Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-06-10
Liquor Men Hard Hit

Despite widespread comment To-
caliy to the contrary the recent visit
Of +. l. Watkins, of the State En-.
forcemen, League, to Linton and
vicinity appears to be hearing fruit
and there are a considerable num-
ber of local people on the anxious
seat as result.
According to schedule. an action
has been started in Judge Hanley's
court at Mandan to restrain the Mil
waukee from shipping liquor into
North Dakota contrary to tre pro-
visions Of Webb Kenyon law and q
temporary restraining order has
been issued. In connection with the
matter, the following appears in
Mondays issue of the Fargo Forum:
THAT upwards of Is, 900 casks of
beer and $500 barrels of liquor. in
Guiding alcohol. brandy. wine and
whisky. was shipped into the three
towns. Linton. Strasburg and
Hague. Emmons county. from jan
uary. 1914. to May 8. 1915. is the
astonishing claim set forth in the
complaint of Attorney General Fl. }. i.
Linde. of the state of North Dakota
which was filed today. together with
the restraining order preventing the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railroad Company from accepting
any liquor for shipment into the
state of North Dakota.
"The population of Emmons coun-
ty is less than $4,000.
"AIl Of the figures secured and
presented as evidence are taken
from the records in freight Offices of
the Milwaukee railroad. and were
secured by Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Francis j. Murphy.
''Thc complaint AYERS that consid-
ering that il. has been tacitly admit
ted that man may ship in three
cases OF beer at time for his own
consumption and in reasonable
length OF time. the following figures
are held to be open proof OF viola
ton Of the prohibition statutes:
i Shipped to Strasburg to K. l..
Volk,r from April. 1913. to May.
1916. 1893 cases of beer, So casks of
whisky In October. 1914. 237
casks of beer; in June, 1914, 1913
casks Of beer.
I'M. Lipp. Strasburg, June. 1914.
to April. 9l5. received 695 casks of
beer. b.. Void. Strasburg, April.
1918. to June. 1914. received 1890
casks of beer and 80 casks of liquor
81. kunden, of Linton, from
January. gl9l4, to May 8. 1916. re-
caived 288 cases of beer besides sev-
eral barrels of liquor. Others who
received excess shipments were:
Matt Llpp. A. Mitzel. C. Vorlander.
N. Billingsly. j.. Bosch. H. Schaffer,
C. ChristiaDsen. +. G. Baer. j. Void.
j. Sautter.
"Men at Strasburg who received
great shipments were: l.. Lenner,
Strasburg I'rug Co.. Joe Rohrich,
M. Lipp. nj Moser, Plus Moser, Joe
ID. CCIlt aluGJ -. ITSetl, ~. bdutiI-
gartnsr
cat Hagt 4, N. D., according to
the figures pained by the attorney
genera L. Muenz received, from
Januarv, IS d to April, 1915. to.
tai Of 1873 Eases of beer. Others
who receiy I'd large shipments are
listed.
"All Of the above named con-
signees vii be subpoenaed to appear
in court hen he injunction pro.
ceedings a, 6 bro lght up.
"The re lords gained also show
that d, riF & the past year and half
there Ias been great quantities OF
liquor shi oped into the three towns
conslgnmi ,Dts being shipped in vary.
ing quar- titles to 2,3l2 parties at
Linton. $50 parties at Strasburp
and lS2, II artie at Hague.
a fiid5,vits lave been filed in con,
meet ON with The complaint BY f. B
Sire ater, edit ,r of The Linton Rec
ord Fl. A. ] horson. G. w. Burge