Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-10-02

protected il women nre,organized in some
large band for the protection of their
homes. Hon is not four square walls.
The saloon is source of crime. She had
visited numerous penitentiaries and
found many WHO came there through the
influence Of strong drink. The New
York Tribune asks upon what the saloon
depends for its support? 1t depends
upon debauched manhood, outraged
womanhood, blighted childhood, 9OO,OO0-
600 dollars spent for liquor last year and
OOOOO,O0O for tobacco. I deny that
the saloon is in any sense the representa-
tive of an industry, I charge upon the
saloon as being robbery and an assassin
defy any man to show me any good
thing any salon ever did for any man.
If we are pCwerless to enforce the law
| we had better send over and get a king
with royal blood in his veins and be
ruled by HIM, rather than by bloated
| drnnkards. Liquor men fight prohibit
tion. I am astonished that any business
man holds up the saloon. You can en-
force prohibition in every city unless
your officials are in league with the
liquor dealers. Sioux City doubled pop
! ulation under prohibition. "If this Is
the way prohibition kills town, God
grant that every town in Dakota might
be killed. We want to lmpeach every
| officer who will not enforce the law or
ask them to take back seat and leave
the place for them who are honorable.
If you will not enforce the law you are
towards, and if you cannot do it you are
slaves. Eleven thousand majority would
have been the number If the hearts of
the people had been expressed. If both
man and wife were such fools that each
had but One-half an opinion. q man
might possibly represent his wife.
Benediction by Rev. E. H. Teall.
Sunday morning all the delegates at
tended service wherever their fancy die
tated. Through the ever thoughtful
courtesy OF DR.. Archibald, the delegates
were invited to visit the institution and
Mrs. Barker and Miss Anthony we're in
vited to speak to the inmates in the
asylum hall.
Mrs. Wilcox, superintendent of the
juvenile work, gave an Instructive and
interesting talk to the children, illustra-
ted by figures upon the blackboard. She
drew many bright thoughts from the
children and in time showed them the
great evil resulting from the use of to-
bacco. Sunday evening the house was
packed and many were obliged to return
home for want of seats. The program
was strictly carried out. Miss Anthony
gave a very forcible and eloquent address
She said the ladies might pray and
plead for years, bat that they could effect
nothing until they held the oallot. That
she had worked for the interests of
women for forty years.
Benediction pronounced by Rev. Brad
Icy.
annNDAY MORNING.
The meeting was called to order by Miss
Kinnear. devotional exercises were lead
by Mrs. Margaret Ryderof Grand Rapids.
Reading OF minutes Of last meeting by
Mrs. Fox. Report of credential commit
tee by Mrs johnson Of Lisbon.
Mr.. john H. Boyle, an enterPrisins at
torney OF Dickey county, was mtroduced
by the president to the convex tion. He
SAID he was proud of the work that the
W. .. Il. u. were doing and hoped that
they would push forward aud victory
would finally be theirs.
Mr.. S. J. Hill of Fargo, was then intyo-
duced and though his remarks were few
he was listened to with interest by the
convention.
Mrs. C.. NJ. Kinaear, mother of Miss
kinnear the state president, was then in
troduced and made a few brief ::remaeazs
1t was moved tkat rising vote of
thanks be given to Mr.. and Mrs Kinrear
of Fargo, for SO willingly allowing their
daughter to work to. the cause. 1t was
readily assented to by all.
Very interesting remarks were made
by DR.. Anna Hhl of Fargo, on ''Non-
Alcoholics in Medicine"
The election of state officers by bakot
was then proceeded with. At the request
of Miss Kinnear, Mrs. Banker took the
chair and presided over the convention.
A short session of payer was then he'll.
Miss kinnear was unanimously pa-
elected president; Mrs. Ida Fox of Valley
City, Viee-president; Mrs. NJ. V. Wood Of
Fargo, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
M. d. Blk of Jamestown, recording Sec
retary; Mrs. Lizzie J. Boyle of Glendale,
treasurer. A few other items of business
where attended to.
Among the visitors and delegates are:
Mrs. Emnla q. Carman, Glendale; Mrs.
J. A. Buchanan, Rio; Mrs. Mary G. Bar
tholmew, P1Rgree; Mrs. j. A. Boyle, El-
lendale; Mr.. S. j. Hill, Fargo; Mrs. w.
B. Goodrich, Casselton; Mrs. NJ. j.. Van
Meter, Ellendale; Mrs. Frances Atkins,
DaWson; Mrs. H. L. Cooke, Newark;
Mrs. Ruth Allen, Valley City; Miss
Tillie Sanderson, Valley City; Mrs.
jennie D. Booth, Sanborn; Mrs. Nellie
Curtis, Mrs. Eva l.. Beardsley, of Durbin;
Miss Ellen Mclean, Mrs. A. Mcdonald,
of Grafton; Mrs. NJ. E. Gunthrop, Edge
ley; Mrs A. M. Wilcox, Wahpeton.
The Closing Session.
Monday afternoon the w. G. r.. u.
convention came to close and most of
the delegates returned home on the even-
ing trains. They we're we'll pleased with
the hospitality shown them, and were
generally of the opinion that jamestown
ia the hast convention o;tv j., +lo ,ko+a