Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-02
DRY and WET ALTERNATE.
ROSEDALE JOINT CLOSED, But RE-
OPENS WITHIN HALF AN HOUR.
INDIGNATION Meeting Turned Into JoI-
IifcatiOn-StrOnE Protest Against
First Joint the Town Has
Had I'm Three Years.

An Indignation meeting held under the
auspices of the various temperance soci-
eties of Rosedaie last night terminated in
Il veritable jolifcatien meeting The city
hall was crowded with citizens of Rosedale
and for two hours speeches had been in
progress and resolutions had been adopted
protesting against the opening of the first
joint the town had had in three years.
During the speechmaking. city officials had
placed themselves on record as being de-
tefmined to enforce the law and close the
Joint 1t had even been declared by some
of the temperance advocates that unless
the law was used to close the saloon, the
building would be burned to the ground by
crusaders. motion had Just been made
to adjourn when d man pushed through the
crowd and fervently made a motion TO eX-
tend a vote of thanks to the mayor and
city marshal for their efforts to uphold pub
The mayor and marshal have gone in
person ana arrested the bartender of the
Joint and 1t is now closed, after running
three hours
1t was surprise, and for a moment
every one looked to see who the informant
was. Rrhen there was burst of cheering,
and when order was restored resolution
pas adopted extending a vote of thanks
and appreciation to the officials for their
prompt action.
called by a joint committee frotl the W. c.
t. u, Y. W. G. I. u and the Knights of
Father Mathew. Rev. R. A. Waldraven
presided. After the resolutions which had
been prepared by these temperance organi-
cations urging the city officials to enforce
the laws by driving the new joint out of
made. Mayor Robinson said he would do
all in his power to shut up the joint which
had just been started in the city.
In a strong speech Rev. Naldraven said
it would serve the property owner right il
the building in which the joint was located
were burned down. He said this course
Kew. Waldraven said that if any one on
the other side of the question wanted 10
speak, they had the privilege of the floor
A drunken man pushed to the front and
after stating that, as Il Hessian, he was
not afraid of showing his colors, he
claimed that Christ Himself had virtually
been q brewer, as He had turned water
into wine and that His example was good
enough to follow in that respect. He was
promptly hissed and hastened to leave the
hail. Judge Slime. city attorney, placed
cute to the full extent of the law any
"jointist'' in the city.
Major Frank Holsinger advocated the
appointment of committee TO get the
names of each person who entered the
joint during the day. These names. he
saiG, he would give to the county Attor-
the jointkeeper was arrested and the per-
sons whose names they had secured sub
poenaed as witnesses.
A motion was made and was adopted,
after being amended to include the Blue
Goose" n joint which has been in opera
tion for some time few feet outside of
the city limits, but under the jurisdiction
of the county. These committees will be
appointed ut a. secret meeting of the tenn
perance societies.
Cal Wyatt. the bartender who was ar
rested by Mayor Robinson and Marshal
Potter in the joint. was taken to Justice
Nichols home. where he was released on
a cash bond of $50 for his appearance this
afternoon.
About half an hour after the bartender
had been arrested, the joint was open again
and another bartender was clipping the
foam from row of beers and the place
was crowded.
Mayor Robinson said to a reporter for
The Journal that he would have the bar
tenders arrested as fast as they opened up
for business.