Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-04-01
Vertebrate.

Calls have been issued for state con-
ventions of the Prohibition party in more
than twenty states.
License: Austin. Rush City. Taylors
Falls, Dodge Center and Rushford. NO
License: Dunnell, Willmar.
Rev o. D. Elicit recently organized a
Prohibition League at Upper Iowa Uni
versity with SO charter members.
Volney B. Cushing has been holding
successful meetings in Kentucky and
will speak in Maryland this month.
The party is now alive with prepare
ton for many state conventions for the
nomination of state and electoral tickets.
Seven blind piggers were arrested in
the Midway district on the 10Th. Two
drayloads of liquors were captured I'M
der the Search and Seizure law.
The legislative district campaign in this
nominations are being made and commit
tees are taking hold of the work with
vigor.
Los Angeles Prohibitionists are arrang-
prominent Prohibitionists at the approach
ing session of the general conference of
the M. e. Church.
James A. Tate has attended Is Illi-
nois county conventions. and raised 81
600. Many new Prohibition voters are
reported. He will attend about thirty
more conventions.
A M Void is Grand Secretary Of the
Scandinavian Good Templars of Mime
sofa. He says he votes the Prohibition
ticket because 1t agrees with his tenn
perance principles.
F. R. McManigal Prohibition candi-
date for comptroller of st. Paul, holds a
responsible position with the great music
house of w. J. Dyer & Bro. whose ad-
vertisement appears in our columns.
Secretary Calderwood says the Indiana
convention was ''blinger." About 900
delegates were seated. Our scribe spent
a few days in Hoosierdom, speaking un-
der the direction of the state committee.
with State Chairman Higgins and his es-
timable wife on account of the death of
their eldest daughter, Geneva. She lived
and W. c. 7. U. work.
Miss Marion Cockrell, daughter Of Sen
ator Cockren of Mo-, Cumberland Pres
byterian elder. was recently married at
Washington. Champagne flowed like wa
Roosevelt led in drinking the first toast
to the bride.
The National Prohibition convention,
for the nomination of candidates for
president and vice president of the
June 20. Minnesota is entitled to forty
seven delegates, North Dakota to eight,
South Dakota to twelve, Iowa to f1fty-two
and Wisconsin to fifty five.
A woman in Bridgeton, N. j., upon her
deathbed exacted promise from her
husband, a member of the city council,
never to vote for licensing saloon. The
man, who had been elected on wet"
signed. As result, the 'wets' were un-
able to carry through their measure.
DR.. Lyman W. Abbott, Of the Outlook.
Sunday. He says, IT believe that any
Son e that Sunday Sunday opening opening
in some places is a necessity Pertinent
to this declaration is the remark Of Rev.
Anna Shaw that "Dr. Lyman Abbott has
been on the immoral side Of every moral
question
State Chairman Theodore e. Ostlund, of
Hillsboro, N. D., has called a meeting of
the state committee at Fargo, April 20.
= to fix the date Of the state convention
Chairman Stewart will attend the COM
mittee meeting and speak at Stones
Music hall in the evening. o. M. Warm
son, also of Hillsboro, is the new secre-
tary of the state committee.
The temperance crusade pledge of the
Epworth League reads, 81 hereby pledge
myself, God helping me, to abstain from
the use of all alcoholic liquors as bevv-
erage. 1 also promise to discourage their
use by others and to use my influence and
vote for the utter destruction Of the
liquor business" Women and girls pledge
themselves ito induce my friends to vote
for the utter destruction Of the liquor
business"
All railroads in South Dakota have
granted round trip rate of one fare
plus fifty cents to the state Prohibition
convention at Mitchell June 8, except
where open rate of fare and one third
makes less. Excursion tickets will be
sold from s. D. points east of the Mis-
souri, River on June Z and 8, and from
points in the Black Hills district on
June 6 and Z, good to return leaving
Mitchell until and including June 10.
The labels provided by the National
sale. 1t is desired that they shall be
affixed to all packages of wines and spirit
uous liquors offered for sale to the retail
trade. 1t is hoped that IS, 000,00 will
saloon legislation. New FORKS contribu-
ton is put at $750,00 Some of the deal
ers there say the label will probably not
be used but that the money will be raised
by regular assessment upon each saloon