Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-02-20
MORE JOINT SMASHING.
Ladies' at Perry, Kansas, Destroy Saloon.
Mrs. Nation Made Things Hot at Topeka.

Ladies' at Perry, Kansas, Destroy Saloon.
Mrs. Nation Made Things Hot at Topeka.
Porry, Kansas, February 10.-Fifteen
prominent women, led by the wives of a
Methodist minister and bank cashier,
raided several "joints" here last night.
With hatchets and axes they demolished
fixtures right and left, entailing a lose
IN that particular saloon alone of more
kegs of beer and twenty cases of wine
wore carried into tho streets, whore they
woro chopped into kindling wood and
their contonts flowed away in tho gut
tors.
a drug store was tho last place visited.
Ihe proprietor was accused of quepeh-
ing tho thirst of local inebriates and his
stock was quickly destroyed. In strik-
ing ut tho shelving with hor hatohet one
of the women accidentally struck q
bottle of oarbolic acid. Tho fluid bo.
spattored hor clothing and hands, burn
ing her quito severely.
BITTER FEELING AT WINFIELD.
Winfield, Kansas, February 1o.-In-
tense ill-fooling, around horo by tho
recent destruction of tho "joints" and
which led to dozons of street fights and
the arming of many citizens for self-pro-
lection, apparently has died out.
"Jointists" arc removing what is loft of
their property to places of safety, but
insist on remaining In that city. Their
action may, it is feared, start tho trouble
afrosh.
| CROSSED RIVER TO WRECK.
Arkansas City, Kansas, February TO-
Seventy mon, led by tho minister's of
this city, crossed tho Arkansas river to
day and demolished tho "Last Chance"
saloon. All the ''joints' hero had boon
Chance boing outside the city limits,
it's proprietor continued to do n flourish
ing business. Whom tho crowd swept
down upon tho plaoo today tho bar
tender was asloop. Ho was backed into
a corner ut rovolvor's point and wit
messed tho complete demolition of tho
| fixtures and stock.
IN AN UPRoAR ABOUT LIQUOR.
Lanhaml, Mob, February 10.-This
town is in an uproar ovor tho liquor
question. Money has boon raised to
clean out tho joint keepers. Tho town
is peculiarly situated, tho main street
boing tho line botwcon Kansas and
| Nebraska, just rs the main street of tho
town of Bristol is tho dividing line
between Virginia and Tonncssco. Al
though town of only 200 Inhabitants,
|
States no end of trouble, Offenders from
Quo State moving to the other at will
and thus evading tho officers.
FREE-FOR-ALI. FIGHT.
Boliot, Kansas, February 10.-There
was u frco-for-al fight today arising
from tho fcoling over tho joints. The
| temperance men and women insisted on
inspecting tho places to SEQ that their
orders for closing had been observed
Tho mayor allowed throo or four to
enter joint at II time and sent an officer
to SEQ that no damage was done. Tho
investigation committee was followed
by large crowd. Soon an alarm of fire
was sounded and tho hose cart dashed
up and the fircmcn commenced throw
ing water on tho crowd. Some mon
attempted to cut tho hose but wero pro-
vcntcd by n display of rovolvors. After
several had been moro or less hurt
several arrests wore made and Quiet was
restored.
| SEARCH FOR MRS. NATION.
Wichita, Kansas. February 16.-She-
riff Simmons, of this county, searched
Wichita to-day for Mrs. Nation, having
heard that slo was here, with warrant
charging her with melting riot during
her previous visit. Up to IL o'clock he
was unable to find her. 1t is reported
that sho arrived horo this morning and
that sho was sequcstcrcd by her friends
to avoid being arrested.
ACCUSES A JUDGE.
Topeka, Kansas, February 1G.-Chicf
of Police Stahl to-day filed charges with
the city council against Police Judge
collusion with tho ''jointists" and con
spring to prevent harmony in tho police
| forco.
TOPEKA HAS 4 HARD TIME
Topeka, Kansas, February 17.-Mrs.
Carrie Nation put in busy Sunday in
| Topeka to-day, and rs a result the capi-
tai city has experienced moro genuine OK
citomcnt than can DO remembered by tho
| oldest inhabitant Mrs. Nation literally
crammed the day with thrilling episodes.
She succeeded in having tho contonts of
n notorious joint smashed, broke into n
cold storage plant where number of
| fino bars has been stored away for
| safety, and demolished them; addressed
large mass meeting of men aud women,
and was arrested four times. Tho last
time that the law laid it's hand upon her
was whom Mrs. Nation emerged from
the church whore the mass meeting had
been held.
MRS. NATION Is INSANE.
Topeka, Kansas, February lS.-Alrs.
Nation is now in the county Jail as n
result of her trial on peace warrant
before Judge lIazen to-day. Tho war
rant was sworn to by the Mocscr Cold
Storage Company, whose plant Mrs.
Nation entered yesterday morning.
Mrs. Nation acted rs her own attor-
ncy Judge llaZcn placed her under
$1,000 bond to keep tho peace and or
dcrcd her to appear at tho next term of
Court.
Mrs. Nation refused to give tho bond
and is now detained in tho hospital
room of tho county Jail
made in tho case brought against Mrs.
Nation 10y the proprictors Of tho
wrecked Senate" saloon. Decision was
reserved until Thursday morning.
1t is not likely that Mrs. Nation will
be able to give bond, because she do
clarcs that she will Immediately resume
her smashing crusade. Her friends
have been advised that Judge Hazcn
will make her release conditional upon
the promise that sho TO sent to her
home at Medicine Lodge. Judge lIazcn
tonight placed Cal IcDonnd, Mrs.
Rose Crist and Miss Madeleine Southland
under peace bonds.
The Judge delivered scathing address
20 the three Nation iicutG;aiitS. ,,o cx-
pressed the opinion that Mrs. Nation is
insane.
a powerful engine cannot be run with
weak boiler. and we can't keep up the
strain Of an active lfo with n weak
Stpmu ch. npit hpr can wp sion thn hnp,on