Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1900-07-01
VERTEBRATE.


marching club
ten-day old Woolley and Metcalf club
at Denver has 100 members
A staff correspondent of the Chicago Re
cord says that w. ]. Bryan is not, as has
been claimed, total abstainer.
7. X. Thorvison is putting in months
work for the state committee in the Scan
dinavian districts of Minnesota
Telephone Secretary Calderwood by the
N. w. company, Main 3312-L1, or by the
Miss Valley company, 1914. Stick this on
mirror.
Secretary Calderwood announces that a
campaign of the state is now outlined,
which includes every county in the state
save one.
Austin has a Prohibition club of seventy
members and promises large increase be-
fore election. The total vote for governor
in '9S was twenty-five
The State Committee will push the or
ganization of campaign clubs. pamphlet
on the subject has just been issued by the
State Secretary. Send for It,
The Oregon Annual Conference OF the
United Brethren church assembled at Port
land on the 7th inst, condemned the NULL
6cation by the president of the anti-can-
teen law.
DIR. Swallow reiterates his declination OF
his nomination for president on the United
Christian party ticket He says ne Will
heartily work for the election OF Woolley
and Metcalf.
Tho congregational council held In
Worcester, Mass, September 10Th, 179O,
oil 0ptS 0f
ing wine, punch and flip toddy. Some
progress since those days.
prohibition club has been organized at
Halstad. Norwegian community In NOT
man county. 1t has eighty members, more
than half of the voting population, ana
promises one hundred soon.
Martin county prohibitionists held their
second annual picnic and rally at Falrmont
on the 18th Alonzo E. Wilson Of Chicago
made the principal addresses and the Satter-
lee Trio furnished the music.
More than 1000 people attended the
Prohibition Summer Assembly at HelDerg
this month Prof. Aaker, nominee 1or
Congress. was one of the speakers. An
other session will be held in August
The Iowa Presbyterian Synod says: I'VE
hereby serve notice on all officers who fail
to execute the law against the saloon that
ebev must henceforth give account to the
Christian public as we'll as to the saloon
power"
On his return from the Chicago conven-
ton Captain Morrison, OF Minneapolis
preached on it. At the close OF the serV-
ice there was "class-meeting' on the SUD-
sect and four voters and several women
enlisted"
.T am going to vote the Prohibition ticket
when / am of age. Everybody THINKS
miss a good deal in life by being PROM
bitionist, but don't see it that way. NO
saloon. no drunkards - Joseph Thomas
GOWN, Adrian.
THE w. C. T. U. motto, "For God and
raome and Native Land was adopted nrst
nhv the Chicago union, later by the ILL
xnois W. C. T. U. and finally in 1876 by
stba National. The white ribbon badge was
adopted in 1877.
Bishop Potter's tea saloon which was
opened last spring as a resting place I'VE
.ynen, with the idea Of keeping them Ironl
going to the liquor saloons, mas Deen
closed. The receipts did not meet the ex-
penses and the enterprise has never peen
"a success.
The Rev. Edward e. Hale, Of Boston, has
substituted water for wine In the COM
smunion He defends the change by say
sing: "Christ in His life on earth TOOK
the cup and drank the wine OF the coun-
try. In every land it is customary to use
Yin the communion service the beverage OF
1.-THE country"
Eae Independent M. E. church, Harri-
man, Tenn, reuires its members, In ad-
dition to the usual tenets of faith, to as
sent to the following: ''Will you solemly
promise that you will not support by voice,
pen or vote, any person for Office, or any
political party that does not openly de-