Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-02-18


least 1000 determined citizens yester-
day took the law into their own hands
and melted summary justice to the
iointists of the city. Three joints
were put out of business and Holton
is a dry town for the first time In
fifteen years. The citizens held a
meeting and decided that the joints
noon at 3 o'clock they met at the
Methodist church and after some evan
gelistic exercises started out to do
their work. There were number of
officers in the crowd. They led the
way to the first joint which had been
running for fifteen years by a woman
by the name of Hicks, on the south
side. of the public square
The crowd broke down the doors
took out all the liquor and emptied It
into the street. They then broke up
the fixtures in true Mrs. Nation style.
When demolition of the Hicks joint
was completed the crowd started to
in number. The proprietors of these
managed to turn out all their liquor
by the time the crowd appeared, and
nearly had the fixtures moved out.
They pleaded earnestly to be allowed
to keep the fixtures and promised not
to sell liquor again in Holton. The
citizens decided to give the remaining
jointists few hours in which to
leave the city. After the smashing
had been completed the guardians OF
the law went to the Methodist church
and had a thanksgiving service over
the successful result of their work.
Last night meeting was held and a
vigilance committee organized to pre-
vent the opening of another saloon.
"Smashers" in Chicago.
Chicago, Feb. 10.-Single handed
and with no better weapons than fists,
Edward J. Safranek, clerk for the
Cupit Drug company, yesterday re-
pulsed six women who were making a
determined assault on the concerns
store at Lake street and Sacramento
avenue. The glass in the front door
was shattered and $50 worth of drugs
in the show windows destroyed before
| the ''smashers'' were beaten away
One Of the raiders shouted: "Hurrah
for Zion. and Dowie." The police
failed to make any arrests.
Mrs. Nation Accepts Offer.
Des Moines, Feb. 1O-Yesterday
afternoon Mrs. Nation received the
following telegram from the Schlitz
Brewing company of Milwaukee:
"Appreciating your energy and your
sincerity in the cause of temperance,
we. offer you a salary of $500 a month
for your services as lecturer of true
temperance advocating the moderate
Euse of absolutely pure Schlitz, the
beer that made Milwaukee famous
She replied: eff it is. your pleasure
that shall advertise your business
with a Ratchet, which is my usual way,
am at your service. I promise you
that every one shall hear of your ia
NOUS BEER
Mrs. Nation arrived here in the after
noon, having made rear platform
i speech urging her hearers to pick up
tones and smash the saloons. In the
afternoon Mrs. Nation visited fou
falcons, doing no damage but draw
ing such a big crowd on the stree
| that the police were compelled to STOP
| he crusade. In the evening she ad
| dressed 1000 people in the Y. M. G. A
auditorium She will also speak her
at the largest hall in the city tonight
| Tomorrow she starts for Chicago, stop
ping en- route at Muscatine.
Druggist Scared Out.
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