Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-01
FOURTEEN SALOONS
CLOSE OVER NIGHT
OWNERS, SUED BY STATE, SEEK
TO ESCAPE PROSECUTION
BY TRANSFER.
COUNCIL PERMITS TWELVE
SALOONS TO CHANGE OWNERS
Eight Of Those Transferred Arc In.
voIved in Suits Brought by County
Attorney sermayer-county's Pros
eeutor Says Transfer of Ownership
In No Way Affect. Court Gases.

day. OF eighteen saloons that We're
opened Wednesday, only four opened
their doors this morning. The other
fourteen remained closed. For the first
time since prohibition was effective, the
'levee" was today without an open sa-
loon, as all of the places in that part
Of the city We're closed, as was also the
one bar on the south side.
Seeking to escape from under the
ban of prosecution, twelve of the ga
looms, which were open Wednesday Sc
cured what purports TO be a transfer
Of ownership thru the city council
Wednesday night. The new. nominal
owners, having no government licenses,
deemed it unsafe to open without them.
These licenses are secured in Dubuque.
and according TO one saloon owner it
will probably be Saturday before the
licences will be in hand.
Only Four Open.
The four saloons which opened This
morning were the two places of c. +.
Dieterich. at Is North First avenue
and II North Center street, the Schulz
& Wetzstein bar, at II North First
avenue, and the Berstein Bros, saloon
at 10 North Center street
With ali the others closed these four
places were doing land office business
this morning. the thirsty being driven
long distances by the heat. The levee
saloon patrons were compelled to walk
thru the sun to the uptown district for
their drinks. and as result the le-ee
this morning was practically deserted
of the saloon hangers on who frequent
Third avenue While the majority of
the saloons are closed the bartenders
and roustabouts are on vacation
Many of them attended the saloon case
hearing in court this morning
Only Five Have Paid Tax.
Today is the last day 10 pay his
quarterly mulct tax of the county with
out mourning a heavy penalty. OF tins
eighteen saloons. which were open If
the city yesterday but five had PAID
this mulct tax of $3.50 in the county
treasurer's office up to noon today
They are C. F. Dieterich. for his MORT
First avenue and North Cer-er stree
saloons; Bernstein Bros. for their ba
on North Center street: Schulz s
Wetzstein for their North First avenu
place and Carl Steinmayer. for hi
South Center street saloon. All o
these, excepting the Steinmayer place
are the places that are open today.
Unless the nlulct tax Is paid toda.
a penalty of 20 per cent, or $50 On eacl
$3.50, attaches at once. This is furthc
increased later by penalty of / pc
cent for each succeeding month afta
the first one.
Change Of Ownership Non Effective.
The sudden change in ownership 0
the twelve saloons does not affect III
suits for injunctions, brought by tn
state, according to County Attorney J
III. Egermayer. OF the thirteen cases
which are in court, all but four nom
tnally changed ownership Wednesda
night. The county attorney holds tina
the cases against those which change
owners are in no way affected by IN
change, because the cases were broug f
before the owners chan ged, and The pc
titions of each allege infringen ents
the law prior to the time of the film
of the petition. Also that while the ne
owners are not involved in the suit
the saloons are, also the past owner
the employees, and the buildings, and
an injunction is secured against IN
saloons and the building 1t will clos
them just the same; also an injunctio
against the former owner will prever
him from engaging in the bushes
again.
It required no effort with the eli
council for the saloonists to receive a
in the attempt to technically eva,
any action that might result in the i.
junction cases. by transferring the pet
tons of consent.
With Psenicka absent, the vote on
the petitions was the same, with o.
exception. Gregory was lone man
the nay side, and the ayes were Clar
Good, Herman, Hull and McCarten.
the case of the Wellington bar tran
fer, Mr.. Hull voted with Mr.. Oregon
The transfers in practically eve
case were made TO some relative of t
present owner. or to some emplo,
The transfers and assignees follow:
Schulz & Wetzstein. North Seco
street, to Charles Pfeiffer. Pfetffer
a stepson of Wetzstein
Andrew Bowman, East Main sire
to c. A. Bowman. c. A. Bowman is
cigarmaker, and nephew of A. 30
man.
A. G. Friedrich, West Main sire
to Roy Schoenhut. Schoenhut is a be
Der.
H. S. McGoogan, North First aven
TO E. r. Streeter. Streeter is NJ
Googan's father-in-law.
Carl steinmayer, South Center sire
to Ed Kuhl. Kuhl is bartender
Steinmayer's employ.
E. e. Boomer, Pilgram bar, to Jan
Z. Ellis. Ellis is a bartender in Boo,
er's employ.
A. Barry, corner of Market and Tn
avenue. to Harry vogel. Vogel is ma
ager Of the Barry interests.
Schulz & Wetzstein. North Cen
street, to Charles Pfeiffer
P. e. Clifford, South Third aven
to George FIiser. Hiser Is Mrs Giffor
son-in-hw.
w. H. Muelhaupt, corner Third q
nue. and Market, to John E. Van B
kirk Van Buskirk Is a bartender
the Muelhaupt saloon.
p. 2. Clifford. East Main street,
John Kelly. Kelley was formerly
the cigar business.
p. %. Clifford, corner Second avel
and Market, to George Hiser.
In the Police Court.
Carl Jenson, arrested for be
Drunk by Constable Reed, was arrai,