Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-05
EARLY MORNING RAID
Mrs. Nation Does Her Daily
Stunt at Joint Smashing
Today.
Senate Saloon. One Of the
Handsomest In Topeka.
Wrecked.
Gets Into Jail Again. Accused
Of Institutins :

Topeka, Kas.. Feb. 5-About 5 o'clock
this morning Mrs. Nation started out
on d tcilr of joint smashing Accom-
lpanied by Mrs. j. r. White and Mad
feline Southard, she attempted to enter
| a place On Kansas avenue. The man on
l,duty managed to disarm Mrs. Nation
land bolt the door before any OF the par
lty could enter. Tse next place visited
1.-The women entered without resistance,
but colored man quickly seized Mrs.
Nation and took her hatchet away. In
the scufile Mrs. Nation was struck on
1.-THE right temple. The blow did NOT dis
liable her and she saized the hRtchet
carried by Mrs. White and began
lsmashing slct machines and liquor fix
lures. The colored porter fired revol-
liver at the ceiling to frighten the oru-
saders and attract attention from the
loutside. Policeman Graham went to
1.-The place and escorted Mrs. Nation to
1.-THE police station Here Mrs. Nation
land her followers held short prayer
service
\ The Senate saloon, the one wecket. is
one OF the llandsornest and most com
1 plete in the city. Probably $1,000 worth
lof property was destroyed.
4 AT the police station Mrs. Nation was
booked as a Joint stnasher. The 9th
ers were released. Her case was con-
tinued until Thursday without bond. the
charge preferred being that OF .sirstl-
tuting a riot" The case against Mrs.
| Nation for attempting To smash the
unique saloon Monday afternoon was
ldismissed this morning. Mrs Nation
today Issued a proclamation TO Topeka
sehool children, seeking their aid.
want every cne of you little ones. she
said, Ito gYab up a rock and smash the
4 glass doors and windows of these he'll
! holea
Topeka. Feb. 5.AIrs. Carrie Nation
Hate yesterday afternoon met the first
ldefeat in her saloon slnashing career
Later at the police station she Laughing
~ declared that it was by no meanshel
.liWaterloo and she would soon again bs
at her chosen work.
4 With six women, each armed with
4 bright new hatchets. she had started ou
at > O'Clock to wreck restaurant or
East Sixth street, that also dispensed
| liquors. Before sfe could WELD hei
hatchet. Mrs Nation was disarmei and
a free-for-all struggle between restaur-
ant people and wreckers was begun Tit
lgreatest excitement prevailed for a
ltime. during which numerous eyes were
blacksned and many noses made tt
bleed.
Mrs. Nation. herself unable to accom-
plish anything, shouted orders to her
4 followers TO begin the onslaught. But
the hatchet brigade had become stam-
peded. and not another hand was raised
against the obnoxious restaurant.
Mrs Nation was led away to the sta
Ition on a charge of disturbing the peace
and was followed by a jeerng crowd.
Mrs Nation took her determination tc
lraid this place very suddenly. A group
|of women had gathered in the United
lPresbyterian church to plan for a raid
this morning, when Mrs. Nation decided
to go out and show how she could
smash a joint"
Surrounded by half dozen women
all armed with hatchets. Mrs. Nation
He'd the way down Kansas avenue fol-
lowed by thousands of people shouting
| like a mob. When the restaurant TO be
attacked was reached, the women
headed by Nrs. Nation. made rush for
the door. Mrs. Nation had warned the
proprietors she would raid the place il
they did not stop selling liquors, and
| they We're prepared for her attack. The
hatchet was jerked from her hand by
a strong man and the women were
/ forced back.
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