The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-11-04
A 7roaortionate Increase.

L IS interesting TO note that, with
he exception oi the FIRST two months
p. prohibition l!!uo. shipments receiv
ID In Denver cni those in other coupD
.es OF tie state SLOW a proport.ona.s
.nc-caEc month by month. Thus In
April p h'pEeE;5 into Denver approxs
49, .ci about ole.thi.l o. the silll ments
.2to the w4o.e s,ate. and the ratio
continues as tae 10 ais for the city and
s;-.c mount month after month.
Viewed broadly, 10 section OF the
state may make claim OF abstinence tc
the 5.--Lvl.tase OF any other. Every
co-Gt.. whether it be given to mining
or agricultural or other pursuits, ap
pears 10 have IS share of citizens with
a thirst that grows larger monthly.
Some OF the mining counties may bs
shown 10 be 'wetter" than some agrt
cultural counties, as in the case Of
Lake, which started in January with
only twcnty-e.ght shipments and In
creased 70 Sl+ in June and 753 in July
or total OF 1863 for the seven
months, and Larimer, which had Isl
in January and iiG in July. or q seven
months total OF l,9iG. on the other
hand, there IS Clear Creek, a mining
co4nt", with a total OF SS4 shipments,
and Prowcrs, an agricultural and stock
raising county, with 1896 for the sew.
ea months. a
Same Rate 81 Increase.
With few exceptions the same rate
o. monthly increase 10 be found in the
figures for the whole state and for
Denver separately Is also found TO ap
ply TO all individual counties.
Pueblo county started the dry wear
with las liquor shipments for January,
6ii for February, 1856 for March.
1903 for April, l,72l for May, 2,I56 for
June and 2,3O9 for July. Weld started
stronger, with 276 for January, i92 for
February, GIL for March. 767 for April.
S37 for May, l,lO9 for June and ,43s
for July FL Paso had l76 in January.
4Sl in February, CSC in March, SAL In
April 924 in May, 10, in June and
l'22S in July. The records OF some Of
the other larger counties are:
Boulder-January, las; February,
205; March, 497; April, 7lS; May, 7ss:
June, Si5; July, 934 Delta-Janusry,
81; February, 72; March. 1885, April.
ia; May, l3l; June, 147; July, 49,,
Fremont-'January, 80; February, l4l,
March, 222; April. 26S; May, 2S6; June.
399; July, AZ, Huerfaro-January,N IS;
February, lS4; March, 2S5: April, 35l;
May SiS; June, 5O7; July, 500. Jeffer
son-January, 2S; February, 35; March.
-; April "a; May ,6ll5: Juno, l43;
July, 223. Las Animas-January, 50:
February, 2ci; March. SIT: April, SS7:
May, l,l7o; June, 1866: July. no 70
port. Logan-January. ll9: February
l65; March, 1876; April $50; May. 24o:
June, S2S; July, 1858. Mesa-January
"; February, 1855; March, l75; April
222; May 220; June. 339; July, 36a
Montrose January, SO; February, IS;
March, Y; April. 1870; May, us; June
l5l; July, l5S. Morgan-January, l5i;
February 22o; March. 2ls; April, 23s;
May @72: June. 3S3; July. 44i. Oter,
-Janaary' lO6; February, 2l4; March
a5s; April, es7; May. S2i: June. $40;
july 45s, Teller-January. 50; Feb
rufry' PSI; March. 522: April. SIS;
May c94' June, SG5; July. sos,
Police and state authorities nave co
operated since tho frat Of the year to
stem the tide Of ILLEGAL liquor sales, and
thiIy'two cases will be prosecuted BY
the district attorney in the West Side
court during the coming week.