Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-19
BOGUS BUTTER Rid
Federal Omosrs Capture Immense
Quantity Of Olsomargarins in
Chicago Factory.
The Stun Was Being Sold as Con.
uine Butter Eight Mem
Arrested.
Factory Has Been in Operation
Many Years-Gre Quantities
Manufactured

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Many Years Great Quantities
Manufactured.
Chicago, Oct. 19.-An Illicit olemargar-
inc factory, which for years has been
selling its spurious output as butter to
hundreds of Chicagoans. wac raided
yesterday by United States government
officers. Eight men who have been en-
gagged in the sale and manufacture OF
the article were arrested.
The plant islocated at 1884 State street
in the rear, and store known az the
Fertile Valley Creamery, 100 Thirty first
street, has been run in connection with
1t.
A large amount of the spurious butter
was found in the factory and also at the
store. which the revenue agents seized
as evidence.
The factory isi equipped with all the
latest improved machinery for the man
ufacture Of oleomargarine. and the gov
eminent officers believe that thousands
of pounds Of the stuff We're sold weekly
Some of the spurious article, 1t is be-
lieved, was sold for genuine country
butter at topnotch prices.
The Fertile Valley Creamery COM
!pany, as the concern is known, has sew.
leral horses and wagons which are used
in delivering the company's product to
all parts of the city. Persons who live
in the neighborhood of the factory say
that the wagons We're loaded every
morning. and that there was no effort.
by the employees to keep the Illicit busi-
ness secret. AT times when there was
big demand for the alleged butter the
factory was lighted up at night and men
were seen working until the next morn
ing.
Those under arrest are:
"A. T. Dow. proprietor. 100 Thirty-first
street.
n. 6. Dow, manager. 1884 Rhodes ave-
nue..
John Moody, assistant manager, "a
Thirty third place
F. X. Moody, maker Of oleomargarine.
"a Thirty-third place.
Daniel T. kohen. maker OF oleomar-i
garine. 5O2s Marshfield avenue.
NJ Jameson. salesman, 1854 Forty
fourth street.
Henry kruse, salesman, 2S45 south
Park avenue.
7. Joyce, salesman, AL North Hermit
age avenue.
The men We're taken to the United
States commissioners Office, in the Mo-
nadnock building, where they were
questioned for several hours 1t is said
that three of those under arrest made
damaging admissions not only against
| themselves but ,as to the guilt of the
others.
| AT W:Sc Clock last night the .prtRon-
ers We're taken to the Jail to await fur
lther hearing today.
The existence OF the factory became
known to the agent of the internal reve-
niue office several days ago. Agents Nc
Ginnis and Martin We're assigned TO the
matter, and. disguised as tramps. they
Twisted the factory last Monday. They
saw the men at work, and by following
1.-The wagons they succeeded in locating
the store in Thirty-first street.
| McGinnis and Martin lowered In the
ineighborhood for several days and
nights. and after getting all the evidence
lthey deemed necessary for a conviction
they decided on making the arrest late
yesterday afternoon.
The concern has a capacity of about
$4,000 pounds week. The prisoners
lhowever say that the output was not
SO large, but the government agents dis.
Iagree with them.
When Revenue Officers McGinnis ane
Martin visited the factory yesterday
lafternoon thsy were accompanied BY
4 Deputy United States Marshals ". p
i Cass and ID. A. Fraley. Daniel Koehr
making the oleomargarine when the Of
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