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Show IHI SUM 1 BE! COHERED aBCharge Is Made Thai Gam-B Gam-B bIing and Liquor Laws Are HI Openly Violated. Charges that, the gambling nnd liquor jKj nro being openly disregarded in tffeingliani canyon were considered by tho 'Bounty commissioners yesterday, and jKblic sheriff was ordered to make a llior-iEugb llior-iEugb investigation ol' conditions in the IKqwii of Bingham and the newly incor-jjEoratel incor-jjEoratel town of Copperfiold. iWKvor twice lhe incorporation of the Hiyii of ( opperfield at tho first of the -JErcscnt car, residents of tho town have Kornplniiied against, the sale of liquor. jHfeveral raids nave been made on places Hhoro liquor wan Hold, but the trat'lic is .Kid to bo flourishing stronger than jBThc charges that have been made to slffce county authorities include accusa-' accusa-' lions against officials of the two towns, IBrho, it is alleged, nro not ai.tcmpling to BKuiforce tho la'ws. mW, Ordiuarily tbo county authorities fol-HEow fol-HEow tho poficy of allowing incorporated Bowns to handle their own nffairs, tin- is conditions become so flagrant as require interference. It was the inioit of the county commisisoners 1 tho county attorney yesterday that tho charges mado by residents of jgham and Coppcrfield aro truo, then iro is ample rcatou for interference the affairs of tho two towns. Tho sriff will make an investigation, how-r, how-r, beforo anv action is taken, n Bingham tlio specific charge is that nbling is allowed open)' ami that tho Idols of the town are awaro of the idition and have not tried to suppress In CoppcrfiVld tho main cliargo is it liquor is Fold openly. IVhen the town of Copperfiold was in-por.it in-por.it cd tho county attorney made 'a mg mat no liquor could be sold there ;il after an election had boon hold, I a majority of tho rcsidonts had ed in favor of tho sale of liquor. No h' olection has been hebl yet. |