The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-21
Mrs. Carrie Nation and Followers
Have Many Exciting Epi-
sodes in Topeka, Kan.
A NOTORIOUS JONI DEMOLISHED.
Broke Into Cold Storage Plant
WGere Numbr of Fine Bars
Had Been stored.
Celebrated saloon smasher Address
al "a Large Mass Meeting of Men
aad women and Was Arr
rested -Four Times.

Iopcka. Kan. Feb. l>.--Mrs. Carrie
Nation put in II busy Sunday in To-
peha and as IL result the capital city
has experienced more genuine excite
II, NJ than can be remembered by the
ol, r:,i inhabitants. Mrs. Nation lit
er. ~ clammed the day full of eXcit-
iuo episodes: she succeeded in having
thr contcnts of notorious joint
tms Shed. broke into Il cold storage
plaIt where a number of fine bars
lad been stored ,.way for safety and
demolished them addressed large
mass meeting of men and women, and
was arrested four times. The last
time that The law laid it's hands upon
her was when ,irs. Nation emerged
from the church where the mass
meeting had been held
sunday morning at o'clock just
Gs the big bell on tie Church of the
Assumption tower was striking off
the hour, Mrs. Nation, the famous
Joint smasher. sailed forth from the
state house grounds at the head of
zoo men and women. all armed with
hatchets and axes. and moved on the
joints of the city. Nobody but Mrs.
Nation knew what plans she had laid.
IN the crowd were a large number
OF students of Wash burn college,
some of the ministers of the city and
number of professional and busi-
ness men. The crowd marched in
military order. There was no excite
men;. The men and women were fol-
lowing their recognized leader whom
they trusted implicitly The company
marched silently out of the state
house grounds, down Kansas avenue,
10 the place on East Seventh street
kept by Mr.. Murphy. When the joint
was reached the work of demolition
was commenced without prelimina-
ries. Mrs. Nation. brandishing a new
Ratchet. had started the onslaught,
nttcring words of depreciation against
the Joint keepers as she deftly sent
her weapon through the first plate
glass window at hand. Others fol-
lowed her lead quickly. Amidst the
shouts of the crusaders and the die
tatorial commands of the policemen
present trying to protect the prop
crty. glass was soon crashing to the
ground on all sides. Next the door
was smashed in with an AK. the in
terror entered ana bar. kegs. bottles,
mirrors and everything smashable
was attacked
Her work over Mrs. Nation proudly
emerged from the place only to he
arr ~teh. She went along with the
officer, followed by her band and
many people who had gathered. AT
the police station she was released
promptly and hurried back to her
work.
She entered a livery barn. in which
some bars had been stored. and smash
ed them. Then at the head of 25 of
her stoutest hearted followers she
went to the Mooser cold storage plant
and entered i'm the search of some liq-
uor she thought had been stored
there. This time Mrs. Nation was
arrested by the county authorities
and was taken to jail in a patrol
wagon. 1t was afternoon before She
was released from Jail on bond, and
after taking dinner with Sheriff Cook
she went to the First Christian
church. where she was accosted by
an officer with warrant. and taken
to the county Jail again. She stayed
this time for two hours. and finally
her bond was signed by one of the
iointists of the city, prominent Ne.
gro politician.
Mrs. Nation was arrested for the
fourth time in the afternoon.