Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-10-29

''PllccERs" u !; 1 IS ARE STIRRED uF
County and city oHslsl. Unite In tn.
Closing Up Of Refrsshmsnt
Stands In tho City. - /.
Is Friday an unlucky day? Ask
the keepers OF Temperance saloons
In our city and they will tell you that
last Friday certainly was, for on that
day no less than four of the refresh.
ment stands were ''lost to sight and
memory DEAR" Things were rather
lively in the city for q time and the
"blindpiggers" were at last brought
to sense of realization that the s'jie
was up"
It was about 1890 a. m. when the
program opened with a grand march
by both the village and county au-
thorities, who swept down upon the
lawbreakers and took full possession
OF their places of business. Things
had been so carefully planned that q
raid in broad daylight was hardly ex-
pected. Officials had been stationed
at both the front and rear entrances
and altogether q most systematic raid
had been planned by Assistant Coun-
ty Attorney Olson and his body of
co-workers.
The following places were closed
up and the keepers taken into custody:
The old Andrew Klevjer place on
Third street, conducted by Indahl
Simonson; the "Free Country" place,
corner of Pacific avenue and Third
street, conducted by Hans Larson;
the old A. B., Hanscom bakery and
confectionery stand on Pacific aven-
ue, conducted by Isaac Emerson; and
the bowling alley on Benson avenue,
conducted by B. E.. Miller. The ar
rests were made under the state law
on search and seizure warrants sworn
out before Justice Bitterness, and the
proprietors were each charged with
keeping and maintaining common
nuisance. G. E. Evans, employed by
Baxter's Detective Agency of Minnea-
polls, swore out the complaints.
Simonson was taken in tow by
Chief of Police Sorenson, Larson by
Constable Engelstad and Isaac Emer-
son by Deputy Sheriff Nordstrom,
and the trio were entertained for a
time at the county boarding house.
bud" Miller. was found missing from
his place Of business at the time of the
raid, being on hunting trip some
miles out In the country. He was ap-
pretended upon his arrival in the city
later in the day and had no trouble in
securing the necessary bonds for his
release. All four prisoners weregiven
q preliminary hearing in the after
noon and pleaded not guilty. Bonds
in the sum of 800 were furnished by
each and the cases set for trial as fol-
lows: B. F. Miller, Friday, Oct. 81;
Isaac Emerson, Saturday, Nov. l;
Hans Larson, Wednesday Nov. s; In
dahl Simonson, Thursday, Nov. g..
Attorney Geo. Muller has been re-
tanned to appear for the defense of the
last three.
Evans is the detective who has Sc
cured the necess ary evidence and will
testify against the alleged blindpig.
gers at the time of trial. By clever
piece of work he secured enough evi-
dence to convict all four and there
will be some interesting testimony
brought forth. Evans managed to
work into the confidence of the keep
ers of the "refreshment'' stands by
acting as salesman for house in
Minneapolis that sells soft drinks.
His stay here resulted in the securing
of several bottles of whiskey, which
ought to be pretty good evidence be-
fore any court of the illegal sale Of
liquor. E. T. Baxter is another de-
tective from the same agency who is
assisting in the prosecution. The SER
vices of the Baker agency were Sc
cured over two weeks ago by the
county attorney. Other detectives had
been hired to ferret out the aw-break-
ers some time previous to this, but
they failed to ''stay in the game'' as
it were and sold out. .
1t was a big day for '.hauls. -
Seven loads of the property seized
were taken to place of safety In the
keeping of Sheriff Odell, and the
court house basement is again made
q receptacle for spirits. An inventory
taken of the different places closed
reveals the following, showing too
plainly that Intoxicating liquor was
not q scarce article at these ''joints:''
Larson's place-three patent cork
pullers, one beer pump, one 5:gallon
jug, one gallon measure, three bar
bottles, four bottles of Sherry, one
5-gallon keg OF whiskey, one 5-gallon
keg partly filed with whiskey,. one
whiskey strainer, Is bottles of nom
toxi, one l-gallon measure, four beer
trays, four nickle plated thimbles, one
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