The diamond drill., 1922-01-13
FIVE BOYS cHlPPED IN TO PuR-
CHASE LIQUOR
DRANK At SKATING RINK
Woman Sold the Stuff to One Of
the Boys, Asking no Questions
as to Its Use


Five High School boys were
brought before Supt. Hill and Prin.
cipal Burkhart last Wednesday
charged with having drunk moon
shine on the school property. The
boys acknowledged that they were
guilty Of the offense as complained
OF. They made clean breast or the
whole affair told how. when and
where they got the liquor.
The boys say that Il is the first
time to their knowledge that any
mule parties" have been held among
the school boys. Others claim that Il
is not the first. Whether 1t is or il
isn't the boys must be given the bene-
fit of the doubt. They seemed to be
free In their testimony and promised
that they would not partake in any
such doings again.
The boys were suspended from
school until they brought with them
their parents. We understand that
the parents appeared in each case
and that the matter has been fixed
up satisfactorily to the school au-
thorities.
On the testimony of the boys a
warrant was sworn out for the party
selling the mule and II is the plan to
push the case to the limit In the
next court.
Played They Were Drunk
A reporter for The Diamond Drill
was told Wednesday morning. that
several OF the high school boys were
drunk at the skating rink the prev
ious night. The reporter immediate
ly started out to run the rumor down.
He called upon Sheriff Waite who
said that he, too, had heard the rum
or and was making inquiry but he
hadn't got any tangible information
as yet.
The next person approached was
Supt w. ID. Hill. Mr.. Hill said that
the query of the reporter was the
first information he had had on the
matter SO we gave him what meagre
information we had He said that he
would get busy Immediately and he
certainly did so. Prof Hill always
goes after things vigorously and In
side OF half an hour he notified the
reporter that he thought he had got
ten to the bottom of the matter; to
come at once to his Office and fetch
the sheriff along.
We found Mr.. Waite and together
we went TO the superintendent's
office where we found Mr.. Hill, the
boy who bought the moonshine and
VIM. Nesbitt, member OF the board
OF education whom Mr.. Hill was able
to get hold of on the spur OF the mo-
ment
We are not going to use the boys
names for the reason. that we are con-
vinced that II was a boy prank. an
indescretion. rather than any hard
boiled tendency or practice on their
part.
The boy who bought the liquor
told us that he told the other four
boys that he knew where he could
buy some white mule, that plan
was hatched in the school house by
which he was to buy and fetch back
to the skating rink that evening a
quart OF the liquor. The boys chipped
In 25-cents each. He took the money
and that evening went 10 the house
where he thought he could get the
mule. The woman was home SO he
told her what he wanted. She said
that she couldn't give IL to him just
then but 20 come back later which
he did and she handed him bottle
OF the liquor for which he paid her
s1.00 He then carried the liquor 10
the skating rink where he met three
OF his pals, the fourth was in tht
gym They ench took drink OF the
stun. saving a drink for the boy tha'
was absent. Later he arrived and had
his drink. Three OF them pretended
To be drunk and "actod up" abou. TIE
rink the balance OF the evening
They testified that they drank the
liquor while gathered In bunch OF
at one corner OF the rink. A smaller
boy--a little follow down in the
grades--came along while they were
and asked for a drink.
They gave him one and he, also
acted as n drunk
Warrant Sworn Ont For Woman
Two OF the boys were notified by
the sheriff TO be on hand at Justice
Roberts Office Thursday morning.
There the testimony was rehearsed
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