Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-31
TO REIMBURSE Il BRE WER.
That is What the Citizens of Grand Forks
Want the State TO Do.

That is What the Citizens of Grand Forks
Want the State to Do.
In the senate Monday a petition of more
than ordinary Importance was presented
by Senator Mccormack. 1t was a petition
from the leading citizens of Grand Forks.
among item many Of the leading prohibit.
tiOnists, asking the state to reimburse a
brewer for losses he must sustain on &C.
count of prohibition. The petition reads
as follows:
To the Legislature of the State of North
Dakota:
We, the undersigned petitioners. resi-
dents of the city II county of Grand
Forks, n. d., believing that the state is
morally bound to make restitution for any
and all property, goods or things taken by
it for use or deprecated in value by any
act lone under and by authority of the
state. and believing that all persons that
have hitherto engaged in the business of
brewing within the confines of what is
now the state of North Dakota, diu so en-
gage in said business with full authority
and sanction of the law of the then terri
tory of Dakota, and believing further that
the business of brewing of beer or other
liquors is in itse f a legitimate business
and is only made illegal by virtue of some
law of the state; and
WHEREAS. One Jacob Dobmier did
heretofore, and during the period of time
when the brewing business was supposed
to be and was legal and legitimate, engage
in the business of carrying on a brewery
for the purpose of brewing beer in the city
OF Grand Forks aforesaid, and has hereto
fore and has now invested in said business
for kegs, 5000; tubs and hogsheads, 49,
$40: kettle and mash tubs and cooler,
81 800; engine, boiler, pumps, elevator
and mills, $7,70O; malt and barley on hand.
$4,000; real estate, 500. $780,; manufactured
stuff on hand, S10.500; and bottling estab-
lishment. $4,000.
That after having invested said sums in
said property, as aforesaid, the electors Of
the state of North Dakota did on The first
day OF Ccc'ttr' -" = 1889, a majority of
tlem Sc UoS. cilyIr votes that the said bust
ness of conducting a brewery in the said
state OF North Dakota is now illegal. That
on account of the said votes being so cast,
the said business is now illegal. the prop
critics herein before mentioned have been
very materially deprecated in value, so
that the present time they are worth and
of the value of no more than the following
amounts, to-wit: Kegs, $4,000; tubs and
hogsheads, $1,000; kettle and mash tub,
cooler, $3.50: engine and boiler, pumps. ele-
vator and mills, $4,000: real estate, $4,000;
manufactured stuff. $4,000; bottli1g estab-
lishment, $500; making in all a total de-
probation of Sl2l $40.
Now. therefore, We. your petitioners
aforesaid. in consideration of all the facts
above stated, would respectfully petition
and urge upon your honorable body to re-
fund and make restitution to the said ia
cob Dobmier for such depreciation in his
said property, as aforesaid, tO-wit: The
sum OF $72,640.
The petition is headed by the name of
Hon. l.. b. Richardson and signed by sew.
enty-one others, among them being the fol-
lowing:
l.. b. Richardson, eX-territorial secretary,
VIM. Bulge, capitalist and banker, -
rs. Edison, bonanza farmer,
A. B. Hankey, real estate broker,
u. NJ. McLaurin, postmaster,
James X. Swan, sheriff,
+. Vietts, proprietor of the Dakota hotel.
w. Ii. Brown, president chamber of COM
merce,
E. Smith. merchant and postmaster at
Bartlett,
W.. B. Mcclellan, proprietor Mcclellan
house,
II. o. Kruger, proprietor pop factory and
bottling works,
O. ~. Webster, insurance agent,
w. r. Bierly, editor Northwest News,
C.P. Trepanier, druggist,
NJ. Wittleshofer, jeweler,
ID. NJ. Holmes. eX-mayOr and druggist,
II. p. Rucker, insurance.
W. ii. PringIe, cashier Second National
bank.
d. W. Luke: president of city council.
James A. jerks, eX-sherltf.
w. Il. Woodruff, attorney.
X. Is. Griffith, merchant, who says: Il
do not know as to correctness of statement
but believe it just to make enumeration
Burke COrbet, attorney.
Geo. 3. Clifford. secretary Security Trust
company.
FTitr.. nochinr T;t;.,,. ..
bank, who says:"I believe the state should
pay a fair valuation for property of this
kind
A. &. johnson. merchant.
E. c. Elwood, register Of deeds, who
says: "Whateyer is a fair valuation of the
property should be paid loser
F. w. Iddings. book and stationer, who
says: "DO not Know as to correctness of
estimate, but believe in fair enumeration"
Richard Bennett, Judge of county court,
who says: 81 believe Mr.. Dobmier should
be reimbursed for any loss he may have
actually sustained"
A number of prominent citizens signed
the following statement:
think a fair restitution should be made
by the state for losses incurred in depeeci-
alton in value caused by prohibition"
Among them
J.J. Stokes, receiver of the land Office.
James Elton, register of the land office.
w. E. Parsons, clerk of the land office.
A. W. Clark, vice president second ma
tiOnal bank.
Geo. A. Batchelder, cashier banking
house of Rollins & Sons.
James Duckworth, e~x-county commits
SiOner.
William Alderman, deputy county audi
tor.
James Ryan, alderman.
0. HexOm, alderman.
M. F. Murphy, alderman.
Geo. W. Aker, alderman.
P. Reder, alderman.
John E. Sullivan, justice of the peace.
VIII. Higham, agricultural implement
dealer.
Henry Gotham, merchant and proprietor
GOTHAM block.
Herrick on Impeachment Proceedings.
MI. Herrick gives his views on the ques.
ton of the right of the house of represen-