The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-01
WARMING ISSUED
TO EXPRESS LINES
INDIAN SERVICE NOTIFIES CON-
PANlEs NOT TO CARRY LIQUOR
TO PROHIBITED TERRITORY
MooRHEAp NORTHERN LINE IS
AFFECTED.

Minneapolis Journal: W. E. john
son, chief special officer of the Indian
service, has instructed the general
agents of the express companies doing
business in Minnesota that they must
not ship liquor into the territory COW
cred by the Chippewa treaty of Feb.
%, 1855. He explains that it is his
intention to carry out vigorously the
instructions of the secretary of the in
terror ito secure evidence for the vio-
latlons of these statutes" where the
evidence is available and to enforce
the law without discrimination as to
persons or territory.
The law to which Mr.. Johnson refers
prohibits "the introduction, manufac-
ture, use of and traffic in ardent spirits
wines or other liquors in the Indian
country" The part the express com
panies play is with reference to the
introduction. The maximum penalty
for violation is imprisonment for two
years and fine OF $500.
List of Lines.
From an express standpoint the dry
territory as prescribed by Mr.. john
son is as follows:
Great Northern Lines:
All points fwrom Floodwood to Leng-
by, inclusive, on main line from Du-
luth.
All points from Leaf River to Cass
Lake, inclusive.
All points from Hendrum to George
town, inclusive, on the Fargo, Halstad
and Crookston line.
All points from Glyndon to Hadler,
inclusive. on the Winnipeg line.
All points from Swan River to Hill
City, inclusive, on the Mississippi, Hill
City and Western line.
Ali points in the Hibbing district
west of Omega, Mitchell and Flanders.
inclusive.
Northern Pacific Lines:
All points between Glyndon and
Burton, inclusive, and between
Wheelock and Tamarack, inclusive, on
the main line from Duluth.
All points between Brainerd and Big
Falls, inclusive, on the Minnesota and
International lines.
500 Lines:
All points from Beiou to Otter Tail,
inclusive on the line to Winnipeg.
All points from Scriber to Remer,
inclusive, on the new line under con-
struction from Moose Lake.
Duluth, Mesaba & Northern Lines:
All points west of Elmer and
Mitchell, inclusive.
Minneapolis, Red Lake & Manitoba
lines:
All points from Bemidji to Werner,
inclusive.
enforcement Promised.
T. E. Brent, special officer of the
Indian bureau and c. T. Johnson, the
son of w. e. Johnson, spent some time
today. with j. NJ Dickey, first assistant
district attorney, in the st. Paul fed
eral building, and Mr.. Brent did not
hesitate to speak out about liquor con-
ditions.
IT am here for two or three days" he
said, ito look up some things in con-
nection with the selling of liquor to
Indians. A great deal of liquor goes
out of the twin cities to the north
western part of the state. I am going
to get familiar with the details of this
traffic.
1--WE are ordered to enforce the law
WlllOuI anu VIC SiAoA
do so. That accounts for the raid we
made Saturday on saloons at Browns
Valley, breaking open liquor casks and
pouring the liquor into the street.
Browns Valley has voted itself dry,
yet IL had three saloons. Two thirds
Of the people were opposed to the
liquor traffic in their town, yet there
had been three blind pigs in operation,
where, we are informed, liquor was
sold Unfortunately to whites and
Indians.
Little Effort Made.
"The local authorities seem to make
no effort to enforce the law. On the
night of Oct. 26 a whole family Of
Indians were intoxicated at Cass Lake.
/ called the attention of the mayor to
it, and he said he would have it in
vestigated. In many of the places
where we are assured of the support
of the authorities they do nothing at
all to prevent the sale of liquor to
Indians.
81 suppose the political pressure has
a great deal to do with IT, but the
government officers are free from
pressure from the brewers and the
liquor interests. If the state and local
officers would help, they could save
the government great deal Of money