The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-12-01
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creased in SO states last year.
The earlier Michigan state convention
will take place at Kalamazoo in April o
May.
National Chairman Jones announces tn
organization of National Issue Clubs" il
IL states.
Finland. which recently prohibited thu
liquor traffic, has 10 lady members in it!
Parliament.
National President Lillian NJ. Stevens
has attended 80 consecutive national w
c. T. Z. conventions.
Do not forget that without exception
the mining towns of Illinois which voted
on the issue recently went dry.
Let it be remembered that no intoxi-
cants accompanied the great fleet which
has just left for the Pacific Ocean.
Six hundred and twenty-five saloons
went out of business when the new pro-
hibition law of Oklahoma went into eff
feet
Col. c. J. Holt is engaged in another
three months lecture tour of North Da-
kota under the auspices of the State w.
States Attorney John ]. Healey has
so as TO close every saloon in Chicago on
Sunday
N. j. Johnson of Minnesota is at work
in South Dakota this winter giving Pro-
hlbition lectures, illustrated by stereopti-
con views.
The Church (EpiscopaD Temperance
Society. has placed "a secretary in the
field who will go wherever needed in the
United States.
The final reports of the Illinois Prohi-
bition Chautauqua show that 1855 sea-
son tickets We're sold in 105 counties, $37-
$50 being received in admissions.
The South Dakota Prohibition cam
paign motto, according to Quincy Lee
Morrow is do all that any anti-saloon
organization can do, and do it better"
Riverside county, California, is out to
seat ProhibitioniSt in the legislature
j. H. Woertendyke, known to many Min
nessota Prohibitionists, is at. work there
place at Indianapolis this month attended
by members of the Prohibition party, of
the w. c. 7. u, and of the Anti Saloon
League.
A decision by the supreme court Of
Tennessee puts the saloon out Of business
in every place in the state except Nash
lette.
Thirty-three Massachusetts commune
ties voted on the license Issue on the Bird:
over last year. Boston increased it's no.
oliver ". Stewart will discuss the prob
convention of the Minnesota Educational
ASSOCIATION Ass,3 alton which takes place at st.
S. J. Wilson, who defeated Vice-presi-
dent Fairbanks as delegate to the Cen
eral Conference of the M. E. church, is
one Of the best known and beloved party
pIOIllUlllOnlStS OF Indianapolis.
The South Dakota supreme court holds
that Prohibition is in force in every COM
munlty or township in the state in which
no vote favorable to the saloon has been
taken within year.
The first numbers Of the new National
Pronlbltlon1st Chicago, are Q. K. in ap-
psarance, newsiness and spirit. No Pro-
hibitionist should think Of getting along
a dollar
10 fir>Ct No., 80 s1l.I
been issued by State Chairman Cox Of
Wisconsin. The Wisconsin plan of work
Tor 1908 includes a legislative campaign
Oklahoma City's first Thanksgiving
records, Not a drunken man was arrest
the streets by the police, as against TWEEN
ty-one men arrested for drunkenness on
Thanksgiving Day 1906.
mont. filed with the secretary Of the com
monwealth.. shows that upwards Of 5000
Pennsylvanians contributed $4,000 during
Of IN ar The result was an
of the other parties fell off greatly. ~
Inose OF our readers who are interest
ed IN the movement for an international
duxlllary languages can secure a copy of
small primer Elements of Esperanto
setting forth the grammar word-con,
structlon and purpose of the language, by
sending a postage stamp to the editor Of
Ave, Chicago.
-, The first blind bigger convicted under
the oklahoma Prohibition law was sent
enced to pay a fine of $50 and serve 30
DAYS in. the county Jail. The law pro
hlblts the sale Of patent medicines which
contain more than go Of alcohol The
Daily Oklahoman has discontinued ali
liquor advertising, including outside
brewery and distillery publicity
The Missouri w. G. T. u. has petition
ed Governor Folk to call a special session
OF the legislature to submit constitution
az an. Prohlbition amendment to popular vote
we Respectfully remind your Honor that
one weeks drink bill saved to the peo-
pie Will cover all expenses incurred con-
GUIDES the appeal. Fifty-eight out Of lis
Missouri counties went dry Dec. 18th. !
Missouri saloonists are being SHOWN
The Los Angeles county Prohibition