Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-04-09
W. c. T. U PRINCIPLES:
''Missouri's Going Dry

have gone "dry' in Missouri, and
by the time this is in print there
will be more. Among these are
important counties like Macon
and Boone, and cities like Chilli
cothe and Columbia. But the
greatest victory OF all is that st.
Francois county went "dry,"
March I.
st. Francois was listed as n of
the hardest counties in the state
to carry for prohibition. 1t is the
center of the leal belt, and has a
great mining population, includ-
ing many Huns and Poles. 1t is
charged that money was spent like
water by brewers to keep the
county in the ''wet" ranks. They
claimed that the town councils Of
Bonne Terre, Bismarck and Farm
ington, and the Federation of La
Dor, were committed to their side,
and the latter claim was a hard
one to Offset. The liquor interests
tried all sorts Of tricks and quib-
bles. Pennington, the county
seat, has but 2,100 population ac-
cording to the last census taken
some years ago. The "wets'
waited until the date of election
was set, than played what they
considered a winning game.
They took a census of Pennington;
found it had 2,700, an excess of
over 200 the number that the law
designated as the amount that
necessitates a separate vote from
the rest of the county. Then they
tried to have the whole election
set aside as invalid, because
Pennington was included with
the county in the election order.
The Circuit Judge decided that
as all parties had warning and
ample time to have a census prior
to the county courts order for
this election, in the eyes of the
law Pennington would have to
stand under the old census. The
liquor lawyers hurried the case to
the court OF appeals, which reaf-
frmed the Judgment of the lower
courts. Then they carried it to
the state supreme court, which al
SO sustained the lower court. The
whiskey men had dug a pit and
fell into it themselves!
Next a colored orator was sent
by the brewers to address the
colored people, and the opera
house was rented for him. At first
not a colored man would intro
duce him. Finally, a colored
man arose and declared himself a
prohibitionist, but said that he
would extend the gentleman the
courtesy of an introduction. But
the negroes become Disguised
with the harangue they heard, and
arose in a body and left the house,
going over to hear the temperance
speaker across the street.
The women worked. The
preachers worked. The better
element worked. All day the bell
rung for prayer. Parades and din,
ners helped to swell the tide, and
the great mining county of st.
Francois county went "dry." Oh,
it was a great victory!
The storm center of local OPP
ton is now in the center CT the
state, and bearing toward the
north and east. The Seventh dis
trict, Mrs. Oceola Lane, president.
is straining every nerve, is hal
'Fdry" and may soon be wholly so
The Ninth, Mrs. Jennie Alexand.
er of New London, president, il
breathing battle smoke. Mrs
Lora La Nance fred the first loca
option guns in this district a
Paris and at Monroe City and or
ganized new unions at Clarence
Shelbina and Paris, the latter
colored union. All of the unions
are working with a vim. A
Paris a most successful fnstitut,
was held, and the colored uniol
sent its delegates in a body to at
tend it. At Monroe City the com
bined temperance forces are work
ing as one, every man and wo
man determined to drive out Kin
Alcohol.
The Tenth district has as presi
dent Mrs. Matte Faulconer 9
Montgomery City, an officer trie
and true. She has sent a speake
through her district recently, an
fine institutes were held at Mont
gomery and New Florence, wit
lectures at other points, Bowlin
Green, Wellsyille and Jonesburg
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