The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-10-16
GHOSTS. Walk
NEAR !, BEACH.

6 Bismarck, Nd, Oct. II Conced-
ing that "a party must be more or less
spoiled to become a ghost, there GER
tainly is Ia ghost Of a. spoiled party
stalking back and forth on thee road
between the 2 cemeteries near Beach
where a.. sensational little. one act
tragedy in dry life was staged recent
~. There was no love affair to 1T un-
less one considers the love Of man for
Alcies O'Hol, but the hunters shiver-
ing on cold duck passes undoubtedly.
will ascribe to Assistant Attorney
General Edward B. Cox the role Of
william for his seizure and dragging
to it's doom some 81 ,43Oy worth OF
whiskey, some bonded, n some bulk, but
all guaranteed to. have a!kick..
The spelling Of the party was ac-.
complished by members of Attorney
General Langer'ss Flying Squadron,
and as "a result. four men await trial
for attempting to instill distilled
pep in al coca-cola would.
Three weeks ago, an Investigator
from the attorney general s.. office
made deal with one a. G. Morey, "a
laundry man of Beach, whereby Morey.
was to secure. for theainvestigator at
least 100 but not.nore than 200gquarts
of whisky, at $1,000 a quart. The con-
signment was to come from ia 500, 900
cache Of liquor which Money knew OF
over the line in Montana. The Sieulh
returned to Bismarck and was advised
by phone and letter that the wet goods
could be turned over, to. Hmm on the
night of October g.. b
The investigator and Assist ant AT
torney General f. B. Cox arrived in
Beach that night. Cox went. to the
Office Of the states attorney, and the
Investigator hunted up .Morey. who by
phone made arrangements for the
transfer to be made and cars meet on
the road between the two cemeteries,
half mile south of { Beach.
Cox, Acting States Attorney DaW-
son, Acting Sheriff Nicholson and
Deputy Loberg, drove out to the rem
devious about five minutes laterA and
found three the big one which
brought the heavy load Of liquor over
the line from Montana, the Morey
Laundry car and the car of the inyes-
tigators. +
The sheriff stopped his car and ask
ed If there had been? an accident, was
assured that no helpswas needed, they
had trouble with 3his$car, but instead sof
seeking wrenches, pulled out shoot
ing tool instead, and ordered Glands
up and then started things. The car
from Montana was unique display OF
unusual containers. There was whis.
key Of merit, and whisky Of reputa.
ton and just plain whiskey, noted fol
it's whisk alone. 1t, was in jugs, II
gallon tins, in quart. pint, catsup and
mo-: &. re BEETLES, enough to float a ship
or . Wolff" ford enterprise.
Four men were arrested, Ole Skruk.
rud, chief. Fred Specavak, and A. G.
Morey, for connection with the $50, 900
cache, and Joe Szudera, an alleged
middle man used in distributing the
product in retail sales.
All were arraigned before Justice
A. M. Stoddard and have been held
under bond for. preliminary hearing.
In order to make the Golden Valley
county trip complete, six men at Col.
va, one in Beach and one at Sentine
Butte were arrested for selling cigar.
cites, operating punch boards or slo1
machines and were fined $25 and costs
land given ten day Jail sentences sus
pended under good behavior. /,
| There is no wonder a ghost Of .
spoiled party stalks for the fertile
Golden Valley soil has greedily Tapped
lSup 81 ,450 worth of liquor. ss