The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-06
In Towns About
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From the Daily Courier.

EAolH Lle Ddlly GOuIIGI.
There was a good attendance at the
temperance meeting held at the court
house last night, but the usual amount
OF interest, or at least there was not such
an intensity Of enthusiasm as has usual
" been displayed. A literary program
had been prepared and was very credi:a-
bly, rendered. The speeches and motions
which followed we're directly in line OF
aggressive temperance work, and the fre-
nueat and vigorous cheers. from the au-
5ience displayed their sentiment.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Armstrong and prayer was Of
fered by Rev. J. A Hyden. The secre-
tary then read the minutes Of the last
meeting. after which the audience sang
America"
On the program specially prepared for
the evening was defamation by Miss
Maude Pierson, a guitar solo by Miss
May Mccullough, a defamation By Mr..
Shaw, Of the college, and an address
by Rev. A. w. Cummings, In which he
entered vigorously into the question Of
the enforcement Of law. Following this
address a recitation was rendered by
Miss Flo Beck.
Rev. w. c. Campbell Of Missouri, was
called upon and responded in some point
ed remarks. he thought that as Nilsson
RI was sending into Kansas 50 much
goods Of another kind. he might be allow
ed to deliver a few words Of another
character. He was sorry to see open
saloons in Winfield, but wae sure that
If such sentiment as was displayed in
that hall would grow those saloons would
disappear.
The report Of the committee appointed
at the last meeting to collect funds and
fire an assistant county attorney was
called for, and DR.. Place reported pro
gress He said that some things had
been done, some things were being done
and some things were going to be done.
The following resolution presented by
Secretary Denton, was adopted:
Whereas, Owing to either the inabili- |
ty or disinclination Of the county attor- |
ney to do his duty in the prosecution Of
law breakers in cur midst we have had
TO secure the services Of an assistant |
attorney,
Resolved, That we extend our thanks /
to z. L. Kunce for the efficient service
ne has performed to secure funds for
this purpose"
Rev. j. A. Hyden moved that when
the meeting adjourned it adjourn to
meet two weeks from that time and that
the same committee on program be re-
aimed.
Grandpa Millspaugh then took the
floor and said that although he was now
past active service, he had spent sixty
years in temperance work, and he
thought 1t queer condition that people
had 10 pay an officer for not doing his
duty. He was in favor Of kicking him
'ut IL he did not do his duty.
John Nichols then made an explana-
ion regarding his position. He said he
lad no confidence in the county attorney
leither in his ability nor intention to
prosecute the jointists. He said that be-
ore the election ne had asked Mr.. Stan
ey what he intended to do on the Joint
business. Mr.. Stanley told him that
While before election was a bad time to
make such talks he would promise him
hat il elected he would do his duty ana
nforce the law. Since election he had
sl1ed Mr. Stanley what had become Of
hat promise, and that gentleman had
I'D him that they meddled with his busi-
ess too much. Mr.. Nichols thought that
hey had the rottenest Sc. Of officers in
his town he ever saw.
After appointing Rev. w. T. Hacker
nc Harvey Jennings on the committee
n finance the meeting adjourned.