The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-18
AFTERMATH OF
SALOON ACTION
sifted and simmcred Down to Bottom
looks Like Movement to Make
Saloons Conform With
Moon Law.
RECALL PREVIOUS CASES
Those Which Have Preceded These
Have Met Natural Death With
Paying of Attorney Fees
by Defendants.

Sifted and simmered down to the
bottom it is generally believed that
the injunctions asked by the Anti
Keokuk saloons in the district court
yesterday, is only another step for
ward in a well defined movement OF
the organization 70 bring the number
of saloons in the cities of Iowa with
in the provision of the Moon law as
to number-one saloon for every thous-
and in population. This law went in
to effect in the state in June of 1909.
The filing of injunction petitions in
Keokuk vividly recalls several other
similar actions instituted against the
saloons Of Lee county during the
past few years, but in effect there may
be material difference. The most
noteworthy of these previous actions
was countrywide movement COM
menced by Ann Foster of Fort Madi-
son and prosecuted by Attorney Bak-
er of Centerville Injunction petitions
were asked against many saloons in
both Keokuk and Fort Madison, but
1t resulted that such action was In
stituted, as 1t seemed, only for the
fee of $25 in each case which went
into the Golfer of the attorney prose
cutting them, and which, together
with costs, were paid by the defend
ant saloonkeepers In the Foster
cases, as they were called at the time,
formal decree was granted, enjoin-
ing the saloonkeepers from selling
liquor in violation of the mulct law.
Another instance of similar action
were the Collins cases in which six
teen saloonkeepers and the owners OF
the property in Keokuk were hit
E. E. Meeks, the groceryman who
was named as plaintiff in all of the
injunction proceedings, has been
brought forward under flood from
the limelight However, it has been
disclosed that Mr.. Meeks had but a
limited knowledge of the manner in
which saloons are being conducted in
Keokuk and who is conducting them,
for in several instances it has been
found that the saloonkeepers against
whom injunctions are sought have
rot been in business for some time
past. And accompanying the petitions
We're affidavits that they were operat-
ing in violation of the mulct law
Regarding the strict manner in
which saloonkeepers have been obey
ing the law in Keokuk during the
past year and the precaution they
have taken in conforming with them
is disclosed in story that is being
told on levee proprietor. When in
against number of saloons in Fort
Madison the Keokuk saloonkeepers
became alarmed and Immediately took
proper steps for protection. 1t is
stated that nearly all of them went to
the auditors office and saw that they
had the proper papers on file and
properly made out in full. The law
requires that list of employees be
fled. To specificly conform with this
provision this well known levee pro-
prietor filed list of all of his help,
including the man who brought ice
meat for free lunches, a couple OF
grocerymen and nearly every bowser
on the levee who ever had occasion
10 go behind the bar to do manual
work early in the morning, and also
several porters employed The pro
lection he gave himself in this re
spect was ample, to say the least.