Show PENALTY tt one might almost suspect that the justice who heard the case against george nelson and his wife in cedar alty ity last night snared shared the views of some others mentioned in these col ahina that the county is getting too dry at any rate th efine lne imposed if we are correctly informed Inform cd would hardly indicate a desire to make it any more dry mr air and sirs mrs nelson its as we understand it were charged recently with possession and manufacture of intoxicating liquors following a raid which resulted in the finding of a still on their premises at that time it was common talk that the defendant george nelson at least had been operating in violation of the law for anywhere from six to fifteen years how much foundation there was tor for such talk or what evidence came out in n the trial we don t happen to know but from the information available to us today tod ay a tine fine of only would seem wholly inadequate and rather more of a joke than a penalty |