The Bellville Times (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. [44], No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 1922 Page: 4 of 8
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THE
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1 00 a Year ta Advance
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being brought to the attention of the
in the town of Wortham, local- j stools
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Attorney General Keeling, to Ad-
jutant General Barton, and to
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the Commercial Hotel paid $250. 00
ceived the pay. Being under in-
March 10, 1922
the dictment he finally drc’ined to
the grand jury. Approximately
times called 21), crap tables, po-1 permit persons to escape. This
gambling games. There was also 1 yards of the home of the deputy
Ft. Wor
this resort were apprehended, iously sought by the federal
Pursuant to proclamation issued 215 barrels of corn mash captured
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Il’s in The
proceeded
equipment taken in raids and con-
sixty days during which time it
was
people, including county peace
our stay habitual
were arrested and
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nger, mixed this stuff
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fear of detection: 2270 gallons of
liquor captured and destroyed;
and against others complaints
were filed both in the State and
sold to the gamblers who con-
structed this building. the land
upon which it was located. Some
of the persons connected with
jury of Freestone County. The
Chicken Farm was raided and
taken possession of on the same
more than 50 places visited where
evidence existed that stills had
by the Governor on February 2.
1922, putting into effect martial
law in the entire county of Free-
Letters have been received by
people living in the country from
people in cities, wherein the lat-
ter inquire for bull dogs. There
is so much robbing and murder
committed in many of our cities
that some have come to the con-
clusion that a bull dog in the
yard would give considerable
protection. There is no doubt
that a bull dog to a terror to the
man who goes out to plunder,
but an old-fashioned six-shooter
to also good protection. The wo-
men ought to learn more about
the handling of a six-shooter,
and the men more about sending
Entered at the Post Offiee at Beliviile,
Texas, as Second Class Mail Matter
authorities.
Concisely stated there were
Federal Courts, and the operators 602 arrests made within the mili-
have been indicted by the grand tary district; 27 stills captured:
was raided and taken by the
Rangers.
$10.11
Round Trip
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sorts were established
the town. and for a
of time these places
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a day for protection, but that he
know what officers i e-:
For District Attorney
22nd Judicial District:
Fred L. Blundell
of Caldwell County
Chas. R. Johnson
of Austin County
L So scarce did liquor
become in Mexia that during the
Santa A
and darks ....... -122
Best grade 29 in. wide Cheviots per mm
Blue Bell” Cheviots, solid blue andm
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era; $4,000.00 worth of narcotics
captured and delivered to Feder-
al authorities gambling parapher-
nalia and furniture and other
Cards of Tbanks, Resolutions of Re
■pact, and notice of entertainments of
any kind where a fee is charged for
admission, or given; the pnrpose of
in the art of
Saving M
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The best way to save mo
a bank account with us
ings grow, so the desire 9
more. Come in and set
mation on how to starta
This is the oldest bankin
and our banking policy b
V ative and progressive- ]
We Pay 4% on W1
Dress Goo*
Tne latest arrivals in this departmental
ported Dotted Swiss, in Pink. Navy,I
Domestic Swiss, 32 inches wide. pern N
Imported Swiss. 30 inches wide, per wh
These, added to our large line of Tissn,2
and all kinds of white goods, makesthiN
For detail information ask your "
Thos. B. Wheat Pha 11
The first Nai
BELLVILLE.
denatured alcohol labeled in red
print “POISONOUS” with the
warning that internal use will
resuit in blindness, paralysis,
and death. These unfortunates,
unable to get either whiskey or
taken from the possession of
these peddlers. Among those ar-
rested were old offenders who
had established a repu t a t i o n
throughout the country as being
narcotic peddlers, and were anx-
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j. y-
in this department we always show
. able. Among the latest an
One cs. 27 inch Gingham, fast colon,.
One cs. 32 inch Utility Gingham, fast
One es. “Fairy Percale”, 36 inchess
NOTICE-Communications sent to
this paper for publication But be
signed by the person writing same. If
sender of such communication does
not wish his or her name printed in the
paper, they mav use an initial or ask
that the nam be .anitted from the
communication when published; bat the
copy moat be signed in full, otherwise
eannot be published.
ed in Freestone County,
the “Chicken Farm”. Here open
। gambling, dancing, and whiskey
selling were conducted. The same
system of armed guards was
maintained at the ( hicken Farm.
