Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1901-11-01
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their determination to oppose the saloon i
by their votes. They urge their people t
read and circulate the New Voice and tn
New Herald, South Dakota's Prohibition
party paper.
| Mower county correspondents say tina
Gov. Van SAINT is being severely citicze,
| in that section for his indulgence to liquo
men. Their latest complaint is because O
the pardon of one Olson of Lyle who afte
much work and expenses on the part O.
law and order men was sentenced to 81
days in prison and 500 fine.
The North Dakota w. C. T. u conven
ton took place at Lisbon, Sept. 1917. Mis-
Belle Kearney, of Mississippi, and Mrs
nellie Burger, of Missouri, delivered power
full addresses. There are now over 1900
members Over half million pages of lit
erature have been distributed Miss Eliza
beth Preston was reelected president.
On Sept. "a, at Exeter Hall, London, was
inaugurated what is expected to be the
greatest temperance movement yet known
in Great Britain. 1t is known as the Free
Church Million Pledges Temperance Cru
SADIE and has the support of seventeen
nonconformist religious bodies The en-
tire country has been divided into districts
and will be thoroughly canvassed.
We usually enclose in our paper quar-.
terly the bills of those who are in arrears
or whose renewal is DUE We have not
been able to do this, however, for several
months and cannot WITH this lrsa'>,r. Will
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to be due? If in doubt as Il Ire aEount,
yon will receive proper creitE for what
ever you send and save us printing bills
and clerk hire. One and two cent stamps
are o. X. here.
One of the questions dropped into the
question box at the Minnesota state w. C.
7. U. convention was "Why Do Not Min
listers Attend Our Conventions" Mrs. Cal
lie Howe, who opened the box, replied II
don't know. In view of the large number
of women and the small number of men
who attend our churches, one would think
their pastors would want to be getting
acquainted with the company they will
keep in heaven
Archbishop Ireland, in addressing the
Catholic Total abstainers of st. Paul re-
Gently, said that President Roosevelt does
hoI nave lACoAlcdIluS liquors on his family
table. He had recently dined with him,
and noting the absence of liquor had sug-
gested to the president that it might be be-
cause of his presence But Mr.. Roosevelt
replied that he never had liquors upon his
family table.
General Walter s. Payne is dead He has
been chairman Of the Ohio Prohibition state
central committee and candidate for secre.
tary OF state and governor Cen pavno
was born in New York state sixty-four
years ago. When young man he settled
in Wisconsin and united with the Presby-
terrain church. He served as soldier
throughout the civil war. He was appoint.
ed colonel and later while with Gen.
Thomas in front of Vicksburg was made
adjutant general In 1885 Gen. Payne was
elected commander-in-chief of the Sons OF
r. and Loyal Legion.
The new order of Brig. Gen. Kobbe, COM
handing one-third of the Philippine archi-
pelago, forbids "the retail sale of beer, wine
and spirits and of all beverages containing
alcohol The order states, however, that
Beer and wines having less than fifteen
per cent of alcohol may be sold at whole
sale in original packages containing not
less than one dozen quart bottles or two
dozen pints:" The object of this order, as
tive peoples in the department-almost ex.
clusively Moros and Mohammedan or Pa.
gan-frOm contact with habits from which
they are yet free and from the class of
persons that saloons attract; and to pro.
vide against disorders and perhaps, hostil
tiles, in the future