| Show THATCHER ARIZONA CAMPAIGN Election Under Option the Saloons Special Correspondence Thatcher Co ArIa Ariz Tob leb 11 ii Lost closed one cute of the moot I lag campaigns I s and a lid elections dec t Ia as over ever had butt In this valley FInch of the Mormon voted toted out the tho Tho local option election covered nil tim tho In Iii tho tue Ilia valley except and San Jose nit nil won out In iii favor of pro prohibition iro except Hafford a tuna town For 10 days dayH the valley hus him been breut In lii Inthe the throes of if nn an exciting M los train from Illinois n a worker for tho ho Womans Christian Temperance was our lending speaker Associated with her were lies Ilov Mr from and tidiest Andrew A Theio were also tilso workers both bath and Spanish speakers Tho academy choir nail orchestra fur furnished music Mrs Ella arid and Josephine recited Tho with religious services In lie tho church In lit Bufford Sunday 31 concluded with services In iii I last Sunday Feb eb 7 Meetings Meeting were Item held Tuesday night Fob S 2 In lit tIle tho opera In lit Safford Wednesday Feb 3 In Layton meeting house Thursday the lie at Ilma Plina Op 0 ra rut Mut anut Friday In the t to academy chapel of these picot meet meetIngs Ings wan tens crowded with Intelligent oltI sent neat were characterized with the spirit of Monday night closed cloned the lie work stork with n it meeting In thin tha conducted by tho ho Suffrage nt ft which omo talking wax wan done In SpanIsh for or the tha benefit of tho ho Mexican population In Iii attendance and the Spanish duos class snug saig 0 M Father and other The was ordered by pro pre claris taking In iii Its scope Safford which Include and au wards Thatcher Central Plain which mobiles Includes lie tho Matthews and wards lIden The Tho latter Includes tho lie Hot blot Springs n a pleasure resort and saloon aloon town own In Iii of the conditions ex ox nt at Eden Bleil with the lie Hot Springs In Included eluded It Is believed tim the prohibitionists are defeated though thorn there will tw Ia no saloon nearer than three or four miles front from Thatcher hail had one saloon the lie returns show Votes for prohibition mutt 11 against has Ims two twit salons tho thu re returns turns tuniS show shien for prohibition anti only one against n a gentile town In i tim tho renter center of population of at our oar valley Salle alid tIle the of tho Ito hottest battle returns 83 ii for prohibition and against Many reputable anti prominent citizenS citizen of Safford worked for foi prohibition Three members nf itt ho In charge of Ito campaign lIve Jive them So tar far as etc is known nt at this writing everything went weilt oft off without double Liquor like rain nt at Safford It they had overt Mr MexIcan nod citizen drunk and tind mud theta them At bor Hid anti the tho two html nets neis centers cento nf of the tho valley and hen head headquarters I quarters for the tho Mormon people poop o wore quiet and orderly There wan almost universal rejoicing ln t night Anti and to celebrate Ito tho occasion the Relief society of Thatcher gave gate n a lull ball which was sync a pleasing The lIuo campaign against liquor tune has been to a committed of of the prominent citizens of the tho county aided locally by thin tho committees In the Ito stake presidency of the Mints were among Its members An Ant throw drew chairman Key Iley Waid low Inn Mr Mr OBrien of Mr Froth Fred of Bishop Moody nail and S 5 of Thatcher and alid W S T 1 Webb of |
