Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-09-23
Notorious Liquor Par|ors
and ''Bawdy'' Houses Wiped
Out by Acting States Att y
Dan v Brennan Shot in Arm After Night of Raidng Participated
... - in By Sheriff Beford Deputy F1umerfett and
"".~: - DeputizM Citizens

a moments notice, there being no ne
cessity to send any order for beer eth
er east or west.
Out With Big Nit.
All Of these things were enough to
stir any citizen who had enough back
bone to stand for his rights and assert
that he would not have his property
destroyed and his family disgraced by
q few who were out with the "big
NIT" to get the "coin." The very fact
that one of Devils Lakes citizens was
shot because he did his duty, by some
fellow as yet unknown, except that he
was of the gang Of money grabbers, is
sufficient proof that these fellows who
have a main: object Of getting money by
promoting vice, find nothing too low
for them to; ;stoops to, and would even
use weapons should they find any one
disrupting their plans of corruption.
It is this class of transients, the fel-
low that comes and goes as the town is
"open" or has the 'lid" on that Devils
Lake has been harboring in its midst
and the citizens acted none too soon
on matter which should have had at
tention long ago by those who have
the interests of Devils Lake at heart.
Justice HiIden Called.
On Tuesday evening Acting States
Attorney Fred J. Traynor, during
the absence of States Attorney Duell,
called to his aid Mr.. Brennan to as
sist him in the work. Accordingly the
two secured an automobile and jour-
neyed to Starkweather leaving Devils
Lake about o'clock Monday evening.
They arrived there shortly after II
o'clock and summoned into service A.
T. Hidden justice Of the peace at
Starkweather who issued warrants for
various individuals thought to be en-.
gagged in the business of dispensing
liquor and engaged in conducting Baw.
dy" houses. The party arrived in
Devils Lake shortly after 2 O'Clock
and proceeded to get busy.
j.. u. Citizens Deputized.
Sheriff Belford was aroused and he
together with Deputy Sheriff Al
Fqumerfelt were summoned into ser.
vice. :Anumber of citizens anxious to
aid in the campaign against vice were
deputized and plans were laid. The
numerous deputies were paired off a,
| the various spots of vice, the places
being entered by the sheriff and deputy
sheriff the right given them under the
statute of nuisances.
It was after three o'clock before the
raid was completed as result o1
(which numerous arrests were made
and more are. expected to follow. In
this connection as distributors A. G
Tuttle, John Wallace, H. Merry and
Thomas Slutz were arrested. -.
ia. Nellie Rogers Jailed. <e
1 = .,,is
| The house OF iltfame promoted BY
a corpulent individual and one Of the
lean lamk variety was also raided ant
Nellie Rogerse was put behind Il
bars, she being the ringleader and pro
prietor OF the furnished room house
No inmates OF the place, which Is ovel
the Green drug store and the Andreas
pool hall, were arrested. III
William Foote employed at the An
dreas place was also taken In charge
as was Sam oldberg who operates I
bowling alley. William Reid was al
SO served with q warrant Bonds were
furnished In nearly every instance fol
appearance before Justice Hilden. @
storage Plant Ralded.
The door ofs the storage plant wa
locked and III q. Miller was deputized