The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1915-12-24
THE SISSET0N
SALOON CASE
County Commissioners Re
fuse to Accept Bonds.

fuse to Accept Bonds
| The Sisseton Saloon case has
gone down in history and it is be
lieved now that everything is set
tied until the election next spring.
The MilbanIl News, the drvest
newspaper published in South Da-
kota in last issue gives a very good
history of the Sisseton case, and
gives onr readers clear and full
facts.
The sisseton saloon license
case which has attracted consider
able attention throughout this
vicinity ever since the spring cleo
ton has this week passed another
stage of its long journey through
the courts. Judge Bouck having
han.ied down a decision Tuesday
dismissing the injunction restrain.
ing the city council from granting
licenses to sell liquor at wholesale
The history of the case is as
follows; In the election last
spring the saloon advocates won
by majority of one. The no.li.
cense faction contested the election
and asked for recount. The re
count was granted but no errors
were found in the ballots and the
license majority of one remained
Six applications for license were
made and duly advertised. AT the
meeting of the city council the six
applications were considered but
none were granted. No one ap-
peared to offer objection to the
granting of the applications. The
matter was again taken up at an
adjourned meeting and two of the
applications were granted. The
dry advocates then served all in
junction restraining the council
from granting license OH the ground
that the applications were not
granted at the regularly called
meeting at which time they were
to he considered. Judge Bouck
ruled that instead of violating the
law IN amy manner, the council
had merely given that much more
time lor slle presentation of oh
Jectlons III case there were any. As
aresult OF this decision the two
applications grant I'd bv the council
were allowed to stand and the
saloon men wee again hopeful of
being able to open up i'm Sisseton
within the near future. All that
vet remained was for the bonds 10
be approved .y the board of county
commissioners
The matter was taken .,p by
slie board OF county commissioners
at meeting held Tuesday and
they promptly refused TO approve
the bonds and allow the saloons to
open. We understand that the
saloon men plan to again carry the
matter into court and IL possible.
compel the commissioners to APP.
prove the bonds and grant lie, nse.
but as vet nothing has been done.
Ii is TO be hoped that the mat
ter will be kept in court so long
that it will be impossible for the.
saloons to open before another eiec-
tion as Milbanls already has trouble
enough with the booze which is
being carried i'll from Waubay. As
nearly as we are able to under
stand the matter the majority of
the people i'll Sisscton favor dry
town. but in the last election the
license question was lost sight of
ina fractional fight over other mat.
tiers and the LICENSE advocates
Slipped one over. The town will
$40 doubt go dry with 4 substantial
majority at the usxt election
|
Johnc. Oliver of crary, N. d.
visited iiere last week with hi
mother and other relatives. He
l returned home IN, ,,,a,, rs r:..