Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-12
1O ENJO|N DRUGGISTS
Petitions Filed Against Nine 1T.
Dodge Concerns For Selling
Liquor Illegally
RESULT OF DETECTIVES WORK
Quiet Investigation Has Been Under
Way in the Interests of the Anti
Saloon League = Crusade Started
Over Result Of Recent High School
Debate at Clarion.
Special to Times-Republican.

Fort Dodge, March 12.-For several
weeks past it has been limited that
three detectives We're at work in this
city in the interests of the Anti-Saloon
League of the state, and had been pay
ing particular attention to the man.
ner in which the drug stores of the
had been some infractions of the laws,
but the seriousness of the same was
not known until this forninf, wheng
not known until this morning, when
there was filed in the office of the
district clerk, petitions for an injunc-
tion against nine of the medicine shops,
in each case it being alleged that they
had sold liquor illegally and asking
the court to abate the nuisance and
grant a perpetual injunction.
For years the principal police court
business has been on Monday morn
ing, as a result Of drunkenness over
the Sabbath, and as the churches Of
the city have long supported the Anti
Saloon League in their work in other
sections of the state, 1t was deemed
advisable to call a few Of the officers
OF that association to this city to look
after the local situation, and ascertain
if possible who were the violators.
Three detectives visited the city, and
one of the members of the Minister
q q vry1,; ,1,
the work, stated to the T.-R. corre-
spondent that the men purchased liq-
uor at number of the places against
which suits have been brought, and
otherwise secured evidence believed to
be Of the best.
Thomas A. Laughlin, a wealthy
farmer residing about four miles west
of the city, and ]. s. Martin, retired,
are the plaintiffs in the actions brought
against the following named parties:
Sackett & Hare Drug Co., and Mrs.
Margaret Garmoe, owner of the build
ing; Lewis Drug Company, and j. B.
Butler, owner of the building; ]. G.
Walburger, and Margaret Garmoe.
owner of the building; C. S. Corey, and
Silas Corey, owner Of the building;
I1oCCl, W. lJuuCOIILle,
Mrs. Mary A. Duncombe, and Mrs. J..
Woolington, propretors; C.
r. Kehoe, and James Fitzpatrick,
Charles Carter and Ella Carter. owners
of the building; George w. Gilman, ard
Capitola Colby, owner of the building:
& Hickey Company, and
Jones estate, owner of the
building; Kehm's Pharmacy, and John
kempley, owner Of the building; Ma
her & Maher, and A. J. Arthur, owner
Of the building.
1t is alleged that the first start TO
punish infractions of the law was in
stituted as a result of the recent high
school debate at Clarion, when num
Der of young men took with them a
quan of intoxicating
liquors purchased at two local drug
stores, and created considerable Of a
on the train. However, the
matter has been under consideration
.or several months past, and other in
fractions of the law will be followed
Up and prosecuted
In addition to the list given above.
actions were brought late this after /
loon against j. B. Hine and Robert
0oud, agent for the Doud estate, owner
# the building, and the Aren't &
Dryer Drug Company, and E. G. Lar
on, owner of the building. This leaves
,ut two drug stores in the city against |
which no action is brought, the Oeson
Drug Company, and the Hough Drug
Company.
Some Of the parties against, whom
I,
o have sold liquor openly and without
egard to law, drawing the same from
heir soda fountains, and in many cases
rawing the greater part of their pat
onage from women and minors These
asses will be called to the attention of
he grand jury when the same >con-
enes Monday, March %, and an effort
7ill be made to secure indictments
gainst them, with the hope of mulct-
1g them to the limit.