The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-29
Eagles Lodge Rooms at lola Are
Under Officers Guard.
County Attorney Says That
Water Must Be the Beverage.
OFFICERS INDIGNANT.
Claim They Are a Secret Order
just Like the MasOnS Are.
Propose to 'FEntertain" Friends
During State Convention.

lola. Kan, March 29.-The Record
says:
According to the story told by the
county attorney two men are guarding
the front and rear entrances to the
Eagles lodge rooms on the east side
of the square, and will be changed
night and day until after the state
convention of Eagles, which will be
held in lola May II to IS. These
officers, sworn in as deputy sheriffs,
are expected to prevent the members
of the lodge from taking into the club
rooms any vinous, spirituous. malt or
other fermented liquor. Fine wines,
ale, liquor and cigars are to be tabooed
when the state convention OF Eagles,
to the number of 1900 to 1000, meets
in lola il May. Nothing but Neosho
river water is to be served to the
guests.
Last night the county attorney
thought someone was trying to intro
duce a barrel of beer into the lodge
room. The suspicion came about be-
cause he saw a dray loaded with the
stuff and saw it circling around the
Eagles nest. In company with the Of
ficers he watched it and when finally
it moved away to a private barn Sher-
iff Bollinger stationed officers there to
watch the place. They 1emained all
night and are being changed day and
night.
The officers of the lodge decline to
discuss the matter. They deny that
they are or ever have been violating
the law and maintain that their lodge
is a secret order just like the Masons.
Odd Fellows or any other order, and
that they are as reputable.
They denOunce in unmeasured terms
the surveillance of their place, and
say that it is a humiliation that they
have not deserved.
''If any officer thinks for a minute
that we will not fight to the very last
ditch for our rights" one of them said
today. "he will be woefully mistaken
The idea that deputy sheriffs shall be
stationed at our doors and our lodge
rooms watched like we were common
criminals is enough to make any body
of men take drastic action. The whole !
thing is so manifestly spectacular |
attempt to attract attention that no
one can mistake 1t, but the men who |
are doing it will find that we will not |
stand idly by and have our names ban |
died about In any such manner if we
can help 1t, and we believe we can" |
In conversation with Record re- |
porter today the county attorney stated !
that this place would be watched
Every club room in lola is being
watched day and night" said Mr.. Pet
erson. ut seems to be the only way
we can get information that we need
With town practically free from the
SAFE OF IQuOT can not understand
why club room sshould be permitted to
violate the law. This is going to be
kept up until we find something on
which to act. If we find nothing that
way we will take another course But |
we will fnd it,
A few nights ago deputy sheriffs con-
hscated five cases of beer standing in
4 dray at the home of Bob Reynolds |
Reynolds had the goods on his dray
for delivery He had unhitched the
horses for supper when the officers
found the draw. The officers hitched
10 the horses again. hauled the booze
70 Jail and 1t is there yet. They drove
he team back to the barn and un-
litched them. Reynolds says he will