Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-23
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There are eleven rrohibitlonists on
the republican ticket in Edmunds
county.
The w. @. T. u. ladies of Canton are
arranging for g public Thanksgiving
dinner.
Mrs. Barker is meeting with great
success in north Dakota. She lectures
every night to crowded houses.
The ladies OF the Mitchell W. O. 7. q.
observed the 18th inst according to in.
struotlons sent out by the national W.
@. T. U.
Trlpp Budget: The Olivet womans'
christian temperance union now hes a
membership of fifty six, and is in q
aourishing condition.
Womans' christian temperance unions
have been organized at WATERFOWL,
Rlvello and Millbank since the terri
totial convention at Aberdeen.
The Washington territory delegation
of the womans' christian temperance
union travelled in a special car to Min
neapolis to attend the national v
tion of the W. @. 7. U. to be held at
that place from the 22nd to the Goth of
this month. GA one side Of the car was
the motto "Our ballots for our homes;"
on the other side" Washington Territory
W. O. T. o."
The most largely attended meeting
held in Rapid City for years was the
Temperance uaion mseting at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening.
A temperance serm IN preached by
Rev. D. b.. Bierce, of Fargo, was pull
lished by request in the Fargo Argus.
The temperance people OF De Smet
are rising up in taheir might against the
establishment of a wholesale liquor
house in their town. The vote and wish
of the people is decidedly against the
sale of liquor in any form or quantity.
A rousing temperance meeting was held
there Sunday night.
Fargo Argus: The organization of
the w. O. I. union is perfected, and the
ladies in charge propose to make an
effective campaign-ln which they
should be upheld by all good citizens.
In comparison to the population, Fargo
is q moral and abstemious town, but it
will do no harm to foster the temper
ance cause.
Columbia Sentinel: The Lords
prayer, sung by six little girls at the
blue ribbon club Saturday evening, was
rendered In excellent style and capt.
waited the hearts of everybody present.
The womans' christian temperance
union, of Burlington, New Jersey, offers
a prize of $50 for the best example of a
drunkard that any saloon man will ex-
hlbit at the coming Mount Hollya fair.
The w. O. I. o., of Woonsocket, OBJ
served the day of prayer appointed by
the national committee, on Saturday
Oct. 10th, from 8 to 4 p. M, at the
M. e. church.
A W. O. L. y. woman's reason for
being a political prohjbltionist: eff /
am killing a black snake and he runs IN
to the briers, I follow him, not because
L like the briers, but because 1 can't kill
the snake unless l go rieh where he 49,
England's drink bill for 1885 is re.
ported at 1913, 26S, 760 pounds-$6l6.243
800. This is an average OF twenty pounds
or $1,000 a family per annum.
An open meeting of the Highmore
band of hope will be hold OCT. Both.
The W. Q. T. U. of aighmore held {
mass meeting at the NJ. e. church last
Sunday evening.
a union temperance meeting was held
at Rapid City under the auspices OF the
W. O. T. U. Sunday night.
An enthusiastic temperance meeting
was held at Bismarck the other evening
1t was the beginning of a series to be
held there which will be addressed BIZ
city talent. A temperance association
will be formed and officers elected.
A law and order league is about being
organized in Bismarck, the n members OF
which do not propose to antagonize
saloon keepers but will request them to
do three things, viz: Close their saloons
Sundays from 8 a. M. to 2 p. M; refuse
intoxicants to confirmed drunkards and
men intoxicated, and to sell no liquor to
persons under eighteen years of age. II
these requests are not kindly acted up
on and assented to, prosecutions will
follow.
Mrs. Barker is gaining a wide rsputa.
ton as an able and forcibIe speaker.
She addressed a large audience at Mil.
nor, Sargent county, the Goth inst.
The K%ingsbury county temperance
union held their quarterly meeting at
Lake Preston last week with sixty-one in
attendance.
Mrs. Barker organized a w. c.. I. U.
at Steele the other night with twenty
five members.
The entertainments given by the diff
ferent w a N upiona ~ T,op,l.. o,un