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Show A Large Turn Out The MiiMh .Meeting .Mnndaj Mghl Was Will Attended Monday evening, July U7th, u maiiu meeting wns held In tho City Hall for the purpose of discussing tlio prohibition prohibi-tion as applied lo our local condtlou at which wero present over 1100 peo. pie. Tho iiicollng wns addressed by lleo. A. Still tup, Prof, lloyle. District Attorney McDonald, and Sheriff Henry Kast of Provo. It wan shown by the speakers that Iho subject of prohibition was becoming becom-ing a natlontl question, ami like all great reforms was slowly bul surely being vindicated. Ical conditions wore discussed very freely, It being pointed out that tho betterment of our conditions, lies In the hands of our local otlleerH. There Is a law. It was shown, whoreby wo can rid the community of every "Hlliid Pig" and other places that are u dlagnice lo our city. Tho District Attorney nud the Sheriff Sher-iff stated that their olllces are ready at any and all times to como to the aKslstnueo ol our local olllcers, and that now tho proper stops have been taken to rid the city or Its dives, the people should support every effort put lorth by the city and county oltlclals The following resolution was mum. Imously passed, a copy or which la to bo sent to I'tah repreacnlntHes In Congress. "Whereas, the temperance peoplo ol Iho Pulled Stntes are asking congress to propose an amendment to the Con- slliitlou, to permit nil or tho stales to OSffkd pass upon tho question of tho sur- filsnr presslou of (ho beverage liquor traffic fle we respectfully requost you to sup- WM ' port tho Shepherd. Ilobson resolution, flg'i .. You nro not asked to pans upon tho JMi ' merits of the prohibition Issue, but MtH' merely to give tho peoplo tho oppor- rsSt' tuiilty to deride ror thcmsolves." JOB' This resolution wus also passed: ik' "Uo It rcsolvnJ that wo submit tho mf following question to nil legislative B j nominees ror tho coming election." H "Will you If elected to tho lcglsla- W, lure, vote for u bill providing 11 special 1st stnto wldo election to bo hold within M, . GO dityn after tho adjournment or tho fiXr legislature, said election to permit Bo the people of tho state of Utuh to voto H Tor or against against tho snlu of In- Sb toxlcntlug liquors for bovorago par Wt poses within the state of Utuh?" jH There wero over 300 representative people present who listened attentive- flM' ly and with onthusliism to tho tnllts HS' of (he speakers, pnrlcularly to tho talks IB'' by District Attorney McDonald and HL Sheriff Henry Kast, who promised (o Bf'? help clean up the (own or tho Joints CBr, whore Hmuoih nro being sold Illicitly. m Tho spirit or those present wns not (B , to erltlzo tho olllcers who were trying: Ifll ' to enforce (ho law, but to back them jH '. up and help them bring about a bet- ( tcr condition. 9m Thu size and quality or the audience iflH and tho enthuslasiii shown would In- Hi dicato that Iho people of American WBi Fork wero becoming uroiiscd over the WMi past lax cnndltlonn and thai the cltl- ' 7eun would back up tho olllcerii In tho wk( general cleaning up that appears to 9U., bo at hnnd. t |