The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-16
NORTH DAKOTA
FEELING RUNS HIGH.
Personal Encounters Common at
East Grand Forks, Where a
Crusade Has Started.
Lawlessness Succeeded by Order
Keepers and Inmates Of Resorts
Are in Flight.
Special to The Journal.

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Grand Forks, n. d., Nov 16.-Interest-
ing developments continue to follow the
recent sensational charges against Mayor:
Brandt of East Grand Forks. A greater
change never took place in any city In
SO short a time. Prior to the recent
meeting Of the council the saloons were.
allowed to run twenty-four hours every
day. The stranger who came to the city
could take his choice in patronizing any of
the forty saloons Now every saloon in
the place has the strictest orders to close
every night at II. o'clock, and remain
closed, with no back door privileges, till
o'clock in the morning. Yesterday for
the first time in many years, every saloon
was closed.
The saloon men as we'll as the gamblers
are complaining bitterly, as this is the
season of the year when the men who have
been threshing farther west are heading
for the lumber camps. East Grand Forks
is always one Of their Lfavorite stopping
places, and as all Of them have good rolls
Of money the harvest reaped by the gam
blers and saloon men is a rich one. No
matter what sort of a game was looked
for by the transients, they could find it,
and asa rule would be steered up against
something whether they were looking for
it or, not. Now not a slot machine or any
other gambling device can be found within
the corporate limits 3s
Another radical step that has been taken
is the cleaning UP of the houses Of i'll
fame in the famous Hollow. y About 100
women scattered in all directions.
Some Strange Aiianments.
One of the strange features of the case
is the manner in which some of the sa-
loonkeepers have lined up. Dominican"
Dan Sullivan, who Is perhaps as widely
known as any saloon man in the north
west, and who has palatial place. and
h9 a "a Gan NH
has allied himself with the reformers, be-
lieving evidently that due Difference should
be accorded public opinion.
The feeling is running high and there
have been several personal encounters.
The followers of the present administra-
ton assert that the city will be ruined If
the, reforners do not recede from the
radical position that has been taken. The
latter maintain that a cleanup had to
come and the sooner the better for all
concerned
The Grand Forks Lumber company has
closed it's ysawmill in East Grand Forks
for: the season. Some 15,0000G0 feet of
scarcely any time having been lost by
break-downs. There has been a plentiful
supply of logs on hand at all times. The
company has about 100000 feet Of logs
between this point and 'Crpokston on which
to start work next spring before the first
arrives. arrive, ana Should there pe any
delay. caused by low water. there. are
plenty of logs. that can be brought in by
rail. 49, st.:x. .g. sa;f !, ,-aa3l:jE2.
sorley to Defend Marteil. al s.,s 49,
3 George, !. Bangs has withdra wne from
the MartelE murder case, and III. A. @Sorley
has been retained for: the defense - Mr..
SorleN stated yesterday that there was no
truth in the rumors to the effect that Mar
tell would enter a plea Of guilty. 1t is
thought the defense will e11deavor' to prove
an alibi. States Attorney Winenlan says
he has. located an important witness who
has been placed under bonds for his APP
pearance at the December term Martell
is charged with the murder of Alfred
Nally for the purpose Of robbery. He was
arrested at Buffalo, N. Y, where he re-
\ SidedbWith his family