The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-09
SWOOP DOWN At NIGHT UPON LUA.ROUS BEER CAMP
NAB WEALTHY OCCUPANTS AND CONFlSCATE
FLUID THAT CHEERS
WHO SAID THE STATE OF IOWA IS DRY?
Many Other Seizures Of Wet GoodsChef Jackson Will Use
Deer Hounds TO Scent Blind Tigers Citizens
Laugh Loudly at Prohibition

The prohibition law in Iowa, accord
Ing TO the press of that state. isn't pro.
hibiting. Iowa became dry" last Jan.
uary /. The "wets" are predicting
that Iowa will leave the prohibition
column very soon. y
A few of the stories of liquor raids
are contained below. The following is
from the Des Moines Register and
Lo q
ard county officers shortly after
midnight escorted twenty-five men and
women from luxurious beer camp on
the north bank of the Des Moines
river just above the Flint Valley brick
yards, TO the Polk county jail. Unlike
the average raid the guests OF the
camp Travelled to the city in their own
automobiles, an even dozen OF them,
each with an escorting officer of the
law.
With the party came three barrels o.
empty beer bottles and at the camp
were left several tons OF ice in a cave
and complete paraphernalia for an I'D.
to.datc blind pig" Most of the outfit
vas Stored in a small shack where the
Ain Office and parlors OF the camp
were located.
On Exploring Expedition.
At S o'clock County Attorney George
A. Wilson, his assistants, Ward Henry
and Arthur Wallace, and five deputies.
acting for the county and accompanied
by Officers Crawford, Brophy and
Guthrie for TIE city, set out on trip
OF exploration of the country surround
ing Des Moincs and in search OF Just
such game as they found shortly after
midnight
When the camp vas discovered the
party separated and Wilson aud Henry
appro oachcd as customers. They sue.
cecdod in buying beer in spite OF a
warning shouted to the proprietor,
Monty Montague, that the newcomers
looked liked stool pigeons.
I'm take chance on them" said
Montague. The chance cost him his
camp and his liberty for the remain.
der OF the night.
After leaving the shack the county
officers reioined theif posse and rush
was made upon the camp from all d.
rcctions at once.
Auto Par ade Cityward.
Three barrels OF beer bottles, the
twenty-five occupants, beds. a phono-
graph and all the outfit of a well es.
tablished bootlegging institution were
seized by the raiders. They were
loaded into their own automobiles,
which, according to County Attorney
Wilson, included some taxis and into
the cars in which the officers had
made their explorations and were
transported to the county Jail.
Here Montague and two partners
OF his, a man and a woman, were held
without bail and charged with main
tanning n nuisance. The dispositions
OF the other members OF the captured
party were taken last night and they
were released.
This is from the Waterloo Qa.)
Courie", under Mason City, Ia, date
line;
An interchange OF police officers by
the cities of Iowa in order to cope with
the activities OF the bootlegging ele-
ment and provide reputable men
yersed in prosecution OF liquor law
Violations, was suggested to the Iowa
Association of Chiefs OF Police and
hallway Special Agents by Chief NJ. J,
; Jordan OF Fort Dodge. The idea meets
With much favcr and 1t is probable
some such plan will be worked out.
0-hose Pesky BootIesssrs.
Most of the sessions of the conven,
tion have been devoted to handling
OF bootlegging and auto thieves, the
two principal pests OF Iowa officers.
A special from Dubuque TO the Cedar
: Rapids Ua.) Gazette, says:
Headed by Chief OF Police John
! Giellis, a small band Of pstrolmen late
Wednesday night raided the Malta
parlors conducted by John Kleinline al
Twenty-second street, this city. .
More than a dozen men were found
In the place, drinking intoxicating II
quor, Quantities Of several differen,
drinks were confiscated by the police
. Late yesterday Kleinline was fined
$500 and costs, which he paid.
As result OF the raid It was i'm
, possible to procure q bottle of beer
in any of the other ten joints In the
city said TO be dispensing the stun
daily. The authorities hope BY taking