The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-09-16
Twenty -four Prohibition Operatives
Swoop Down on Minot Early Sun.
day MOrning-Several Arrests
Made-COnsidera Whiskey
and Beer Seized.

The list of places visited in Sum
day mornings liquor raid and the
= goods found, rs reported by the Of
= icers, are as follows:
Frank Rose, barbershOp and Tur-
kish baths, basement at Main st.
and Central avenue: Twelve cases
bottled and one 2O-gallOn jar full of
home brewed beer, two other large
crooks, two sacks hops, bottle cap
per, etc., and four quarts whiskey.
William Kelley, residence 123
Third avenue southeast. Complete
copper wlfskey still and two pints
moOnshine whiskey.
r. H. Murray, rooming house, 80
Central avenue west. About 80
quarts Sunnybrook whiskey.
Sam Loomis residence. Thirty
six quarts whiskey, two sawed-of
shotguns and box cartridges.
o. w. Webb, colored, pool hall
and restaurant, PA Central avenue
west. Sixteen quarts home brew,
80 pints home brew, half pint of
mo0nsline whiskey.
William Stoddard, l23 Main St.
SCUM. -Four ana half quarts OF
wnlsxey ana glass Jug with zH
quarts 1leonoa. ..- ,...
Roy Vaughan 41S rHtn avenue
northwest. Twenty-three pints Can
adian beer and small quantity of
whiskey.
vendome Hotel, CMabel Allen and
Trace nins). One quart Canadian
Ci1D Whlskey.
hefDert BUM, part owner len
tral Avenue Cigar store. -FOUR
quarts OF whiskey found IN room
u"1ef soo1e.
Daeotsn hotei, nortn end OF
i MI.n 49,. Automooale io!no
IocAeo IN g1iaSe ana cos3Ainins
one quart wniskey ana sacks CIV,
ing exlaehGe OF navlne oeen empt.eo
VI otnsr q"of. Csr ann hquof
connscssed; * ,,.,,.se. ;4-sA.ss Z !. s. {. =.
yohn ana MARY Wlih:. restaurant
1no resieenee,S opposite Great
rOftnefn rahway stat'ch. Nctning
IO1 .s1 ~.
Msoge Uoraon' u Inird street
F.. 49, =
Twenty-four federal prohibition of.
ficers headed by Group Chief P. C
Darby, of Fargo, made quite an ex.
tensive raid in Minot Sunday mornina
starting at 8 O'Clock, carrying on theii
work turnout the day and It NAV BIZ
said that the Investigations are still
This is the most extens.
i've raid staged in Minot since thu
summer of 1917 when LANCER anc
his men swooped down on Minot in
the night.
Chief Darby estimates that the re.
tail value Of the LIQUOR seized in Sun.
days raid is between $1,000 and 81.
600. though LIQUOR in any considerable
amount was found in but two places
Darby firmly believes that the raic
was tipped of. for it is generally con.
coded that a great deal of the whis.
KEY cached in or around Minot was
not found.
Paul d. Keller, northwest division.
al prohibition chief. with headquarters
in Minneapolis, states that the rail
was tipped off and he proposes te
make a thoro investigation to deter.
mine the responsibilify.
The raid was verv carefully planned
and Chief Darby States that he has
no idea lust how It came to be tipped
of. He informed an Independent
representative that the bootle9eer,
are we'll orranized. Thew have Wha1
is known as the Bootle9pers Asso.
ciation with ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in Duluth
Thev undouhtediv have their own mar
EMPLOYED by the prohibition depart.
ment and know in advance every biz
move that is made. Practicable every
train has it's representative with his
eaele eve out for anv move made by
the federal prohibition officers.
Several Of the nrohibition officers
had been in Minot for two or three
weeks prior to the raid. looking ur
evidence Thew were disoniaad q,
waters in restaurants and worked II
other Jobs while maxine their inyeg.
Before the arrival Of the
main group Of officers. ali warrants
had been issued and these were divid.