Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-15
MRS. SHEPHERD HOME
FROM IDAHO TRIP
Valiant Temperance Worker Pleased
With Gains Heiug Made hy
Enemies of the saloon.

Mrs. b. a. Shepherd. the well
known and talented temperance speak
ga and one of the most prominent Of
nc.ss Of tho w. 4. H. U. in tine west
returned yesterday from a Two weeks
tour tnrous1 pait ut aoutncrn ldaho.
nou pleased NItn the stirring oNnCri-
cncas and successful results OF her
up. 40. O. representative of the
-NvWf, Mrs. Shepherd sald.
"a have been aDscnt now for two
weeks lu Bingham and Fremont COuu-
tues. idaho, While in Bingham county
WAS o. gucst Ca president James Duck
worm of the Blackfooi stale of the
Mormon church, who arranged al my
dates through tine county. and on
MONDAY night preceding the election.
1 SPOKE before 81 large open air meet
ing, on the principal. corner Boa idaho
FANS. speaking ncn an autOmohnt.
and assisted by q brass band, There
we're l,JUO people bon the audience. Bling
ham county went dry completely. ono
ward only, lon Idaho Falls voting Wet
We carried the county three 20 one.
this happening on the day that Ada
county went wet From Bingham /
went into Fremont county. making 81.
Anthony my headquarters. Vnis WAS
tho one place in doubt. so / held three
meetings at that pltce closing there
hlNU WIN NlN WNif'U tAAl INNfANNks NrNlNAf'NA
by the Boys hand from the Industrial
school 1 spoke every night in both
counties Tor the time 4 was In that
section.
Yesterday. l was the guest Of honor
At reception given in Idaho Falls
and last night held another large meet
ing at the Fails in the interest of law
enforcement II might be noted as %
fact that the Mormous stood with me
in this fight for local option. There
were crowds every whcre 20 listen, the
enthusiasm was great and the interest
was very marked generally No mat
ter what night it was, we bad packed
houses al an Of these meetings. one
evening. I drove 20 miles to make an
appointment. and at another time is
miles. The whole southeastern palt
OF Idaho Is bound to go dry the heft
OF the fight being maintained In El-
more. lincoln. Custer and Blaine Couu-
ties and Custer is the one place that
we are IN doubt about ] believe we
viii carry the other counties eventu
ally. Ex-Gov. Goodiug presided az a
street meeting l held in the town OF
his name, where he made the asser-
ton that Idaho would have no more
than two wet counties at the meet
ing Of the next legislature. He said
that then Idaho win declare for state
wide prohibition. L think the law rs
best enforced at Moscow OF any town
have visited Lewiston declares IL
viii be dry although the liquor ele-
ment Is putting up a strong tight.
There seems TO be no doubt on the
part Of the politicians in the state that
northern Idaho will fan In line for
prohibition.
on Thursday morning next, Mrs.
Shepherd leaves for the northeastern
part Of the state, where she viii speak
i'm the interest OF prohibition for 10
days. on her return from this t"ip
Mrs Shepherd goes TO Oregon TO be
national speaker at the state couven-
ton OF the w. g. n. l.. az Hood River.
She viii also IN an engagement at
Portland and Seattle on this same trip.
As an estimate in which Mrs. Shep-
herds work is held. particularly In
the northwest. the following from "a lee
cent issue Of the Portland Evening
Journal will give very fair idea:
Mrs Shepherd rs making an en-
via Dle reputation as "A temperance ora
tor. and is well worthy OF all the good
things that are said Of her. II is safe
To say that few audiences have been
better entertained than this audience.
as in a witty, logical and winsoms
manner Mrs Shepherd set forth the
arguments against the saloon, bo,h
from an economic aud moral stand
point as well as showing the need for
cOnsecrated activity on the part of good
men and women for its determination.
Mrs Shepherd was introduced ae a
citizen OF Utah. having exercised the
right OF franchise. and the opponent
OF women's suffrage would see little
evidence OF the coarsening cffect-of tho
ballot In the hands OF women In the
person Of the dainty little woman who
arose 10 address the audience.