Las Vegas optic., 1912-07-17
Dexter TRIES TO
GET RID OF
SALOON
OASIS NEAR ROSWELL HAVING A
HARD TIME TO STAY
WET

definite step looking toward the abo-
lition of the saloon which opened up
in Dexter last Friday morning was
taken Saturday night when papers
were served on e. Overmeyer. one of
the proprietors of the saloon, by Dep
uty Sheriff F. w Grain. The papers
we're notice OF suit filed by the
town OF Dexter through its attorneys,
Reid and Hervey of Roswell In this
suit the town asks for an Injunction
restraining the saloon from continu'
ing The case will be heard before
Judge Mcclure on July 25.
Since a definite step has been taken
TO ascertain the towns right to do
away with the saloon. it Is possible
that the opening of the saloon will
cease to be practically the sole topic
of conversation among the citizens
of the town, as it has been since last
Monday. on that day consignment
of LIQUOR including three barrels OF
whiskey and several cases and kegs
Of wines. brandies and bottled whis-
KEYS arrived on the local freight.
These goods were consigned to Over
meyer and Notstein.
A conference of the town officials
which was held at once resulted In
the determination to fight the propo-
sition. However, the saloon opened
for business in the building formerly
occupied bv the Dexter restaurant on
Friday morning and continued to do
business throughout the day and on
Saturday. without being molested.
Throughout the week there was talk
among certain parties OF resorting 10
violence, but saner counsel prevailed
There we're many offers Of contribu-
tions toward a fund to fight the mat
ter out in the courts.
Rumor also has it that in case the
present saloon is allowed to run, al
least one other saloon will be opened
| in the town, and perhaps a third one
The proprietors of the proposed sa'
looms would expect to draw trade not
only from the twon of Dexter and
the country Immediately surrounding
it, but from all over Chaves county
and especially from Roswell.
The opening the saloon re-opens
the old sore of less than a year age
when fight was instituted by the
town board against the saloon then IN
existence. This fight resulted in
compromise by which P. G. Jacoby
agreed to close on October If allow
ed to run until that time unmolested
That saloon had been in existence
since the beginning of the town.
The running of saloon against the
wish of "dry" town board and
against the expressed will Of the citt
zens of the town, is made possible by
the failure of the last legislature tc
amend an act passed in 1909 relating
to towns and villages in which it neg
lected to give towns and villages any
power over the saloon.
/ It has been learned that the county
license was issued to Messrs. over
meyer and Notstein about two weeks
ago by County Clerk R. F. Ballard
after consulting District Attorney K
TX. Scott
1t is understood that the attorneys
representing the town expect to show
that the town has the right to do away
with saloons under its general police
powers, the saloon being deemed
nuisance, etc.
Attorney ]. c. Gilbert of Roswell
was in Dexter on Thursday and Fri
day of last week representing the sa
loonmen. It was supposed that hi
was on the ground expecting that al
effort would be made to close the sa
loon Immediately.
The fixtures Of the saloon are thos'
Of the old saloon having been pur
chased Of H. G. Elrich. The salool
will continue to run during the interim
from now until the twenty-ffth whel
the Injunction suit comes up for hear
ing in the district court
HAMPTON NEGRO CONFERENCE
. Hampton, Va, July 17--Many SC
, cial workers of prominence were pres
7. ent today at the opening of the sis
teenth annual Hampton Negro cor
ference, held under the auspices q
!. Hampton institute The conferenc