The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-02
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.

C"a, :oerlain, S. D., May 24.-'fwo'
trails arrived here Sunday from Iowa
and 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. 1t was different in
~ChambdrlaiE from What it was one
week before. when the states attorney
to force the mayor to clCS,
the saloons, and was old he WOULD not
do it. Whether the statement OF the
prosecutors. Attorneys j. +. House and
A. &. Chubbuck, that they would prose-
cute the violators of law a week ago
and also the mayo for palpable mis-
in office. was the cause of the
closed doors. OF whether Nj. Earrings
statement that he woul not run any
more excursions caused the closing. it
is not known. However. it IS certain
that Chamberlain was as DRY Il town
as could be oundi in q prohibition COM
munitN where none drink intoHicants.
II WAS the general among
the eNcu:sionists that Chamberlain vas
as orderly and respectable Il town rs
they ever saw, and they Wee happily
disappointed. ot course some found
fault because the saloons We're closed
TO the sunday eNcursionists, but the
decent people who came on She train
as we'll as the ones Il 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 Parker
cams WAS II of the hottest games
ever contested at Island park. The
contestants played twelve innings and
the score stood | and l.
There will be considerable excite
ment in Chamberlain when states At
torncyS House and his assistant. hub
buck, file in court a complaint ogains.
Mayor j. w. Sanford, charging HIM
IL q. ~,, ,.EL -,N! l,.l
duct in office for. allowing and approV-
ing of the wide open saloons run by
CLYDE kenney. Avery Mcmillan, Led6y
Gilbert and Herman Kersch. on Sun
day, May IA.
If the mayor is found guilty of mis-
conduct the our; may impose .. line
of $1,000. and shall remove him f.onl
office. Chief of Police b. Conaway VIII
also be called upon to answer a SIM
liar complaint and may be fined SlOo
and removed from office.
The prosecuting attorneys will also
file in court four separate complaints,
charging four s~aloonkeepe-s with OPEN
ing a place where intoxicating liquors
are sold ut retail on the first day Of
the Week-Sunday. If they are found
guilty their licenses; will be revoked
and the law Will no permit them 10
secure mother in the state. There are
four more informations 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 IA. This will, make "A
total of eighteen men that will answer
TO violating the law on excursion day
q week ago. These complaints viii
cause the court to at once issue war
rants for the arrest of these eighteen
men and when placed in the hands of
the sheriff he will BIZ in duty bound 10
arrest his brother, who tends bar in
the Gilbert saloon.
The past week the mayor had Il long
conference with the states atturneE,
pleading lienecy for the saloonkeep-
ers. but Attorney HouSe said that he
and his assistant would do their oci-
"ial duty.