Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-24
HOW DRY lam
TUNEF Ill AIR
FACE RETURNS
Invoice Of Wet Stock in Dry
Idaho Indicate Early Pre-
dictions Are Correct
Stocks to Be Saved.
Whisky Shown to Be Popu-
lar Beverage - Twenty
three Counties Report, II
Of Which Can Turn Over
Stock to Uncle Sam.

Of Which Can Turn Over
Stock to Uncle Sam.
That favorite melody, How Dry 1
AM" is appropriate and tuneful after
scanning the invoice returns at the
governors office on the dry stock of
wet goods boarded by sheriffs in the
various counties in Idaho. many of
various counties Of Idaho. They bear
out the earlier predictions that
for an arid state, this has a lot of wet
spots in it-principally under lock and
key in county jails.
Those who used to have their early
morning nip in the days gone by when
the Gem state was being tutored by
John Barleycorn will no doubt have
an imitation dark brown taste in their
mouth after they scan the returns. 1t
may be some consolation to them to
learn that the leftover wet goods are
not going to be poured into the gutter.
Instead they will be presented to Uncle
Samuel who has decided to set up a
distillery Of his own. In fact 1t will
be a re- distillery, for he Is going to
extract the alcohol for war purposes.
WHISKY POPULAR BEVERAGE.
To be candid. on the face of the par
tial wet returns, 1t is apparent there
are between 5000 and 5000 quarts of
whiskey-principally Of the bootleg va
riety and blend cached away by the
sheriffs. They are perfectly willing to
turn it over to the government as re-
returns indicate that whiskey is the
popular drink among those who still
have longing for something stronger
than soft drink. The only mixed
drinks are reported from Elmore
county. The sheriff at Mountain Home
has a 52-gallon key of claret wine.
GOVERNOR MAKES REQUEST.
At the request of the government the
governors office sent out the follow
ing letter to the sheriffs of the
counties in the state:
"The governor Is in receipt OF a
communication from the adjutant gen.
eral Of the army inquiring about stocks
of alcoholic liquors that are being con-
fiscated by cal authorities under our
prohibition statutes, and suggesting
that these liquors be turned over to the
| government to be redistilled for mill
tary purposes. I would request, there
fore, that you would report to this Of
flee the amount and kind Of any alco-
holic liquors that you may have and
that you do not destroy same until you
hear further from the governor"
In response to this query, Secretary
Madden received reports from the
sheriffs of % Of the Al counties. OF
this number six reported they have no
liquor on hand Many Of them stated
they had destroyed stocks held, under
order Of the court, and had only short
supply left, some of which is to be
used as evidence in pending cases.
COUNTIES RESPOND.
! The following are the counties that
reported and the character of alco-
holic liquors on hand:
Bannock county-Fifty quarts OF
whisky and 1850 pints.
Elmore county-One So gallon barre
of claret wine and six cases n
whisky.
Washington county-None.
Bonner county-One five gallon key
2h quarts and one pint of whisky, one
sack Of bottled beer.
jefferson county-About 600 pints o,
whisky.
| Bear Lake county-About two cases
of whisky.
Cassia county - Fifty bottles aoi
whisky and AZ bottles of beer.
Adams county-Three quart bottles
Of whisky.
shoshone county-Sixteen quarts o.
whisky.
Madison county-About 20 cases o.
whisky.
Payette county-None.
Camas county-About so quarts o.
whisky.
Gem county-None.
Canyon county-Two gallon kegs, 81
quarts and 25 cases of whisky.
Boise county-None.
Blaine county-Fifteen pints o
whisky.
Butte county-Twenty-fiv cases o
whisky.
Idaho county-None.
Benewah county-One hundred ant
sixty quarts of whisky.
Lemhi county-One five gallon kel
and 56s pints of whisky.
4 Bonneville county-Sixty cases o
whisky.
Lewis county-None.
Gooding county-F1fteen gallons o
whisky.
Twin Falls county-Thirty- thre
quarts of whisky. 62h pints of whisky
125 quarts of beer.
To Cure q Cold in One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININI
; Tablets. Druggists refund money IL
fails to cure. e. w. GROVES sigma
ture 10 on each box. SOC. n. w
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