The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-18
WHERE DO THEY
Get THE BOOZE?
Drunken Indians in Kalispel1
Every Day.
TROUBLE IS BREWING
For Someone Efforts Will Be Made to
Apprehend and Punish the Viola
tors of the Law.
TROUBLE IS BREWING

The city police department is ex-
periencing considerable trouble with
drunken Indians, and if the parties,
who are evidently making a practice
of selling them liquor are located
they will think a cyclone has struck
them. The word seems to have
passed among the Indians that Kalis-
pell is the place where they can soak
up on the pale faces fire water and
es from as far east as the Blackfeet
reservation and south from the ex-
IRENE end of Flathead reservation.
The Indian question, with the po-
lice department, is a serious one.
Throwing them in Jail does no good.
They seem to look upon that as sort
of vacation, and il only puts the coun-
ty to the expense of keeping them.
| They do not experience the slight
est trouble in procuring whiskey as
there are any number of worthless
whelps in the city who are only too
anxious to take an Indians money,
purchase liquor and then help drink
up the cheap stuff which has been
purchased. Liquor dealers have no
way Of knowing that the whiskey is
procured for Indians and as conse-
quence it is easy money for the com
mon drunk or hobo to fill up on the
vilest kind of rot liquor.
During the past few days there
have been an unusual number OF
drunken Indians in the city, and yes.
terday the police rounded up a band
or two and drove them into the coun.
try. Two who had been arrested
were taken to the Jail door and start
ed out of town by few vigorous
kicks.
One of those who received none toe
gentle start was a six-foot buck from
the Blackfeet reservation who rambled
over the city Saturday and was hav
ing as much fun as any pale face
He had one of those jolly, happy
laughing jags, and didn't seem to find
any trouble in getting all that was
coming to him. The same afternoon
there was crowd of six Indians and
three hobos from the bad lands, who
were all soaked up and muddy, in
the local yards of the Great Northern
The white men would come over into
the city and purchase whiskey with
money furnished by Tie Indians, and
return with it to their retreat, under
a lot of bridge timbers, Just north OF
the tracks. 1t was most disgusting
sight, Indian and pale face, lying to
gether thoroughly drunk and conduct
ing themselves as only the lowest
grade of humanity can. After time
they drank themselves into a drunk
Ell sleep and lay on the ground more
like lot of hogs, wallowing in the
mud, than human beings.
The laws are extremely severe, nc
one can give or sell an Indian or hall
breed liquor, and an example will be
be made of those who are providing
whiskey to the Indians, which will be
far reaching in it's effect. The police
are looking into the matter and these
fellows would be wise should they
take the tip before it is to late.
Saloon men take desperate chances
when they permit an Indian or half
breed to loiter in their places of bust
ness and can expect to get into
trouble of most serious nature il
the practice is continued.
The old city Jail is being put into
condition and drunken Indians will be
rounded up and given chance to
starve for few days before being
turned loose, as it is not the intention
of the officers to put the city or coun
ty to one penny's expense in dealing
with them. The worthless white mer
who provide them with drink will ge,
the same dose and can enjoy the com
pany of the vile smelling animals
from the reservations to their hearts
desire.