Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-24
RAID STARTED ON SALOONS
New Arrival Btnrs Injunction PROCEEDINGS
Against Several PropristOrs.
NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW MOTIVE OF RAID
sheriff Canning Takes Time to In
vestigate Before Serving the Pa
pers, but Gets No satisfaction
from "Mr. Brown"

J.. Brown, a recent arrival in coun-
Gil Bluffs, who claims to be an attorney
at law, yesterday filed with Sheriff Canning
original notices of Injunction suits against
several saloonkeepers of this city and one
at Nicola. j. Brown appears as plaintiff
and ]. Brown, as attorney for the plaintiff.
Among the saloon men against whom Mr..
Brown has filed notice of suit to restrain
from selling liquor on the grounds OF al
legged violations of the Iowa mulct law are
Sherman & Healy, proprtetors Of the Blue
Ribbon saloon at the corner of Broadway
and Scott streets, the Jarvis Wine company
on South Main street. Ed Rogers on Broad.
way at the foot OF Pearl street. NJ. Wool
stein on Broadway. Bresse & Whitehead
on Fifth avenue between Main and Pearl
streets and NJ. Krohn at Media.
Mr.. Brown was an, entire stranger. TO
Sheriff Canning when he appeared in the
latter's Office yesterday with the, original
notices. Such being the case Sherin Cam
ming suggested that he would prefer to
make some inquiries as to the party bring
ing the suits before serving the notices.
MIR. Brown Informed the sheriff that il
would be entirely unnecessary, as the law
was plain on the matter and that he, the
sheriff, had no alternative but to serve the
notices.
j. Brown is said to have arrived in Coun-
ell Bluffs about a week ago, but from.
where. could not be learned yesterday. He
rented a small room over IA Pearl street
as an Office and on the stairway leading
to the office is a card bearing the sign. y.
Brown, real estate and lawyer" The office
contains a small desk, three wooden chairs,
a small wood stove and a small supply of
cord wood in one corner, and this is all the
-. hn nfh q
offices in, the building Mr. Brown is az
yet a perfect stranger. They say he has
made no signs of any desire to become
acquainted with his neighbors. He is de-
scribed as an elderly man with gray hair.
What purpose or object Mr.. Brown has
in bringing these suits against the saloon
men could not be ascertained yesterday, as
a call at his office found the door locked
and the owner not In There is some sus-
pieon in certain circles that Mr.. Brown
may represent the State Anti-saloon league
while others thought it possible that he
was acting for some local temperance orga-
nization That he was acting on behalf Of
the local ministerial association or those
back of the revival gospel meetings was
denied yesterday. BY some, 1t is believed
that Mr.. Brown Is acting for himself and
that he is planning a general crusade
against the saloons of Council Bluffs and
possibly Pottawattamie county, None OF
the members of the local bar asked yes
terday, were acquainted with Mr. Brown
although some had seen the sign, 81
Brown. real estate and lawyer" on the
istalT* ays Heading 20 the offices over No
IA Pearl street.
Up to late hour last night Sheriff Cam
ming had not served, the notices filed with
him by Mr.. Brown. c.. r-, .,..-