The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-07-03
TRAVELLERS CAME, MANY MILES
FOR BOOZE IN LAST
+ DAYS.
MllNNEs0TA now BDNE DRY
ILLEGALs TO DISPENSE DRINKS
CONTAINING u PER CENT
; ALCOHOL.


= There's q reassas This city was hte
only oasis in the desert of many
miles Travelling from the east and
south the flast opportunity to buy
booze was here. Coming from the
north and west Sank Centre was the
first haven aof refuge for the thirsty.
The six wet goods enporiums rakcd in
shekels by the thousands of dollars,
an thousands Of autos visited he
ci:s. N IS. (: u -
AS the hour for the lid approached
the visitors came in increasing num-
bers and distances. One South Da-
kota man, travelled 100 miles last
Saturday and paid a handsome price
for his tonic. The stranger was not
outdqne by local enterprise, but sew
eral fcefiars are presumably well
stocked for as"rainy day.
Many people expected that the
crowds of the last days would be
troublesome. There was some iintoxi-
cation, but the stuff was too precious
to battle in. No serious automobile
accidents are reported, although
load of jags tipped over Ben Vogel's
truck loaded with cream and eggs
while enroute to Alexandria, land
went on their way so Fast that Ben
could not even catch their auto tag
nunsler. @s.s. sss = :, rs
AssTher demand for the booze was so
great that u. H Foslein was out Of
business before Saturday evening.
Ben ClaseHnan and Rraatz were
the next to- close. and late M onday
afternesas Ben, Sehoenhef threw up
the sponge Jehns BontelR and George
Tanner lasted until tie nes law clos
ed thens 'sf9@ "a ~ f-s1 as = 4 ::
The loeal salosmnaaaea abe taking the
ruling philassuhisailg NJ. Foslein
has already mened b Alexandria, his
old houes BEN Ssheenhof and John
BoutelI are fitting mp their places to
handls soft drinks. The ether places
Will liissay BE spe.sa fer other bust
ness.
The liquor men and their friends
apparently have well grounded hopes
that President Wilson will soon lift
the lid by declaring disqualification
complete, The United States attorney
general has ruled that light wines and
beer containing not to exceed 2A per
cent alcohol can be sold whare they do
not come in conflict with the state
law. MinHesota is supposed to be
bone dry. Under an act passed by
the last legislature any drink con-
tanning more than N. of one per cent
of alcohol is under the ban.
Monday evening Assistant Attorney
General Louis Weeks announced that
no Federal ruling delayed the enforce
ment of prohibition in this state. I'm
der the state enforcement act passed
by the 1919 Legislature, no beverage.
of any kind, beer and light wines in
cluded, containing one-half of one
per cent or more of alcohol could be
sold in the state after midnight OF
June 80.
State, county, city and village Of
feials were notified TO this effect and
were instructed to see that the law
was enforced. &c. e ..s1s-t.
This lieans that the ruling of At
torney General Palmer that beer and
light wines containing ~ per cent OF
alcohol or less might be sold pending
a decision in test cases now before dis
trio! courts in the East, is without
effect IN Minnesota.
When the President declares de-
ended and raises war
time prohibition the state law is auto
maticaliy lifted under its provisions.
Should the President fail to raise the
lid the law will continue IN operation
until January -16, 1920. when it viii
become the enforcement law for the
Federal Constitutional amendment
prohibiting the sale Of Intoxicating
beverages. = $50,
Under the Minnesota enforcement
law any one selling or exposing for
sale any iqnor eontzining one-haf Of
Dae Per cent or nsese Of ale ,hoi pe,
scssunne is kahta t. :.rTest vioIators
will be presented n district court
directly without preliminary action in
psliee court srI will be subject, for
irst offenses, to fines ranging from
minimum OF $500 to q maximum OF
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