, and they didn't
ask him to sign; but one of them hove a gen.
tie sigh, for Dug is bewitchinc creature,
and she asprated, mo use-saltpeter could
not save him" They left.
Then Mike Formulas was visited. Mike
was "villins" TO treat-the ladies kindly, and
told them funny story in illustration OF his
idea that "a little ale now and then was GOOD
for the best Of men-and wimmens TOO and
shildren." The Ladies left in good humor
but with no autograph
They called upon FRI" at Hollecker's,
and Fritz answered their questions with
Yah, Mr., Hollecker he don't been here
he gone away to Marsell"
-Four Oh the pious girls went to Cross &
Blodget's. The boys treated them courteous.
ly and asked them to call again, No "sigs."
They visited Lon Piergue. Lon said he
had intended for some time to close out the
liquor branch of his business, but might
open again IN year or So No "sign"
there.
At Reuicliffe's they were entertained by
he ever polite and agreeable William ," who
reated them-with the distinguished courtesy
30 characteristic OF that afable young gen.
leman, He had his hair exquisitly combed
With q curl, called girl killer" nicely
pasted on his forehead. He thanked the la.
lies for their kind interest in his welfare and
would be pleased to have them call again |
tie i~rly squelched them with politeness, so
hat enc OF them, as they left, remarked {
We'll declare, some saloon keepers seem
o be real gentlemen"
They next gave Gross s. Shercr n passing
all, and then sailed into Pete Meyers. That
arty was on the defensive. lie quoted SCRIP. {
lrc TO them, and read the Free mans PRAY {
r" which alludes to false hair, false teeth, y
i!se fronts, false tongues, and other falsties u
lat go to make up the fair, false feminine y
utteration. Pete waxed eloquent. He said
G ha1 eight children to support; PRAYERS u
ouldnt buy flour or clothes. He was will. II
ng to sell out at once, if they had the ready =
ash One woman said she would buy him
VI 1t she had the money, but another more u
)unky, CALCULATED, "If had a barrel full of y
oney ] would not buy you cut" The con.
'rsation grew warm, but Peter could see no p
Ilht 10 their arguments and clinched the IL
use WIKI German story, tothe effect that pra-
'rs DO hot avail anything even for the good IL
ne ladies departed somewhat worked IN NJ
81 50 was Peter. Nary sig" III
ahus Closed the first days work of he Ia. ne
eS among the saloons
an the way Of Public meetings, the one at 10
e Presbyterian church on Tuesday evening on
If The only one held as such, although a HI
rye audience was attracted to the Coprrc.
h0naI church on Sunday evening to hear ia
'm1n on the subject Of temperance Inv IN
esldent Edwards, Of Normal The speaker rs
: Few spperiors on any theme, and in hand. a.
= Aic liQIor traffic and the means and dr. Sc
OF rs suppression, he spoke with a force
I'll cannot fail to have left durable impress co
the audience pr
The meeting at the presbyter ian church on h'
est'ay evening was an adjourned one from III
Baptist church of the previous week r Ia
Black was called To the chair and F. NJ Ia
PIP was secretary. After devotional eXer.
es the committee appointed at the preyi- oe
5 meeting to present names 10 constitute Gu
Board Of Managers made report. Pre- ed
'us to lie adoption, however, d discuss;o, ia
use on proposition TO amend the second w
icle of the PLAZA of organization, which oV
uld materially change the Board, but il dit
s defeated. The report was then odon,od Ter