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The People's Defender
West Union, Adams County, Ohio
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Sheriff C. M. Mack held an official 'pouring' party last Saturday, destroying 40 gallons of confiscated home brew and moonshine whiskey plus still equipment at the jail, with referees W. R. Mosier and James Frame declaring victory over 'John Barley Corn'.
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An official "pouring" party was held by Sheriff C. M. Mack last Saturday morning. when about 40 gallons of home brew and moonshine whiskey were emptied in the drain on the west side of the Sheriff's residence and jail building.
At the same time a lot of still equipment was destroyed. The confiscated liquor was contained in about 100 receptacles, ranging from a one-half pint bottle to a gallon jug, all of which were broken and with the destroyed, equipment, hauled to the dump.
And when the last container was emptied, the official referees, W. R. Mosier and James Frame, counted ten and declared old John Barley Corn down and out.
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Last Saturday Morning
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about 40 gallons of home brew and moonshine whiskey emptied in the drain; a lot of still equipment destroyed; confiscated liquor in about 100 receptacles broken and hauled to the dump
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An official "pouring" party was held by Sheriff C. M. Mack, where about 40 gallons of home brew and moonshine whiskey were emptied in the drain on the west side of the Sheriff's residence and jail building. At the same time a lot of still equipment was destroyed. The confiscated liquor was contained in about 100 receptacles, ranging from a one-half pint bottle to a gallon jug, all of which were broken and with the destroyed equipment, hauled to the dump. W. R. Mosier and James Frame counted ten and declared old John Barley Corn down and out.