Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-23
TEMPERANCE TOPICS.

A Good Iemplars lodge has been
started at Wentworth, Lake county.
The lodge Of Good Templars at An
dover. Day county. numbers forty.six.
Mrs. E. Thomas. who is grand worthy
vice templar of the territory, resides at
Montrose, Minnehaha county.
Mr.. H. s. Mouser, of Huron, lectured
on the subject of prohibition, in Red6eld
not long ago, to an intelligent audience.
A union temperance meeting was held
ct the NJ. E. church at Brookings, on
Sunday evening and township temper
ance league was formed.
The first Sunday evening of every
month is devoted to temperance, in Red
field. and mass uuion meeting is usually
held in one of the churches.
The Good Templars dramatic club Of
Dell Rapids, played "Above the Clouds
to thirty dollar house in the Presby.
terian church last Thursday.
The Good Tempiars of Dell Rapids
have formed dramatic club and have
leased the Congregational church until
May, which they will fit up for dramatic
use.
The Egan Good Templars lodge cele-
brated their first anniversary the 18th.
The nelghboring lodges we're expected
to be present, and assist in having q
grand good time.
Efforts are being made to secure the
services of Mr.. George Woodford, OF
Illinois, for series of temperance meet.
ings to be held in Huron in the course
of the next few weeks.
The Milbank Review says it has been
reported that o saloonist of Milbank said
three months ago. that "he never saw
such town, there were no opposing in
auences to the saloon. A young man
has not the least restraint here from
drinking, that comes usually from tenn.
perance organizations" II they really
cared. he believed they would organize
and awaken to the fearful destruction
being wrought by the demon of drink.
AW. O. L. o. was organized at Mil.
bank Dec. 26th, since which time the
ladies have held two temperance prayer
meetings, two juvenile temperance meet.
lngs, st the last Of which was organized
. Band of Hope, with triple pledges
against drinking intoxicants. use of to.
bacco and profanity. They have held
one public meeting, which was eminent.
ly successful, also have canvassed the
town and secured signatures to over 100
pledges. At present they have nine
honorary members and over forty ordi.
nary members. and many others to join
MI. Vernon Gazette: The Rsv. Wm.
81. Hoadley, Temperance evangelist OF
the N e. church for southern Dakota,
delivered . yexJ interesting lecture in
the n. p. church Of this place last even.
ing. he talked over an hour and hall
aud handled the subject in . very
mastery manner. he is tho best in.
formed man on the temperance question
in the territory and is able to answer
every argument. in favor of the rum
seller. He is laboring day and night to
unite the temperance people of south
Dakota into thorough organized body
that they may be equipped and ready to
bring the question before the people
with q complexion that cannot be mis-.
taken and will make its demands so loud
and powerful that it will be heard
throughout the length and breadth OF
the territory. Tho organization is de.
nominated the Temperance alliance and
mass convention is called for next
April, in Mitchell.