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4an9,e4t taart4f uce P€aitt <br />(A front page news item taken from the Anoka County Union, Jan. 6, 1924) <br />"The largest moonshine plant Sheriff Pratt has ever heard of was captured last <br />week by himself and his deputies on the old Pullen place in Ramsey. The tenant on <br />the place, a man named Howard Jensen, was arrested and plead guilty in municipal <br />court to a charge of maintaining a nuisance. He was fined $100 and costs. But that <br />was not the end of his troubles. He was brought into district court on a charge of <br />manufacturing intoxicating liquors. Again he pleaded guilty and this time was sen- <br />tenced to a sojourn of 60 days in jail. In addition he was fined $250 and in default of <br />payment he will have to serve five months longer. <br />The plant was well equipped for carrying on a wholesale business. The copper <br />still which now rests in the basement of the city hall, has a capacity of 250 gallons <br />and several tanks of galvanized iron were included in the outfit. A gasoline pump <br />had been provided to supply the water. <br />The amount of material confiscated included 125 gallons of liquor, 300 gallons of <br />mash, 1000 pounds of sugar, 150 pounds of cracked corn and a box of yeast." <br />An item taken from the Anoka County Union, October 5, 1938 from the "Fifty <br />Years Ago" column: (1888) <br />"About six weeks ago, Chas. E. Bowers needing help on his farm in Ramsey, <br />hired two tramps, who gave their names as Pat Riley and Walter Hornbuckle. The <br />fellows worked quite steadily until last week Monday when they decided to quit and <br />were paid off. Going into the house to get their "tussocks" they entered the room of <br />Mrs. Isabella Bowers and appropriated $20 in money and an old silver watch. Before <br />leaving the field they smashed a dinner pail, broke all the dishes and hid the pitch <br />fork. Charley says he has no use for tramps now." <br />49 <br />