Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-01-31

; Nation, armed with a brand new
hatchet, started on crusade against
Topeka joints this morning. She
' city. At the first saloon visited no
damage was done. she being elected.
The police tried to arrest her. but a
crowd of sympathizers prevented it.
Boston, Jan. 31.-Mrs. Mary Green,
| who seemed to be familiar with the
| methods of Mrs. Carrie Nation, of
Kansas, wrecked u Cambridge street
| bar room Tuesday evening and yester
day was sentenced to serve Il term at
Deer island. Mrs. Green not only laid
the bartender low with a plate, but
also reduced the bar ware to molecules,
shattered several plate glass mirrors
and drove the frightened patrons of
the establishment into the wine cellar.
I'm Carrie Nation she yelled, ''and
I'll leave no rum shop in the town
when l get through" Mrs. Green's
| imitation of the noted Kansas reform
er WAS terminated by a policeman, and
Judge Wentworth yesterday sentenced
her to the house of correction.
Quite Otherwise in Kansas.
Anthony, Kan, Jan. 31.-Mrs. Car
sie Nation was outdone here yester-
day, when band of w. G. L. L. wom-
Ell. headed by Mrs. Sheriff, of Dan
vile, Kan, completely wrecked the
fixtures in four joints smashing
plate glass windows and mirrors right
| and left, and turning gallon after gal
lon of liquor into the cutters. The
women. who Were of the best families
in Anthony, were accompanied by their
FlRsN
assured protection. No arrests We're
| made, and the band will. it is said,
start out today on a tour of destruc-
ton through Harper county. which is
prolific in saloons. Mrs. Sheriff. who
led yesterdays raid is under bond TO
appear at Danville in April to answer
| charge of salOon-wrecking placed
| against her six weeks ago.
She Attacked I'm the Early Morning.
Mrs. Sheriff came to Anthony late
Tuesday and worked all night pro-
curing hatchets and other implements
of destruction, and 1t was Il. m. yes
terday before she had perfected plans
for the raid. She enlisted the follow
ing women: MesdameS VI. j. Davis,
| William Scott. +. II. Brubailer. Louis
Macy. II. G.. Hooper. Charles Robin
| son, John Hickens. John Kendall. j.
| II. Shelton. and the Misses Mckay,
rage. Massey, RODlISOn ana hlAOn
all of Anthony. They began their at
| tack shortly after daybreak. taking
the saloonkeepers and the town Off
cials by surprise.
Made an Appeal to God.
The women knelt and prayed with
in sight of the wreck they had spread
One woman in an impassioned appeal
to the Almighty asked that He guide
them to other dens of iniquity and di-
rect their footsteps TO otherrum-cursed
towns in Kansas. This prayer was
interpreted to mean that the Anthony
women would extend their crusade.
and word was hurriedly sent over the
telephone wires to adjacent towns by
local saloon sympathizers. No arrests
We're made, but the mayor quickly
swore In extra police and the crusaders
were placed under strict surveillance.
Many Get Keeling Drunk.
He also preserved the names of the
women engaged in the work. As Il
sequel to the raid n number OF young
men and two or three small boys be-
came reeling drunk. Two of the boys
were locked ND in the city jail. Dur
ing the excitement they had followed
the crusaders into the saloons and Sc
cured quantity of whisky, wine and
beer.