Not On The Program

Not On The Program.  One rather amusing incident occurred on the day of the A.H.T.A. picnic which was not down on the program.  A couple of strangers approached a group of thirsty looking youths and offered to exchange so much fire-water for so many pieces of silver. ...

Case Collapsed

Witnesses in the Charles Heddy Liquor Trial at Burton Badly Rattled BURRTON – The case against Charles Heddy, charged with bootlegging at Burrton, came to an abrupt termination yesterday morning.  The four principal witnesses for the State could not “get...

Lewis Kurtz Fined

NEWTON – The court last Friday sentenced Lewis Kurtz, druggist, two hundred dollars and cost for selling liquor contrary to law and keeping a nuisance, and in default of its payment was sent to jail where he now languishes.  The Newton Kansan, Newton...

Saloons Closed

NEWTON – The order of Mayor Love last Thursday, that all saloons in the city be finally closed that night, was obeyed since which the above named  luxuries  have ceased to exist.  Quite a wholesale business was done by the saloons and drug stores on Thursday,...

Closing Saloons

NEWTON – The order of Mayor Love last Thursday, that all saloons in the city be finally closed that night, was obeyed since which the above named  luxuries  have ceased to exist.  Quite a wholesale business was done by the saloons and drug stores on Thursday,...