Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-10-11
Bismarckers Surprised by the Result
of the Vote ON the Prohibi-
tion Question.
Many Express Their Sentiments and
All are Wondering What
Struck Them.
Major Martin Maginnis En- Route
The Cronin Case in Bismarck
Personal Mention.
The Prohibition Bomb.


swell, we'll! North Dakota gone prohi-
bition." This was the first and most en-
phatic declaration made by Bismarckers
yesterday morning and the expression of
countenance, emphasis and accents of the
speaker were instructive and amusing.
After the exclamation quoted above, the
everyday man-the man of the world-the
man who goes in through the front door of
the saloon when he wants drink-cast a
longing glance at his favOrite resort and
repeated: "Gone prohlbition-well, I'll be
blanked! Well, well.'
Then as the crowd on the sidewalks in
creased you could hear rolling down the
avenues of the air, such remarks as these:
ssWho'd thought it?"
"Hey there, Tom, phatll yez do for yer
toddy lnow?"
"Och Gotten Helmet, vot tam granks got
hold fon dis goontry, anyhow, all de While.
gets me QUIET quicker some hail, Aubera
don't like to valk.''
"Vel, Lars, ay tank 1t vest so we'll ay
start some drug store"
"Gone prohibition? Well dern my skim
And thousand other remarks repre-
senting all narionalities and classes were
heard from early morn till might. 1t was
the greatest surprise to which any people
have ever been treated, and the con-
versation was novel and original. Many
were slow to believe the reports. They
did not think it possible here where the
question had been so little discussed dur
ing the campaign, where local option had
proved failure, and where the cry of
prohibition does not prohibit was about
all that had been heard on the subject,
that the prohibitionists had won.
One young man said, "Well, voted for
it but didn't dream it would carry. If it
does I'll be mighty sorry for my VOTE"
Brandt, Frisby, Hollembaek and Dunn
were offered large Sums for their drug
stores, but no sales haye yet been reported.
Capt. BralthWaite said he would miss his
beer in the summer. II haven't taken a
tain, "but do like glass of beer on hot
summers day."
E. H. Bly, wanted to know where the
towns would get the revenue to keep up
the improvements that have been made or
proposed. "How will you feel" said he sto
have about ten thousand dollars per year
added to your taxes?"
marked that he didn't care.l mo, but if
you paid the taxes you would. 1t will
either throw an additional burden on the
people of Bismarc or force them to deprive
themselves of the metropolitan luxuries
which they now enjoy"
DR.. Porter: 1T Is great injustice to
such men as Fred Miller who established
the brewery at this point. His plant cost
him nearly S15O.00O and if prohibition has
carried he could not sell it fol- $4,000.
There is something wrong in system that
will bring about such results"
Rev. Kline: "Yes, l am pleased.
do not agree with the gentlemen who
claim that it decreases the revenue and in
creases taxes. Figures will show that the
expense OF the evils growing out of the
system is greater than the revenue from
license. was little surprised in the vote
Of Burleigh county as we (the prohibition
ists) expected to receive 40 per cent. of the
vote OF the county. The other counties are
coming in nearly as we expected"
D. l. G0Odkind. (whOlesale liquor dealer.
eWhat will do? Why, sir, lay map Of
the United States on the table, toss penny
in the air and it cannot come down ON
a spot that is not as good business point
for me as Bismarck. l will obey the laws
OF course, and if l cannot do business in
Dakota will find place where can. So
far as am concerned I am at loss to
know whether to consider the prohibition
victory an injury or a benefit"
Asa Fisher: "Well?" "
Amos Robidou: sWhat is re mattair wiz
re blind pig? 1 try him in re ward four.n
Val. Shreck: @