Show first temperance meeting in fillmore tile the findt of a series of temperance p arance erance meetings were held beld in tile the L D S chapel last friday evening and a goodly portion of fill mores citizens were in ill attendance Eli showing owing that not all of fillmore is in sympathy with will the liquor traffic frame tit the principal speakers were mr J frank day and mr air alfred owens mr day gave a most interesting and instructive talk on oil the liquor question dealing with it in its most important phases ases pointed out clearly that conditions in ill fillmore were far better under prohibition than with the saloons ru running bining here stated that the loss of a few dollars in our treasury as a result of prohibition was as nothing I 1 comp compared aroid to tile the good that from ClOSi closing Dg of the t e three saloons that were licensed ell 11 e d b by y tile city before the local option act was put into force by the citizens here bere mr owens discussed the object jef t of tile the meeting suiting stating that the aim of those concerned is to organize a good citizens league whose object shall br be to give the citizens of fillmore a L hotter better and cleaner clea tier city by combating the whiskey element and by turning the sentiment ol of tile the entire botill community aga against ilist bootleggers boot loggers and blind tig gers gars mr owns also denounced in ill no uncertain terms those who are engaged in the liquor tauffic in fillmore stating slating that uny man or men inen who or gives away liquor especially to minors in de defiance flance of the law and public sentiment is an all un dosi desirable rable citizen and should be treated as scicli he quoted from tho the statistics of the united states show that 00 90 per cent of the crime commit tod mid and pauperism in this country is directly traceable to tile the sale ana in ili temperate tern pel ate use of alch olio beverages averages eve rages I an ali ell en ort oft will ile bo made to enroll 1 every resident of the town as a member of the good 1 citizens L league agdell and tile the plan has our hearty co operation loi for much good may conie of it and we heartily pray for its success |