The Mankato free press., 1923-07-06
THEY GET AN EYEFULL
WHEN ON NIGHT VISIT
Attorney Frank Morse Sizes
Up the Place
GOES WITH SHERIFF
Cottagers At Lake Madison
Are Complaining To the
Authorities

Dances held at "Noah's Ark" near
Madison Lake, are far from meeting
the approval of Sheriff Edward Ario
and County Attorney Frank E.
Morse. Sheriff Ario together with
several OF his deputies and accom-
panied by the county attorney drove
out to the ARK" last night and took
in" the dance. According to the
statement Of the officers things were
running wide open and beyond the
control of the two members of the
town board in charge. Sheriff Ario,
after watching proceedings on the
grounds near the Ark for some time,
called the attention of Albert Buske,
chairman of the town board Of lie
Ray, and c. ]. Wells, one Of the
town board, TO the fragrant manner
in which affairs were being conduct
ed there. In the plainest language
possible, Sheriff Ario asked the two
town board members If they thought
the public would stand for such con-
duct, and whether it paid the town
ship to grant a license for a dance
for the small fee received and thus
pei lulI InC HOt VI LILO SOuh6
people to be ruined. In the opinion
of persons who attended the func-
ton last night, sSalome's perfor-
nance on the dance floor in The
years gone by were modest indeed
as compared to what they witnessed
at the ARK"
sheriffs Fourth Visit .
According to the statement of
Sheriff Ario to The Free Press to-
day last night was his fourth visit
to the Ark" On each occasion
things were being carried on without
lmuch regard for law and order. On
each occasion that he visited the
dance pavilion gounds, he was fore
and women off the place, owing to
their disgraceful actions, and the
fact that they had been drinking and
using vulgar language.
Last night Elmer Casper, who
conducts the Ark, was told by the
sheriff that he would have to con-
duct his dance pavilion and the
grounds about it in an orderly man
taer or quit
Cottagers living close by are max
isg all kinds of complaints, owing to
the fact that drunken young men
and women go on to their grounds
o4I LhOl IAOOuSuluc duu
using the foulest of language.
One Man Arrested
Last night Lee Mccall who was
drunk and fighting on the outside Of
the pavilion WRs5aFseSted by Sheriff
Ario and lodged = irsfhe county fail
over night. This morning he was
|arraigned before Judge William
Stradtmann and pleaded guilty to
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
He was sentenced to pay fine Of
SIS. Mccall was a sorry looking
sight this morning. Someone had ap-
parently landed on his jaw with a
one had completely discolored
Mack's eye and cheek. Sheriff Ario
says that he was just In time last
night to prevent several other fights
between drunken young men, whom
he ordered off the grounds.
All Of the officials who were at
the Noah's Ark dance last night
agree that the dances themselves
are shocking" There is no limit 10
wriggles, steps and hugs, and not
little drinking after each number.
County Attorney Frank e. Morse
quietly slipped into the hall after
to The Free Press is: 81 am not
satisfied with the conduct Of the
dances being held at Madison Lake,
and things will have to change at
once or something will be doing"
The attendance at the "Ark" dance
last night was record breaker. In
fact there were times when the
ARK" was crowded : to overfiowing.
People come for miles to attend the
dances there.
c. ]. Wells, member of the town
board of LeRay township, in a
statement to the Free Press this
morning stated that there would be
no more dances held on Sunday
evenings at the ''Noah's Ark" after
the Fourth Of July. Dances will be
allowed on the ARK" Independence
Day, and after that there probably
will not be any more dances on the
boat. "
Permits for dances in the country
are granted by town boards. They
fix the hours for the dances, and can
refuse to grant permits II they are
an Inclined