The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-01-25

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gave me, and thought one night that
they were trying to open the door to
carry me away"
Mrs. Nation claims to he inspired
by God to destroy the joints in Kan
sas. She said; 81 will gladly give
my life, if need be, while destroying
these awful places. At Kiowa | did a
better job than at Wichita, for there
broke up three joints, and they did
not arrest me either"
Mr.. Nation, the husband, who has
held Mrs. Nation in check now seems
to be ready to follow her in her deter
mined career He will join her at Kan
sas City, and although he will prob
ably not appear when anything
eccentric" occurs, he will be there
when any legal questions comes up.
He spoke with spirit yesterday re-
garding his wife's work. He said:
'My wife went into saloon to stop
the violation of the law. They ar
rested her and held her in jail for
twenty days and let the jointst go.
While my wife was in jail they offered
to let her go if she would sign an
agreement that she would not sue them
for damages. She refused. They then
offered to pay her way to Kansas City
and send woman with her, showing
that the quarantine did not amount to
anything. AS soon as the higher
court compelled them to let her go
every smallpox sign was taken down.
People in Wichita only laughed. If
God does not rain fire and birthstone
on Wichita it will be because He has
reserved it for a worse fate"
Mr.. Nation said he would immedi-
ately proceed to sue Sedgwick ,county
for false Imprisonment of his wife. HE
declared he had good case, and he
would push it. "They know have a
good case" he said, "by their trying
to buy off my wife while she was in
Jail"
FOLLOWED by A HOWLING MOB
Wichita. Kansas, Jan. 22-Followed
by bowling, hooting mob of about
500 men, women and children, Mrs.
Carrie Nation left Salvation Army
hea dquarters at 10 O'Clock tonigh
bent upon wrecking more saloons.
Coming in front of a saloon on Doug
las avenue, she was about to smash
the plate windows when number of
Salvationists caught her arms and pre-
vented more damage. The crowd
dared her to wreck another place and
then cries of mob her" were heard.
The Salvation Army people managed
to smuggle her to the depot where she
took train for Newton.
Mrs. Nation and her associates,
Mrs. Wilhoite and Mrs. Julia Evans,
who were arrested last night for
wrecking two saloons in this city,
again have their liberty and Mrs. Ma
tons first act was to announce that
she will continue her work of destruc-
ton until every saloon in Wichita has
been demolished. The trio were re
leased upon 81, 900 bonds, signed by
w. II. Smith and w. =. Jones, both
retired capitalists of this city. While
the bonds were being arranged in the
office of the clerk of the district court,
Mrs. Nation and the assembled w. G.
7. U, women sang "Praise God From
Whom All Blessings Flow" When
informed that she would be tarred and
feathered if she repeated her perform
ance of Monday night, she replied:
That does not brighten me, neither
will it deter me from going ahead with
the work | have begun. A man may
look in the very mouth OF cannon,
but he will not attempt to face woman
with Ratchet i'm her hand.
Four and five men have been sta
toned in front Of each of the various
saloons of this city, armed with clubs
and whips, with instructions TO use
them If necessary.