The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28
a Prep Portionats Increase.

Il is interesting to note that. with
he exception OF the first two months
OF prohibition liquor shipments receiv.
Il in Denver and those in other coun.
.es OF the state SHOW q proportionate
.ncreaae month by month. Thus In
April shipments into Denver anproxi.
mated about ore-th!rt OF tho shipments
mao the whole state, and t4e ratio
continues az the totals for the city and
state mount month after month.
Viewed broadly, no section OF the
state ma. make claim OF abstinence to
...c disadvantage Of any other. Every
count, wlotae: it be given to mining
or agricultural or other pursuita, aps
pears TO have It's share Of citizens with
a thirst that grows larger monthly.
Some Of the mining counties may be
shown to DO ""c.tcr' than some agri.
cultural counties, as in the case Of
Lake, which started IN January with
only tEcn'y-clght shipments ard In.
crea9od to oil in June and 153 in July.
or total OF 1859 for the seven
months, and Larir.er, which had ISL
in January and tIG In July. or a seven.
months total OF l.94G. On the other
hand, there Is Clear Creek, mining
county. with total OF SSi shipments.
aad iIoWers, an agricultural and stock
raising county. with 1866 for tho sew.
en- months. u
Same Rate Of increase.
with lew exceptions the same rate
o. monthly increase to be found In the
| figures for the whole state and for
Denver separately il also found TO an,
ply to all individual counties.
Pueblo county started the dry year
with las l.quor shipments for January.
G44 for February, 1855 for March,
l,SO9 for April, l,72l for May, 2l5G for
juno ard 2,2o9 for July. Weld started
stronger, With 276 for January, io2 for
I February, O'i for March, 767 for April,
/ Sat FOR May, llOo fCg June and 1,&38
for July. FL Paso had 176 in January.
4Sl IN February, CSC in March. s4l I'm
April, 92i in May, 1,o in June and
l,22S in July. The records of some Of
the other larger counties are:
Bonlder-JanUary, l45; February,
2S5; March, 405; April, us; May, 76s:
! June Si5i July, 93i, Delta-January.
C+i February, T2; March, lO5; April.
/ l24; May, lSl; June, li7; July, 1872.
Freront-Janlary, 80; February, lAl.
March, 222; April, 26S; May, 2se; June.
800; July AIT, HUerfaro-January az.
February, lal; March, 2S5; April, s5l:
May, 34S; June, 5O7; July, 500. Jefrer>
son January, 2S; February, S5: March.
"a; April 81; MAY ,sll5; June, lss:
July, 223, Las AnimGs-January 80.
February, 2O4i March, 5l7; April, ss7.
May, ll70; june, 1866; july, no re.
port. Logan--January, ll9, February.
loo; March, l96; April 23O; Nav. 24O.
June 32S; July, sos. Mesa-Jnnuarv
81; February, l5d; March, I75: April
222; May, 220; June G39; July, 3ss
Acknowledging, sc; February. 56.
March, 77I April $50; May. lis: June
l57; July, l5S. Morgan-January 15s.
February, 22O; March, 2l9; April ssss
May 272; June, 3S3; July, 44A. O,er,
January, loG; February. PA, March
2Gi; April, 297; May, Sei; June a7o.
July iSs. Follcr--Jaauary. so: Feb.
ruary, sS7; March. 5a2; April 5sa.
May. Goa; June, S65; July, sos.
Police and state authorities maye CO
operated since the first OF the year m
stem the tide OF illegal liquor sales. ana
thirty-two eases viii be prosecuted hv