Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-26
TO LICENSE MURDER
This is What an Eddyville Woman
Defines Licensing Saloons.
ADVANCES 1T At TEMPERANCE MEET.

ADVANCES 1T AT TEMPERANCE MEET.
Miss Garvin at EddyviIle Tells Hear
ers Her Idea of the Liquor Business
Says Only Solution of Problem Is
National Prohibition.
Eddyville, June 25.-(Courier's spe-
cial Servlce.)-The churches of the
CITY held union services in the Congre-
gational church Sunday evening.
Shortly after o'clock Miss Garvin,
who, with her borther and sister, had
been giving concerts and lectures here
FOR few evenings, took the floor and
delivered an abe lecture on temper
ance to a good sized, but attentive
audience. Miss Garvin's lecture show
ed much study upon the great question
of temperance, the following being
some OF the points: She commenced
by saying that, contrary to the general
opinion, Great Britain and the United
States were worse in need of mission
ares than the heather countries owing
to the LIQUOR traffic having attained
such large proportions, nor was there
much use of sending missionaries to
the heather, when we are at the same
time sending liquor to those countries.
Even If we leave the saloon alone, not
for one moment do they leave us alone.
Their influence is thrown about us,
nevertheless. After studying the
| question of prohibition in Iowa for
about four months last summer, Miss
Garyin concludes that Iowa is a better
state than her neighbor, Illinois, in
this respect, but she holds to the opin-
ion that the only solution to the prob
lem is national prohibition. She ar
CUES that there is no use making laws
to regulate the saloon, as man mean
enough to break the commandments of
the great Jehovah by conducting sa-
loon could not be expected to be good
enough to obey the laws made by the
state or nation to regulate his bust
ness. She brought forth an unusual
argument as to licensing the saloons.
The laws of the state say it is unlaw-
full to commit murder, to steal, and to
conduct a saloon without license.
What is wrong is wrong, and licensing
the saloon does not make the business
a whit more right. The saloon keeper
is in the business for the money to be
derived therefrom, and ii the profess
sion is right and proper let him con
duct it unhampered by license the
same as other legitimate enterprises.
If we are going to license evil and
/ thereby derive revenue, why not go a
| step farther and license murder? If a
man wishes to kill a fellow man let
him take out a license, paying, say
$500, for the privilege if the victim is
a good citizen and man Of family. On
the other hand she would make the Ii
cense fee fifty cents for one of those
objects which stand upon street cor
ners putting cigarettes.
: Other EddyvilIe News.
Oscar Johnson, of this place, died
in the Ottumwa hospital Sunday ey
ening, June 20, 1902. Mr.. johnson
suffered a fall three days previous tc
his death, and he was taken to the
hospital and an operation performed
but to no purpose. The funeral was
held from the residence Tuesday af
!, ternoon and the burial was made in
the Highland cemetery. MI. johnson
leaves wife and several children tc
whom sympathy is extended.
Mrs. Daniel Rugel, of Second street
, has, returned from Eldon,, where she
was called by the death of her moth
er, Mrs. Garrett. y48
! VIM. .Brunt and w. G. Anderson, two
prominent farmers residing west O.
town, returned Saturday from a few
! days trip to Oklahoma on tour O
I the new country.
Mrs. G. F. Glass, of Grays Creek
i has been sick the past few days.
a Forest Watkins, son Of Eph. Wat
kins, of Second street. returned Sun
day from few days trip to Oskaloo
sa, visiting his uncle, F. M. Sipes, an,
, family near that place.
Miss Lulu Workman, bookkeeper a
Pekay, spent Sunday here, a guest o
her friend, Miss Mae Riegel, the eff
, cient telephone operator
: Mrs. Addie Kussart and son, Eu
. gene, and brother, Geo. Elliott, VIII
y formerly resided at Eddyville, cam
!, up from Ottumwa recently for a visi
at the parental j. w. Elliott home.
! F. e. Moran, of Marshalltown, bu
! formerly of near this place, was visit
ing relatives here from Saturda.
night till Tuesday.
John L. Moore, of Ottumwa. wa
noticed upon the streets Saturday al
ternoon. sR
Miss Alice Meeker. of Oskaloosa
! came down Sunday for an indefinit
stay with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. F. .Meeker, on South First street
: and with other relatives.
: Mrs. Frank Daggett, one time Ed
s. dyville girl, now of Ottumwa, was
; recent caller on business and pleas
!. ure.
The regular quarterly meeting o
the M. E. church was held Sunday.
Miss Jennie Roovart, who complet
ed the spring term Of school at Blut
! Creek recently, returned to her hom
near Leighton Saturday.
Miss Stella Roberts, a former Eddy
! vile girl, but now of Ottumwa, wa
! visiting among relatives here recent
: ly.