The Iola register., 1902-04-04
CalIed on the Jointists

Called on the Jointists
There was CONSERVATION and excite
ment as never before on West street
Friday whenS four women marched
down the street and entered the front
doors of the Montgomery joint. "
Later the women visited place few
doors west A crowd gathered to see
the fun, but the ladies all came forth
alive and quietly went their way.
The ladies were: Miss Southard, an
evangelist, who has been working
here for some time, Mrs. Gillian, Mrs
Keys and Mrs. Mckee. Miss South
ard is from Winfield Kansas, and
has had experience in breaking up
such places. She has been conduct
ing meeting here for week or more,
giving particular attention to temper
ance work. The other ladies are we'll
known temperance workers of this
city.
II is the custom of the evangelist to
hold street meeting early in the
evening and later go to the United
Brethren church and hold regu
lar meeting. Last Friday the pro-
gram was varied. Previous urging
had prepared the ladies for unusual
measures to stop the liquor traffic and
Miss Southard found no trouble in
getting the ladies to accompany her.
She is young woman of twenty-five
of pleasing address.
1t was early in the evening when
they went down West street. to the
first building west of the alley. They
passed through the front room which
contains q restaurant and into the
rear room. a number OF men were
inside and CONSERVATION reigned
when the ladies came in. The men
stared at the women. Miss Southard
spoke TO the man behind the bar
and addressed the men present in
general way urging them to
cease their present manner of living
attend the church meetings and look
after their immortal souls. One man
stood next the bar, with a bottle of
beer close at hand. She started to take
this bottle, but the alarmed bartender
seized it. Miss Southard did get the
label from the bottle and it is said to
contain some interesting German read
ing. After the fewwords of eXhortation
and prayer, the ladies left. They next
visited the stone building at the corner
of West and Walnut. But the alarm
had preceded them and they were stop
ped at the door between the front and
rear rooms. So they retired after urg-
ing the man in charge to reform.
The ladies then went to Washington
avenue and held the usual street meet
ing, afterwards holding a meeting in
the church.
1t is not known whether the
knowledge obtained that evening will
be used to prosecute the joints in the
courts.
SATURDAY NIGHTS RAID
Saturday night the Crusade"
against the rum power was renewed in
this city, Miss Seuthard, accom-
panied by Mrs. Keys, visited the Nc
Carley restaurant on the west side OF
the square and destroyed a bottle OF
liquor.
The front of the business place is
fitted up as a cigar and tobacco stand,
In the rear Of this is Il series Of rooms
formerly used as kitchens and dining
rooms In the extreme rear, on the
alley, is the old bakery room, some
times used as joint by such proprie-
tors as see fit. 1t is generally sup
= posed that this rear room is "ht''
now, and Miss Southard evidently got
that same impression.
SATURDAY. night she and Mrs. Keys,
both of whom participated in the West
street meetings a few nights previous,
entered the front door of the McCar'
ley place. Nobody interfered with
them and they proceeded from one
di> room to another on their way to the
or OF the building About two
of the way back they were