The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-07-19

Five prohibition agents from the
offices of Captain j. p. Donnelly,
director of prohibition, at Reno,
have made life miserable for the
bootlegging fraternity hereabouts
during the last week by moving
about with considerable secrecy and
throwing out blind leads to those
who would ''tip off" their friends in
the business. The mere fact that
the prohibition men were in this
neighborhood apparently had a
dampening effect and in a large
number of cases, the prohis report,
they found all evidence of illicit
trafficking "cleaned up" prior to
their arrival.
No raids were attempted in the
city of Winnemueca, the agents con-
fining their efforts this trip to
smaller communities adjacent, not
ably Denio and Paradise Valley
where arrests were made. The
prohibition men have been on the
road since July 4, when they first
appeared at Austin, in Lander
county, where the Hogan hotel was
successfully raided and Alex Nc
CURE and Frank Piffro, the latter
being an Indian, were arrested, the
charge being sale of Intoxicating
liquors.
Next the town of Battle Noun
tain, also in Lander county, was
raided and man by the name of
Hooker arrested on a charge of
operating a still. Also at Battle
Mountain another man by the name
of Clifford was taken on a selling
charge. The agents then visited
Carlin and place near there where
murder was recently committed
and where a still was destroyed.
On the return trip a still was de-
stroyed at Beowawe, but no arrest
was made, the prohibition men con-
tending, however. that the owner
will soon be taken into custody.
Next Golconda, seventeen miles
east of this city, was visited and
the Golconda Hot Springs hotel, op-
Grated by Assemblyman J. l. Peter
son, was raided, nothing of an in
eliminating nature being found
Also the ranch of Homer Winters,
25 miles southeast of Golconda,
was visited, the prohis claiming to
have found several barrels that
might have been used for mash bar
rels and several metal pieces that
might have once been parts of a
still. No arrests were made in the
Golconda district.
The raiders then came to Winnie
mucca, stayed over night and started
for northern Humboldt county. At
Pole Creek, in the neighborhood of
Quinn River Crossing, they arrested
Martin Oyareabal, a man who re-
Gently sold his sheep business, the
agents claiming to have foud a
still on his premises and to have
such evidence which indicated that
Oyarcabal was the owner and oper-
ator. The still was of forty gallons
capacity, equipped with death-deal-
ing lead coils. Five gallons of
moonshine were also taken for evil
dence and the still and $50 gallons
of mash were destroyed. Oyarcabal
claimed that the still was not his
and while he knew who it belonged
to and who operated it he would not
tell. He waived preliminary hearing
before Commissioner S. J. Bonni-
field and is at liberty under $4,000
bail, pending trail before the federal
court at Carson City.
At Kings River Valley the prohis
searched the premises of one Tony
(other name not remembered by
them) and while they found corn
5ugar, usual ingredient for moon
shine, could locate tothing else. No
lrrest was made.
AT DEMO, town 90 miles north
Of this city on the Oregon border.
he agents claim to have found
incriminating evidence at lngram's
soft drink parlor which will lead
to joint charge against Mr.. In