The diamond drill., 1920-02-28
THREATENED TO JAIl MAJOR
Dalrympls Backed Down, Notwith.
standing The Many Terrible
Threats Made EnrOute
Major Dal-a-Rimple
With twenty-one picked men
Marched up to Iron River
And back to Chi again :.

The above skit,, transposed from
the original so as to make It applic-
able to the Opera Bouffe invasion OF
Iron County by Major Dalrymple. fed
eral prohibition enforcer, sizes up the
affair about as briefly and accurately
as we can do so.
Major Dalrymple's bombastic
boasts OF how he was going to put
the fear of hell" into Iron county
withered and wasted away like fros-
ted leaf in the autumn after McDon-
ough served notice upon him that the
Iron county Jail would be the abode
of him and his men IL they attemted
to ride rough shod over the people
of the community.
Where is Mr.. emphasis on the Mr.
Dalrympley inquired McDonough as
he walked into the lobby at the Iron
Inn at 1:15 pm. Wednesday as Dali
rymple and his men stood picking
their teeth after good dinner.
Il am Major emphasis on Major)
Dalrymple. what do you want?", said
Dalrymple as he stepped forward.
Il am McDonough, prosecuting at
torney of Iron county and now II you
have gotten all the newspaper not
oriety that you feel you need out or
this affair, I have come TO tell YOU
that IL you attempt TO arrest anyone
In Iron County without warrant I
will put you and your men in Jail.
II also want to serve notice upon
you that II you attempt to search any
private residences in this county
without first obtaining a search war
rant j will put you I'm Jail"
Il don't want to be lectured to-, re-
piled Dalrymple,
I'm not lecturing you, I'm tell
ing you, said McDonough. and he
tured and walked out of the lobby a
lone just as he had come there few
minutes previous.
That warning knocked the bottom
out of the armed INVASION. The par.
~ Immediately made reservations in
the sleeping car leaving Iron River
Wednesday night.
Many Ready 10 Preserve Order
McDonough's boast was no idle one
for he had fully 200 men ready at
moments notice 90 act as deputies
and maintain order in Iron county.
h The American Legion at Iron River.
reinforced by good sized delegation
from Crystal Falls. stood ready any
minute TO keep order without fear or
favor.
Happily Dalrymple wilted and an
nounced that some OF his superior
officers were coming to hold con-
ference over the matter and that he
would await their arrival. The entire
party including Dalrymple. left Iron
River that evening.
The Major and his party had. dur
ing the forenoon. knocked the heads
In on three barrels Of wine which eau
sed the trouble. In this act he met
with 10 opposition nor would he have
met with any opposition. in fact he
would have been supported. had he
proceeded within the law 20 seize any
other liquor anywhere in the county.
The controversy was over the legal
steps to be taken. not over the end to
be arrived at and throuht the contro-
versy McDonough has kept that end
In view.
Passed Throught Crystal Falls
Major Dolrymple and 2i men pass
ed through Crystal Falls last Tues
day night on the ST. Paul train en-
route 10 Iron River. To reporter for
the Diamond Drill who interviewed
Maj. Dairymple at the station while
the train was delayed here, he stated
that II was his intention 10 go TO Iron
River and arrest Prosecuting Attor-
ney McDonough. the deputy sheriffs