Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-06
Pa0BED WlLLMAR SALOONS
Six indictments Found Against Saloon
.>keepers and Their Assistants
BY the Late Grand jury.

Keepers and Their Assistants
By the Late Grand Jury.
The grand jury finished it's labors
last Friday, having returned eleven
indictments, as follow:
j. b. Ward, for permitting gamb-
ling. on premises controlled by him.
Otto Ronning, illegal sale of liquor
at Spicer.
lndahISimonson, bartender in Hut.
green's shloon, three counts, illegal
sale. at resort on Sunday, selling to a
minor and running disorderl y house.
Nels Z, Nelson, bartender, two
counts, sailing liquor to minors.
Frank a. Magnuson, saloon-keeper,
selling liquor to minor.
JosephssBenj. Taylor, grand larceny
in seconddegree. accused of breaking
into Willmar Hardware Co.'S store on
the nightsof Jan. %.
Two Indictments not yet public.
All those who have been arraigned
pleaded got guilty except Ward. He
was sentenced to ninety days in the
county jail and was committed at once.
In sentencing him, Judge Qvale took
occasion ito comment on the prevalen-
cy of gambling in social life and on
the bucket shop evil, which he de-
clared existed openly in several towns
in the district
Otto Ronning's case was continued
until next term.
The petit jury convened Monday af-
ternoon. 1t is composed of the follow
ing: G. Fl. Anderson, August Holm,
gren, dr., Andy FL. Anderson, Martin
l.. johnson. John Wicklund, Edwin
a Rail;on, John Banks, Olof Ander-
son, Andrew Nelson, J. Somcrlet,
Louis Rosenquist, j. $. Andrews,
M ARGUS Olson, G. A Broman, Lewis
Benson, George Lippert, Alfred Later
ELL, Elmer ,Halvorson, John IverSon
and Asa j. Abbo t.
State of Minnesota vs.. Peter Free
berg was the first case tried. 1t was a
case appealed from the municipal
court, where Freeberg was convicted
OF a misdemeanor for having removed
Foot Lake bridge on July last in Or
ker to allow his launch to pass thru.
The defence was conducted in an able
manner by Atty. Il. w. Stanford, and
the county attorney was assisted in
the prosecution by Atty. Porter. "A
number Of witnesses were examined,
and the legality of the road was made
sthe question at>issue. The question OF
right of navigation was ruled out by
the court. The case went to the Jury
Tuesday forenoon, and after having
been out four and half hours, the
jury returned d verdict of guilty.
Sentence has not been pronounced.
A special venire of jurymen was
drawn Tuesday, viz: A. o. Sather,
Robert Thompson, Christian M. John
son, H. H. Ruud, A. P. Adams, j. II.
Martin, NJ artin Forsberg, c. c. Han
son, Andrew Anderson, J. l.. John
son, Renus Swenson, Willis " ilbur.
Simonson was tried on the charge of
selling a bottle of whiskey to Peter
Peterson, a detective, at the Samuel
son block on Sunday evening, yes
terday afternoon. He was defended
by Atty. T. .. Gilbert. The defend ant
swore that he did not take any pay
for the liquor. The evidence brot out
that there was considerable drinking
at that resort, both by men and wom-
en-. The jury was out only few min
utes and brot in verdict of guilty.
No sentence has been pronounced yet.
Nels P. Nelson was on trial this
morning for selling liquor to Albert
Soldering, a minor. The case went to
the jury before dinner, and the latter
had not agreed at this writing.
Simonson is being tried on the
charge of maintaining a disorderly
house upstairs in the Samuelson build
ing.