The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-12
Famous Hurrle Resort Near
LeavenwOrth No More.
Attorney General Decides Tt Is
Against the Law.
DESTROY 1850 GALLONS WINE
Product of Luscious Grapes
From Vineyard Is Lost.
Society Items in Newspapers
Nearly Brought to Light.

Society items appearing in Leaven-
worth newspapers for years and in
volving the elite of Topeka, Lawrence.
Atchison, Leavenworth and the two
Kansas Citys came near playing q
prominent part in testimony produced
in Leavenworth county's district court
this week in a case brought by Assist
ant Attorney General F. p. Lindsay, in
which he won, and closed probably
the last existing liquor producing
plant in Kansas. Mr.. Lindsey admits
that only the frantic appeals of good
looking, captivating society reporter
in LeaVenworth kept him from prov
ing the existence of the notorious
Hurrle wine garden by using the So
ciety clippings she has been writing
for the last 'steen years
Enough grief has been produced in
the states action to close the Hurrle
winery F. G. Hurrle, according to
his attorney, will be near bankrupt
when the Leavenworth district courts
order is carried out and 1850 gallons
of wine manufactured by Hurrle, from
grapes in his own vineyard, are de-
stroyed. The value of this wine esti-
mated by the attorney generals office
will aggregate $4,000.
Wife Died of Grief.
Nor is this all,' said Lindsay. ST
understand that since we raided the
exclusive wine garden at Leavenworth,
October 5, 1915, Hurrles wife has
died, the result of grief and worry over
the affair"
Hurrle, q handsome native-born
Italian of unusual appearance is now
in charge of a dining room in a Leav-
enworth hotel. Most Italians are dark
haired and dark eyed. Hurrle is a
blonde with long curly hair and a
long, wavy blonde beard extending far
down on his shirt front.
/ Wow! "a Night at Hurrie's." Fs'
| For years might at Hurrle's" was
a night of Joy for society people from
all cities in the vicinity of Leaven-
worth. Acre upon acre of grapes
were grown by Hurrle on his place on
the outskirts of Leavenworth. These
grapes were used in making wine of
a quality hardly surpassa BILE.
| Hurrle's wine garden was open to
high and low. There army officers
/ danced and sang with the girls from
| Leavenworth and other cities.
Wealthy people from Topeka jour-
neyed there and enjoyed might at
Hurrlc's And Leavenworth clerks
and mechanics were welcome, too. He
always maintained order and yet he
permitted a good time. His home
held dance hall and q dining hail.
The cooking done by his wife was
superb.
Twas a Society Affair.
/ The papers of Leavenworth looked
! upon night at Hurrle's as a society
affair, Time after time an item of
this character has appeared:
! Mr. and Mrs - of Topeka.
/ entertained a number of friends at
Hurrle s place last evening""
/ = When Hurrle was finally raided
Leavenworth threw up her hands in
horror.
Would the prohibitionists from To-
peka dare put their hands on Hurrle's s
patronized by the people of Topeka
themselves" ?" they asked
Hurrle Must Pay a Fine.
The attorney general did and won
IN a hard fight in the district court
Hurrle must pay a fine, must pay the
cour. costs and has a Jail sentence
to his credit and the wine must be
destroyed. Personal calls have been
made upon Attorney General Brewster
by Hurrle's attorney to get permission
for Hurrle to keep a part of the wine.
which, it is claimed, has turned to
vinegar since the raid was made in
October, 1915.
The persons mentioned in society
items would have been called in as
i witnesses to prove sa1es Lindsay said