The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-10-10
The Girls IN tie RedIieht Pump
Lead IN Drunken Frenzy
and Jealous Rage.
Proprietor Of Dive Should be
Made to Run Deaccnt Place
or License Cancelled.


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sheriff MalkeY was on the var.
path yesterday morning, and as a
consequences the disrcputahle char.
acters Of the town are seriously con.
sidering the matter Of looking for
new pastures. Bet seen shooting
scfapcs in hawdy houses and chicken
thieses there was plenty OF oppof-
tsnity for him to sl,os his authority.
Sunday night the auietude was
again disturbed hy shooting ARRAY
In the redlight district, The sau
nsmph duu pauve was responsible FOR
the pumping OF lead as WIS guilty
two weeks ago but on this occasion
different motives were back of the
intended murder. Ii VAS case OF
Jealousy, wheEein the woman consid.
cred that one Of tie occupants OF
one OF the other rooms was infring.
lug upon her rights IN entertaining
her closest msle friend. To show her
dissatisfaction with the nscrpation
Of What she considered her lnalien.
able rishts she commenced 10 pump
led through the door into the other
apartment.
IL IL said she exhausted the con.
tents OF the shooting Iron before she
desisted. The bullets, however. went
wide Of the mark. and there were no
lacerations when the smoke oT hattie
cleared away, uniY IN the feelings OF
the snootes. Az this time site Is 10
capable Of feelings, az the bug juice
and hysteria eombinea had put her
out u business. The spectators.
after viewing the remains tyl we're
convinced that the woman was dead,
and as M extra pfeeantian ielepboneu
fora physician forthwith. TIE at.
tending phgsician soon discovered
that the woman WIS IN a faint. and
numcsnus olher unmeniiouahle
things, aud retired FROM the sesne.
The shooting affair seemed 10 hays
sohered 90 certain extent the con,
yival ebGiationS VI the party, aaa
they began 10 consider the serious,
ness az the affair. The result ID
their deliberations vas that the male
friend of the shooter hired a lisert
team and they started for The tai
Timber. There may bc some wh1
mourn their departure. bot the bet
Ter class of oar citizens viii Try ard
get along n she and her male friend
never return.
II houses af prostitution aud
characters OF that kird are a nueesr
slty 10 salmon. for heavens sake
/ why cant they be kept within de.
cent boundsf II this resort can't bs
run IN at least halfway decent
manner II leyolves upon the counts
commissioners To take the salao,l
llcense awaY from the owner. To a
certin extent a landlord is reSpon-
sibe 10 the public for the class oi
bis tenants, and II be persists ln
/ renting bis property "a this class 81
people, he should not auly he held
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responsible for their good behavior.
bot Should ba punished fur such de.
reelection Of duty 70 the extent ~ tbs
law. Tile way u reach him II fui
the county commissioners 10 revoke
bis license, as H. It seems impossible
for him 10 conduct any kind of q
place bat the worst sind of a dive.
dise Which would not he permitted
f 10 eAist IN most elites.
/ As Tong - The laws permit saloons
10 exist this landlord hiss as siErh
right 10 r0a place Of that character
~ any man, ~ long ~ be- conducts a
respectable place. but ~iien be per-
mlts them 70 secure lnfosieants OF
/ lis place ~ some gthef contrary "a
las. especially on suuday. hts license
should be revoked II this place il
permitted % I've rnndtetei Ra q heii
hole In the future - Il hs in TIE
past fes @eeks The necgrdeT all
not be 80 careful u hurting his feel.
ings D. Il has Ia the past More
than likely ss will cnaeavor To make
life burden % blm II he does not
exercise murs care ln running 4 half
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