The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-01-31
FOUR WERE WRECKED
Women of Anthony Destroyed
Saloons Yesterday.
USED HATCHETS AND AXES
Destruction Was Complete
No Arrests Made.

Passengers who came in from Anthony
yesterday had many stories to tel OF the
wrecking Of four saloons at that place by
women yesterday morning. The women
waged war on the liquor and saloon dxt-
ures and each place was a complete
wreck before they left the building. Wich-
lta people were interested in the affair
probably because they went through a
similar experience just q short time ago.
An Associated Press dispatch TO the
Eagle from anthony says:
Mrs. Carrie Nation was outdone here
today. when q band of W. c. T. U. wo-
men. headed by Mrs. Sheriff Of DanviIle,
Kan, completely wrecked The fixtures in
four "jonts. smashing plate glass win
d0ws and mirrors right and left, and
turned gallon after gallon of linquor into
the gutter. The women, who We're Of the
est families in Anthony, were accOmpan-
led by their husbands, sons and brothers
who assured them protection. No ar
rests were made, and the band viii, it
is said, start o0t on 2 tour Of destruction
through Harper county. which is prolific
IN saloons.
Mrs. Sheriff. who led todays raid, is un-
der bond to appear at Danvilie in April
to answer TO a charge Of aloon wrecldng
placed against her six weeks ago. Mrs.
Sheriff came to Anthony late yesterday
and worked an night procerring hatchets
and other implements of destruction and
it was o'clock this morning before she
had perfected plans for the raid. She en-
listed the following women: 11esdames J.
Lewis, William Scott, r. H. Brubaker
Louis Macy, r. c.. Hopes Charles Rob
inson, John Hickens, John Kendall, J. II.
Shelton, and the Misses Mckay Page,
Massey, Robinson and HiXon, all Of An
thony. They began their attack shortly
after daybreak. taking the saloon keepers
and the town officials by surprise
A greater part of the hovac was fin
ished before the mayor or police We're
aware Of what was going on. The actual
damage done to personal property, aside
from the liquor destroyed, is placed by the
saloon keepers at 5000 This however.
is belived to be too conservative.
AS a result Of the attack the greatest
excitement prevailed. For a time the
whole town was in an uproar. and it was
feared that personal violence would re-
suit
The first place attacked was situated in
the rear OF a drug store, which was for
cibly entered from the front. Tt contain
ed some costly bar fixtures, and among
other things a costly cash register With
in fo7s minutes the women had smashed
everything In sight The cash register
was demolished, but in their hurry to in-
ish this job ard go to other places they
overlooked the bulk of liquors stored
away
Halt a block down The street the second
scene Of Joint smashing was enacted.
They found the saloon locked but axes
We're applied and the whole glass front
was smashed I'm,
Here their work was more complete
The building, a great plate glass mirror
and everything in sight was reduced TO
the maximum of the Mrs Nation idea
Here also n fight occurred, the proprietor
being smashed over the head with a beer
bottle, his scalp laid open and his blood
mixed with the flow of liquors that ran
in small streams over his floor The joint
keeper was struck by the husband of one
OF the women.
In quick succession two other places a
short distance down the street were sub
5ected to imilar treatment. the fixtures
smashed and all the liquor turned into
the gutter
Mrs. sheriff is credited with having Civ
en- Mrs Nation the first idea for a wreck
Ing crusade Mrs. Sheriff is a stranger to
the people Of Anthony. and for time
many in the crowd that followed the
crusaders from place 70 place believed
that she was Mrs Nation