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Saturday afternoon Judge Pol lock sentenced the four men above mentioned. Thomas Hammer of Buford, convicterd of running a blind pig, was sentenced to one year in jail, fined $600 and costs. In case of failure to pay fine and costs he will have to serve anoth er six months. The tine and costs were placedas a lien against his property in Buford where the pig was run. Oscar Webb of this city, the colored man convicted of running a blind pig, was sentenced to one year in jail, fined $600 and costs. In case of failure to pay the .fine and costs he will have to serve an additional six months. Both fine and costs are made a lien against the property. Gr. P. Porland, convicted of sell ing intoxicatiog liquors while run ning the pool room in the base ment of the Wegley building, was given 90 days, $200 fine and costs. In case of failure to pay fine and costs he will serve an additional thirty days. Peter Hammer of Buford, younger brother of Thomas Ham mer, was sentenced for four months, and fined $300 and costs. Ninety days additional in case of failure to Day fine and costs. All four men were sentenced to serve their time in the Ward county jail, this jail being con sidered unsecuse. In sentencing Webb and Thomas Hammer the judgQ critized them severely and in speaking of the Oscar Webb case he said: "Your case is somewhat similar to that of Mr. Hammer, except that you have your location dif ferent. But, if I understand the •situation, your place has been a stench in the nostrils of the peo ple of the City of Williston for quite a long time. I ani inclined to think, if I understand the testi mony, and I have been listening to testimony for a great many years, you have something there, sir, which is even stronger and con tains in it more than just simply a place where liquor is unlawfully sold. A woman who gets one dollar a bottle for beer is undoubt edly keeping a pretty tough house and I am perfectly satisfied from the evidence in this case that yon and your wife have teen keeping a brothel here of the worst nature right within the limits of the City of Williston and right at a place where young people are corrupted by the nusiance which you have had there and have kept during the time mentioned in this indict ment, if not more." Gr. P. Borland was the only one of the four who had anything to say when asked if he had any reasons why judgment should not be passed upon him. He admitted selling malt but stated that it was under circumstances where he didn't believe he was very much to blame. He stated that he run the place for McDermit while the latter was away to bury his wife. He also stated that he had never worked for Fred Wegley as some were anxious to show, and that he never was in any way connected with Mr. Wegley in the business. Borland said he had received a fair trial and would serve his sen tence like a man and do no kick ing. He made a good impression during his talk, which lasted about twenty minutes. Before passing sentence upon any of the four men Judge Pol lock reviewed the situation and made one of the best talks regard ing the enforcement of the liquor laws and on the liquor question. ,, ,\®*f fee CONVICTED PARTIES SENTENCED SATURDAY JUDGE POLLOCK SENTENCED FOUR PARTIES SATUR DAY-TAKEN TO WARD COUNTY JAIL-JUDGE GIVES TALK ON SITUATION. THOMAS HAMMER, Buford, one year, $600 tine and costs. OSCER WEBB, Williston, one year, $600 line and costs. G. P. BORLAND, Williston, 90 days, $200 tine and costs. PETER HAMMER, Buford, -t months, $300 tine and costs. ever heard in this county. He said: ,llt Is this controversy, which appears charged in these four indictment", simply a question of selling a glass of beer? I think not. There is I something back of all the acts charged here taken as a whole. Of course each case has its own peculiar condition and the actors are very different, but taken as a whole this means in the largest sense a defiance of law. In many instances of the grossest and worst order. Take the Buford matter for instance. What has been before the court here from day to day The court has seen in one instance that property has been destroyed persons have been in jured. The jury in that case said the defendants tried were not guilty, yet the fact remains that it was done, and these places against which the law inveigs so strongly are the very nesting grounds of of such acts of violence as we all know was committed in the village of Buford. Do you wonder that the legislature in its wisdom has said that all places where persons resort for the purpose of drinking intoxicating liquids as a beverage are common nusiances? Why have they said so? Because they know, and the experience of ages has demonstrated that those places are the very ones where crime of a1! nature is conceived and from which it is carried out. So you can see, gentlemen, that-this is not simply the question of the sale of a glass of beer. Not by any means. We have a very much larger pro position and the Court is confront ed with a condition which has ex isted in this state, which is. a blot upon the fair name name of North Dakota. I love the state of North Dakota, I love its fair name and so do you. You regard it just as high as do I. Far be it from me at this moment because I have the power to punish to lay one straw upon the backs of you four men that you ought not to bear. But when the court sees after having sat here for two weeks and a half that these