The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-02-15
WARM FOR CONTESTS
Citizens Of Topeka Band to Drive
Them from City.
Nesting Of RepresentatiTe CIfizens Held
Gud LOO Men Agree 20 Enforce No
Tee That All Grogshops Must Re
Closed-TEorlx Elsewhere


Closed-TEork Elsewhere.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. PA mass
meeting Of the male citizens Of To-
peka, at which 5000 men were pres
snt, decided that the numerous joints
IN the city must 60. Friday noon,
February Is, is named as the time
when the cleansing Of the city must
be made complete. II it Is not done
BY that time an army of ], 900 men viii
Immediately move on the joints and
remove them by force. The meeting
was remarkable one IN every re-
spect- It was attended by nearly
al the prominent business men Of
the city. Conservative men who have
heretofore advocated moderation IA
the dealings with the 1awless eIe-
ment, insisted In unmistakable terms
that the time had come when patience
had ceased to me a virtue and that
the people Of Topeka should take
the law In their own hands.
Twelve hundred men signed their
names to cards pledging themselves
TO be ready at a moments notice
to join the army which has been re-
Veruited to stamp out the joints by
the time the limit set by the ulti-
matum expires. The next few days
in Topeka viii see interesting deYeI-
Opments, possibly bloodshed.
The jOintists generally took heed Of
the warning to close their places.
When Chief Stahl and too officers
visited the IS places they found
them all closed with the exception of
W. Finney's place, located at 233 JEFF
ferson street. He was open and doing
business as usual.
Joints at HoIton RaIded.
Holton, Kan, Feb. 13-Citizens of
this town smashed the property of
the Hicks joint, which had been raided
Saturday. The liquor was in the
Eherif's charge but the crowd pushed
aside the deputy who guarded it and
broke up all the bottles and jugs. Mrs.
Haist's joint was then raided and
small amount Of liquor was seized.
The Hicks raid was caused by the
sworn statement Of q drunken man
that Mrs. Hicks sold him the liquor in
violation Of her signed promise Of
Saturday. The church bell was rung
and the townspeople assembled. Then
the raid began.
Indiana Woman Smashed 3 Saloon.
Auburn, Ind, Feb. 9.-The Mrs. |
Nation saloon-smashing crusade has
reached Indiana. Mrs. Tom Creal, |
whose husband is foreman in the Bal |
timore & Ohio shops at Garrett, com |
pletely demolished the handsome new |
plate glass out Of Peter Behler's sa-
loon. A Ratchet was used to do the /
work and after breaking in the front, /
Mrs Creal entered and secured a beer /
bottle, which was the last weapon |
used. She had repeatedly warned Mr.. !
Behler not to sell to her husband, /
who was in Jail at the time.
spoiled" 90 Gallons Of whisky.
Winfield, Kan, Feb. IA barrel Of I
whisky containing 20 gallons, con-
signed by a st. Joseph house to Chance
Rhodes, of Winfield, was smashed at
the santa Fe depot here. One end was
knocked out with a crowbar and the
whisky ran all over the floor. Joseph
Moncrief and Michael Hahn, two &C
tive prohibitionists, were in the depot
just before the smashing.
Rev. Sheldon Does Not Approve.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 12.-Rev. C.. NJ. |
Sheldon, author of "In His Steps,"
disagrees with the methods about to
peka to rid the town of joints. He /
said the responsibility would thus be /
laid on the individual, and that the /
officers should be forced to do their 4
duty.
Liquors Destroyed at q Depot.
Tekemah, Neb., Feb. 12.-The rail-
road depot IN this town was raided /
quietly BY unknown parties Sunday
night and IS cases Of liquor, consigned |
to farmers and others and valued at !
$500, seized and destroyed. The Hq-
uors were stored in the part OF the
depot used by the express company.
he Obeyed the Women.
VermilhOn, S. D., Feb. 1O.-Temper-
anee women Of 8Teckling, S. D., warned
1Ir. Tice, a druggist, to pour his Liq-
uors into the street or they would
do it for him. Last night he sur
rendered and destroyed about $500
worth OF whisky and other intoxicants
while the women sang and prayed.