The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-02-17
HARRIS SALOON
CASE IN COUNCIL
GHE COMPLA Amt IS REFERRED TO
THE CITY ATTORNEY TORE
PORT IN ONE WEEK.


city council on Thursday night was
the John Harris saloon case. Evident
ly it came Unexpectedly to some of the
aldermen and some of them were much
surprised at the list of young men un-
der age that it involves and also sur
prised at the extent of the abuse prac-
ticed by Harris in supplying intoxi-
eating liquor to minors.
The complaint had been given to
City Clerk Workman and it read as
follows:
State of Wisconsin, Sauk County City
of Baraboo.
S: w. Kenyon, Complainant } Com.
John Harris, Defendant. plant
To The Honorable Common Council of
of said City:
S. w. Kenyon hereby makes COM
plant in writing under oath, against
John Harris, and shows to the said
Common Council, and alleges:
That complainant is resident of the
city of Baraboo, and that he has resid-
ed in said city for more than twenty
five years.
That John Harris is a licensed saloon
keeper in the city of Baraboo, engaged
in the business of selling intoxicating
liquors, at No. 404 Oak street, in said
city, under permission and authority
of license heretofore duly granted TO
him by you, the Common Council of
the said city of BarabOo, to sell intoxi-
eating liquors according to law only, in
said city, at said No. 4O4 Oak street,
his place of business; (which said license
is now in force.
Your complainant further alleges
upon information and belief, and so
charges the facts to be, that the said
John Harris, as such licensed saloon
keeper, at his said place of business in
the said city of Baraboo, on the 21st
day of Januury, A. D. 1910, did sell,
aud did also give away, and did per-
init his agent, or agents, to sell, and
also give away, intoxicating liquors to
Karl Kenyon, Lloyd Battles, Edg ar
Wright, Sterling Wilmington, Max Ad-
ans, Roy Macdonald, Pete Mcdonald,
Lemoine Racket, Charlie Ruel, and
Chauncy Holmes, to each and all of
them, who were all then and there
minors and persons under the age of
Cwenty-one years, without the written
order of the parents or guardians of
said minors, or any of them, and con-
trary to the statutes of the State of Wis
c)nSin.
Wherefore, your complai nant prays
that summons be issued by you, the
Common Council of the city of Bara-
boo, and signed by the City Clerk, to
be directed and served as prescribed by
law, commanding the said John
Harris, the saloon keeper herein COM
planned of, to appear before you, the
said Common Council of said city, st
a time and place to be named in such
summons, ,as provided by law land show
cause why his said license should not
be revoked.
S. w. Kenyon
Complainant.
State of Wisconsin S.
Sauk County.
s. w. Kenyon being first duly sworn
on oath says that he is the complainant
in the above complaint, and that the
same is true to his own knowledge, ex-
cept as to those matters therein stated
on information and belief, and as to
those matters he believes it to be true.
S. w. Kenyon
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th day of February, 1910.
A. J. Gimmill
Notary Public, Sauk Co., Wis.
My commission expires Sept.19, 1913.
AS soon as the clerk had read the
complaint some one desired TO know
the duty of the council in the case and
acting City Attorney j. H. Hill said
that the law provided that if the COM
plaint was in good faith and reason
ably true that a summons must be
issued and that Harris must appear
not less than three days nor longer
than ten days from the date of the
summons and show cause why his
license should not be revoked. If nee.
essary a bond might be eXacted of the
complainant.
The Discuss ion.
Alderman Thuerer then said tha
proper steps should be taken to have =;
hearing as soon as possible and tha
the case should be Investigated thor
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