dens and places ha?e brought.the fair name of Williams county into disrepute by virtue of [Continued on pa«"e four] W illiston tnay not be amiss to look this situation with which the court is confronted straight in the face. It perhaps may not be so much of an offense viewed from one stand point, to sell a glass of beer or a drink of whiskey. Greater crimes than that are committed every day. and if this question was simply one of dealing with the sale of a single glass of beer or whiskey, the Court wovld not be confronted with a very difficult proposition. This court has been in session quite a length of time. The judge of this district Hon. E. B. Goss, ordered a special term and called a Grand Jury. That Grand Jury has acted, They have investigat ed certain condition that have ex isted in this county. They found certain indictments. In some in stances the parties who were in dicted were found not guilty. I have now been holding this term for a period of about tw© weeks I and a half, and I think that nearly I all the trials involving violations I of law, as indicated by the Grand jury have came before me. 1 hSvfe I tried to patiently and carefully un derstand the situation which has confronted, not only the Court, but for some time the officers of the law in this county, which ^was presented to the Grand Jury, and later sifted by the accurate rules !of evidence which, obtain in the trial of a case before a petit jury, VOL. XIII NO. 36 WILLISTOX, WILLIAMS COUNTY, N. D., THURSDAY MARCH o, 1908 OLD PLANTATION JUBILEE SINGERS PlantitioR Qurtette Will be Last Number of Lyceum Bureau Course—Lovers of Music Should Attend. The sixth and last number of the Lyceum Bureau of entertain ments will be given by the Plan tation Quartette of Jubilee singers in Gates Opera house Friday night, March 13th. This quar tette of singers is highly recom mended and draws as large if not larger houses wherever they go than did the Dixie Jubilee Sing ers, who were with us last year. The prices have been reduced to 25 cents for children and 50 cents for adults and the hall is sure to be filled. Get your seats re served early. MORE LAND THROWN OPEN LAND OFFICE ISSUES NOTICE THAT TWO SECTIONS OF LAND WILL BE OPEN FOR ENTRY APRIL 6. The following notice has been sent out from the Williston Land Office regarding the throwing open for filing of two more sec tions of land in this district. This land was not surveyed until re cently and for that reason was not subject to filing. United States Land Office., Wil liston, N. D, Feb. 27, 1908.: Monday, April 0, 1908, a plat of survey of Sections 31 and 32, 149n, 96w, and Section 36, 149n, 97w, 5th m, will be tiled in this office, and on and af ter said date we will be prepared to receive applications for the en try of lamds embraced in said sections 31 and 32, 149n 96. GEO. W. WILSON. Register. VICTOR CHAFFEE, Receiver. COLORED WOMAN GETS ONE YEAR JUDGE POLLOCK SENTENCED MARY WEBB TO ONE YEAR IN JAIL AND FINE OF $200. Mary Webb, who was tried at the same time as Oscer Webb, and convicted on the charge of run ning a pig, was sentenced Monday by Judge Pollock to serve one year in the county jail at Minot and to pay a line of $200. Mary Webb came up for sentence Sat urday but A. J. Bessie, attorney for defendant, raised several points as to why she should not be sentenced so the judge contin ued her case over until Monday. Arguments were heard at this time but all motions were over ruled and sentence passed. SUPT. WALKER HAS RESIGNED Several Changes Made in Officials on Mon tana Division—Garrish Goes to St. S. A. Walker, superintendent of the Montana division of the Great Northern, has resigned, his resignation to take effect the tenth of the present month. Mr. Wal ker resigns to take a better posi tion with the Milwaukee. Theo Loerey of the Northern division will succeed Mr. Walker. Pete Jaymeson, one of the pas7! senger conductors will be assistant superintendent and Mr. Garrish, present assistant superintendent, will be moved to the Willmar di vision with headquarters at St. Paul. M. W. of A. Woodmen, don't fail to meet in Camp Monday night. There is special business to attend to and we want you all to be there. I' a Signed Clerk. '"f /"""'v f- A fi\ w\ V'\ W 25e 50c 75c THE LION DRUG STORE 1 We have just opened a large and handsome line of Ladies' Muslin Underwear, which we put on sale this week. Every garment beautifully made, and of the very newest styles. Remember this is a large variety to choose from and great values to be had. Ladie's Muslin Underskirts 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 Ladies' Muslin Night Gowns. $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00 Ladies' Muslin Chemies $1.00 $1.50 $1.75 $2.00 Ladies' Muslin Corset Covers $1.00 .Ladies' Muslin Drawers 20c 50c 75c $1.00 $1.25 $1.50 Brue^ger Mercantile Co. «IVS OPKN FOR BUSINESS and we request the public to II give us a call and an opportunity to serve you. We II don't intend to sell drugs cheaper than anyone else, but we sell them just as cheap. We don't claim that our goods are better than those sold at other stores, but the\' arc as good as we can buy. We don't pretend that we have the only prescription department in town, but we have one of which we are just ly proud. It is at all times under the persnnal supervision of Mr. Smith and he tests the ingredients of every prescrip tion. We allow no substitutions nor ommissions. 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