The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-08-05
FEDERAL MEN
GET BIG STILL
1870 GALLONS OF MOONSHiNE
FOUND NEAR BAINVlLLE;
TWO ARRESTED

WILLISTON, N. D., Aug. Fed
eral men found and destroyed 1,
78O gallons of moonshine whisky
at the Ira Calder farm about a mile
west of the North Observation-Disclosures
line and z miles east of Bainville.
Fumes from the liquor, ignited by
a gasoline lantern, started a fire
that finished the job, destroying
the building and equipment and
forcing the officers to flee for their
lives.
Otto Waddell of Glasgow, pri-
hibition agent, accompanied by w.
K. Drake, special agent of the In
dian department, and T. ]. Whit
ers of Scobey, United States Gust
Oms officer, made the seizure, ar
resting two men, Calder, the oc-
cupant of the place, and Edwin FL
linger of Williston, who were held
at the place while the search was
In progress, later being taken to
Bainville, where they were releas-
ed on bonds after a preliminary
hearing.
The structure in which the liquor
was found consisted of two rooms,
with steps leading to two large
dugouts, one of which was piled
high with liquor kegs. The officers
found $50 ten-gallon kegs, nearly
all of them partly full of whiskey,
while the other underground room
contained an aging outfit and e.
quipment for redistilling and color
ing.
The officers proceeded to destroy
the liquor, using a gasoline liant
ern in the underground rooms.
They emptied key after key, the
contents making a constantly in
creasing puddle. They had nearly
finished their work when the
fumes exploded and the lake of
liquor was d mass of flames. Officer
Drake, who was about to start for
the upstairs, was blown part way
up, and Waddell escaped with his
life by making a quick dash up the
steps. Two coats, two revolvers
and caps were left behind in the
hasty exit.
The Bainville fire department
was called but the fire destroyed
the shack in a few minutes.
Other recent activities by federal
prohibition agents in the county
are summarized in the Glasgow
Times as follows:
Roy Coleman and Silena Dorr
arrested July ii at Wolf Point,
and IS pints of moonshine whiskey
md one pint of wine seized. Re
eased by u. S. Commissioner STEM
les of Wolf Point On $500 bond
or their appearance at the next
ERIN of federal court at Great Falls.
Their bondsmen are Antoine Karge !
md J. F. Owings. I
Stanley kim of Poplar a. ar I
ested July Is at Wolf Point. In
luded in the seizure were Z pints j
# home brew, a pint flask con- \
a small quantity of alec t
oil. and a Chrysler at" sedan of h
n appraised value of $500. He was t
tound over to federal court. h
F. w. Eyer of Wolf Point was 0
rrested July 16 and IL pints of b
1oonshine whiskey seized. Bond c
Tas set at $500, his bondsmen be- :
lg Ed Bell and Mrs. N. H. Muller
f Wolf Point. L
Alfred Skjeveland of Poplar was
rrested July Is at Wolf Point for
living whiskey to an Indian, a ward
the government. Bond set at v
300. His bondsmen are M. r. Zentz fl
nd Howard Baracker of Poplar. q
S. D. Murphy Of Bainville was Il
rrested July 81 for operating a fl
arrOom in the Balm hotel in that is
,wn. Fifteen pints of home brew, Of
gallons of moonshine, and bar et
xtures appraised at S152 were pl
sized. The defendant was bound CO
yer to federal court under $500 ST
md. His bondmen are James J. n,
asey and Charles N. Balm of Balm
lie.
James J.. Casey of Bainville was pr
rested July 81 in the Town Pump Ell
pool hall and soft drink parlor NJ
,erated by him in Bainville. Sew &C
lteen pints of home brew and fix W
res appraised at $~1,006.75 were 70
lied. Bond of $500 was furnished es
William Powers and Lawrence a
,nsen of Bainville.
The above arrests and seizures
ere made by federal prohibition eg
Otto Waddell and w. K. co
AXE, assisted by the Indian police in
the Fort Peck reservation. he
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