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Show LIQUOR DEALER 1 FUUND (iUILTY Hoken Olson was found gjilty of selling liquor without a license yesterday yes-terday and was glvr n a fine of Zuo 1 with the alternatlve-of xpendine that number of days in the county jail. The case, which has attracted considerable con-siderable attcut'on, . came up before the municipal J,dp yesterday and several witnesses were examined for the prosccjitlou.- The evidence Introduced showed that Deputy Sheriff Devlne, wltli two conipaDloiiK, had Isiled Olson's place Of business Id . Huntsvl.le and after gaining admittance bad purchased three dilnks of whiskey, two bottles of beer ami two half-pints of whiskey. The bottled liquor was placed In evidence evi-dence in court, after which the other witnesses were examine. I t practically practi-cally the tome end as the sheriff's asslstaut. The defense coughi to eade the charge Viu the grounds that Weber county bad no Jurisdiction in the case, alleging that the village of Huntsvllle was still an Incorporated city. - ' I'pon taking the cas under advisement advise-ment for a abort time, the Jjdge fined O.poa ?2o an. I costs. An appeal wa taken by the defeuse for a. retrial In the district tcurt. |