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Show IPOLIC NEWS. I J. A. McCrnry nnd Jack Conloy, both of Portage, were arrested Monday Mon-day by Marshnl Snook for procuring liquor for a number of Indians who Kot on a "flro-wator" sprco Sunday. One of tho number becamo badly Intoxicated In-toxicated nnd was landed In jail. Khorlff JoHcphson and Prosecuting Attorney D. C. Call came out from llrlgham nnd McCrnry and Conloy appeared before Justice Vanfleot Wednesday. McCrnry plead guilty and Conloy was released. Sheriff Joscphson came out again yesterday and took McCrnry to Drlghnm where he will be held until tho case comes up for hearing In tho Federal Court. n It Wednesday afternoon, Webster Uj 1 Wand, a painter who has been doing H some sign work around town, walked H Into the finrland Club saloon some- H what boozed and began insulting tho proprietor, Mr. Epli Coombs,, nnd two H drummers who wcro peacefully cat- H lug a lunch. Mr. Coombs requested I him to "put on his' good behavior" H or get out. Wand becamo enrng- H cil, pulled off his coat, and was H going to clean out the saloon I and run the business to his own I liking, which Mr. Cooombs objected H to. Ho continued his insults nnd H the proprietor, after taking what no I: other man would stand, turned loose Hi on him and gavo him a lound thresh-B; thresh-B; Ing. Mr. Coombs sustained a spraln-H spraln-H cd wrist in tho mix-up and his .only HJ rcgrots arc that ho used his fist in-HI in-HI stead o( u club. Mr. Christian, who Hj was present, picked up u $5 bill H 'iiu il had dropped and handed It to H him.' Wund flow at him llko u tlg- II f, or and Christian simply laid him on U tho floor to keep peace in tho family. Hj Mnndinl Snook was sent for and camo Hj and arrested Wand and Christian, HJ who deposited a few plunks with tho Hj Mondial for their guaranteed appcar-HJ appcar-HJ a nee before Justlco Vanilcct Thurs- HJ Wund plead guilty to the olmrge of HJ mm-uII and battery liuforo Justice Van- HH H tliut Thurhdsy and was lined 23 unci HHV( ci'fts. Cliristiitu was released. |