The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-08-21
LOCAL OPTION MAY
Be AN ISSUE HERE
TEMPERANCE ADVOCATES ARE
CONSIDERING IRON COUNTY
DOCTORS MUST PRESCRIBE BOOZE
Drug Stores Can Sell Liquor Only on
Regularly Written Prescriptions Under
New Law.

Rev. e. ii. Rutledge. who was in Es-
canada the other day, said that the
local option fight will be carried into
Alger and Mackinac counties next
spring. and the preliminary organiza-
tion work has already been started IL
was at 6rst intended to make the fight
in only two upper peninsula counties.
he said, but other counties have been
coming into line one by ore until there
are now only seven in which IL has
not been decided TO make local option
an issue. These seven are Houghton.
Delta. Gogebic. Ontonagon. Iron. Bar
aga and Keweenaw. There lie pos
sibility, however. that the Issue will
be raised In Iron county. The penin-
sula has always been considered hope
lessy wet and the outcome OF the fight
next spring will be awaited with great
interest
On Sept. |, nAxt the new liquor law
goe' into effect and from that date the
man with thirst must secure the
''quencher' through his family physi-
clan IL he buys from druggist.
And besides this the physician must
have a personal knowledge that the
patient Is really sick. must state
just how much and what kind OF In
toxicant will fill the bill. must write
the name Of the purchaser on the pre-
scription and practically make oath
that the booze Is necessity as &
means OF cure for Condition that
requires medical attention.
OF course. there will be other ways
wholly within the lsw-to secure in
toxicants in local option counties. One
provision In the amendment provides
that superintendent of hospitals.
medical and educational institutions
may issue an order for the sale OF in
toxicants, ii such liquors are to be us
ed for scientific purpose. An oath
must accompany the order.
Intoxicants may be sold for art
and mechanical purposes but the
purchaser must in these cases swear
before notary public concerning the
use to which the liquor is 10 be put,
The search and seizure clause in the
law Il broad and contemplates eradi-
eating evils which have in the past
ieopardzed the torce Of the unamend-
cd art. A substantial suspicion that
intoxicants are being sold il all that
will be necessary 10 secure warrant
from the court for the contiscation OF
the liquors and careful search Of the
suspected premises by an officer
The law also provides that person
found in drunken condition may be
summoned into court and compelled TO
tell how, where. when and why the
fluid that contributed TO intoxication
was secured Prosecutions for drunk
enness after confession has been
made are impossible. the law contem-
plating that the thirsty.one shall assist
the authorities in getting at the foun-
dation OF the violation rather than the
prosecution OF the victim.
AL drug store keepers will be COM
pelled TO make weekly report OF the
sales Of intoxicants, the purchasers and
the physician writing the prescription,
10 the prosecuting attorney. In ad.
dition to this monthly report OF the
purchases OF intoxixcants made by the
druggist will be required.
The law also contemplates that the
person handling G. o. ID. shipment
OF intoxicants is guilty Of carrying on
an illegal business.
Briefly, the lid will be on tight in
dry zones after September |.