Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-05
KANSAS LETTER.
THE COMING OF SPRING, APPEARANCE OF THE coUNTR'
AND THE LIQUOR LAW.
Special Correspondence of the Northwest

NEoSHO FALLS, April 2S, 1881.
Spring came at last, and was all the more welcome
for having so long delayed her advent. The woods
began to show here and there sprinkling of green
two weeks ago, and now at the first glance they
appear to be all green; but closer inspection, one
find spots of black that mark where stands
backward tree, that is not yet quite that winter
has departed and SO has not YET had the courage to
put forth its green leaves "Sunny Kansas is no
longer msnomer; for the days are as bright, the
skies blue and the air as soft as those of Italy.
The prairie is turning green, and will lose its
brown coat that it has so long worn Orchards are
mass of pink and white blossoms and promise an
enormous yield of fruit.
How any body can visit the Neosho valley during
the spring and and not fall in love with the
| country, passes our comprehension. The surface is
just rolling enough to present pleasing variety to
the eye, but not too broken for farming purposes ;
and this together with the dense forests of the river
presents landscape seldomed equaled. In compare
son, Maumee Valley scenery resembles the ninth
regiment, in the Irishman's toast, being eoual to
| none.''
Owing to the lateness Of the sesson, the farmers
here driven with work Oats were auir suf.e tine
ago, and corn planting well along. Garden stufs
beginning to be seen in the groceries and will be
plentiful Rain is needed, as the ground is too dry
for easy working As for wind we do not remember
of ever being troubled less with it. Compared with
| Ohio, this has been very still spring.
| We shall devote the maj portion of this ,tter to
| the temperance law There is much question to
its doing what it is expected of it, not because it is
weak, butbecause it is strong. Not point seems to
be left unguarded; not weak spot can be found In
conversation with 1t. Gov. Finney, we mentioned
these facts when he replied that not intended
any weak spots should be left The only that
he had was, "thatit strong that its own weight
would provetoo much for it," The city of Atchison
has decided to go and manufacture and sell in de-
ance of the law and remains to be seen which is
the stronger, the State the city of Atchison. En-
poria closed her saloons some weeks ago, and one of
the papers congratulated the citizens that the water
supply of the city held out under the test i'm
posed by the order of things. The Liquor Law
| comes in force May lst, and, from that time, all
manufacture and sale of sprituous liquors. except for
medical scientific and mechanical purposes is forever
| prohibited in the State of Kansas. AS the liquor
question is, at the present time, attracting so much
interest in Ohio and Napoleon people should be
interested therein, will give abstract of the
Kansas prohibition law. The "Act' is somewhat
lengthy occu yng three pages of the size of the
| pages of Harper's, printed with nonIareil types
Section 1st prohibits the sale and manufacture of ali
spurious, malt, vnous or other Intoxicating liquors.
except for medical and other purposes.
Sec. 2nd states that only druggists who comply with
| the provisions Of the law, may SELL even for these
! purposes.
The Probate Judge, may, at his discretion, "grant
druggist permit for period of year, to any per-
of good moral character who is lawfully and i'll
good faith engaged in the drug business in his county,
The petition to the Probate Judge must be signed by
twelve business of the town wherein the petition
er resides, and at least two of the sgners must also
sign the druggists bond, said bond to be of the
amount of twenty-five hundred dollars in towns of
not less than five thousand inhabitants in smaller
| places the bond is fixed at one thousand dollars.
Sec. 3rd provides that any physician in regular
practice may, in fabsoute necessity give his
patients prescription calling forliquor. When such
prescription ia given to minor, it must be presented
by parent guardian other person of full age.
Before issuing any prescriptions calling for liquor
the physician must take oath to the fact of his being
physician in regular PRACTICE and that he will not grant
such prescriptions except in of actual necessity
and that he will faithfully keep and observe all the
requirements of this statute Any physician who
brakes or evades this law shall be fined not less than
! one hundred dollars more than five hundred dol
lars for the first offence and in addition to the fines
he shall be Imprisoned not less than thirty days nor
more than six months for tho second and subsequent
offences. 1t further provides that druggist shall
fill any prescription unless the Probate Judge has de-
posted u certificate with him certifying that the
| physician issuing it has taken out license.
Sec 4th provides that all applications for liquor for
mechanical or scientific purposes shall be accompanied
byan affidavit stating the name residence and occupa-
| ton of the applicant together with the kind and
quantity of liquor required, and for what purpose.
1t also provides that the druggist shall keep book,
and record oil applications for liquors, and that the
record shall be open general inspection at all
| able business hours.
Sec. 9TH relates to the manufacture and sale of
liquors for medical scientific and mechanical purposes
It provides that persons wishing to carry on the
manufacture Of liquor for such uses, shall petition to
the Probate Judge of the county in which he lives;
and that said petition shall be signed by
the place where he resides and also that 1t shall be
accompanied by certificate, stating that the appl-
cant person Of good moral character sober, and
! in every way fitted TO carry such a business.