Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1884 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

11 T. 1 US. ~Tho W7C. TT uTwUI meet at Mfs. Laßue’s next Saturday, at 2 o’clock p. m. All the members are desired to be present. At the Opera Hodse, each Sunday afternoon at 8} p. m., may be found a valuable temperance meeting, known as the “Star Temperance Union.” Last Sunday was its third session, and was indicative of a growing interest. One hundred and ninety persons were present, and apparently interested in the teachings 6f temperance principles. Young and old cannot find a better way' of spending their Sunday afternoons than at those meetings. There is nothing taught that would -tend to insult the feelings of one addicted to intoxication, but to show him the groat error of abusiDg life's opportunities by giving away, in weakness, to such! an unmerciful appetite. The W. C. T. U. met at Mrs. La Rue’s on last Saturday, p. m. There was a good attendance and the exercises wore iutercstirg. Our numbers are increasing at every meeting and wo hope ere long to be a power for good in the community. The following programme was arranged for the next Gospel Temperance Meeting to be held at the Opera House, March 30th, 1884, at 7:30 o’clock p. m: I.—Music, Anthem,

2.—Scripture Reading, Mrs. J. Clark. B.—Trayer, Rev. J. T. ii^bett. 4.—“ Band of Hope”, Song. 6.—Remarks, Rev. Ferguson. 6. —Song by Choir. 7. Declamation, Alioe Irwin. 8. —Remarks, Rev. Miner. 9. Song. lb-—Remarks, Alfred Thompson. 11.—Singing and Signing. •12.—benediction. The seventh annual convention of the 1. S. C. T. U. will couvene at M. C. A. Hal!, Indianapolis on Wednesday, March 26, at 1:30 p. m A two days ssssibn is likely be held, don't blame us if you have to pay full fare to aud from the convention. Send in your name as soon as you have made up your mind to come, also your postoffice address and tLe route that you want to travel^by. Good board and lodging can be obtained at the hotels all the way . from. WWf&WSQ day. Tickets will be good coming March 25 and 23, good returning up to the 28th. Lu sending for railroad rates, please enclose a twocent stamp in j our letter. Commence to send iu the names of delegates right away, sc as to give the General .Secretary plenty cf time, as he has been sick for 13 weeks and not fully recovered M. E; Shier," Pres. I S C. T. U. D. I>. Ross, Gen'l Soe'y.

PrclilLdlion in lowa. Tub prohibitory liquor law of lowa, having received Governor Sherman's approval, is now in full force and effect. It passed tne House by a vote of 52 to 41, and the Senate by a vote of 34 to 11. The manufacture of liquors is * prohibited in the State under a penalty lof one hundred dollars for the iirst offense. and 30 days in jail unless paid; two hundred dollars for the second offense, and sixty days in jail unless paid; and two hundred dollars forali subsequent offenses, and ninety days iu ; jail unless paid.* The sale of , cants is ramie a misdemeanor, and the penalty for the first offense is twenty dollars and ten days in jail; lor the second off ense fifty dollars and twenty , days iu jail; and one hundred dollars and sixty days in jail for all subsequent I offenses. The finding of liquor on the j premises is presumptive evidence of aU liquor seized must be de. i