Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1903-03-01
Vertebrate.

The Worlds w. G. T. U. convention
will be held at Geneva, Switzerland, June
Gil.
A bakers dozen of blind piggers are in
jail at ,Willmar, after paying fines OF
500 each.
The Maine Legislature has defeated an
attempt to re-submit the prohibitory
amendment to the constitution.
The Young Peoples Prohibition League
of New York New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania will convene in New York City
April 4. $3.50
The immigration bill, passed in the clos
ing hours of Congress, prohibits liquor
selling in all government buildings, in
GLIDING the national Capitol
Mrs. Spencer Burden went into Lima,
Ohio, saloon found her husband just Lift
ing a glass of beer to his lips, and smashed
the place beyond recognition.
Our Prohibition exchanges this month
mention large number of candidates
elected to various local offices on the
straight Prohibition party tickets.
Mrs Carrie Nations presence in South
ern California spread CONSERVATION among
saloon anarchists. She was arrested at
San Francisco for breaking a bottle of
whisky in a saloon.
hibition revival meetings continuing from
three to five consecutive evenings under
the direction of the same speaker Splen-
did results are reported.
MISS B1dnCno BOlS smashed Tie pltl0
glass fronts of four of the finest saloons
and two drug stores at Topeka. She says
the saloons ruined her brother. She was
arrested, released on bail, and re-arrested.
It is part of our policy to advise our
readers of bargains in their lines. This
time it is the John G. Woolley Year Book
for 1903 1t is offered, while the supply
lasts, for Is cents EACH. Address New
Voice Co., Hyde Park, Chicago.
1t is announced that Minneapolis, Indian
is q
national convention of the Prohibition par
ty If the metropolis of the Northwest en-.
tiers into this contest really and truly,
son why.
There are still a few remittances made
by subscribers during the past six months
for which we are unable to give proper
credit, owing either to their failure to
give their name or their address. We have
twice published in our columns all the
clues which we had.
The national House of Representatives
passed bill the purpose of which is to
subject intoxicating liquors imported from
one state into another to the jurisdiction
of the laws of the state into which they
are imported on the arrival of such liquors
within the boundaries of such state. The
Senate failed to pass the bill.
The New York Glucose Co., at Shady
side, N. j., has abandoned after a two
weeks trial, the "canteen" established
within the works for the benefit" OF it's
most deserted and the foremen were COM
PEELED to go to the canteen and plead with
the men to return to their work
National Chairman Oliver w. Stewart, a
member of the Illinois House Of Represen-
tatives, was assigned by the Speaker to
eight committees. He has succeeded in
getting through bill appropriating So
600 to pay for a statute of FRANCES p;
at Washington. He is also working for a
suffrage amendment to the constitution.
county option bill, to apply to counties
having no city of 10000 people, has been
introduced in the House. When one tenth
of the voters of county ask for it, the
question shall be put to vote on the
second Tuesday in March, beginning next
year. In case the vote is against license,
four years beginning on May following
and until another vote is taken and
license is voted.
Miss Carrie Hicks, one of the choicest
young women in her county. lies in the
ing village saloon. She was sentenced
to pay fine of 500 or go to the peniten-
tiary for year. Her father was q drunk
under the influence of liquor. Members
of the family were in despair. The father
was finally locked up in Jail and the
smashing followed. ssga
tempt on the life Of c. B. Allison, Shera-
den, Pa. A loaded revolver was sent to
him in box through the mail, SO ar
ranged that when the box was opened a
shot would be fired into his body. The
machine however, failed to work. Mr..
Allison was then called to his door in
the dead of night and when he stepped out
on the porch was shot by a stranger who
escaped in the darkness. There is no
doubt that the attack was due to Mr..
Allison's activity in opposing the saloon.
He will live.
Martyr Sheriff Pearson's strenuous poll
cy is bearing fruit. Names sixteen sher-
ifs are trying to do their duty in the en-
forcement Of law. Sheriff Ham of Ken
nebec county has instructed his twenty
deputies that the law must be obeyed and
a number of liquor men have left the
county. In Androscoggin county the liquor
men are on the run. Sheriff Cummings, a
Methodist preacher, is doing his best to
drive every whisky seller out Of the state
All the dives in Lewiston were closed be-
fore he took office Sheriff I.a1u OF