The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-24
SHE'S STILL
SMASHING
Mrs. Carrie Nation Wrecks a
Saloon at Enterprise.
PROPRIETOR HAD FLED
She Entered Alone and Used
Ratchet Freely.
CITY MARSHAL APPEARED
And Is Severely Arraigned on
the Scene.
RECEIVED SLIGHT INJURY
Mrs. Nation Attacked by
Saloon Keepers Wife.

Mrs. Carrie Nation Of Medicine Lodge
who recently created havoc IN three
Wichita saloons. was in Enterprise. kan.
yesterday. and aided by w C. T L.
women. wrecked saloon al that place
The news reached Wichita q short time
after the affair happened and it was the
pricipaI topic OF street conversation dur
ing the evening. When Mrs. Nation left
this city It was announced that she was
going 70 Newton Yesterday morning it
was stated that she was in Hutchinson.
Later came the announcement that she
had been in the saloon wrecEng business
at Enterprise An Associated Press dis
patch TO the Eagle last night says:
Mrs Carrie Nation. the joint snasher.
began her crusade in Enterprise today
by demoushing one joint and delivering
a street lecture, She arrived on the
eaIy morning Santa Fs train from Wich-
tia and went at once to the home Of C.
B. Hoffman. the wen known Popuust
wife vas at home, and a temperance
meeting was held at the house at
O'Clock. attended by a dozen or more
women. After perfecting plans Mrs Va
ton secured hatchst and started for
the business part Of town. accompanied
by Mrs. Hoffman. Mrs I. A Case. a
leading ". c. T. e. worker and another
woman who was yelled
The two j0intists had locked their sa-
looms and were in hiding. Mrs Nation
went to Schnling's pace and attacked
the glass doors. She smashed the glass
out Of the frames and stepped into the
deserted joint, leaving the others out
side She smashed the big mirror, chop
ped gashes in the bar and broke all the
glasses and bottles on the shelves; then
she went to the refrigerator and com
menced bringing ont cases OF beer. She
handled them easily and lifting them
high in the air dropped them on the
floor. deity cracking each bottle left
solid after the fall The floor was soon
covered with a mixture of drinkables,
bar She kent up the work until Marshal
w r. Benham finally entered and taxi
ing her by the sleeve told her she must
get out.
"what are you2' she demanded. 'but
q murderer and per5urer and protecting
this unholy trahic2 Either let me alone
or take off your STAR
But she followed him out and calling
her companions proceeded 20 give the
marshal a blistering arraignment in the
presence Of the crowd She then started
for the other Joint, but 1T was wen bar
ricaded and offered no plate glass for
her u attack The marshal refused 20
allow her to chop down the doors and
she finally went home with her COM
pantous. She said she had only begun
her work and expected to clean out
many more places
About $50 o'clock as MIS- Nation was
iecturlng on the streets. Mrs. SeiuIlinE.
the wife Of the 5slnsist whose place OF
business vas demolished. came ND TO
her .rve got you now" she said. and
she struck Mrs. Nation twice Ia the face.
A slight cash was cut over the eye and
il bled nrofusely. Mrs Nation went II a
neirhboring house and had her eye ban
5sred and continued her lecture on the
street The crowd was TOO noisy. and
she adjourned 10 a church near BY
where She made q long address.
II IS reported that she VIII move on
Abilene tomorrow. and the Abilene Joint /
keepers are preparing Ger her coming.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Abilene says. "The news that 1lrs. Ma
rion was within six miles on her Joint
smashing crusade. and had demolished q
Soint at Enterprise. caused a. state az
panic at the Aslene dIspsnsaries. and all
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