Idaho County free press. [volume], May 13, 1909, Image 5

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I OF CLEARWATER COES DRY.
Disposition of the Saloon License Case Which has Bee
Hotly Contested for Last Four Months.
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so
delegation comes out and warm fight made
I
Witnesses Get Pretty Personal—Some say Saloo
was Bad, and Others say Best in the County.
firnes
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, Te was a warm time at the after-1
«Mion of the board Monday
the matter of granting a sa loon
Ernest Robbins of Clear
for final disposition,
water must have been deserted
|t day for it seemed everybody
that section was interested and
from other sections came to
^matter was brought up at the
n before and some heated argu
wasmade by both sides. The
I made no decision at that time
lated at this special session it
I be thoroughly threshed out.
ommissioners' room being away
nail to hold the crowd the hear
a* held in the court room and
itaesses were put under oath,
was much laughter at times
irman Butler was kept busy
ing for order. At some periods
hearing things grew pretty
and very personal. In fact
much testimony given which
bearing on the case but must
relieved some of considerable
to
came on
ie
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re is the gist of the evidence.
r. J. B. York in his opening state
stateil that originally they had
but since that time there
een 28 names taken from the
iving sixty-one who were against
loon. . The opposition's petition
imed had 05 legal names on,
thirty whose names appeared btv
ther non residents of School Dis
yo. 16 or for other reasans were
ilified. He also present«! a pe
of 61 names of residents of
;ia who were against a saloon in
rater.
ers
e introduction of this petition
pjected to by Atty. Griffith who
[lie stand that a like petition
|ng a saloon might have been ob
I b)' the other side had they the
It did not seem to have
any
rial bearing on the ease what
kia might have to say regarding
ky Clearwater should conduct its
L However the board was lib
p its ruling and allowed the same
[presented.
r. York claimed the best people
»skia and Stites stated the peo
I those two towns had been gett
pisky and in their opinion it bail
pining from Clearwater. After
p several other statements re
k the evils of a saloon in Clear
Ihe called James McPherson,
I testimony was about as follows:
lies McPherson: Signed last pe
[ W ife had signed his name to
pt with his permission. Signed
wo Choice Investments
Orangeville
Fenn
Fogg's Park Addition to Orangeville, in
the east end of the city. Elegant location, high
and dry; unsurpassed view of the city. Three
blocks from Main street, two blocks from
school ground. The ideal residence section.
It will mean a big return to yon if yon invest
at the present prices. The coming of Spring
will see one of the livest real estate periods
Orangeville has ever known.
The coming town of the Prairie, locat
ed on the N. P. R. R. midway between
Cottonwood and Grangeville. The shipping
point for the Salmon River Cattle Section.
More wheat will be shipped from this place
than any other point on the Prairie,
and rows of warehouses now built. Busi
hlocks going np. Will have bank by Spring.
Look at its geographical location then buy.
Rows
Business Lots
and Other
City Property
OUR OFFER
For a short timo only wo will sell any
lot in this growing little city at 1-3 OFF
the listed price. Act quick.
Grangeville
Idaho
Pangborn & Howe
last because didn't want Mr. Robbins
to be closed down with a big stock and
thus be damaged.
Next witness was L. W. Brown
who was very much against saloons
and seemed to be quite a prohibitionist
Brown said saloon joined his shop
Conditions were "just a fright." Not
run right. Saw minors
h , , get liquor.
Had seen boys drunk in Sunday school.
Drunken man had come in his shop
partially nude. Drunken men has used
back of his shop in view of kitchen for
a public toilet.
Holding his hand up about two feet
from the floor witness stated lie had
"seen liquor in possession of boys on
school grounds who were that high."
Knew side door was open on Sunday.
Had seen men
heard voices. Indies
standing outside and
as pure as the
morning due were subject to insult of
drunken men.
In fact this witness
talked freely and seemed, perhaps,
little brased, at least he was very bit
ter against the saloon.
, a
Introduced the affidavit of Albert
Rrotnov, a boy under sixteen in which
the youth stated he had gone in the
saloon and stayed as long as he wished
on a certain date and was not ejected.
