The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-03-21
With Cyclonio Fury.

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men of several Kansas towns have
commenced war on the liquor joints
and dives, but it remains for Mrs.
Ellwood Marion, courageous little
woman Of Salina, to inaugurate a
movement that has scattered conster,
nation among the violators of the pro.
hibitory liquor law. She thinks hel
crusade against the army Of jointists
and boot.leggers in Salina is along
practical lines. Her first sally was a
success, but the second raid was tend.
ed to confirm the practicability Of the
first. Mrs. Marion and her husband
operate a small truck farm near the
suburb Of Kenwood. She is frail
little woman, but cyclone when
aroused. She is a firm advocate Of
the cause Of temperance, while her
husband is addicted to the flowing
bowl, and at regular intervals fills his
stomach and empties his pockets at
the numerous joints that thrive in that
city.
Many times this little woman has
visited these drinking resorts and
warned the proprietors against selling
liquor to her husband. These warn
ings have invariably been disregard
ed, and few days ago the plucky wo-
man decided to take the law into her
own hands and rid the community of
the places which had caused her so
much trouble.
About three o'clock in the after
noon Mrs. Marion, with an axe thrown
over her shoulder, moved boldly down
the principal business street Of the
town. She first visited Harvey's
billiard hall. Her approach had been
noticed and her purpose being OWNED
the doors of the establishment were
closed and locked. She proceeded to
the back door and demanded admis-
sion. Receiving no response to her
repeated knocks on the door she
grasped her axe firmly and soon bat
tered the barrier away. No resistance
was offered by the proprietor or in
mates Of the place. On entering she
proceeded to demolish the bat fix
lures and cracked jugs and bottles in
discriminatory. When she had finish
ed her work she started to leave, but
seeing a picture on the wall known to
the artistic world as "Venus at the
Bath" her sense of the proprieties
was shocked, and she chopped it to
pieces. In an authoritive voice she
asked if her husband was concealed
anywhere about the place. Every
man present answered positive
"No," and she departed, leaving the
barkeeper to collect the fragments of
broken glass and crockeryware that
she had left in her wake.
Mrs. Marion next visited place
over a restaurant. She seemed to
know this place well, for she found
her way through the circuitous halls
to the entrance unassisted and open
ed the door without rapping. The
barkeeper was engaged in filling a
large number Of bottles with whiskey
to be sent to a country customer.
There were thirty-seven TASKS stand
ing ON the counter. Mrs. Marion,
with two or three blows Of her axe
smashed them into smithereens and
the odor Of benzine and fusil oil soon
penetrated the room. Seven or eight
loungers were in the room when she
entered, but not one Of them spoke
word until she asked for her husband.
He had not been there she was in
formed and she departed without
doing further damage.
She next went to joint in base
ment where sawdust is kept on the
floor. She entered without trouble
and walking to the bar asked if her
spouse was there. He was not there
and she turned to leave the room
when her eye caught sight of a barrel
Of whiskey near the door. The ef-
feet on her was instantaneous. She
began to swing her axe with a strength
that seemed incompatible with her
delicate frame. She rained blow after
blow upon the head Of the cask and
soon the vile liquor flowed over the
floor.
Mrs. Marion paid uneventful visits
to several other places, but did not at
tempt to use her axe again. Early in
her crusade she attracted large
crowd that followed her about from
place to place, and gave her encour-
agement in her work. The presence
of her followers no doubt deferred the
joint keepers or their sympathizera
from interfering with her, for any act
of violence toward her would have
brought to her assistance any number
of strong and willing hands. No
complaint has been made against her,
and probably none will be made, but
the escapade has terribly aroused the
temperance people Of Salina and other
towns, and a repetition of the affair is
liable to come at any time should
the indiscriminate sale Of liquor con-
tinue.
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