The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-26
CHAMBERLAIN WAS
CLOSED TIGHT
Great Crowd Of Excurslonist.
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.

Chamberlain, S. D.. May 24.-Two
trains arrived here Sunday from Iowa
and eastern South Dakota. with 1900
excursionists 10 visit this city, Amer
lean island, the new river railroad
bridge and the grading west of the
river to Oacoma. 1t was different in
Chamberlain from what it was one
week before. when the states attorney
attempted to force the mayor to close
the saloons. and was told he would not
do Ii. Whether the statement of the
prosecutors. Attorneys j. T.. House and
A. b. Chubbuck. that they would prose-
cute the violators of law week ago
and also the mayor for palpabe mis-
conduct in Office. was the cause of the
closed doors. OF whether Mr. Earnings
statement that he would not run any
more excursions caused the closing it
is not known. However. it is certain
that Chamberlain was as dry a town
as could be found in a prohibition COM
munlty whore none drink intoXicants.
III was the general comment among
the eXcucsionists that Chamberlain was
as orderly and respectable a town as
they ever SAW, and they We're happily
disappointed. OF course some found
fault because the saloons We're closed
to the Sunday excursionists, but the
decent people who came on the train
as We'll as the ones who reside in
Chamberlain we're more than pleased
with the orderly conduct of the l,500
sober citizens The baseball game be-
tween the Hawarden and Parker
teams was one of the hottest games
ever contested at Island park The
contestants played twelve innings and
the score stood i and /.
There will be considerable excite-
nlent IN Cham he rI1in NVhpn a.
lofneys House and his assistant Chub-
DUCK, HE II. court a complaint against
MAYOR j, w. Sanford. charging him
with malfea 'ance and palpable miscon-
duct in office for allowing and approx
ing of the Wide open saloons run by
CLYDE kenaey. Avery Mcmillan. Leddy
cillDert and Herman kersch, on sun
day, May A.
If the mayor is found guilty of mis-
conduct the court may impose a fine
of $1,000, and shall remove him from
office. Chief of Police b. Conaway will
also be called upon to answer SIM
liar complaint and may be fined slOO
and removed from office
The prosecuting attorneys will also
ME IN court four separate complaints,
charging four Saloonkeepe.s with OPEN
ing place where intoxicating LIQUORS
are sold at retail on the first day Of
me Week-Sunday. If they are found
and the law will not permit them to
secure another in the state Their. are
four more informations that. Win be
illed with the court charging three bar
Keepers and beer jerkers in each OF
lne four saloons with violating the
Sunday law by aiding in selling intoxi-
cants on May IA. This will make a
total OF eighteen men that will answer
To violating the law on excursion day
a week ago. These complaints will
cause the court to at once issue war
rants Tor the arrest of these eighteen
men and when placed in the hands OF
the sheriff he will be in duty bound to
arrest his BROTHER, who tends bar in
the Gilbert saloon.
The past week the mayor had a long
conference with the states attorney,
pieaolhS ienecy for the saloonkeep-
ers. but Attorney House said that he
and his assistant would do their off1-
eial duty