, 1874-03-24
cocatton haokod John !. Steward. and suc-
oocdod IN oloctlng by safe majority.
THE NEXT MOVE

ISOLATION backed John J. Steward, and suc-
oocdod IN e'octlng by n safe majority.
was to cirealnto petition among tho busfnoas
mon, naking thom not to employ my ono nd-
dlctod to drinking. This waB gonora'ly signod
by thoHo WHO employed help. For moro ttan
Works.
Nexta petition was clrouletcd among the young
laoS of thB place. plodginK taom
NOT TO RECEIVE TIE ATTENTIONS OF ANY GENTLE
who froqnosto p.1oona n1 o. used 1lquor an bow
oragc. ThtH pfcdgo VIM quito gonorally sub-
scr'bcd to by tho fair daughiers Of Plano. and 1t
wes an im1'ortant step i, the right direction;
= company, whoao duty it was to
VISIT TIE SALOONS
OF tho place, mud try by their prcacllco to detor
tho patrons from iudusgI'g IN thor urual drinks
OF course they tried to nduco the proprctors to
give IN THO basinoss, but to III, purposo 1t wan
not tho object to ongnyo ln religious services,
ut othor points, hut Himply to notica how Tho
hnBiuous was carricd OF, aud to try tho effect Of
tho
rnEaEsoE or nEsrRcrAn1E WOMEN
upon the business. or course tho ofrsct wns to
drive away q lnrge part Of Tho custom, for tho
ladies continued to bo at tlo!l posts early In the
morning: aud atay till the boMr Of closiug at
night. This course 80 ouragol tho nnloon.koop-
orr that they reaOrted to every possible device to
GET HID OF THEIR VIHlTOu8,
They paid q degraded African to sing ribald
aonga and talk In tho most offensive way In tho
prcsonco OF tl,oso roaned aud sonsttvo womou,
general feeling agninat tho liquor bue.
ness than anything TINT could possibly
have takcn plnco.. Tic ladios heroically stood
tacir ground, and. when they were locked out,
D. 11ennng aud G. ". Steward, mon Of largo
feeling mud respectable characters sought to
nEatoSsrnATE WITH THE nowp1Es,
tho ladlos, when thoy;were sot upon, kuockel
down and quito roughly handlod. Al tho
salno time tho lights wero auddonly OK
tiuguished, and tho ladies forcbly pushed
aroused powerful sentiment i'll opposition to
tho liquor -dcalers, and at one time 1t seemed
TINT hlootl would bo shed. Dottor counsols pro-
vailed, liowoyor. For uome days The ladies liayo
not uoen molosted 10 any great extent. Large
aud enthusiastic meetings have been hold, and
to-dny tho 1i1st of
Berries OF SUITS
against the saloon-keep6rs WAS begun. THIS ID
exciting groat interoBt. The people hayo EN-
ploycl ablo counsel, aud the dofondant has
The saloon under tho Dixon House cloaoa up
to-day, and the suit agaInHt It's Keeper WAS with
drawn. It is NOW confidently beloved that tho
LST1nr business Will WILL ne 1noXEN ur
Stownrt md other leading businessmen, for
their hearty aid to tho ladies'. Alr. Stewart
said in specch at ono Of tho mcot-
ings that ho had grown corn Whero plono now
stands, md ho would do 10 again rather than
haYe tho town run by Huch rrlllans az assaulted
tho ladies' at the aa1oons.
lkiH proposed to establish d
Library AND nKADINa-RooM
to take tue place Of tho SALOONS, aud hlr. Stew-
art statod at q meeting last Saturday night Tint
Cannon i Duriud, Of Chicago bud authorized
him to donato $500 thereto as soon aH
the oitizens raised 8 like amount. Tho