However, the boy did not swear he
hae taken any intoxicants while in
Robbins' plaie of business,
had never drank ovet a half a cup of
whisky in his life and that twenty
cents would buy all the booze he had
ever taken in his life. On cross ex
amination he stuck to the quantity he
had consumed and when A tty. Oriffith
stated lie had said a half a pitcher full
he corrected him. Stated on cross ex
amination that several children
drunk at Sunday school the first Sun
day in April and admitted he had been
told they had stolen the liquor from a
barn where some prospectors had
placed it.
Mote Gunter: Had met a boy on
the road with whisky, knew it was be
cause lie had taken a "snort."
Stated he
were
Mrs. Adda Lister: Mrs. Lister
proved quite a talker and made a reg
ular "demon ot rum" speech. She
made wicked thrusts at Old King
Barley corn here and there and at the
conclusion of lier talk has him pretty
well driven full of javelins. Said she
knew no good of booze but much evil.
That her husband was ready for the
insane asylum from the effects of it.
Said she had notified saloon man not
sell Lister booze and had "almost gone
down on her kni*es" begging him to
desist. Told of an old prospector com
ing to her house on C'orrall Hill in a
creeping condition on his way to Elk.
How she prolonged his life by holding
a bottle of lemon essence to his lips
and allowing him to sip the "medicine."
How he had wanted to buy the bottle
tor the last fifty cents he had when he
continued his journey to the prospect
ing grounds. And how Jack Swann,
one of the freighters, when implored to
help by her said, "let the old devil die
I he has been on another big drunk."
She also told of some of the young
men who had marched in the "tem
perance army sixteen years ago on
the Lourth of July celebration at
I ( learwater hut were now marching I
under the flag of "King Barley corn." !
Ilid not know whether they were sell-!
ing liquor at Half Way House or Mt
Home. 1 old of the time lier husband
took her to the hospital and went on a
big drunk and used ginger ale to sober
up on, being blind for three
result.
.Admitted on cross examination that
Lister had discharged man who had
gone to get him booze anil told Bob
bins who it was for and then
fused the liquor by Robbins. Also ad
mitted she had telephoned Robbins to
give him all he could drink
it down him.
told her he wanted Lister sent off to
take Kelly cure.
Tom Harritson Stated he had
boys drink. Thought Robbins
his saloon alright but his
careless. Boy drunk at school enter
tainment.
weeks as
was re
to pour
Also that Robbins had
seen
run
men were
( has. Adamson: Boys used to come
to school entertainments over in his
district from Clearwater and
drunk.
were
Was against the saloon but
said Robbins conducted saloon as well
as one could.
1 his was the bulk of the testimony
put in by those opposed to the saloon.
The other side called as its first
witness P. O'Bannon, a merchant of
that town
Mr. O'Bannon said: Store is
posite saloon. Am in good place to
make observations. Best conducted
saloon in Idaho county. Do not know
of another saloon as well conducted.
No one but prohibitionists against re
newal of license. Business men and
tax payers generally not objecting.
Closing of saloon would mean shorter
school year. Drunkness which exists
among "kids" due to theft of whisky
from freight wagons.
At this time Mrs. Lister interrupt«!
and ask Mr. O'Bannon why he did not
send his children to school and he
promptly answer«! "that's my busi
ness." Told of the theft of' eight bot
tles of booze from a freight wagon
near Nolan's place last fall, said liquor
was billed to Strong of Elk City.
This was some of the booze the coming
generation was gulping down as was
also some they had swiped from a ham
where prospectors had placed it.
When asked by Atty. Gilmore ifhe
did not believe in the good morals for
a community repli«!: "Who don't."
Stated the $375 of the saloon license
which would go to the school fund was
necessary in order to have eight
months of school. Stated the saloon
was a benefit to the town in several
ways, viz, the $375 which went to the
school fundand that the town received
the patronage of people who came
there on account of the saloon.
I Ask Atty. Gilmore if he had read
the last petition and stated that it
represented his stand regarding the
saloon. Atty. Gilmore stated he had
not read the same.
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THE BELL
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GRANGEVILLE'S NEW
MOTION PICTURE SHOW
THE GRAND OPENING
Saturday Night
*
BE THERETO ENJOY ONE WHOLE
HOUR OF SOLID ENTERTAINÜENT.
*
ADMISSION - TEN CENTS.
James McPherson: Stated lie was
the freighter from whom the eight
bottles of liquor had been stolen near
Nolan's place. That this liquor was
the "Kirkwood" brand and he had
seen the empty bottles around Clear
water and was sure Clearwater parties
had gotten the booze. Also that the
Clearwater saloon man did not handle
this brand.
