The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-12-10
WRIT SERVED ON
INDIAN AGENTS
Injunction Stops Closing Of
Bemidji Saloons.
HEARING SET FOR DEC. 29

Deputies Accept Service of Papers
and Depart for St. Paul to Consult
the United States District Attorney.
Liquor Dispensaries Reopen After
Three Hours OF Compulsory ldIeness.
Bemidji, Mimi, Dec. 10-Govern-
ment agents struck a snag when they
started to close the saloons of Bemid-
il, the last town to get the "lid" in the
territory covered by the Indian treaty
of 1855. There were twenty-four
places doing business here.
Special Officers T. E. Brents and H.
F. Coggesnall went to every saloon in
town; told the proprietor to clear his
place of the crowds, lock the door and
have his supplies packed and ready
for shipment out of Bemidji by p. m.
No resistance was offered at the
time, but as soon as Brents and
Coggeshal got back to their head.
quarters at the Markham hotel they
were served with iniunctions by Depu-
ty Sheriff Rutledge, the papers having
been prepared by Attorney K. e. Nc
Donald
Under cloak OF the injunctions the
saloons were opened, the only ones in
the entire territory, and after being
closed three hours were again doing
a thriving business.
Hearing on Dec. 20.
Agents Brents and Coggeshall ac-
cepted service of the iniunctions with
out protest and will proceed at once
to St Paul for a conference with Unit
ed States District Attorney Houpt. The
liquor dealers here have high hopes
that the injunction, made returnable
on Dec. 20, will permit them to con-
tinue to do business without molesta-
tion from the government and this
would mean that saloons would be re-
opened throughout the entire terri
tory. The injunction, which was is
sued in district court, says:
"The state of Minnesota to the
above named defendants-You are
hereby summoned and required to an
swer the complaint of the plaintiff in
the above entitled action, which com.
plant is hereto annexed and herewith
served upon you, and to serve a copy
of your answer upon the subscriber at
his office at the city of Bemidji, county
of Beltrami state of Minnesota, with
In twenty days after the service OF
this summons upon you, exclusive OF
the day of such service, and if you fail
to answer within the time aforesaid
the plaintiff in this action will take
judgment against you for the relief
demanded in the complaint"
To Forever Preclude Lid.
The plea made in the complaint is
as follows: Wherefore plaintiff, the
saloon keeper, demands Judgment
herein adiudging and decreeing that
said defendants, and each of them
their agents, servants and employees,
be forever restrained and enjoined
from, at any time, entering upon said
premises and from any manner tax.
ing possession of, seizing or destroy
ing or interfering with any of said
personal property OF this plaintiff now
situated within said building upon
said premises or any personal prop
erty that plaintiff may hereafter &C
quire and place or keep within said
building upon said premises, and fol
such other further relief as may seem
just and proper, together with plain
tiff's costs and disbursements herein
together with reasonable attorney
fees, and plaintiff further prays that
during the pendency OF this action
that temporary Injunction b grant