The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-30
DETAILS OF The
NO-LIQUOR ORDER
MooRHEAD is IN THE "sPTRITU.
Gus LIQUOR PRoHIRITIoN'
TERRITORY ACCORDING TO
JoHNSON'S LETTER FROM
WASHINGTON.

In letter which has been sent out
by Special Officer VIM. z. Johnson to
"all interested" in the enforcement of
the treaty stipulation In Minnesota,
regarding the sale of liquor a great
many details have been given. The
letter is accompanied by a map show
ing the exact boundaries of the new
district" in which officers are to see
that all liquor selling is abolished
Moorhead comes in the list of towns
in which the prohibition of the sale
of "spirituous' liquor is announced.
The laws of the United States pro-
hibiting the sale of liquor in parts of
Minnesota are quoted as follows:
Sioux.
Article 8, treaty with the Sioux, Sis
seton and Wahpeton bands, act of con-
gress of July g., 1851, 90 stat L., 949.)
The laws of the United States pro-
hibiting the introduction and sale of
spirituous liquors in the Indian coun-
try shall be in full force and effect
throughout the territory hereby ceded
and lying in Minnesota until otherwise
directed by congress or the president
OF the United States.
.. Chippewa.
Article 7, treaty with the Chippewa
Indians, act of congress of Feb. %,
1855 90 stat L., 1859
The laws which have been or may
be enacted by congress regulating
trade and intercourse with the Indian
tribes, to continue and be in force
within the several reservations pro-
vided for herein: and those portions
of said laws which prohibit the in
PRODUCTION, manufacture. use of, and
traffic in ardent spirits, wines or
other liquors, in the Indian country.
shall continue and be in force, within
the entire boundaries of the coun-
try herein coded to the United States,
until otherwise provided by congress.
Article Z. treaty with the Chippewa
Indians, Red Lake and Pembina bands,
act of congress of Oct. 2, 1863 (13 stat.
L. 667.)
The laws OF the United States now
in force, or that may hereafter be
enacted, prohibiting the introduction
and sale of spirituous liquors in the
Indian country shall be in full force
and effect throughout the country
hereby ceded, until otherwise directed
by congress or the president of the
United States.
The letter also says:
Notice is hereby given that the above
instructions from the commissioner
will be vigorously enforced. Liquor
dealers within the defined district
whose business has not heretofore been
closed will be given until Sept Is,
1910 TO close their business and re-
move their stock from said district.
The following is a list OF the rail-
way towns within the boundaries of
the treaties wherein the introduction
and sale of spirituous liquors are pro-
hibited by law: Baker, Beltrami, Ben
oft, GAINESVILLE, Brooks, BurweIi, Gil
max, Cisco, Comstock, Crawford, Dill
worth. Downer, Dugdale, Eldred, Frs
kline, Fertile, Finlxle, Flaming, Foss-
ton, Girard, Glyndon, Halstad, Harold,
Hendrum, Kittson, Kragnes, Lambs,
Lees Station, Lengthy, Lockhart, Nc
Intosh, Melvin, Moorhead, Neilsville,
Plummer. Redlands, Russia. Rustad,
Ruthruff, Sabin. Shelly. Winger.
The following is list of the rail-
way towns within the boundaries of
the treaty which prohibits the intro
duction of ardent spirits, wines or other
liquors: Ada, Akeley, Audubon, Aver
Ill, Backus, Bagley, Ball Club, Baxter.
Bejou, Bena, Borup, Bowstring, Gallo
way, Cass Lakes Cube Dale, Deer River,
Detroit, Dorset, Dumas, Ebro, Farris,
FELTON,, Frazee, Gary, Georgetown
Guthrie, Hackensack, Hadler, Hawley,
Heiberg, Hitterdal, Hoberg, Horton
Station or Latonia p o. Hubert, Hun
ter, Island Lake Kabekona, Lake Alice
Lake Park, Laporte, Leaf River, Leech
Lake, Lengthy, Luce, Mahnomen, Nc
Hugh, Menahga, Merriield, Mildred,
Muskoda, NADIA, Nary, Nevis, Nisswa,
Nushka, Oak Lake, Ogema, Park
Rapids, Perley. Pequot, Pillager. Rose
by Santiago, Schley, Sebeka, Shev-
lin. Solway, Stockwood, Sylvan, Syre,
Twin Valley, Ulen, Vergas, Walker,
Waubun, Westbury, Wheatville, Vince
lock, Wilton, wilkinson Station or
Marcus Winger, Winnipeg Junction.
For reasons stated above officers
engaged in enforcing the provisions of
the treaties quoted will concentrate
their efforts in the district defined in
the commissioners letter
1t is hoped that the liquor dealers
in the towns surrounding and con-
tiguous to this district will so con-
duct their business that a further ex-
tension Of the boundaries of this dis
trict viii be unnecessary.