Superintendent Glanville was call«!
and stated if the $375 saloon license
taken from the school fund
money was
in Dist. No. 16 they could maintain
the school six or seven months provid
«1 they' levy the same special tax as
last year. Stated he believ«! the
money obtained from saloons for school
purposes was of less value than the
moral conditions, and to deprive any'
community of saloons is better moral
iy
Gib Laniore, president of the school
board said: Saloon best conducted in
any town. That he had seen Bobbins
go put money back in men's pockets
when they insisted on taking no change
back. Had seen hoys drunk but not
since Robbins had been conducting the
place. Saw three boys get whisky
from freight wagons. Stated Robbins
had started people home when they
got a little too much. Told of an oc
casion when Robbins had refused Lis
ter drink and told him he could not
year |
1111)9 at the present levy they had vot
«1 on. Testifi«! to the present ex-!
eellent condition of the schools. Said
school was something any man could !
get it in his place. Said school fund
would be short if license money was
taken away.
J. B. Leeper: Saloon conducted
away above the average. Claimed
school could not be run eight months
without the saloon license for the
he proud of. Told Mr. York the dif
ference between them was that he was!
a citizen and Mr. York a prohibition
: ist.
more evil to
saloon.
Stated there were other things ot
a community than a i
i
This conclud«! the testimony and
the board gave each side fifteen min
utes ill which to make their argu
nients I
. „ , i
Josh Howto» of Kooskia appeared
for those who were against the saloon i
and open«! his remarks with the state
ment if lie could say or do anything ;
to overthrow the saloons he would do !
it. He plead with the board to stamp !
out the saloon evil and siK.ke of the i
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happy condition or Kooskia people >
. 11 ", il, . . rri ;
sinee >ooze had been cut out. I he
!
Senator made a red hot prohibition
speech.
Mrs. Lister then took the floor and
gave a talk on the evils of the saloon.
Rev. York closed for those against
the saloon and made a good talk.
Atty. Griffith ably defended and
took the testimony of the other side up
and showed how flimsy was the ease.
Stated that the other side themselves
I admitted Robbins was conducting a
! decent saloon and claimed they were
1 fighting for prohibition and had given
! no reasons wh v Robbins should not
j have his license.
The board took the matter under
advisment over night and Tuesday
! morning refused the license.
n rrediction.
One hundred and ninety-nine years
ago the English—no; let us go away
back—290 yenrs ago the French—no;
that Isn't right—399 years ago the In
dians—oh, pshaw—499 years ago the
mound builders took Tlconderoga from
the cave dwellers. Then the Indiana
took It from the mound builders, and
the French took It from the Indiana,
and then 109 years ago today the Eng
lish took It from the French, nnd then
Ethan Allen, with the aid of the Great
Jehovah and the Continental congress,
took It from the English, and now you
can take it from me that no one else la
ever going to take It from anybody.—
Boston Journal.
Dogs In Restaurants.
Most restaurants have a rule which
forbids a patron from bringing a dog
to the table, but in Brooklyn one eat
ing house proprietor has found it prof
itable to cater to women who have a
fondness for dogs and a desire to have
them for table companions. Any day
at luncheon hour three or four women
| may be seen eating at this place, their
pets sitting beside them on special high
chairs. Doggie's dinner Is served on a
specif^ plate, which Is placed on a
! In front of the chair.— New York
Sun
Colored Underwear.
The war department is preparing to
experiment on the enlist«! men In the
i Philippines with a new sort of under
i wear to determine whether the color
of those garments In any way serves
88 8 protection against the heat. Five
tho « san d suits of underwear are be
I lng dyed a blood orange hue at Phila
i delphta and will shortly be sent to the
islands for actual
i way an orange red hat lining la being
prepared as an experiment,
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i "T* passiuB away ' the buildings
j which bear witness to an artistic past,
> ., , . . , J*
; the good houses which spoke In lntl
ma t e whispers to the heart of the sons
of the good city, so picturesque and
particularlst. Intrusive cosmopolitan
ism dictates the law to the stupid pick
axes. and the officials of the public
demolition department assist unmoved
In the work of devastation.—Bru
! Petit Bleu.
test. In the same
Passing of Old Brussels.
It Is disappearing, our old Brussels.
THE BLACK
BAG
Wliat made if
so valuable ?