Special to the News-Report by Crawford County native and author Ken Peak
Temperance In Southeast Kansas Part 5
Temperance (ˈtemp( ə-)rən(t)s): moderation in or abstinence from the use of alcoholic beverages (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) 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 mig…