Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
Vertebrae.
Iowa Prohibitionists convene in May.

take place in Philadelphia.
EIGHT personal (not GIFT) subscrIp-
tIons at only EIGHT cents each.
The usual number of churches and
homes dynamited by saloonists this
month
The American Prohibition Year Book
for 1904 will answer your questions. At
Backbone office, 15 cents postpaid.
A blind pigger at Sheldon, N. Dak., shot
himself rather than go to prison, to which
he had been sentenced for Illegal selling.
There will be 20 state conferences and
oratorical contests in March and April
under the auspices of college Prohibition
leagues.
Twin City Prohibitionists celebrated
Backbone's seventh anniversary at the
residence of J. Henry Fitz, st. Paul, the
other evening.
Rev. J. H. Hector, the "Black Knight"
will in February begin a years work in
Pennsylvania under the direction of the
State Committee.
Peruna is one of the vilest connections
ever pawned off on the public in the name
of medicine. 1t contains large pro-
portion of rot-gut whisky.
The Indiana Lecture and Entertainment
Company, II. S. Bonsib, manager, has
completed it's work in Kansas and Mis-
souri, and began in Kentucky, Jan. 5.
What more can we do to induce you to
invite your neighbors to give our cause
hearing than to authorize you to take
each?
"The Prohibition Band Wagon" solo
and chorus and 200 other songs in Fill
more's Prohibition Songs. Just what you
want. rs and 35c. postpaid. Backbone
office.
The N. P. railway has recently decreed
that any employee detected in the act of
taking a drink, whether on or off duty,
will be subject to instant dismissal from
the service.
The National intercollegiate Prohibition
Association is planning to assist state or
CARNATIONS in oratorical contest work by
conducting training conferences for the
college men in each state.
The Freedom County Times, Albert
Lea, says that almost every week death
occurs in Albert Lea or Freeborn county
attributable directly to drink and the
nearly as bad in Fillmore county.
Rev. Chauncey Hobart, D. D., husband
of the late Mrs. H. A. Hobart, who for
thirteen years was Minnesota State Pres,
stalwart Prohibitionist for many years.
Quincy Lee Morrow is at it in Minneso-
ia. His engagement closes with the
month. J. 7: sizer has closed his en-
and has begun a tour of Minnesota under
the auspices of the State Committee.
Rally the people to their meetings
Doubtless many warm friends Of our
cause who failed to send 3, US eub under IN
SO. All such now have another chance
under our great EIGHT cent offer. We
are anxious to receive your list.
The North Dakota w. c. T. U. aims to
Florence Richards Of Ohio will begin work
in the eastern part of the state Feb. Z.
Miss Lillian N. Phelps of Ontario will
work in the southern andswestern parts Of
the state during the same month.
The artist who sketched our Christmas
heading separated the syllables of our
papers name. We let it go rather than
delay getting to press; Our Backbone M,i is
tebrae, as readers of our fourth page will
discover.
J.P. Gray, Minnesota, sent us 25 SUBJ
scriptions under our great seven cent Of
fer. He wrote us that he canvassed the
town very closely, yet adds that had he
not been sick, he would have made the
list seven times seven by working ada
cent towns.
The new rule books of nearly all the
railways entering Chicago contain the fol-
lowing or words to the same effect: 1.-THE
duty is prohibited. Their habitual use or
sold solo is suffieient cause f for dismissal "
Among the first Prohibition candidates
nominated for the legislature are J. q.
Robinson, Fairmont, and Geo. H. An
drews, Winn,ebago City. They are eo. well
business men. They will personally take
the field for some weeks each in an out
town campaign.
The notorious ."Crib District Of Los
Angeles has been closed. The California
Voice, state organ Of the Prohibition
party, was the prime mover and potent
factor in securing this great victory. It
now predicts that the liquor traffic will
be driven from Los Angeles by Jan. l,
1905.
Detroit Prohibitionists recently SUBJ
scribed literally to our Free Circulation
Fund. They have since sent us the ad-
dresses of 1884 persons at various points in
are to send Backbone free for year in
return for their contributions. This is
thing which our workers in every COM
munity and county would do well to do,
and since the presidential election takes