Liquor law problems not answered by state constitution

This temperance tapestry was used by Martin VanBuren Bennett, Columbus, was used as a stage prop when he spoke against the selling of drinkable alcohol in Kansas. Bennett lived on East Maple and the house still remains
This temperance tapestry was used by Martin VanBuren Bennett, Columbus, was used as a stage prop when he spoke against the selling of drinkable alcohol in Kansas. Bennett lived on East Maple and the house still remains

TEMPERANCE IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS Part 2

Cherokee County history buffs and readers of this newspaper are typically very knowledgeable about the area’s rich roots in bootlegging and coal mining. What they might not know, however, is that Kansas – Cherokee County and particularly its northern neighbor, Crawford County – has a lengthy history with the temperance movement as well, dating back to the late …