The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-25
CHAMBERLAIN WAS
CLOSED TIGHT
Great Grove OF EScursionists
Swarmed Streets OF the
River Town.
ARE AFTER THE MAYOR
Although There Was No Violation Of
the Law Sunday the Authorities
Are Firm in Determination
TO Make an Example.

CuIs'.scrlain. = ~. May 2i.--Two
tTisi:,s arrived here sunday ifom Iowa
and eastern South Dakota. with 1890
cxcursionists tn visit this city, Amer
lean island. the new river railroad
bridge and the grading west of the
river 10 Oacomn. II was different In
Chamberlain from what IL was one
week before. when the states attorney
attempted TO force the mayor Ia close
the saloons. and was told he would not
do IL. Whether the statement OF the
prosecutors. Attorneys J. r. House and
a. X. chubbuck. that they would prose-
cute the violators OF law week ago
and alro the mayo: for palpable mis-
conduct Ia office. WAS the cause az the
closed doors. or whether MIR. Earring =
statement that he would not run any
more excursions caused the closing. IL
IN not known. However. ~ Us certain
that Chamberlain was as dry u town
as could be found In "a prohibition COM
muEity where none drink intoSicants.
IL was The general comment among
the cxCu-sionisis that Chamberlain was
rs orderly and spectacle u town as
they ever saw, and they were happily
disappointed. -! course some found
fault because the saloons Wer. closed
TO the sunday cNcurSion!Sts. but the
decent people who came uu the train
ns well as the ones who reside In
with the orderly conduct of the 1890
sober citizens. The baseball game be-
tween the Hawarden and Parker
teams wag one of the hottest games
ever contested ~ Island park The
contestants played twelve Innings and
the score stood ! aad !.
There will be considerable excite
ment In Chamberlain when States At
torncys House and his assistant, club
buck. Gle i'm court complain; against
Mayor j. w. Sanford, charging him
with malfeasanCc and palpable misCon-
duet Ia once for allowing and. approv-
Ing OF the wide open saloons run by
clyde Kenney. Avery Mcmillan. L.ddy
Gilbert and Herman ksrsCh. on sun
day. May u.
IL the mayor IL found guilty az mis-
conduct the court may impose fire
OF $1,000. and shall remove him from
Office. chief OF Police n Conway Will
also Ice called upon To answer sim
liar complaint and may D., fined SEQ
and removed from office.
The prosecuting attorneys will also
file ia court four separate complaints.
charging four saloonkeepc-s with OPEN
INK a place where intoxicating liquors
are sold at retail on the FIRST day Of
the week SUNDAY. II they are found
rui!ty their licenses viii be- revoked
and the law will not permit them to
secure another In the state. There are
four more iufuruations that viii be
filed with the cou.t charging three bar
keepers and beer Jcrkers IN each of
the four saloons with violating the
sunday law by aiding In selling intoxl-
CaBts on May - This viii make a
total OF eighteen men thai viii answer
To violating the law on excursion day
week ago. These complaints will
cause the court To al once issue war
rants for the arrest OF these eighteen
men and when placed In TIE hands of
The sheriff he viii b. IN duty bound 10
arres; his BROTHER. who tends bar In
the Gilbert saloon.
The past week the mayor Iad a long
conference with the states attorney.
pleading lienecy for the saioonkcep-
err, but Attorney House said that ne
and Ibis assistant would 90 their c:.l-
"iai duty.