The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-05-29

herewith some of the proverbially
poor matter taken from a paper that
never had really up-to-date writer's.
LICKER RAID!
Seth Dewberry and Sheriff Hender-
son Close Up Bingville Resort
One Man Arrested.
There was turrible excitement in
Bingville last Saturday night, and as
nothing like it has ever occurred be-
fore the news few all over town like
wildfire and since then our residents
amt done nothink but talk about it
with baited breth. School was closed
for day on account of it and so was
the P. o. Work was at standstill
all day Monday and this one episode
was the one topic of the day.
For the past few weeks our citi-
zens have notised that Bill Hepburn
didn't drive to the Co. seat every
Satterday night as ushuel, but when
the end of the week come round Bill
was as full as a goose and generally
had enuff Ticker to last him until
Monday morning; and on one or 2
occasions he was purity meller in the
middle of the week.
Bill Yates and Rufe Granger was
also brought to publick attenshun on
acct. of their coltish ackshions of late
and by standing out in front of Miss
Phoebe Hilderbrand' s house last Fri
day morning at / o'clock a-trying to
sing Farewell My Own True Love"
with Rufe singing tenor.
1t seem sthat a month ago family
of foreigners moved into Hold Skin
ners old house on the back road, and
while nobuddy around these parts
seemed to know them they had a
good menney callers. They didn't
bother ennybody and whenever they
come up the street to Hen Weathers-
by's store our residents would step
often the sidewalk into the street and
watch them as they went by. AS
time went on and nobuddy Termed
anythink erbout them the selectmen
ordered Seth Dewberry our herroick
town constable to watch the premises
but not to go near the house and re-
port to them whot he saw. Seth was
turrible vigilent and was horrible
like when he counted 29
callers in three hours and saw a man |
with team drive up and unload a |
half barrel of beer and box of some |
other Ticker.
This was Friday night and Seth |
sed he was for going in and arrestin
he hole crowd but on seckond thort
lie calkilated he had better have some
1elp. Seth Reported to the Select
men whot had happened and Seth
vas ordered to perceed to the Co.
seat and get Sheriff Henderson to
make raid and cleanse the town
If pollushun. Seth started off and
lad to hunt around spell before he
ound the sheriff who jumpt into the
wagon and come to Bingville on the
,allop. After talkin the matter over
With all concerned he took supper
With Seth and then they started out,
ARRIVING two lanterns. Arriving at
he house they made detour around
and then the sheriff went to the
Jack door and knockt while Seth
TODD guard at the front door. In an
instant there was an awful commo-
hin in the house and two men came
uten the front door in a hurry and
ushed Seth and his lantern end over
nd into lilack bush. This made
eth SO blamed mad he up aud fired
fter them with both revOlvers but
hey escaped and then he went into
he house.
BY that time the sheriff had rot in
nd made the rest of the f,!ks 50
o into one room and .old Seth to
lake search. Under the sink Seth Y
ound quart of whiskey, and look
S hard as he could that was all he
build find.
The sheriff then sed to Seth: Eve
light as well 60 now that we have ]
OF the evidence" and Seth replide.
No, not yet, there is han barl Of
Der round here somers and am
ping to find it." With the lantern
! one hand and the whiskey in the
her Seth went out to the barn while
ne Of the foreigners was going down Q
lie pike with the haff bari on a n
heel-barrow. All that Seth could I
nd In the barn was a lot Of emty Y
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