Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-18
TEMPERANCE CRU
SADIE is STARTED
REV. H. H, ABRAMS ON GROUND
WILL PUSH MATTER.
Il
Injunction Issued Against Jack Ca
ruthers, a BIakesburg Saloon
keeper-Abrams Not to Work
In OttumWa.

According to H. H. Abrams, OF Des
Moines, state superintendent of the
anti-saloon league of Iowa, all the sa-
looms in Wapello county, outside of
Ottumwa are going have trouble
from now on. Mr.. Abrams came to
Ottumwa this morning from Bloom
field, where he is now busily engaged
in putting quietus on the alleged traf-
ffc of liquor in that city. Mr.. Abrams
primary object in visiting Ottumwa to-
day was to be present at the hearing
for an injunction to restrain Jack Ca
ruthers of Blakesburg from operating
a saloon in that little village. Mr.
Abrams went back to Bloomfield this
afternoon in a highly satisfied frame
of mind as Judge Roberts granted the
injunction prayed for, and now Mi.
Abrams says every saloon in the coun-
ty outside of Ottumwa must close and
that at once. Abrams says it looks as
though the saloon business was a per-
manent fixture in this city, and he
does not intend to start any crusade
against them here. What he does in
| tend to do with those outside of the
city though, is to fix them like Chief
! Gray has fixed the disorderly houses
in this city, get them all in one bunch
| so they can be controlled. Mr.. Alb
rams, says if saloons are wanted in
Wapello county, he wants to get them
all right here in Ottumwa, and in that
manner close tab can be kept on
| them, and no trouble from any source
can ensue. He says all the saloons
at Eddyville Eldon and Blakesburg
are not being run according to law,
and he is going to stop them. 1t looks
as though he was going to make his
word good too. The only liquid dis
pensing place in Blakesburg is closed
by the order entered by Judge Roberts
today, and Mr.. Abrams says he will
commence on the others as fast as
4 possible He will make temperate
addresses at Eddyville and Blakesburg
next Sunday, and by that time hopes
to get the temperance movement un
der full sway.
4 Started at Blakesburg.
j The temperance movement in Wap
a clio county was given good impetus
when Jack Caruthers opened saloor
in Blakesburg. He had run but
short time when proceedings against
him were begun. This was brought tt
an end today, with the hearing before
Judge Roberts, the defense made nc
Opposition, when the state set up the
claim that they did not have regular
consent petition. Under the rulings
of the supreme court the saloons which
We're operated in Wapello county, out
!. side of the city of Ottumwa, were
simply being done so on sufferance
The state claimed, and it was not dis
puted, that the petition under which
they were supposed to be operating
was no good, and that it had to bt
) passed upon by the board of supervis
ors. The state claimed this petition
, had been secured about six years ago
and since that time the supreme
courts ruling had been made, holding
that all petitions secured previous tt
that time were not effective. Judge
Roberts granted an injunction agains
Caruthers on this ground, and tn
hearing for permanent injunction
will be heard at the August term o
|, court. Mr.. Caruthers said to Cour
ier representative today that he woul'
close his place of business at one,
and keep it closed until he was abl
to operate it according to law.
The defense was represented by e1
Senator ]. ]. Smith of the firm O
Steck & Smith, while the state wa
Represented By County Attorney En-
cry. Besides Mr. Abrams, Rev. L. r
! Burdock, pastor of the Methods
. church of Blakesburg, was present t
assist in the prosecution if needed.