The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-12-08
OFFICERS
MAKE MANY.RAIDS
SEVERAL STEARNS COUNTY
BOoTLEGGERS ROUNDED
UP SATURDAY
VICTIM CHANGES ASSAULT
100 GALLONS OF WINE CONFIS-
GATED IN ST. CLOUD
PLACE

In the most formidable liquor raid
ever staged in Central Minnesota. a
squadron of 80 federal agents sweep
ed down on half a dozen towns in
the vicinity of St. Cloud Saturday af-
ternoon, obtained evidence which
may bring conviction of fourteen
persons, and confiscated hundreds Of
gallons of illicit liquor.
Much excitement attended the
raids, one man being severely iniuE-
ed, after having been assaulted, Il
is charged, by one Of the raidine
party at Cold Spring. Federal opera
tives confiscated 100 gallons of wine
at the Colonial Beer Gardens in ST.,
Cloud, it was reported Monday.
The raid of the Federal agents
came like "bolt from the sky.''
Speeding from some undetermined
headquarters, the liquor agents APP
.peared at Eden Valley in seven heavy
touring cars shortly before noon.
Driving into the town, they made a
rapid Investigation, which was fruit
less.
The squadron of raiders then en-
tered their machines and sped away
to Cold Spring where the popu-
] lace was thrown into a furore,
when raiders entered five buildings.
Otto Wolf, former wine merchant Of
Cold Spring, suffered bruises about
the head and decorations of the
cheek when he is said to have been
brrtaAy attacked by one of the
agents, when a search was being
made on his house.
According to the story being cir
culated, the man who is alleg-
ed to have attacked Wolff was the
one who had procured the search
warrant for entering VOLTS home.
1t is charged that the federal agent
erased his name from the warrant at
ter striking Wolf, to prevent arrest.
Wolff, however, came to st. Cloud,
procured a warrant for the raiders
arrest, and waited at the police sta
ticn here, in the belief that the fed
eral man wanted in the warrant
wiuld appear. About p. m. about
twenty-five Of the raiders came to
police. headquarters blu the man
wanted in the warrant was not with
the party.
Other places were raided at Cold
Spring, including two pool halls and
two soft drink parlors. Agents re-
port that liquor was being sold at all
of the places. Evidences was procur-
ed, and warrants will be taken out
at Minneapolis soon.
After staging in Cold Spring raid,
the squadron of liquor raiders headed
toward St. Joseph. Their coming
had been heralded, it is. said, by tele-
phone calls from Cold Spring. How
ever, it is reported that liquor was
confscated at three soft drink par
lo-s at ST. Joseph.
The raiders then sped toward Avon
and confscated 40 gallons of whiskey
from a farm house near that place.
By this time the news of the raid
had spread like wild-fre throughout
central Minnesota, and the federal
men used all speed in arriving at
Holdingford. Two places were
searched there but tits said no liquor
was found. Later the raiders enter
ed Sank Rapids, and while part
of the squadron searched the city, the
remaining members sped into st.
Cloud. One hundred gallons of wine.
was confiscated at the Colonial Beer
Gardens here, it was reported.
John Lair, and joe optiz, Hold
-ingford men, were arrested here by
the raiders, and liquor was reported
found in the mems car. They are be-
ing held. Their machine was con-
1iscated. A machine at the Colonial
Beer Gardens also was confscated.
One local woman was warned to stop
making home brew when the raiders
entered her home. The raiders re-
turned to Minneapolis, it is believed,
to put evidence before Federal au-
thofities. st. Cloud Journal Press.
Paul Domke, Sank Centre, mat