The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-07-03
SAuk CENTREWAS
HAVEN FOR THIRSTY
TRAVELLERS CAME MANY MILES
FOR BOOZE IN LAST 49,.
90 -; - ~ -. = -''-.Ss
- g DAYS.
MINNESOTA now BONE DRY

ILLEGAL TO DISPENSE DRINKS
CONTAINING u PER CENT
- ALCOHOL.
All roads led to Sauk Centre
Thursday, Friaass Saturday aaa, Mon
dsE. ~ ~ ii. ~. .:>.4
In fact NEST roads have heen Iead-
ing to Saak Centre for NANNY months.
There's = reassa. This city was hte
only oasis in the desert, of. many
miles Travelling from the east and
south the last opportunity to buy
booze was here. Coming from the
north and west Sank Centre was the
first haven of refuge for the thirsty.
The six wet goods emporiums rakcd in
shekela by the thousanus Of dollars,
an" thousands Of autos visited he
Gig. -,
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 handsome price
for his tonic. The stranger was not
outdone by local enterprise, but sew
eral cellars are presumably we'll
stocked for as"rainy day..
Many people expected that the
crowds of the last days would be
troublesome. There was some intoxi-
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, and
went on their way so fast that Ben
could not even catch their auto tag
nunsaer. 'e]~.'.'. - - - ,''' .>.
As>Thet demand for the booze was so
great that X! Foslein was out Of
business before Saturday evening.
Ben Classsnan and VIM Rraatz were
the next to close. and late Monday
afternesasB Ben, Sehoenheff threw up
the sponge. John BoutelE and George
Tanner lasted until the new law clos
ed them. NJ. .e -, AZ. . i. b.
The local saloonnaen are taking the
ruling. philosaphicailH Mr.. Foslein
has already. moved To Alexandria, his
old home. Ben Seheenh0f and John
Boutell are fitting mp their places to
handle soft drinks. The other places
will liissay BE opened fer other bust
ness. 49,
The liquor men and their friends
apparently have well grounded hopes
that President Wilson will soon lift
the lid by declaring rehabilitation
complete. The United States attorney
general has ruled that light wines and
beer containing not to exceed IN per
Dent alcohol can be sold where they do
not,s come in conflict with the state
law. Minnesota 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 ene-haf of one
per cent or more OF, alcohol could be
sold in the state after midnight OF
June 80. s.t..s,.2~
State, county, city and village Of
fcials were notified to this effect and
were instructed to see that the la"
was, enforced. - 60. - - :
This licans 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
maticaHy lifted under it's provisions.
Should the President fail to raise the
lid the law will continue in operation
until January -16, 1929, when it viii
become the enforcement law for the
Federal Constitutional :" amendment
prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
beverages. ,z=e.-7. "a
Under the Minnesota enforcement
law any one selling or exposing for
sale any liquor containing ene-hah Of
one Per cent or mole of ale, ,hoi pe'
scs:une is kahle te .rrest vioIators
will be prosecuted IN district court
directly without preliminary action in
psliee court srsi will be subject, fol
irst offenses, to fines ranging from
minimum Of $180 to, a maximum OF
500. All prosecutions under the