Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-06-01
furnish certain quota Of signatures to
the agreement.

furnish certain quota Of signatures to
the agreement
Carrie Nation will deliver lecture in
Red Wing on the goth Of June. The Pro-
hibitionists of Goodhue County, of which
Red Wing is the county seat, are prose-
cutting campaign of unusual vigor.
i Nice clubs have been received recently
from N. H. Shafer, Miss Thea Rudh, Jos.
Slater, John Donahue, Miss Lena Bjor-
naas, G. A. Duncanson and G. e. Calder
wood, the last named resident Of Cal
ifornia.
Miss Louise E. Hollister and Mrs. Bes-
sic Laythe Scovell will conduct state
w. G. T. U. Institute at Waterville, June
| 20 to July Z. The state conference Of the
Y. w. C. T. u. will take place at Kimball,
June 1913.
| Secretary Calderwood has a new sup
ply of stickers. The state ought to be
covered with them. You can always find
his address at the head Of our second
page Any amount in silver or stamps
will bring you some.
| J. M. Elan, organizer for the First Dis
trict, will include points in Mower, Steele,
Fillmore and Houston counties in his
next itinerary. Very successful meetings
have been held by Mr.. Elan recently in
Blooming Prairie Lyle and Oakland.
| J. j. Craig, one Of our speakers and
Rev. s. w. Squire, M. e. pastor at Cho-
kio, were 11onored with a shower Of eggs
at that place at the close Of a rally. The
aim of the rowdies was wild, but they
succeeded in increasing the interest.
There will be North Dakota w. G. T.
U. Institute at the Devils Lake Chautau
qua grounds July Sis. It will be con-
Quoted by Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, of
Washington, D. c., and Mrs. E. Preston
Anderson, state president. The state
convention will take place at Wahpeton
Sept. 1926. i
Prohibitionists of North Dakota are
elated over the recent supreme court de-
cision disbarring Prosecuting Attorney
Voss from practicing in the state courts
because Of his refusal to prosecute vio-
lators of the prohibitory law after COM
plants had been made to him.
Mrs. Nation was on May 10th SEN
fenced to a months confinement in Jail
and to pay a fine of $100 at the rate of
barn during her crusade. When she
had spent a few days in Jail Gov. Stanley
pardoned her and RENTED her fine.
The national convention Of the w. c.
T. U. will begin Oct. II at Portland, Me.
Lady Henry Somerset will be present.
The national officers report widespread
increase in membership and growing |
interest in the principles of the organiza-
ton, purity, total abstinence and prohi-
bition.
Mrs. Charlton Edholm, knowing by ex-
tensive observation whereof she speaks, |
says again and again from the platform
that the traffic in drink is the cause of
the traffic in girls, and that when five
million Christian voters vote as they
pray the liquor traffic will go and with
it this traffic in girls.
Fillmore's Prohibition Songs contains
Beautiful Flag Of Liberty and Ship of
State, patriotic songs. Among it's Prohi-
bition selections are Didn't You Vote
that Way?" 1.-THE Happy Irishman,V
prohibition Band Wagon and Down in
the Licensed Saloon" rs and 80 cents.
We also have the Battle Cry. IS cents.
We would like to retain your name on
our list as a permanent subscriber. But
if you feel that you must order your pa
per discontinued, please do not forget to
pay to date. II in arrears, you have
doubtless received a statement of your
account recently. If it has been mislaid,
and you desire duplicate, write us.
The new Prohibition party of Ontario
had twelve candidates in the field, al
though it was organized about 4 month
before election, May 20. In a number Of
large centers Of population Prohibition
overshadowed all the other issues. The
union committee held conference May
80 to provide for permanent organization.
State Of Ohio, City Of Toledo.