The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-05-25
CHAMBERLAIN WAS
CLOSED TIGHT
Great Grove of Excursionists
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.

Caies:aerlain, s. u, May 24.-Two
trails arrived here Sunday from Iowa
n eastern South Dakota, with 1900
eXcursionists to visit this city, Amer
lean island. The new river railroad
bridge and the grading west of the
river to Oacoma. II was different in
Chamberlain from what ii wa one
week before. when the states attorney
attempted to force the MAYOR TO close
the saloons, and was told he would not
GO IL Whether the statement OF the
prosecutors, Attorneys j. E. House and
"A. Is. C~hubbuck. that they would prose-
cute the Violators of law a week ago
n also the mayor for palpahle mis-
condUct IN office, was the cause of the
closed doors, or whether Mr.. Earrings
statement that he would not run any
more excursions caused the closing, it
Is not known. However, il is certain
mat Chamberlain was as dry a town
as Gould be found in Z prohibition COM
munit where none drink intoXfcants.
II was he general among
me eXcucsionists that Chamberlain was
as orderly n respectable a town as
lney ever saw, and they were happily
disappointed. OF course some found
fault bcc2use the saloons were closed
10 The sunday eX~curSionists. but the
decent people who came on the train
as Wen as the ones who reside in
Chamberlain We're more than pleased
with the orderly conduct of the 1900
sober citizens. The baseball game be-
tween the Hawarden and Parke..
teams was one of the hottest games
ever contested at Island park. The
contestants played twelve innings and
the score stood l and /.
There will be considerable excite
ment III Chamberlain when States At
torneys House and his assistant, Club
DUCK, Me IN court q complaint against
Mayor ]. w. Sanford, charging him
with lnalfeasance and palpahle miscon-
aucl IN office for allowing and approv-
ing or the wide open saloon run by
clyde kenney, Avery Mcmillan, Leddy
Glibert and HeElnan kersch, on sun
day, May IA.
If the mayor is found guilty of mis-
conduc the court may impose a fine
of $1,000, and shall remove him from
office. Chief OF Police b. Conway will
also be called upon to answer a sim
mar complaint and may be fined 500
and removed from office.
Ihe prosecuting attorneys will also
HE IN court four separate complaints,
charging four saloonkeepe"s with open-
ing a place where Intoxicating liquors
are are sold at retail on the first day of
the Week-Sunday. If they are found
guilty their licenses will be evoked
and the law viii not permit them to
secure another in the state. There are
FOUR more in~fornations that will be
filed with the court charging three bar
Keepers and beer jerkers in each Of
the four saloons with violating the
Sunday law by aiding in selling intoxi-
cants on May ID. This will make a 4
total of eighteen men that viii answer
to violating the law on excursion day
"a week ago. These complaints win
cause the court to at once issue war
rants for the arrest of these eighteen
m on #1n6 JHhnt,. ,1n,,J H., a. - :,
the sheriff he will be in duty bound 10 :
arrest his brother, who tends bar in
the Gilbert saloon.
In past week the mayor had a long
conference with the states attorney,
pleading lienecy for the ~saloonkeen-
ers, but Attorney House said that he i
cial duty.