The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-04
TREATS" WERE
GOOD IN FARGO
ALL DAY SUNDAY
Herd of Celebrants Sees
Morning After In
Court
ONLY ONE DRUNK
PAID FOR DRINK
Nine Taken to Station In
One Load Of Patrol
Wagon go

.'wake up!" shouted Chief Of Police
Dahlgren to q menagerie Of alleged
DRINKS sharply at o'clock this morn
ing as his KEYS turned the lock in the
s'bull pen." Eleven out of 10 in the
greatest roundup since Moornead
went "dry' rolled over in their dusty
clothes and were herded out or the cell
by the chief and Sergeant Sydness,
The Morning After.
Several bore severe cuts on their
faces, others were dirty and some very
good looking. 1t was the morning art
er. Judge Miller, sitting as police
magistrate in the absence O Judge
Roberts, looked at the army OF alleged
DRINKS before him and then dashed
through his pad sheet in order to get
through the work so 1t would not take
him all morning. One by one the cele-
brants were arraigned.
Plenty of Swallows.
According to the statements given
to the Judge by the majority of the
DRINKS swallows were plentiful in
Fargo Sunday. Only one OF the herd,
nine of whom were taken in raid at
the stockyards, had paid for the drinks
and this individual had trusted man
with a 81 bill to get a pint for him in
Moorhead. Friends" furnished the re-
freshments to the others.
Police admitted this morning that 1t
was some party" staged in the vlcin-
ity of the stockyards yesterday, Nine
DRINKS were taken to the police sta
ton at 3 o'clock. The patrol wagon was
taxed. In this roundup were Jacob
Hanson, As; Frank Green, Sc; Andrew
Holmberg, 33; Dan Collins, 80; Conrad
Peterson, 80; Frank Johnson. SS; Otto
Miller, 81; ]. r. Cook, 81. and Otto
An
An Honest Drunk.
Frank Green, are you guilty or not
guilty?" asked the judge OF this pris-
oner.
I am guilty, your honor" said
Green, whose forehead was a mass OF
wounds.
1T seems a treat to see an honest
drunk one in a WHILE" said the judge
Green had a S. bill in his trousers
Cases on This Evening.
Benson, Miller, Johnson and Peter
son told the court they were the VIC
Tins of bad company and the quar-
tet entered plea of not guilty. Their
cases were set for o'clock this even
ing. The others Of the gang were CONF
mitted.
Peter r. Peterson, IS; James Kane,
%, and Edward Cameron, also arrested
as DRINKS Sunday, were committed
in default of bail bonds, or money to
pay their fines.
just Like q Frog Pond.
Following the roundup, the bull
pen" of the police station took on the
atmosphere Of a frog pond about 8
o'clock Sunday evening, when the
frogs commenced to sing. One sang,
Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight,
so loud that the officer was forced to
put on tho lid" and rap for order.
sang Pretty Baby, which did
not at all give harmony to The Star
Spangled Banner, Mother McCrea. Oh,
What Did You Make Those Eyes at
Ne For, and other numbers.
Youths on q Spree.
Riding in the country Sunday after
noon on his motorcycle. Nick Konen
Clarence Illgens Of Fargo, and
a girl about 16 years old, who were
dead to the world" from liquor. The
girl was found asleep in a side-car six
miles south of Fargo, and the man lying
on the ground in a similar condition.
Members Of the sheriff's department
were notified and the two were taken
to the county Jail to await action by
the states attorney. -
Peter Bebo Arrested.
Charged with operating an automo-
bile while in drunken condition, Peter
Bebo was arrested by the police Sun
day. His case came up before Judge
Miller at ] o'clock this afternoon. Acc
cording to information from the POI
lice Bebo narrowly missed several
pedestrians in his wild tear" down
Broadway.