Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-09
POLK SHERIFF
HAS EXCELLENT
STILL DISPLAY
All Kinds of Devices Used
to Make Moonshine,
Officials Find.

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made Of stock can. mill ~. ali
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Ats @hu s.en re'u rau'atofs nave
osen unearthed during the past si1
months by O.. Il. Bolstad, Polk county
sheriff. and his STA ff If den,,ti.s Tn.
above picture shows sonoe NJ ths
many stills seized IN rsids Nv the
county authorities and whssa on,aM
were indicted this week to be tried in
district court when the Polk county
petit jury is convened Monday.
In an interview with Sheriff Bolstad
the Polk county guardian Of the
peace declared that in probably nc
other county in the state has as efec-
tive work been done to curb the illicit
liquor traffic as in this county. County
Attorney James E. Montague-conhrm
ed this statement declaring that Polk
county leads all other counties in the
state except Ramsey, Hennepinu and
St. Louis in the number Of arrests and
convictions as well as in fines collect
ed for these ofenses.
Some 30 or 40 news items in the
last few months have announced ar.
rests made by the Polk county author
tiles" Sheriff Bolstad said. Some
times the raid was made on a farm
where a still was found, other time,
~ VOC ia . N1Sy " SallA6c. FO66lOly SS
out of a 100 readers Of these items
dismissed them from thought with
perhaps the remark, 'It's a wonder
they don't get busy and clean then
all up little realizing the amount OF
work required to get information
sufficient to warrant the search OF q
place with reasonable expectation OF
success"
Operators Arr Skilled Mt Wort.
"The man ov,er.tfnr a still ~ ~.
legally handling Iio,,or9n continue ~.
sheriff, is either experienced or ha,
been we'll instructed hy those whr
are. Va ;s shrexyd +rickv .nd I'll
resort IN anv srt;nca - ave. ~.
trscrs-ard .,.ver inaasa go. -.
their MAN. ava pa.;das +h;s ha w.
Inc and assistance passive
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practically NO uhsoiicited in%,oru,atior
comes to the authorities as to liouo,
violations. 1t is only by constant
digging that we are able to get tip:
which arouse our suspicious. Some.
times we hear of a man who is buying
an excessive amount of sugar which
We think he might use for .makine
moonshine; or an excessive amount
Of kerosene or COPPER tubing. Ordi.
narily a still viii operate some little
time before even the neighbors know
about it. When the news begins te
leak out and reaches the authorities
the work begins. Information will be
sought from various sources and care.
fully checked up everything possible
learned as to the methods used both
in making and disposing of the prod.
uct, the habits Of the suspect care.
fully studied SO that the officers may
have as accurate Information as DOS
sible as to the location of the still and
the times it will be in operation. The
Ordinary person does not understand
hat mere suspicion is not enough to
justify an arrest, that evidence ad.
INVISIBLE on a trial in court is required
Neither does the public know that in
probably Tour out of five suspected
cases such proof is not obtainable.
Small Clues Lead To Arrest.
1.-The very s,;eh+est r,,,as GRO OTTO,
sufficient tn start the ma elmer ~
g-uccessf,1l onerat;on For instance
one still was disc6vered the onerato,
caught white maLinp tho whi.Lsv
coDvicta cd and SAINT +n sol .mnlv ~
cause the OFFICIALS accidentlv heard
that the owner Mad refused ~ Ist
some hovs OFF nicL;np n1,,ms vail
across his land. anothar hacousa soro
harrels were found hidden in a danse
thicket = milo 'fron an hahi+atfnn
In that case tho onYcers vatchad ~
harreIs fo,,r davs and njchts ~ got
'f" Many as 70 an a"t iate erad1se'e Story could
WIZ While @ on the ira trail o OF ' the moonshiner;