The Minneapolis journal., 1901-05-17
time FOR SHOOTING
Golden Valley People Ready for
Desperate Measures.
BAD MEN AND TOUGH WOMEN
They Make Life Miserable for the
Peaceful People of the Little
Suburb.

Residents Of Western and Sixth avenues
N near the city limits and of Golden Val
ley are organizing an old-t1me western
vigilance committee for mutual protection
from the ribald revelry and deyiltry that
have infested the neighborhood for the
past few months.
This determination is the result OF
weeks of evaporation and insult at the
hands of roWdies visiting Keegan's lake
to run riot and disregard all rules and
customs Of decency and order. For
months, the neighborhood has vainly
sought protection. Within the city lin
it's there are no Datrolmen assigned to
duty in that locality. The district be-
tween the city limits and Keegan's lake,
under the Jurisdiction of Golden Valley,
is also without proper police surveillance.
This leaves the people of that neighbor-
hood at the mercy of the rowdies that
hold high revel every Sunday and on most
week days.
Mayor Appealed to.
Mayor Ames has been repeatedly ap-
pealed to. In every instance he has
promised protection within the city limits.
This, however, the neighbors say, has
never been accorded them. The sherirf
Of Golden Valley declares that he is do
ing all within his power and that he can
out warrants that he can serve.
Larson Assaulted.
Wednesday evening, S. o. Larson, 2SO0
Western avenue was assaulted and nearly
beaten to death by a gang OF rowdies,
within q stones throw OF his front door.
His son, who came to his aid, was also
numerically beaten. Before assistance
reached them from the other ne1ghoors,
the gang had fed.
Golden Valley people say that ]. B. Gill
| bert, who runs a saloon and road house
within block from the city limits, 'front.'
ing Keegan's lake, is largely responsible
for the condition in that locality. Gangs
of hoodlums and women congregate at his
saloon, fill up on liquor and then terrify
and shock the neighborhood with their
reckless actions. The men fight and the
shameless women make disgusting specta-
cles of themselves. Without the saloon,
the people say, all would be as it should
in peaceful Golden Valley. Gilbert has
made his place a special resort for aban-
doned characters during the temporary
| closing Of city resorts.
A Wild Party.
| Tuesday night a wild party visited the
| neighborhood. There were four rigs
| driven by reckless drivers. Forming
|
road with wild Commanche shouts, toward
town, in a breakneck run. The next
morning when the respectable Golden VAL
leyite awoke and dared to move abroad.
he found the road was strewn with copies
of sensational sporting papers and broken
bottles, Near the Bassett creek bridge
lay the mangled remains of light geared
runabout, smashed to splinters.
Reign of Terror.
Golden Valley needs no curfew to ring
the children in at night. Every father
tucks his child in bed at o'clock and
stuffs cotton in his own ears to deaden
the sounds coming from without. After
6 o'clock nobody dares stick his head out
the window of his room. The air is full
of flying bullets and no one wants to run
the risk The name Golden Valley has a
sweet, pleasant sound. And the settlers
themselves are peaceful and law abiding,
as becomes the name.