The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-24
EFFECT OF TAFT'S
PROCLAMATION
PARTS or 4DRY'' COUNTRY CON-
TANNING SALOONS CLOSED LAST
FALL ARE NO LONGER DRY
MooRHEAD UNDER suRvElL-
LANCE.

st. Paul Pioneer Press: The effect
OF President Taft's recent proclamation
and his message to congress on the
indian treaties In Minnesota is to wipe
out entirely the liquor prohibition es-
tabltshed by the treaty Of 1847 and
limit the dry zones established by the
treaties of 1851 and 1868. The presi-
dent recommends that congress remove
all restrictions against liquor under the
treaty Of Feb. 81, 1856, and that the
dry territory under the treaty Of Feb.
~, 1855, be materially contracted.
The treaty of 1854, covering the ter
ritory in the northeastern part of the
state, the president points out, con-
tains a prohibition against the sale of
liquor, but this never has been made
effective by legislation and he recon-
mends that congress limit the prohi-
bition to the eastern part Of Cook
county, in the extreme northeastern
corner OF the state, and the greater
part of Carlton county. Both contain.
large percentage of Indian popu1a-
tion and considerable of Carlton county
is reservation territory.
In the revised dry zone as restricted
by the presidents proclamation there
are several towns and cities, not in
cluded, which were declared dry under
the ruling of the federal officers before
the construction of the treaty was de-
manded in the United States court and
before the president was asked to rem
der an executive decision as to the
exact limits
The largest and most important cities
q nd rHrkfr INn mt Ty
dry, according to the proclamation of
President Taft are as follows: Red
Lake Falls, Roseau, Wheaton, Grace
vile, Wadena, Bemidji, Cass Lake
Staples, Long Prairie, Carlton,
Cloquet, Grand Marais, Frazee, Detroit,
White Earth, Thief River Falls, Alex
andria, Pine River, Bagley and Backus.
The more important cities and
towns, which are now on the border
inc of the closed territory or adjacent |
10 it, and which, 1t is expected, will be |
more or less under government sur
regarding the sale of liquor |
ire: Crookston. Moorhead, Ortonville, |
st. Cloud, Sank Rapids, Brainerd, Ait
sin, Grand Rapids, Fergus Falls, Lit |
lie Falls, Duluth, West Duluth, Per- |
lam, Warroad and GAINESVILLE.
st. Cloud lies entirely outside of the |
erritory declared closed by the presi- |
lent. Sank Rapids lies east Of the Mis- |
issippi river, which is the dividing |
inc at this point, and is therefore not
within the treaty as construed by the
PRESIDENT. Brairerd lies on both sides |
# the Mississippi river, but the sa-
oons are all located east of the river, |
md presumably will be permitted to do |
business. Little Falls lies on both sides |
If the river with several saloons on
ZACH side. If the strict rule is enforced |
lalf of Little Falls will be dry and
lalf wet.
The effect of President Taft's proc
amation will be to open the Guyana |
ron range to the liquor traffic. The |
aloons at Guyana, Crosby and other |
owns of the range were closed by or
Ter Of "Pussyfoot" Johnson and his
Equities last fall, and have not since
pened. Aitkin, with a population of
,63s, will also have saloons, although |
inder the previous construction of the
reaty is has been dry.