The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-15
SALOONS ARE
STILL Open
Johnson, Of Pussyfoot Fame,
Fails to Appear
General Belief Is That He VIII
Not Dc. So

There were no saloons closed ii
Moorhead today.
Everything in Moorhead was norma
today, business was in progress along
all lines, just as 1t has been for years
and nothing whatever was seen OF II
3. Johnson, chief of Indian agents, un.
der the direction of the Indian bureau
of the interior department.
Agent Johnson was not only not seer
but he was not heard Of in any par
| ticular That Mr.. Johnson was in the
twin cities yesterday afternoon Is an
absolute certainty and Just how he
managed to get aboard limited ex-
press, train miles west Of Moorhead
and arrive in the latter city at 1 O'Clock
this morning, as was reported, is a
mystery.
In response to a question put to
Mayor Davy the latter said mo I
have not seen Mr.. Johnson and did
not think should see him today. /
place no credence whatever in many of
the statements attributed to Agent
Johnson. He is a man Of too much
common sense to say such things, He
is fully advised as to the situation
here and as he is man of discretion
he will act wisely and absolutely ac-
cording to the instructions he has re-
ceived"
In reply to another question Mayor
Davy said: II have every reason. from
the tenor of correspondence have had
with Agent Johnson regarding matters
in Moorhead, to expect that he will call
on me when he comes to Moorhead, IL
he does come. ! gave Mr.. johnson the
fullest assurance that we were ready
to cooperate with him in the enforce
ment Of the laws, and we are cooper
ating with him now"
The following appeared in The Min
neapolis News last evening:
1T is to be lid for the Indians only
that goes on in northern Minnesota
Saturday. Palefaces may absorb red
liquor as is their wont, but it's mix"
for Lo, the poor Indian. Secretary
Ballinger has fixed it all up. These
were the instructions given by w. e.
Johnson special Indian agent, to his
deputies, N. j. Sero and N. A. Way
at secret conference at the West no.
tel today.
"All previous orders are revoked"
are TO be enforced without favor or
discrimination" But then he told them
they were not to interfere with white
men. The agents were to step IN only
in cases where the LIQUOR was sold 10
the Indians
"It Is Richard A. Ballinger, secretary
Of the interior, who has thus stepped
In and saved the saloons. The order
closing the saloons in Moorhead,
Cass Lake and Detroit on Saturday, ne
revoked. He also revoked every pre-
Vious order extending or limiting the |
.reaties which now stand as originally |
made.
'Mr. Johnson, acting under orders |
rom his superior, instructed his spe-
,ial deputies to enforce the treaties |
without favor or discrimination in one |
breath; In the next he said they were |
lot to butt in on white men.
''If the treaties were enforced with |
'ut fear or favor-if Ballinger's in |
tructions were to be carried out to |
he letter-nearly all of Minnesota, in |
luding Minneapolis and Hennepin |
county, would be dry territory, But |
he agents are to act at their discre-
ion, and they know what that means.
1.-THE deputies foresee a storm of
rotest from the temperance folk who
ave been expecting them to close the
aloons."