The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-25

York to Il!nois, where she taught school,
and later came TO Kansas.
Mayor and Council a Unit.
My Council and I are a unit" she says
THE saloon and gambling den must go.
The men made the prohibition law, which
they break. They must respect it or the
women villa show them how it ought to be
enforced. Already there is a radical change
In the male population. The men in Beattie
never got such a surprise in their lives
as The election of April 4. They were whip
ped so thoroughly that to-day there is NOT
meeker or more orderly set of mer-
chants, lawyers and doctors and farmers
in ChrisCendom. Now their wives and
daughters smile on them encouragingly,
and promise that before the end of their
term Beatte with come TO mean Beatitude.
To one whose ears have cracked with tales
OF former lawiessness, yet whose eyes
have seen the unequalled subjugation of
! man in Beattie, the promise seems to have
been nearly realized Houses have
| been burned in this town because people
have dared to attempt the prosecution of
the whisky element. 1 expect to be burnt
out before I finish my administration, but
l viii fulfl the law. No saloons or gam
| bling dive can run in Beattie while l am
--ayor"
Mayor Totem objects to any travesty
upon her administration Il want 10 say
distinctly she says, That this election is
not the result of woman's suffrage move
ment. We are not suffragists. We are all
plain, home-loving women, devoted to our
husbands and families, and who regard
our places as here a our heartstones. 1
refused to accept a nomination three times
before l finally yielded.I felt that 1 was too
busy managing my own affairs. Then all
of us stunned the notoriety but we have
been thrust there by the men and now
we are upon our mettle and bound to make
a record. Realizing that we are women, we
naturally underestimate our ability, but
I will say that if we cannot do better than
the previous administration We ought to be
ashamed of our INTEL. gence and integrity.
This town has been going to ruin long
enough. Our sons have been ashamed to
let their fathers see them entering saloons.
Some time ago we did break up gamb-
ling den conducted in the basement of
private house. under the guise of an ice
cream parlor. We have been very care
full before we proceeded against this sa-
loon QUESTION. We have consulted higher
authorities than County Attorney Ed Ber-
ry, who has failed to elose the places for
two years, although we furnished the
evidence"
Councilman Margaret A. Sheldon is
widow the most elderly of the Council
and the wealthiest woman in Beattie.
Mrs. Sheldon is a distinguished looking
woman and lively old lady.
ct never dreamed she says, that pol
itics was the best cure for rheumatism.
can recommend it. Just get into politics
by being nominated for office, and I guar
antee sure cure. The office sought me;
did not go after the Office, and then
only consented after my friend, Mayor
Totten, was won over. We have real nice
times al the Council meetings"
Mrs. Sheldon began her career as
| school teacher in Ohio her birthplace.
Councilman Lulu Smith is a young mar
ried woman She has celebrated her
election by moving into new residence on
Council HILL where all of the woman
power of Beattie lives Councilman
Smith was a school teacher before her
marriage, and is a graduate of Baker Col
lege. at Baldwin. Kan Like all the
rest, was opposed to running" she says,
but my husband talked me into it, and
am going to do nay duty regardless OF the
consequences"
Councilman Mary E. Schleigh is a ma
five Kansan and the only woman of Ger
man parentage in the body Of city moth
ers "a womans kingdom is here" she
!
gesture. 1.-The public office is not the
province of woman, and therefore it is on
Nv her business relation with the world.
She steDs out of her domestic circle long
enough to transact town business and
then returns 10 her motherhood" There
is a Mr. Schleigh who conducts a general
merchandise store.
Mrs Lettie Kirlin, the youngest council
man. was married two years ago to
travelling man. She is a Kansas girl. Il
looked on the whole thing as a joke and
thai is why l allowed them to use my
name" she says. Il am too young to
make laws l just know L have not the
experience but 1 have put my foot into
il. SO | must stay. The men challenged
me at the last election here, and 1 hold
that against them. 1 am glad 1 can get
even"
There is one old maid among the couu-
ci1men. She is Miss Elvra Watkins,
whose family connections are among the
wealthiest in Beattie, and then, to be can
did. the councilman is not so old, either.
She is very few years past 20. She is
a Hoosier girl, adapted to Kansas by
school teaching. Her brother is the
owner of a large stone quarry near Beat
tie. which has furnished near.y all the
rock used in some of its buildings. Coun-
Gilman watkins is taciturn about the cleo
ton. She modest.y declares that it is all
50 strange to her that she would prefer
not to say what she thinks about her pre-
dicament.
Clerk ONeil Is the most unconcerned wo-
man official in Beattie. 'Oh, 1 have moth
ing TO do but draw my salary" she says.
THE salary is not princely, of course. It
lust about pays for the little clerical work
/ have to do in keeping up the minutes. /
am not q bit eiated nor am | depressed
over nv election. My family did not want
to see me elected, and they voted against
me. / just laughed and told them did
not need their votes. My uncle, P. w.
O'Nen. who ran for councilman on the
man ticket, was defeated, so the four
votes in my family were thrown away.
They will never get over it,"
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