Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1906-04-01
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Prof. Lokensgaard was elected alder
man from his ward this month
In 1904 forty-six Vermont towns voted
license, SO in 1905 and % last month;
The Prohibition League of Taylor Uni
versity. Indiana has s. 124 members out OF
The widely-published statement that
Mrs. Garry A. Nation sold certain pro-
perty in Guthrie, Okla, to liquorseller
W. j. Bryan will bring back with him
a badge, which Japanese temperance
of his total abstinence habits.
The walls of the new livestock am
b Rg ra p y kind in viii The 1 %or fGe largest
The Marinette Chautauqua Association
will have a Prohibition day on it's pro-
na pa as Clinton DR. Hosar Ud R RHsS pe
the speakers.
The Texas Prohibition convention voted
unanimously to maintain intact the party
organization, defeating a movement TO
Chairman Charles R. Jones presided.
Five states have the initiative and ref
erendum. Missouri, by a unanimous vote
Of the legislature, has determined to SUD-
NIT constitutional amendment provld-
ing for it for the approval OF the people,
The oldest Baptist in the world, and
the Oldest White Ribboner in the United
States is said to be Miss Caroline Brown,
of Windham Conn. Her one hundredth
birthday anniversary is soon to be cele-
brated.
Ex-Gov. st. John and Sec. Calderwood
will address the evening rallies at the
South Dakota state convention at Red
field, June and 6. Sec. Morrow and
Arthur L. Hardin have been holding sue
cessful rallies in the southern part OF the
state.
New Hampshire Prohibitionists have
nominated a full ticket. DR.. Chas. A.
Crane of Boston delivered a magnificent
address. at the convention. DR.: H. L.
portant cities of the state this month
Four of the six wards Of Kansas City.
Kan, having voted against Mayor Roses
policy of licensing liquor joints, contrary
and his resignation was promptly accept
ed One by one the official anarchists
are passing.
chas. volstad writes that Lyle'ss u mex,
R Prohibitionists. S He gives Considerable
credit to evangelist Oscar Lowry, an out,
spoken party Prohibitionist. Mr.. Volstad
also highly commends the brave attitude
of evangelist Sunday at Austin.
State Chairman Clayton, has engaged
Hon. W. H. Berry, State Treasurer-elect
Of Pennsylvania, Homer L. Castle, State
State Chairman Wilson of Illinois to adj
dress the Wisconsin state convention. 1t
viii take place at Madison June 10.
The Ohio legislature has passed bill
providing local municipal option snd by Re
law to aid the enforcement of the local
oo91 ia lay $1,000 The bs
disciaim MS '- responsibility for the last
or taxation Of the saloon.
Rev. Paul RAIDER, formerly Minneso-
tan and now , superintendent OF the me Ore Ore
recently and stabbed over the heart: The
deadly aimed blow was rendered harm,
less by striking leather card case, filled
nd in knife
to guess the origin of the attack.
Rev. E. P. Preston, father Of the North
Dakota of the w. G H. mas
he continued his work for prohibition I'M
til within three or four days of his death.
Only few weeks bef tb the close Sc 81 ms
bone regarding line of prohibition eff
fort which he was planning to undertake.
The twelfth class for the study of tenn
perance and prohibition a arranged tor Ry
navian) was graduated this month. There
were 20 graduates this year, making 154
to date about ten per cent of he's
tors but the larger number are still pur-
suing. their studies. There were % 1ect-
ures in the course this year. The class
met at Augsburg Seminary
c. H. Larson, an extensive merchant
balance Of Sit on his pledge and writes:
Il nope you Will nave more tnan expect
ed success in battling with this tel rible
curse, the drink habit. You certainty are
doing a world of good if you never elect
a single candidate of the Prohibition par
ty Your work and the meetings held by
Mr.. Stewart and others are having an
Influence on the people that can never
be figured in money"
Susan B. Anthony, the distinguished
leader of the woman suffrage movement,
died at her home in Rochester, N. Y,
March 10, of heart failure following an
attack of pneumonia. In 184S she, with
others, called the first woman's rights
convention She was an eloquent speaker
and a forceful character. To her perhaps
more than to any other individual has
been due the growing sentiment in favor
to see the day of ridicule pass away and
almost long enough to witness the trf-
umnh of the CAUSE which she chamnioned