The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-24

The thing which is done for the espec-
ial benefit OF Mr. Piatt, however is
the establishment OF a new paper at
kirwin. to be known as the Kirwin
Argus
The Kirwin Argus" said Mr.. Plat
today to q reporter for the State Jour
nal. mas been established for the pur-
pose OF running me out OF town The
attitude OF my paper does not suit the
whisky faction The new paper does
not worry me much, but am sure OF
one thing: they may starve me out, but
they can't make me shut up Four
supposedly respectable men who want
the joints to run are the ones who are
backing Up the new paper, and who
They have a gang of about Is toughs
and buns who do the dirty work for
them The new paper has put in a $1,000
plant. and a young man by the name
OF Moore has been hired to run the
sheet don't know Mr.. Moore, but
he Is a very decent looking young man.
He looks too decent to be mixed up
with that gang. and I think he must
have been misled into undertaking to
run a paper for them"
Speaking OF the saloon was and the
depredatiOns which resulted from it,
Mr.. Plat said:
The trouble started about two years
ago when the Kirwin kansan attacked
w s Bissell, at that time county at
torney' for Heglscting to prosecute the
FONTS We beat him for reelection. ana
ne at once became attorney for the
Joint keepers, and has been helping the
fight against law and order.
Rev ]. E Kirkpatrick. the son OF
w. 3. Kirkpatrick, Of Topeka, is pas
tor Of the Congregational church at
Kfrwin- He is also secretary of the
county temperance union. and IT was
through him that prosecutions against
7. K Smith and Chas. Stockmann, Kir-
win jcintists. were commenced Two
nights after the places were pulled by
the sheriff seventy young trees planted
h. ? a
adjoining the parsonage were cut down
Two nights later a large number OF
eggs were thrown against the parson-
age. and several windows smashed
Then there was meeting at the
Congregational church.. attended by a
large number of law and or
der people; and resolutions IONS, We're
Mr. Kirkpatrick The same night, the
church was egged. and windows
smashed. and the city hall got the
Gil is opposed to joints Rocks were
thrown through the windows of the
kansas Office. and three large panes
Of glass smashed
fered 500 reward for the arrest of
the miscreants, and citizens offered
800 more
Things were pretty quiet in Kir-
win until the c. A r. reunion held
there the 14ths 18th and 18th OF Sep
TENDER Then some of the gang start
ed a blind tiger inside the city linz
its. We ran them out, and they
moved outside the city limits. They
had a carload of beer inside a high
tight board fence The customer
walked up to a slot in the fence,
dropped in a nickel, and a glass of
beer was passed out to him through
a wicket II he dropped in a quarter,
a bottle OF beer was handed out There
was no talking done. and nobody saw
the bartenders- We got the sheriff to
raid the place, but the raid was
tipped off' by somebody, apd they
made a dry haul. The sheriff got a
few bottles. but the bulk of the stuff
had been loaded into wagon and
hauled away.
"As a result of the raid on the
blind tiger. there were several fist
fights between parties who made the
raid or were there to assist and
friends Of the joint keepers
We certainly have been having
warm time up there, and IL is not over
yet The Methodisrs have sent H H
BoVEn there as pastor of their church
He Is a big. red headed Scotchman,
who has had twelve years experience
In fighting joints in Beloit- When he
went to Beloit il was a tough town. |
and when he left, everything was
closed up am confident that Mr. |
Bowen viii be OF great value TO US
in our fight at Kirwfn- We are in this |
fght to win, and we have the ma
FORTY of the people with us"
Mr. Plat IS considerable of a scrap
Der himself. He says he has been