The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-31
WHOLESALE RAID
WAS MADE UPON
GOLFERS TOWN
EVERY HOUSE SEARCHED AND
SEVENTEEN BARRELS OF Al
COHOLIC LIQUOR DESTROYED
Ant!-saloon Officers and Sheriff Litten
OF Brooke County Make Mining
Hamlet Very Dry

The little town Of Golfers in Brooke
county. was surely a dry spot last
night after force OF Anti Saloon and
county officers had gone through the
place from house TO house and searched
every nook in the whole place where
drop of alcoholic liquor could nave
been hidden.
The mining hamlet was agog with ex-
citement Yesterday. all day long. and
groups # mon and women stood on the
sidewalks as the officers rummaGcd
through their promises.
At m early hour yesterday morning,
Deputy state Prohibition commissioner
Bert phillips. Attorney r. NJ. Whaley.
Of tn" Anti-Saloon League and Anti
Saloon Officer Thomas Arlington left
this city and Travelled to Wensburg,
where they wero Joined by Sheriff J. K.
Litten Of Brooke county and Deputy
Sheriffs Brown and Stephens Of his
force.
The whole force then Travelled on TO
Golfers in two automobiles. Before
entering the town they Went into the
woods and surrounding hills 10 en-
deav6r 10 locate still which they have
good rca son TO believe has been oper-
ated in the vicinity.
Traces were found Of places where It
was evident that a still had been 0per-
ated. but the pnraphernalia had either
bean destroyed for fear OF raid, or had
been removed.
Golfers. II - stated and the presence Of
liquor has added TO their restlcssncss
few days ago two negroes. Wills
Howard and Dave Shepherd got into an
argument and howard was shot dead.
Shepherd got away and the authorities
ar" now on the outlook for him.
Fearing other trouble Sheriff Idtten
made UP his mind 10 get rid OF the
great trouble promoter and as soon as
the force Of officers arrived in Golfers
they at once went TO work.
About sixty houses were searched for
LIQUOR and tho starch was we'll reward
ed Raisin jack was found 10 be ahund-
Hnt as was also an alcoholic beverage
manufactured from figs. The lowly
prune also contributed its share and
there was apple jack in evidence.
Tho raisin jack. when all collected to-
gethcr filed thirteen barrels. enough 10
keep the whole town drunk for month.
The stuff was dumped. in A nearby
crock. and f anyone below that point
catches TOW FISH that act Queorly he
will know the reason.
-Four kegs wer" flllod With m'scel-
HneouS assortment Of wet alcoholic
goods Of all sorts and descriptions. the
officers pouring the contents Of bottles
and jugs into the larger rcceptacles.
Thos" were then also overturned into
tho creek while The populacn stood sor-
rowfully on the hanks and saw their
wet goods mix with the muddy water
In one house the officers found four
quart bottles Of pure moonshn" whis-
key evidently not long from the still.
In addition to this there HPS a six gal
Ion jug flled with raisIn jack and lot
Of HON" made beer.
II all went the same way-!nto the
creek
The raid. Sheriff Litten stated Ia st
night. was intended as n warning No
arrests were made but the names Ct all
persons in whose homes the li1uOr WAS
! found were listed
Each on" promised to keep no more
liquor on hand and 10 have nothing 10
do with the manufacture Of II in the
future. 1t was. upon these provisions.
that the officers simply destroyed the
stuff and made no arrests
Sheriff Litten is Of the opinion that
Golfers has been given Il thorough
cleaning out. temporarily, AT any event
, Tho population is almost entirely for
eign and unless cNri,ed By alcoholic
stmulants. is peaceful.