Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-02-28
mrs. NATION N TROUBLE.
Demolishes a Joint and Destroys
Saloon Fixtures Stored In q
Cold Storage Plant.
ARRESTED AND PLACED Int1opEkl JAIL.
Refuses to Give Bonds to Keep the
Peace-Motion to 0uash Indictment
Trial On Charge Of Malicious De
stfuetion Of Property.

AAASAAsS ssAee
o'clock Sunday evening Mrs. Nation,
followed by 500 men and women,
raided and completely demolished one
joint and destroyed lot of saloon
furniture stored in q cold storage
plant, into which they had broken.
During the day Mrs. Nation was ar
rested three different times on
charges preferred by the proprietor
Of the cold storage plant. She was
released each time and at $3.50 o'clock
in the evening was marching down
Kansas avenue at the head Of 500 peo-
pie, apparently bent on another raid.
Mrs. Nation In Jail.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 19.-Mrs. Nation
is now in the county jail as result
of her trial on peace warrant be-
fore Judge Hazen. She acted as her
own attorney in the trial. Judge
Hazen placed her under $4,000 bonds
to keep the peace, and ordered her
to appear before him at the next
term of court. Mrs. Nation refused
to give the bond and was taken to
Jail.
Killed In . Raid.
Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. 19.-Death
was the result of raid by the 'eHome
Crusaders" an organization formed
on the plan advocated by Mrs. Car
RE Nation, when 20 masked men,
armed with rifles and shotguns, at
tackled saloon in Wildwood, small
place near here, killed the wife of
John Hudson, the saloon keeper, and
were repulsed. The melee was very
short, but during its progress over
so shots were discharged, several of
the raiders being injured and two OF
three of the men who were aiding the
saloon keeper receiving bullet
wounds.
Cases Postponed.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 21.-Judge Hazen
postponed the cases against Mrs. Ma
ton and others for the malicious de-
struction of property Sunday, until the
next term of court, which will be some
time in April.
Must Stand Trial.
Wichita, Kan, Feb. 21.- Mrs. Ma
TONS attorneys presented motion
in the district court to quash the in
dictment against his client on the
ground that the building injured
harbored nuisance and that his
client had right to abate it. In de-
nying the motion Judge D. M. Dale
ruled Wednesday that it makes no diff
ference whether the property de-
stroyed is used for saloon, bank
grocery store.
Will Use the Boycott.
Arkansas City, Kan, Feb. 21.-The
temperance women of Arkansas City
met Wednesday and pledged them
selves to withhold all their trade
from the merchants who do not favor
the Law and Order league. An aux
iliary battalion to the mems organ
ization was formed.
One Case Dismissed.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 22.-Judge Cabe,
of the city court. handed down de-
cision yesterday in the case of Mrs.
Carrie Nation for smashing the Sen
ate saloon, discharging her, on the
ground that she was not guilty of
malicious destruction Of property.
This does not affect the cases pend
ing against Mrs. Nation for the Sun
day raid for which she is now in the
county Jail.
To BE an Editor.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 22.-Mrs. Car
RE Nation has chosen new weapon.
She will edit paper to be known as
the ''smasher's Mail,' published in
the interest of negroes primarily and
the cause of temperance and law
generally.
Against Mob Violence.
Wichita, Kan, Feb. 22-At large
mass meeting Friday afternoon reso-
lutions were submitted declaring
against mob violence in any direction
o~l ,,rrS,,rp Tho -, . x,ov, 20 or1,