The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1901-02-13
CORVALLIS OREGON. FEBRUARY Is 1901

In it his daughter, Miss Helen
Roosevelt, is made his sole heir.
The son is mentioned, but not for
any of the Roosevelt money.
At the same time word has been
sent to the young man that he need
never attempt to appear atthe fam.
lily home, for his presence there
will never be tolerated.
Topeka. Kan, Feb g. Holten
Kan, was purged ofits Joints to-
day. The pnrging process was ac-
complished bp a band of not least
loco determined citizens, who took
the law into their own hands and
meted out summary justice to the
'jointists'''' of the city. Three joint'l
were put out of business, and Holt
en- is dry town for the first time
in Is years.
The, citizens of HoIten held a
meeting last night and decided that
the joints must be closed at once.
This afternoon at three o'clock they
met at the Methodist church, and,
after arms evangelistic exercises.
they started out to do their work.
There were about 800 people at the
ilchurch but it soon became known
| what was going on, and soon the
| main street of the city was crowded
people anxious to see the work ac-
complished.
| There were a number of officers
in the crowd and they led the way
to the first joint, which was kept
by woman named Hicks, on the
south side of the public square.
This has for years been one Of the
most notorious places Of the city.
The crowd broke in the doors and
took out all the liquor, emptying it
in the street. They then broke up
all the fixtures in true Mrs Nation
style, not sleaving q whole thing
that could be used in the joint bu-
! siness. The proprietress of the
joint tried to leave, but the crowd
/ refused to let her.
When the demolition of the Hicks
joint was complete, the crowd start
ed to do the same thing with the
other joints of the city, twoin num-
-ber. The proprietors of these
joints, by working very hard, man
aged to turn all their liquor out, be-
by the time the crowd reached
their place of business. They plead
ed earnestly to be allowed to keep
the fixtures and promised on their
oaths never again to sell another
drop of liquor in Holten. One of
! the jointists, man named Ander-
son, got down on his knees and sup
plicated the crowd not to destroy
| his fixtures, as it would ruin him
financially, and he promised to
4 have them out of town in an hour.
| The citizens decided to give the re-
4 naming iointists few hours with
in which to leave the city.
/ There was not semblance of
| 1lawlessness at any time durin the
the progress of the smashing. Law
| yers, newspaper men and business
| men helped swell the crowd. which
was composed of some Of the best
people of Holten. After the smash
ling had been completed, the guard
| ians of law went to the Methodist
churcn and had a thanksgiving SER
vice over the successful result oi
their work. Tonightsa a meeting was
held in HoIten, and vigilance
committe was organized to see that
a joint will never again have q
chance to do business there. The
members of the committe4 say that
the first joint that starts there will
be Immediately smashed and the
owner banished from the city
There is great rejoicing in Holten
tonight. The people say they ac.
complished in two. hours what the
officers have not been able to do ir
Is years.
Topeka, Kan, Feb 5-Attorney
General Goddard tonight appointed
! Judge Bedden as assistant attorney
general for this county to enforce
the prohibition law. It is under,
stood that an aggressive campaign
will bo started at once. Judge Bed
den is the attorney who had charge
of Jesse Morrison in the recent E.:
dorado murder trial.
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