Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-08
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From Fridays Daily.
Carrie Nation, the famous saloon
smasher was in the city yesterday and
may cut up some with her Ratchet be-
fore leaving Ottumwa. The down town
section was surprised with the news
of her arrival in the city on Burling
ton No. 8, but the word was passed
from mouth to mouth until in half
an hour the city was wise" to the
sensation of the hour. This can be
verified by Forest Cady, the Ottum-
wa league team catcher, whose pleas
ant smoke of his morning cigarette
was rudely interrupted by the ir-
repressible Carrie snatching the rice
paper from his mouth and delivering
for his benefit a scorching lecture.
Seeks Drv Quarters.
Carrie Nation, the woman you have
all heard about really looks good
deal like the rest of the. human race.
Small and dark with vigorous, pug
nacious face and an aggressive air
she impressed casual observer as a
woman with a will and way and so
she has OF her will everyone is de-
cided and of her way the world
knows. Yesterday Mrs. Nation ar
rived in this "cesspool of iniquity" on
Burlington No. and Immediately
went to the Court Hotel, II never
STOP" said she, cat hotel where there
is bar The Ballingall is nothing
more than saloon with some apart
ments added on. sYou don't catch
me- said the decided Mrs. Nation,
"goin' and sleepin' and eatin in a
saloon. Not -
Mrs. Nation started out at once on
her line of activities after securing a
room, and was just returning from the
Packing house when a Courier report
er, who had been waiting on the
street corner for the distinguished
lady, for half an hour, boarded the
car and escorted her ladyship to her
"dry" place of abode at the Court
Hotel.
Many Dates Ahead.
Now Mrs. Nation is a loquacious in
dividual and certainly can talk. She
told of her past, present and future IN
rapid succession. She is on her way
from Quinley, N. Y, where she has
been lecturing at Chautauqua. After
her lecture here tonight she will
leave for Cambridge, and Lincoln
Neb., where she will appear before the
Epworth League Assembly at Lincoln
Carrie is certainly one of the "ur
and coming" Chautauqua speakers OF
the day for she has twenty-five Chau
tauuua dates guaranteed for next year
already.
Will "Smash" If Lord Calls.
In speaking of her lecture Mrs. Ma
ton said:
IT speak entirely impromptu and b!
an inspiration from God. My subject
for this evening is How I smashed
why smashed, what l smashed an6
how you can smash l do not know
what I will say or do while l am II
Ottumwa, but if the Lord calls on mt
/ shall start right out and smash TO
all / am worth. But when l start tt
smash l will smash right and left"
When asked as to her method o
procedure, Mrs. Nation replied:
81 take my Ratchet and break in tn
big plate glass windows the first thing
then / go in and knock in the ciga
cases and smash beer bottles on al
sides. OF course I am always arrested
Most of the police are nothing NOR
than bull dogs that bark for the Sc
looms l have been arrested thirty
three times, but I always get out a.
right. 1t never worries me any"
Bring DesoIation.
When asked by the reporter as t
her impression of Ottumwa, the IRE
pressible Carrie replied well, o
tumwa is pretty good looking tow
if it wasn't for the saloons. But whe
/ think of the desolation which tn
saloon brings and all the sorrow whic
there is in Ottumwa from the saloon
it terrifies me. l can't understand VIII
intelligent people like the Ottumwar
seem to be, would allow themselves
be duped as they are. The saloons al
not here by the consent of the peopl
for they would surely not destroy the
own interests by allowing the saloon
to exist
Bad Men towards.
1.-THE Prohibitionist party said Il