The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-16

Mrs. Carrie Nation, the militant Kan
sas temperance worker, who is at a 4
sanitarium here, is gradually growing I
weaker and her condition is serious.
Sketch of Her Career.
Mrs. Carrie Nation was born in
Boyle county, Kentucky. about sixty
six years ago. Her father George
Moore. who came from a wealthy and !
well connected Kentucky family, was
born In Lexington, Ky. He was
farmer and live stock trader and was
considered man OF strong character
and rather daring in his enterprises.
He was married twice, his second wife.
the mother of Carrie, being a Miss
Campbell of Boylston County, When
Carrie was nine years old, her parents
removed to a farm near Versailles, in
woodford county. Ky.
Carrie Moore received her education
at the old schoolhouse near the Moore
farm when in the fifties a Yankee
schoolmaster, named Hanna, instruct
ed. the children OF the district Carrie
was strong willed and self-assertive
and even in her early school days made
herself not only the leader, but the die
tator of the other children. She was
never a Jealous student, but was ma
turally bright and quick witted and
usually knew her lessons In those days
Carrie was large for her age had yell
low hair and fair complexion. She
was inclined to be a tomboy and was
afraid of nothing. She dominated the
school and her martial spirit even con-
quered the boys Playing soldier was
one of her favorite pastimes and she
liked nothing better than to lead ex
ploring expeditions of other children
into the woods and into the caves in
that vicinity.
Fond Of Notoriety.
Her mother was deeply religious and
brooded so much over religious mat
ters that her mind became unbalanced
and she died in an insane asylum. Car
rie Moore was a regular attendant at
the Christian church Sunday school
in the town of Midway near her home.
She manifested great interest and en-
thusiasm in the study of the Bible, and
was always at the head of her class.
: Through all her life she prided herself
on being a Godfearing moral woman
and imbued with the militant spirit of
a Christian reformer. She always was
fond of quoting the scripture and, later
in her life when she took to the wal
path against saloons. she never failed
: to intersperse her harangues with
plentiful references to the Bible. From
her mother she had inherited a high
strung and extremely nervous disposi-
!. ton, but her physical constitution was
excellent and enabled her quickly tC
9 recover from the effects of her mos
3 exciting raids. Carrie, from her ear
d liest youth, was apparently fond o.
= notoriety.
y When Carrie was fourteen years old
her father, who had lost the create
part of his fortune by speculation
moved with his family to Missouri. Blu
little is known of her life during tn
first years in that state, but she mar
ried when quite young. According Z
rumor her first husband was drunk
ard who often maltreated her. No
!, very long after his death she marrie'
David Nation, rising young lawyer
:. In the early SOS Mr.. Nation was pros
J, ecuting attorney at Muncie, Ind an
:. under President Garfield he was ap
pointed inspector of revenue on tn
Brazos river. Tex He moved to Texa
and held his office until Presider
Cleveland removed him and filed tn
~ position with a Democrat.
30 Was Greatly Feared.
- Then Mr.. Nation went to Richmon'
Tex, where he started a Republica
Z, newspaper. II did not pay and M
a., Nation sold out. Next he started a he
tel in the same town. He and his wi
conducted the hotel and made col
siderable money. Mrs. Nation made
point to look after the spiritual |
-, we'll as after the physical welfare
- the guests and insisted that th'
~ should 90 to church on Sunday 81
re did not hesitate in dragging unwillii
ra guests TO church by main strength al
~ after she had subdued several bulli
and obstreperous cowboys by her fea
lessness and courage, she becar
greatly feared After her husband HI
,w been run out of town after having be
in mixed up in a factional political figl
w Mrs. Nation conducted the hotel aloi
Ter until her daughter married. Then $
m turned over the place to her son-i
law and Joined her husband in Me
icine Lodge. Kansas.
II was while she lived I'm Medicl
ch Lodge that the inspiration came to
the TO start on campaign OF vioier
n against saloons and "joints." She
gan In Kansas and afterward trave