The Chicken Farm was built
after the Winter Garden was con-
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BELLVILLE TES---
atWace, whieh is now i"
on a charge of conspiracy
National Prohibi-
officers from Limestone and Free-
stone Counties. This place was
raided and taken possession of by
the State Rangers on the night
of January 7th, and a number of
persons connected with the estab-
lishment placed under arrest
The gambling paraphernalia in
the establishment was taken
charge of and 166 gallons of
whiskey captured were found
concealed in a secret closet evi-
dently established for the pur-
pose of storing and hiding liquor.
All of the persons connected with
this place. that could be found,
were apprehended and placed
under bond: against others com-
plaints were filed on felony char-
ges. both in State and Federal
courts. The grand jury of Free-
stone County has returned indict
meats against all of those con-
nected with the operation of this
resort whose connection there-
a woman’s fancy turns tot
thing new to wear. Youli
the season with new goq
about how to make themu
the best and cheapest way.
and destroyed; 13 automobiles
delivered to Federal Prohibition
Officers and held by them to be
handled by the Federal Court,
such cars having been captured
transporting liquor; 53 stolen
automobiles recovered and identi-
fied and returned to their own-
sex
Tickets on sale MarchM, for
Limited to Ward 3
25
make a written statement cover-
ing this subject, though he had
at first offered to do so.
During the occupancy of the
military district by military
forces twelve peddlers of narcot-
ics were arrested, turned over to
the Federal authorities, and by
The net result of the declara.
of martial law, and theoper.
ations of the military authori-
ties, «that Mexia was cleaned
and dancing, with music, was
conducted; a bar from which both
red liquor and white corn liquors
were dispensed. There liquors
were served not only from the
bar, but at the tables in the cafe.
An armed guard was maintained
on the road leading from the
public highway to the Winter
Garden. Persons visiting the
Winter Garden were halted and
visitors were escorted to the
front entrance, which consisted
of a gallery enclosed by heavy
lattice work. At the entrance to
this gallery a guard, armed with
pistols, received the guests,
searched them and relieved them
of arms and whiskey. and same
"iWansnldoheestabltshed. Laie charges for violating the Natiom-
within the military district, an i the wall, so as to command the
open gambling house was op- entire interior and front portion
erated and conducted with the' of the Chicken Farm were port
knowledge of local officials. ! holes sufficiently large to permit
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_________been operated in the recent past
night that the Winter Garden’"but had been removed through
and within 250 yards of the pub- ; graphs of the interior of the
lie highway leading from Mexia Chicken Farm showing port holes
to Teague, there was constructed j and showing a rifle projecting did not
All large things have sma. I
This is not only true in b—
life, and the many other "a j
we see in this world—but=
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A
tT. r - element. Within
the exception of that portion th son lef'thl undesirable per-
tained by Federal prohibition of. gethe , thecommunity. Alto-
ficers as evidence. ", n ’ safe to Approximate
After martial law was declared Maya ore than 5000 departed,
four deputy sheriffs of Limseltred * safe and the oil field was made
County who were on d inTezlacguassafe as any place
Mexia were arrested on federai the cosmusespecially eonsidering
al Prohibition Act? anii th«
pigntafledbytederalprdhibftin oil field. The
enforcement officers. Upon retnpiury Limestone County
examiningtrial before the U. S ease nedindictmenta in every
partisswereL.at. Waco, these tan Dnezented i
the action of the federar
a cafe where meals were served; sherif of Freestone County, who
a cabaret, where nightly singing
an old establishment, was resort-
ed to as a public gambling house.
(The full report made by General
Wolters to the Governor consists of 143
pages. This typewritten report contains
the confessions and SepoOti— of many
notorious eriminala, together with writ-
nce
from the town of Wortham, four
acres of land were purchased
from a deputy sheriff of Free-
stone County for a consideratlon
, stone at 5: A. M • February 3,
were checked into a check room. 1 1922, I at once assumed command
together with hats and overcoats this extended area, and simul.
On the same gallery. behind the i taneously an expedition under
lattice work. were guards armed the immediate command of Ad-
with shot guns and rifles. Inthejutant General Barton.. State
Winter Garden where the gamb- ; Rangers, and Federal Prohibition
ling and drinking were conducted enforcement officers,
were other armed guards. This
copper stills, ranging in capacity last week of
from 235 gallons to 40 gallons drunkards v.
Vpersonsnr ngeanumber found in ^7^-
violating the National Prohibition
Act, and others detained for in-
vestigation and as witnesses.
