Phillips County Museum News for August 3, 2017

A unique item lies in the upstairs at the PC Museum.

It is only about two inches long – but it carved a wide swath across the USA in the early 1900’s. The turn of the century found a new type of home defender. She didn’t carry a long rifle or shotgun but used her voice to protect the men and women of this country. In 1910, Carry A. Nation delivered a temperance lecture in front of the Chinese restaurant in Malta.

She explained what she did to the bars that furnished the demon alcohol “Why I smashed, how I smashed, and how you may smash” rang in the ears of her listeners. Carrie was known to ta...