Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-03
RAlDED THE BEER.
Another Outbreak of Crusad.
ers i'm Missouri,
A wAGoN-LoAD OF BEER SPILLED,

The Fair Reformers Gather I'm Their
Might and Swoop Down ON the Bitter
Be.erage-Natr,as and Naidens Join
in .he onsiaaght-rhe Victory CONF
piete, Though the kaervescent Fluid
breaches the Destroying Angels.
PENNINGTON, No, April S-The women's
crusade, which swept like prairie IRE in
autumn over the entire western part II Mis-
souri, a few weeks ago, has broken out again
with renewed vigor. Yesterday morning a
determined band of women Of all clsssss of
society started on liquor -wreeking expedi-
ton with very successful results. The
women had heard that wagon load of beer
was en- route to town and carefully laid
their plans About Q O'Clock Mrs Williams
and Mrs Foster, two leading matrons, mar
shaded force OF more than two-score de
termined women armed with axes, hatchets
and other Weapons suitable for smashing in
heads-either of beer barrels or OF individ
uals who did not agree with them
Society Relies in the Ranks.
In the ranks were staid matrons, young
mothers, such well-knowR local society
bellies as Julie Sander, Frankie Slosson and
Edna Summers, who willingly followed
their mothers lead as young crusaders A:
the women tell into line their faces flushed
with Indignation. and, unmindful of the as
tonishei looks of the male bystanders, " hose
remarks were anything but complimentary
they marched along four abreast, keeping
step With the precision of soldiers, and sing
ing temperance hymns
Thomson Came Down.
Turning down the road TO Delassus they
waylaid wagonloai OF beer about a half 8
mlie from TINS place. August Thomson, the
driver OF the wagon, was told to dismount
He hesitated, and attempted TO whip up hi.
horses, but the women were TOO quick FOL
hun, and dozen held his horses beads and
pulled back on the wagon wheels while Mrs
Foster asked him if he would come dow
peacefully or if they should come up aftel
| him He came down
The rangIefoot Spilled.
Then at the request of Julie Sander tn,
terrorist icken driver assisted in unloading
six barrels, fourteen half barrels, and six
| teen eighth barrels of rich export beer
which was originally intended for the palate
| OF the male citizens of Pennington. TheI
the axes and hatchets began 10 play on tn
| heads of the beer barrels The womer
l Rt0At'ASl tlC btlAA-s OAl VI al tue CssAS dllt
| let the beer run by the wayside 1t was
warm morning. ami as the bungs wer,
| driven in the beer spurted out of the barrel
in torrents, drenehing the thoroughly
| aroused women, but not dsmpening thei
| ardor
| Retired in the Beer Wagon.
The reformers then loaded themselves bacl
| in the beer wagon and started for thei
homes, singing temperance songs and de
| nouncIng ~Jhe dem N rum which is destroy
| ing thousands OF homes in our midst Hun
| CRY husbands and fathers waited for them
and some men were 50 ungenerous as TO kicl
| about delayed supper, and wish thei
| wives had renamed at home. The salool
men are highly excited and threaten to pros
4 ecute all the crusaders for malicious mis-
| chief and wauton destruction Of Valuabl
| property.
WIN Make 1t Hot for Them.
| One Saloonkeeper has provided his plac
| with ample means Of defense and threaten
to take the law into his own hands if tn,
women attempt to carry out their threat {.
| destroy all the beer in Pennington. H
| keeps a large tank fun of hot water. an,
/ says that upon the first attack be will seal,
| the sSaaiiaRts. The crusade is condemneS
| by conservative citizens, who fear that tn
| demonstrations Of the women will precipi
tate riot and possibly bloodshei