More than 300 gallons of whiskey
were captured. The expedition ____,
referred to was immediately fol- Jamaica Ginger mixed this
- dankt
mentof National Guard troops
who took charge of and trans-
ported the persons taken, to- —, . M
gethe r with stills, to the Winter of its awle
Garden. The whiskey was taken -
to Military Headquarters
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shtaisfag money, will be charged for----— structed. The Chicken Farm in
•t regular advertising rates | and others apprehended, after ad- some respects was more complete 1 ,and who is under bond to
NOTICE An erroneoasreflectionsjournment of the grand jury, than the Winter Garden, in this, ho’ .action of the sueceed-
upon the character standing, or reputa j were filed against in the Justice that within the building was coa- charged by com-
tion any of person firm or corporation Court and placed under bond to structed a small room with aning.8ra J ' with con-
whchmarrrprerinthecotumnaoftheawait the action of the succeed- elevated platform, on which plaintinn ttempted arson in
Tinas, mil be gladly ted Pon ing grand jury, stools were placed. andonsthess pirnetion with others growing
and with hizh power rifles. thetoc
cupancy of the district by the
military forces, stated to me, to
„ +- in to the community of Young, in
place was openly conducted in Freestone County, where illicit
defianceoflawforapproximately distillingof whiskey was being fiscated of approximate valueo
visited by thousands o candoasedinsonenreftancaafnthe 85,000.09.
Within four miles of the city i the rifle barrel to be thrust. At- jutant General c r .
of Mexia, in Freestone County, tached to this report are photo- Major Chester H. Machen that
ker table, and various other • Chicken Farm was within 250 $4,000 00 worth of narcotics was
S. W. Exposition and Fadc
' March 11.1ly re
night, viz: a roulette wheel,; poured, should the place be raid- the U. S. Commissioner at Waco,
chuck-a-luck. black jack (Some- ed, and another large enough to bound over to await the action of
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military authorities that 008
an elaborate building called the j through same.
“Winter Garden”. A large sign i In the rear, so built into
was erected on the road with the wall that it could not be discovered
words “Winter Garden” painted | without very close examination,
thereon in large letters, and a । was a trap door which could be
road led to the building. Within j opened and through which the
this “Winter Garden” was op- j inmates could flee. In the bar-
erated a public gambling estab-' room of the Chicken Farm were
lishment, with the following two trap doors, one through
games in operation by day and by which whiskey could readily be
much wet. What we need is
sunshine (not “moonshine, “)
warmth for the ground and
heart, team work for good but
not for bad, more faith in God.
our country, aad our neighbors.
Brief Extracts from the detailed
and voluminous report made by
Brigadier General Jacob F. Wol-
ters to Governor Fat M. Neff m
connection with the operation
of martial law at Mexia, show-
mg in a general way what was
done by the Texas Militia and
the Texas Bangers while station-
ed at Mexia.
Good Values Court
These you will get by the si
shopping at our store
mimmmae
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a robber to the penitentiary.
But. get the bull dog habit and
no sneak thief will enter your
yard.
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The weather during the past
week has been very cold and
MAX BAM
THE STORE THAT KEEPSP
TIMES ANNOUNCEMENTS
Subiect to the Action of the Demo- located on the highway near the W V"a
- aud’.na Prop. _______cratic Primaries:__I Winter Garden, pointing the way. tion A of the gamblers and law I
itamanemu I AB announcement- must Im paid for was constructed a building ^rested bv the military
wtoe tantod in for poMieatieo lar to the Winter Garden, called ltt "orities state that the gener- I
alunderstanding was that prior
to the arrival of the Rangers on I
January 7. 1922. money was paid I
for "protection”. Norman U l
Ferguson manager of the Com- I
mercial Hotel, who was indicted I
by the grand jury of Limestone I
County for operating a gambling |
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a l
> considerable num-
■ one tea—ad wit-
der the direetion of
ter of the more
nessesexamidet
the martial low
~nues.)
Mexia, a village of 2500 citi-
sana, upon the discovery of oil,
became a city of 30,000 people.
With this great influx of people
came an army of lawless men and
women composed of erooks and
notorious outlaws who engaged
ini every element of erime from
murder to vagrancy. In the city
of Mexia, the Commercial Hotel,
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Zeiske, Richard E. The Bellville Times (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. [44], No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 10, 1922, newspaper, March 10, 1922; Bellville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1579812/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .