The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-10
GREATEST ENEMY
OF SALOON DEAD
Carrie Nation Expires at
Leavenworth, Kansas,
on Friday. 81

AedSeuWOTJu, nan. June 1u.-MTS
Carrie Nation, famous foe to Demon
Rum and noted smasher of saloon
glassware, died here last night at 7:05
o'clock
Mrs. Nation, known throughout the
country as Carrie" or Aunt Carrie"
had been in poor health for several
months and her death had been ex-
pected by relatives and friends.
Paresis was the cause of death.
She entered the local sanitarium
January %. hoping there to recover
and DR.. A. L. Suwalsky, physician at
the sanitarium. informed her the end
was near. She said nothing. but
smiled.
She became unconscious at noon
Friday and did not revive. Relatives
had been telegraphed for. but DR.. Su-
walsky and a nurse were at her bed
side when she died.
Worried Over Lawsuits.
Worry over lawsuits which she had
brought against a lecture bureau for
alleged failure to pay for services on
the platform, is said to have caused
her to break down. While Mrs. Ma
ton was in the sanitarium none but
relatives were allowed to visit her.
The body was sent today to Kansas
City. where a nephew lives. Funeral
services will be held there probably
Sunday.
The passing of this woman marks
the end of a most melodramatic ca
reer. She achieved sensational fame
a few years ago by smashing Kansas
saloons and business. The Ratchet
was her favorite weapon, but she was
noted for accomplishing her object,
even If she had to use her bare fists.
The publicity that followed her first
bar smashing efforts soon obtained
lecture dates throughout the country
and she generally managed to keep in
the limelight by smashing liquor
shops, liquor proprietors or cigarette
smokers and frequently landing in Jail
as the result.
She was vituperous foe to the IL
quor traffic and her ready tongue was
as singing as her Ratchet blows in
scoring on the dealers.
Sketch Of Mrs. Nation.
Carrie Moore Nation was born near
Versailles, KY, nearly sixty-fve years
DR.. Lloyd and lived for one year at
Holden, Mo. Her husband died of de-
lirium tremens. After ten years of
widowhood, she married David Nation
and for time lived in Warrensburg,
Mo-, where she was the editor of a
paper. They later moved to Rich
mond, Tex, where Nation conducted
such a strenuous reform campaign
that they kept the Lone Star state in
a constant turmoil. In the national
campaign of 1884 the Nations incur.
red the enmity of a certain class and
one night twenty men gave Nation a
severe beating. They then moved to
Medicine Lodge, Kan.
Mrs. Nation has long fostered the
anti-liquor sentiment and in 1901 she
began her sensational crusades of ply
steal violence against saloons. Fol
lowing minor episodes in Kiowa and
Wichita, Kan, she went to Topeka
and in March,, 1901, threw a Ratchet
across the polished mahogany bar OF
the Senate Saloon, near the state cap
itol, breaking the mirror into a thous
and pieces, mutilated costly paintings
and smashed the glassware. The cru
SADIE was then on in earnest. Kansas
had state wide prohibition law, but
in those days it was fagrantly violat
ed. Mrs. Nation visited many cities
in Kansas preaching the doctrine OF
down with rum" both in words and
deeds.
Hubby Got Divorce.
In August 1901, her husband OBJ
tanned divorce and is now said to be
living a retired life in Iberia, o.
Then followed many memorable
trips by the crusader in many states
of the union, lecturing on the evils Of
drink, and in many cases following
her speeches up with practical demon
stration of Joint smashing" She wal
arrested several times for destroying
property but always escaped very cas-
lily. ..-..