The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-04-13
GAMBLING IS
OUT OF SIGHT
Orders Of Chief Johnson are
Enforced.
GA NJ BLING CEASED
AT Every Resort in Town, Within the
Half Hour Designated Ma
chimes, Too.
GAM BLING CEASED

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of games were merrily working, from
the Klondike dealer to the tub game.
A word with Manager Bergeson and
the deal was stopped and bankers be-
gan counting the roll preparatory to
checking in. For the first time in
months the dealers enjoyed a lay of,
but they did not seem to like it any
too WELL Mr.. Bergeson said Il am
a law abiding citizen and the law
closes me-" That settled the Stock
holm.
u Chief Johnson made two visits TO
the Arcade. The second one was short
and effective as at a given signal every
deoler, about dozen in all, closed
down, and began checking in. Be-
fore $3.50 every public gambling game
in the city Of Kalispell was out If
action, and the nickel-in-the-slot ma
chimes were idle, with their faces to
the wall.
Satisfied of having performed dis
tasteful duty thoroughly and we'll the
chief having assured himself that
every resort was strictly lawful, be-
took himself home.
Before 10 o'clock the other resorts
began thinning out and it looked as
though the idle dealers in the Stock
holm were to be alone in observing
the stage play, and reporter follow
ed the crowd. Nothing unusual seemed
to be going on at Phillips, but there
, was an undercurrent of excitement,
. which after little investigation
seemed to be not unfounded. The
familiar buzz Of the wheel with the
clatter of the marble as it fell, was
just noticeable above the noise of the
crowd. Upstairs where the fairies
dwell, and the frock coated sucker HES
himself was a merry time. The rou
lette wheel, Klondike, King Faro, and
round table stud and poker were all do
ing business, which gathered the
crowds like a lemonade stand at a
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the only absentee. The police of course
ksew nothing of this break now that
the nickel-in-the-slot machines down
stairs had recovered from their tenn
porary indisposition. The games
were running all night and the pro
T. prietor considered himself immune, be
cause the play was on the second floor
and out of sight.
But his arrest was accomplished
later on in the evening by order o.
the chief and he will have his hear
ing this afternoon before Judge Nc
Arthur. The generally expressed
opinion is that if there is to be gamb
:, ling, law or no law, there is the leas
objection to it if upstairs and out o.
sight.
I'll Some curiosity as to what the res
r of the fraternity were doing and how
0 they looked upon Phillips experiment
d tai defiance of the law led the scribe
, to plan and carry out a trip through
the saloon district and see what wa!
going on.
At the Kalispell hotel the roulette
and poker game was not uncovered
T. yesterday, Mr. Engle not caring t,
L take any chances.
The Brewery had no gambling de
vices except a slot machine and tina
4 had been dismantled since the nigh
watch went on.
:, The Strand had closed their game
and machines for some time but a mer
: chandise machine was in sight on tn,
:, cigar case.
- At Heller's everything was quie
:. and the games all closed, these peopl
:. taking the ordinance as enforced i,
u good faith.
John O'Connel's machine was dis
= mantled and faced to the wall an,
no dice box or other contrivance wa
to be seen.
w. G. Whips was in his bushes
;, Office when called upon and stated tina
I. he had never had anything other thai
= merchandise machines IN his place an
= these he still proposed to keep in orc
er and would resist any attempt a
barring them unless the letter of tn
n law was observed everywhere.
q At Mcknight & Benn's place onl
2 the merchandise machine was in sigh
It and the night man had not heard tina
el games had again started. S. E. Hal
a ness and Adair & Lacher had even r,
n moved their merchandise machine
% from the accustomed place and tn
e money machines we've non est.
IS Nothing was in sight at julius Mo
ans or Ed Hacks places, not even
cigar dropper, but there was to b