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Show piece and N. Gledhill was joiuod by the audience in the chorus to his song rendered, "Have Courage My Boy to Say No." Temperance Meeting Grand Success. L. M. Olson of Ephraim and Rev. G. W. fAarlin Make Fine Addresses. Refused the privilege of holding a temperance meeting in the ward meeting house permission was granted grant-ed to have one take place in the Presbyterian chapel. The meeting was held last evening, the chape! being be-ing well filled with eager and enthusiastic en-thusiastic hearers while the program vould have sanctified even the ward hall. Those who attended enjoyed a rare ttreat and it is to be regretted that bo few leading men of this city attended. The affair was not a political polit-ical rally in Ihe least particular. Rev. G. W. Martin spoke briefly on "Why prohibition is better than local option." In the race for temperance prohibition was the goal while local option was but one of the way posts, the speaker showed. He pointed out ,: the practical application of prohibi tion from a national standpoint, upon the liquor question as is now the case in a number of offences against the government. The principal address was given by L. M. Olson of Ephraim. The gentleman gave his whole soul into the subject treated and was listened to with intense interest by his audience. Mr. Olson showed up the evils of intemperance and then with particular stress described how the lack of proper home influence led up to this evil. The speaker dwelt at length upon social reform, pointing out its need both in the home and public life for the uplifting of mankind. man-kind. Our boys need to be saved not only in Gunnison but everywhere and the saloon is clearly a hindrance to this accomplishment. A synopsis does not afford justice to the speaker, who so eloquently and with intense ; fervency defended the temperance cause, Misg Emily larson saug in her t'l sweetest style, "Sweet Spirit, Hear My Prayer." Four little girls gave a song, Mrs. Villa id recited a fitting temperance |