Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-11-16
For Wisdom Culture, Refinement
and a Better Civilization.

huted by the Ladies of the W.. C.. T. T.. under
the immediate supervision OF Mrs. Frank
Gibson as Editor.l-
Oklahoma Territory has been invaded
by the anti saloon movement, and meet
in g to promote it are being held daily in
the different counties. II proposes to
organize every county az once in an effort
to cur the enforcement of all the
liquor laws In the statute books, and
secure the passing CT more stringent
ones in the future. In some countries
il has already contracted for space In
county papers TO publish in full, with the
names of the ~signers, all petitions for
liquor licenses, and also will endeavor TO
have the same read from eyey pulpit
Midas Criterion (liquor organ.)
Mrs. Maude darlington Booth address
ed 1,1O0 prisoners In the state peniten-
tiary at Joliet, ILL.,, on Sunday, Oct. %.
About eight hundred Of the convicts are
now members of the Booth Prison League.
The w. c. T. L. will meet with Mrs.
Foster on the afternoon of Nov. 90. Our
meetings keep steadily gaining in in
terest. Let all members be present.
The lesson for Nov. %, will be the
fifth Bible study. The fourth lesson on
the w. G. I. L. will be reviewed.
One of the Utah papers says: "Our
judgment is that IL Mr.. Roberts is seated
In congress it will be accepted in Utah
as a notice that polygamy has no special
horror to the law makers of the United
st ates and that it will be followed by
practically full restoration Of conditions
as they existed here.
Since 1874, great progress has been
m ade in equal suffrage. School suffrage
has been granted during that time in
eighteen states. Louisiana has given
women the right to vote on all questions
submitted to tax payers, and full suffrage
has been granted in Colorado Utah and
Idaho.
A certain DR.. Billings has given $50,
600 to the Boston School of Technology
for the assistance of students who use
neither tobacco nor liquor.
During the year ending last September
three hundred and sixteen patients were
treated in the National Temperance Hos
pital, with the usual success. The death
rate was only Az per cent.
The Seattle convention voted to change
our national w. G. T. e. headquarters
from Chicago to Rest Cottage, Evanston.
1t is believed that an increased interest
in the work of our organization, and
greater results in its extension and up
building will follow the use of this prop
erty all of which will finally revert to the
national ". G. T. U. as a house for the
society's offices. Our Headquarters are
a National center and visitors, whether
white ribboners or not, who desire 20 call
on the General Offices will now have the
added incentive of seeing Miss Wizards
home, which has for years been a Mecca
for many travellers who have paid a visit
there but have not called at Headquarters
in Chicago for lack of time.
During the recent convention the
churches of Seattle were most hospitable
to white .]ribboners. About thirty of them
opened their pulpits to our women, many
of whom spoke two or three times during
the day. The Post lntelligencer of Seat
tie said; at was a red letter day in
church attendance in Seattle, as it is
doubtful if on any previous occasions
there has been such a general turnout to
the city's various places of worship