Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04
Temperance Column.
mo license and total abstinence"
MRS. G. j. slIoRrr AND MRS. u. u. CRANE,
EDITORS.

MRS. G. j. sHORrr AND MRS. u. u. CRANE,
EDITORS.
Band Of Hope next Friday at the usua
time and place.
Gold medal contest at Congregations.
church Friday evening, June 8,
On May 70 Boston began to enforce the Ia "
enacted 50 many years ago, for the suppress
sion Of opcn bars, and hereafter all thirst,
Bostonians or sojourners in that CITY must
sit down to a table with edibles upon it to be
partaken Of as an accompaniment to the
drinlA
We give below vidid description Of the
"Reign OF Terror" In Dracut for two days
written by citizen Of Lowell and published
in the Advance, Of Chicago. 1t seems that
when the time came to locate the saloon each
citizen felt as Mark Twain did about the
| boil, that the best place for 1t was ON some
other fellow, and all wanted 1t at the other
end Of the town. 1t was finally set up in a
commodious barn fitted up for the business
at the Navy Yard, mile aud u half from Low
ell and connected with 1t by an electric rail-
way:
Before nightfall Of that Saturday the Ora.
out people began to see that 5000 wouldn't
begin to pay the board bill Of the white ele-
plant they had domictled In their community
The crowds that for eight days had found lit
Yard like the surges Of the ocean. The cleo
trio oars put on double service. Extra teams
or all kinds were called into reQuisition. Ten
bar-tenders were kept on the jump Some OF
pals, and they went out to adorA the road.
sides, and repose on the grass of the kindly
Draoat people who had made provision for
Wer !asr tnrs Lawns ana gardens
to be more than 1000 bowling men and boys
about and In the building. Draout's one pc.
sieema ,.. was Of no sort Of use squad was
made frequent trips. At o'clock matters be-
came so desperate that the shop was shut. In
the evening liquor was sold through the win
, dows In bottles. A few at time were taken
into the bar-room. who were filled up and
sent out before any more were admitted.
order did not reign in that neighborhood till
daybreak on Sunday.
Lowell people had come to the conclusion that
It did not belong to them to police the town of
Dracut; so the officers were not sent over the
me- e. Pracut supplied most of the business
or the judge as he dismissed the motley
crowd was, keep away from Dracut." Tue
presence OF one policeman at the saloon had
no appreciable effect on the crowds In all
the neighbOrhOod there were circles Of men
and women and boys gathered around jugs
and pals fitting themselves for the lookup
and peaitentiary. Sad and disgusting were
the sights that met ones eye everywhere.
The legitimate traffic Of the street cars was
almost gone. The people of Dracut saw the
prospect for tremendous bills for police and
damages. The lawlessness and Indebtedness
were so great as to touch the conscience of
the rumseller himself. At o'clock on Mon
DAY ne closed the saloon and announced that
he should go out of the business.
hi air o.. HI;
bitlon In some form was never better. In the
future when we wish to show the result of
high license We can cite the experience Of
Dracut.
Pledge day at Band of Hope next Friday.
Always something new.
The sixth Demorest medal contest in Aus
tin, will be held at the Congregational church,
Friday evening, June 6. The committee are
endeavoring to make the exercises connected
with the speaking new and interesting. and
hope to have the house filled with an appreci-
alive audience. No one is expected to be
present who will show the least disrespect to
the place or object of the contest.
Conventions, associations and assemblies of
all bodies Of organized workers in the various
lines of philanthropic and religious work are
the order of the day, and are largely reported
by the press. And now we have the report of
the annual convention of the United States
Brewers Association in the capital city of
our nation, held last week. They claim TO
represent 32ooOo0.o0o Of property, and the
chairman said in the opening session that
''our interests as brewers are in a more hope
full state than a year ago." 1t seemed to be
matter of satisfaction that congress had not
yet appointed q commission for the investi-
cation of the liquor traffic, which makes it
look somewhat as though they preferred not
to have food of light turned upon their oper-
atiOns.
Iowans do not give up the conflict yet A
Judge in that state RECENTLY CHARGED jury to
indict all persons who kept liquors for sale,
whether in the original package or otherwise,
on the ground that their places of business
were nuisances, and as such the state had
power to abate them.