Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-03-06
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.

Tho meeting which was held wit.
Mrs A. l. Kellogg February 9Th. cailee
out good attendance. including ono gen
tlemsn member.
Tho following committees were ap-
pointed:
Miss Elsie Goss. to learn tho esae'
facts relating To tho prohibition amend
inent now before tho legislature.
Mrs. NANNY. To wri;s tho Judiciary
committee regarding the passing o! puri-
" measures now pending before tho STATE
legislature.
Mrs. Alice X. Green. Mrs. Kellogg ane
Mr.. brandonburg 10 confer with the
ministers and communicate with Rev. r
a. N. Wilson and Captain Lister in regard
to securing their services in Tho near
future.
Mrs. Msi,by. Mrs. Mounts and Mrs
1linn to interview tho city clerk and CT
anime records.
REPORT OF THE LOYAL TEMPERANCE LEGION
A very good program was given Fob
ruary 26th. although on account Of sick
noes and tho inclemcnt weather some
who were on tho program ware not able
to DO present
Tho FIRST pri.c was awarded to Les
kline!el;or; second. six esbino, pictures
to Miss Mamie Jollson.
Tho other two. Miss Edwina Howard
and Robert wcidman. were each given
ono years subscription TO tho Con,os;
Journal.
a request comes from the state super
in;cndent At Denver that the mems con-
test be repeated in tho surrounding towns
II this is agreeable to tho class they will
please report TO Mrs. Henry.
It is desired that all tho schools in the
county take up tho eoatos, work. Every
school takes priae in giving holiday anc
last day Of school entertainments. anc
why not offer an incentive IN the way oi
beautiful gold or silver medal. Teach
crs or parents desiring further informa-
ton will please write or interview the
contest superintendent, Mrs. Augusta
klinefeltcr. first tract south OF Washing
ton school.
Tho next meeting Of the w. c. T. U
will be held at the home Of Mrs. w. n
Young. March 10Th. corner South lth
street and Maple avenue. Everybody in
vited who is Interested in tho temperance
movement.
CONCERNING NICHOLAS.
Last summer when the w. c. T. U
were taking steps toward pardoninf
young Mitchell, whose offense was killing
a man in self defense, and securing hi.
evidence against the saloons for selling
liquor to minors. they were induced to lei
it drop through Misrepresentation BY
Lawyer Nicholas He stated that the
La Junta w. c. T. U. had requested u:
to take no action toward pardoning him
Yesterday we teephoned the w. c. T. U
at La Junta. inquiring if this was true
The answer was they never did any suct
thing, but that they had done all in theil
power to liberate him. Nicholas inventec
pretty and pathetic tale-that the boy
who desired to attend school and having
no home, and from the fact that he hae
taken great liking to the Iailer's family
who were true christians, everybody
thought, including the La Junta W. c. T
u, that it would be better to thus give
him the benefit of home influences anc
| allow him to attend school. but live witt
the jailer's family and still be under the
custody of the law This little rust
worked to the entire satisfaction of the
saloon keepers, but the pit which Mich
olar digged is Justly occupied at the pres
ent time by himself-the cell of a fiend
The boy was never sent to school, MOI
received any attention whatever excep
by the W. c. T. u, who constantly visit
ed him; and through inactivity and con.
finement had a very serious illness, ane
was near the point of death many weeks
Nicholas is a fair sample of the kind of {
man the liquor power chose to represent
their interests, he being one of their pro.
ducts. Press Superintendent.
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