The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-06-17
CARRIE NATION DEAD


Carrie Nation, the famous saloon
smasher died In u leavenworth Sanitar
ium ON Friday Of last week. \ gen.
crul break down following a serious ner.
,ous affection was the cause Of her
death.
The dispatches IT last Saturday gave
out the following about the life Of this
noted character:
Worry over lawsuits. which she had
filed against a lecture bureau, for al.
legged failure to pay for services on the
platform Is said to have caused her to
break down.
\ recent attempt to serve her with
summons Ia a suit vas baked by the
owner Of the sanitarium.
The last i've months Of Mrs Nations
life 10 the sanitarium was IN marked
contrast TO her former activity. Once
she saw a physician at the sanitntium
.moking q cigarette, She made no re-
monstrauce. merely saving she had done
aIl she could to eradicate the evil 80
The body will be sent 20 Kansas city,
Kan, tomorrow morning Funeral ser.
,'cc- will be held there probably sun.
lay.
Mrs. Carrie Nation was born IN Ken.
lucky iu 1916, Her maiden name was
Carrie Moore and ~ q girl, II Is said.
she was absolutely fearless. In her
early life she married q man addicted 20
the use NJ iutuNicauts which created
ln her au Intense aversion 10 the ~
loon. when he died. she determined 30
devote her life 10 the suppression Of
the liquor traffic.
Later she moved 10 Kansas aud mar
r.ci David Nation. who ,v%mpathi,cd
with hcr temperance principles. ne a..
yorcod her ten wears =
Mrs. Nation = FIRST saloon smashing
was done IN the harroom of III, CARR
hotel 40 Wichita. December ~. 1900
She was arrested and remained in Jail
several DAYS before -h- was released uu
bond.
on January 81, io0'. armed with her
| fayorito weapon 4 hd',ret Mrs. Nation
made another raid IN Wichita. This
me she smashed two sol fons.
During the next three months, Me-,
Nation surprised the iointi.ts in var
iuus Kansas towns, appearing unh"rald
nd and leaving n trail " ned bar.
room fixtures wherever she went. Many
| t]oiutists became terror stricken when
the militant temperance advocate ap.
pcarcd in their ncighhorhoods and lo.h
"a their places and fled before mo fa',
'ul Ratchet could get into action She
used violence in resisting Mrs. Nation
I although she was assaulted aud nudIy
hurt while wrcckiug q hnrropm ~ I'm
. rcrprisc Kansas.
Bv this time tho state of Knnsa-
was in n fcrment. Aroused by the spirit
o. the dauutlcss woman from Kentucky
the people began to demand that all 'hr
saloons and joints be closed NJ once
smashing parties were organized AZ
over tho state. The saloon power ~
being wrecked. As a result NJ the acj
%'ation bills were passed by the %leRi~'a
iure which strengthened the state pro
hihitorv laws.
Thus erratic as her life has been, Mrs
Nation was responsible for the create
importance avi kcniry g. l.rnsas.
Ms. Nation aftv hrr ic,ivitic- ~
Kansas, hccImc a lecturer and the eli
tor Of , Iorcr Gallo; 'A,' Sma' hcr',
Mail.
she al little smt,hirg outside ~
Kansas, Wrlle lccturiag in New York
She created q sensation ~ appearing
~ the lors, show il Mrnson square
Garden and demanding thnt the o,,i
pant. Of the Vanderbilt box contribute
money FOR a home for drunkards' wives
which she founded in Kansas City,
Kansas.
The hsne recently Wa taken over
10y the Associated Charities Of Kansas
City.