Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-08
LAW and ORDER COLUMN.
] Edited by the chairman OF the Enforce
] ment Committee of the A. S. League. :

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AS we stated last week the vital point at Is"
sue now in Wilmar is whether the Will OF the
people as expressed ~on the liquor question
shall be respected and enforced or Whether
the saloon gang have really such grip on al
fairs of the town that it can continue us ousl-
ness in spite of anything that can be done to
prevent them. This the saloon men dehantly
claim they have. 1t remains to be seen II the
citizens of Willmar will submit to the dictation
of such disreputable outfit.
The arresting and Furnishing of the parties
found dispensing the liquor is well enough and
proper, but unless the nefariOus trafhc is dis
continu~ d and the sale is stopped the elect Is
Of very little value for practical law enforce
ment. The real proprietors of the places nave
other buns ready to take the places or the
arrested ones, should they fail to re-appear,
and the nefarious traffic goes on. To be ef-
fective the enforcement must reach the roots
of the evil, which in Willmar will be found to
be the old saloon gang, which furnishes the
buildings and financial backing
The Anti-Saloon League made it's second ar
rests last w ednesday. The following piggers
were arraigned before Justice Styles, and all
waived examination to appear at the District
Court, viz: Sam Stabler and ChaS. Hilson of
Barnstads old saloon, Nobel Schagel Of Mad
isOn's place, Ole Lyden Of Klevjers old saloon,
and Geo. Crandall of the place Oh Beck's cor
ner OF these Crandan failed to secure bal!
and is confined in jail; Lyden was bailed out by
N. o. Nelson (1Nr. Nelson offered the explana-
| ton that Lyden was a relative and that he
saved him from going to jail only on the prom
too Ctoh1a 4
| Hllson were bailed out on the bond Of M. D.
Manning; and Schagel was given his liberty on
the suretes of J. P. Madison and A. NJ. Olson.
Attys Sam Porter and Sam Olson, of the firm
| Of Olson and Johnson appeared for the de-
PENDANTS and County Atty. Frye and Asst
Oney for the State. OF the piggers, Schagel.
Hilson and Stabler are back behind the bars
| in their respective joints. Martin Klevjer has
taken the position held by Ole Lyden in the
Norander building.
The village authorities have become filled
with a virtuous zeal to prosecute illegal liquor
sellers since the league began it's work Last
| Tuesday Schagel of MadisOns place was
pulled and trial under village ordinance was
set for Friday. Atty. Muller appeared for the
| village and moved to- dismiss for lack OF evil
dence. Stabler of Barnstads place, was ar
| rested, and his case was adjourned until this
morning. Schagel was again arrested and
| again dismissed. He was re-arrested and his
| trial set for next Tuesday morning at nine
| O'Clock a sensation sprung this morn
ing when Marshal Stalland served q warrant
upon Nels Carlson of the drug store for having
| sold alcohol to DR.. ustrup, the veterinary sur
! geOn. The complaint was made by the village
| sleuth, Marshal HanScOm. NeS is staunch
prohibitionst who would be the last man sus-
pected of selling liquor in evasion of the law.
The trial is set for Saturday. If this proves
to be an attempt simply to make the enforce
ment work appear farce, the odium will
lodge where it belongs.
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The self interest of the salOon-keeper keeps
him at all times alert to grasp every advan-
tage which he can for the benefit of his cause
His sympathZerS and hackers are ever watch
full and lose no opportunity to use their in6u-
ence at all times and by any method within
their reach. Were it possible for those op-
posed to the traffic to be equally vigiant, such
thing as saloon or an open blind-pg would
| be unheard OF in Willmar. 1t is hard to in.
duce the ordinary good citizen to take hand
in work, which, while it is for the general
good, yet may not be pleasant to undertake.
But in crisis like the present one in Willmar
the good citizen should not hesitate to show
his colors. He cannot afford even by his in
D difference to give comfort to those who
would trample law and order under their feet
Line up, and make your influence felt for
. good.
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!, Benz. Waterman and John Gorwen were
bound over to the grand jury last Wednesday
on the charge of keeping gambling rooms by
, Justice Styles. Sam Porter appeared for the
defendant and Olney and Frye for the State.
: Gambling is a vice which has f1ourished more
OF less rampantly in our city for many years
without any attempt ever before being made
to check it,