Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-10-01
From a Prohibition Standpoint.

EDITOR CouRIER:--
Two months or more have passed
since prohibition became a fact il
our community, and who can say
that prohibition does not prohibit
Not n person has been arrested fol
drunkenness during this period
But this is what might be expected
from a law-abiding people. Soor
after this glorious epoch of no oper
saloons was ushered in, many arti
Giles of home consumption dropped
materially in price; such as sugar
coffee, etc.,-our merchants seem t.
have been a little careless perhaps
in watching the markets. But now
we car say TO all that our merchants
are selling just as many pounds O
sugar, coffee or anything else, for
one dollar. and Of just as good quail
it.y as can be bought anywhere in
the Territory of Dakota, and are
paying as much or more for hogs
cattle and grain.
We know a man who priced shin.
giles in this city, then went to a
neighboring town and paid fifty
cents per M more than hes could
have bought the same grade or shin,
giles for in the yard at this place.
He got the price of the best grade Of
shingles in this yard. We have this
week compared prices of lumber
with a neighboring dealer and find
that our dealers here are selling
every grade of lumber as cheap, and
many specialties cheaper than can
be bought elsewhere. And further,
more money has been paid out here
for barley and cattle than to the
same date last year. L. is known to
all that farmers are holding hogs
and wheat for a higher price. One
firm in this city has traded twenty
dollars per day more on an average
this September than last. We have
heard n merchant say that he
was satisfied if he did not trade
quite 50 much. 1t was worth some
thing to know that his wife and
children could pass along the streets
and not be insulted by vile mouthed
drunken men. And as we read of
the terrible scenes enated at Ponca
last week, who could again wish for
the open soloon. Several stahning
atlrays and fights occurred which
will cost tire county many hundreds
of dollars.
People are refusing to send their
children TO our neighboring Univer-
sity on account of the open saloon,
and well may they fear, for we know
that the liquor element run things
to suit themselves, but God speed
the day when right shall prevail.
of course, SO Ing as there are per-
sons in community who are willing
TO disgrace her whom he has prom
ised to love and respect, and also she
dear children who are living and
the memory of those who are dead,
to shy nothing of himself, just so
will there be saloons.
From citizens of our city who
visited the country recently,
we learn that the people there are
entirely satisfied with no saloons,
and further the great howl set up
against lhe town for adopting prohi-
ton, emenates pnncipall, from. Ger
tain residents of the town, who have,
by the closing of the saloons, lost a
powerful political lever.
And again We think how can any
man put hat to his neighbours lips
that destroys both body and soul in
hell for a price.
God forbid that such Il pestilence
as an open saloon ever again be Wis
tied on our people.
Right is might, and right shall
win. Let us stand by our colors.
Prohibition forever. =