Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-16
Council Bluffs
MORE SALOON MEN FINED
Two Publicans From Cutoff District
Are Assessed $1,000.
OTHER ARRESTS ARE MADE
L.. c. wroth who Conducts saloon
Near CORTLAND Beach, His bar
tender and Porter Gathered In
By the sheriff.

saloonmen within the jurisdiction Of the
district court Of Pottawattamie county
who wander from the narrow and straight
path laid down by the Iowa mulct law are
getting it these days where the proverhial
chicken got the axe. Yesterday L. X.
Blotdel who conducts a saloon at 80 Lo-
Gust street in that portion Of the munich
plality Of Council Bluffs which lies on the
west side Of the Missouri river was fined
$500 by Judge Wheeler for contempt OF
court. Bloedel's place was raided Monday
afternoon by the officers who arrested sew
eral persons on the charge of gambling.
Bloedel was charged with violating the
muRct law by selling liquor on Sunday, by
having more than one entrance to his sa-
loon and by keeping slot machines and
sundry other alleged gambling devices in
his place. In addition to the fine of 500
Judge Wheeler assessed Bloedel an at
torney fee Of $50 which is one of the per-
o~uisites of the county attorney The court
costs we're also taxed up against Bloedel.
Business had evidently been brisk at Cut
off as Bioedel promptly paid the fine.
costs and attorney fee.
Emil Tolbot, another saloonkeeper at
Cutoff whose place is located at the north
east corner of Fifth and Locust streets
was also before the court on the charge
, Of being in contempt. He was charged
with selling liquor on Sunday, June IL,
and was adjudged guilty. He was assessed
a fine of $500, the court costs and an at
torney fee of $40. John Doe" was accused
Jointly with Tolbot but up to date the
sheriff and his deputies have not been
able to locate Mr.. Doe
The hearing in the case of John Erick-
son and James Hansen, former proprietors
Of a saloon at $50 West Broadway, charged
with being in contempt by reason of the
fact that they were said to be in the
saloon after 10 o'clock on the night of
Saturday, June 5, was concluded yester-
day, Erickson was assessed 500, the
minimum fine allowed, the court costs and
an attorney fee Of SIS. The proceeding
against Hansen was dismissed.
An entry in the judgment docket of the
district court yesterday made public the
fact that the recent grand jury returned
an indictment against r. F.. Reiland, re-
puted owner of the Opera House Drug
store on the charge of illegal sale OF intoxi-
eating liquors. Testimony before the
grand Jury was to the effect that q young
man purchased half pint of whisky at the
drug store on Sunday, May %, paying q
cents for same. Reiland is said to have
been taken into custody Tuesday, June /
ana to have given a bond In the sum OF
$500, with Paul Lorenen, said to be night
clerk in the drug store as surety. Al
though the bono is stated to have beer
furnished June l, entry in the docket was
only made yesterday.
Armed with warrants issued from thu
court of Justice Cooper on an information
sworn to by Sheriff McCaffery, Constable
7 Baker, Captain L. b. Cousins, district
court bailiff and deputy sheriff, and Sher
man Humphrey, deputy sheriff swoope'
down on cutoff yesterday afternoon and
took into custody L. c. Wroth, reputet
proprietor Of a saloon just outside the en-
closure at CORTLAND beach, j. c. Hansford
said to be & bartender in the place, anC
NJ. Bowles, an alleged handy man 'abou
the saloon. They are charged with selling
liquor on Sunday, June 10. 1t Is said tina
being ~unacquainted with the identity o
Sheriff McCaffery, they permitted that Of
ficer to purchase a drink in the saloon las
Sunday. Al three gave bonds in the sun
of $3.50 each for their appearance befor'
Justice Cooper Tuesday of next week.
Refrigerators that save ice. That's tn,
kind we sell. Economic and Yukon. Prices
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