Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-20
CARRIE NATION AT JOPLIN.

CARRIE NATION AT JOPLIN.
Will Price entertained the Joplin
council and Mrs. Nation at his drug
store in Joplin Tuesday evening
and the Joplin Globe has the fol-
lowing to say:
The principal feature of the meet.
ing of the council last night wac
not down on the program and oc-
CURED after the council had form.
ally adjourned. just before ad'
journment, one of the usembers ot
the council read an invitation from
Mr.. Price, manager of the Coopes
Drug Company, asking the council
to accept the hospitality of that
firm by partaking of the latest new
cooling and refreshing summes
drinks. The council gladly ac.
cepted the invitation and forthwith
adjourned to repair to the drug
store.
All the council with Mayor Trigg,
ex.Mayor Spencer, City Physiciao
Woodson, City Counselor Mont.
gomery aud other city officials to-
gether with the representatives OF
the press, were seated at tue table
regaiiug themselves when Coun'
Gilman Felix, who had been belated,
came into the room and iaformed
the council that Mrs. Nation had
gone over to the council hall with
the purpose of addressing the
council. The council at once en-
Enthusiastically suggested that Car
rie join them at the festal board
and sent Felix out after her.
Scarcely had the latter started on
on his mission before a greatcrowd
came pouring into the drug store
bearing with them the noted
smasher who at once went without
hesitation to the rear Of the build
ing where the city fathers were
congregated.
II am glad that she caught us at
a soft drink establishment" OBJ
serbed Couuciiman Campbell un-
der his breath and the words were
echoed by more than one of the
members in a guilty tone which
suggested that it was not altogeth.
er impossible but that she might
have caught them ia a place where
drinks were stronger.
"Why weren't all you gentlemen
out to the lecturer" observed Car
rie, ~you missed a great deal by not
being out"
I'VE were holding q council meet
ing," explained Judge Trigg and
could not come.
"Is this the way you hold a coun-
Gil meeting in Joplin" asked the
emasher, elevating her eyebrows.
"No," eaid Counciinan Evaus.
"This 10 just q little diversion after
the meeting is over. Won't you
have drink with US, there's moth
ing but soft drinks served, you
know" Carry sat down and partook
of some ice cream, at the came time
keeping up running conversation
with the mayor, asking him why
he did not compel all salcous to go
out of business and making a few
other pointed queries At one time
she TUNED around and said: "This
is angel food cake, don't it make
you all feel angelic to have me with
you tonight?"
No audible response was made to
this, bat Evans said under his
breath. II feel very highly COM
plimented to have such a promiu-
ent woman with ue."
Before the council left the drug
store some cigars we're passed
around. Carrie gave look of hor-
ror and all the counciimen ducked
their cigars under table except a
lone reporter who was brave
enough to put 1t in his mouth. Car
rie held her finger out pointed
straight at the guilty man and
slowly the cigar joined the others
under the table. Evans, who
seemed to be the spokesman for the
rest all the way through, observed
that the reporter was newly mar
ried. "WelI, he has very indulg-
ent wife" said the smasher with a
emile. That ended the proceedings
at the drug store and the council
went home.
Wonner's Puritan Bread
at DENTS Cash Grocery.