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Plead Guilty To “Hard Cider”Representatives of two Iowa Falls business houses, the Gepluirt Bel-ken, and W. II. Love billiard halls, three of the five against whom charges of selling “hard cider” were filed earlier in the week pleaded quilty Friday afternoon before Justice of the Peace Frank Cottrell to illegal possession of misnamed liquor and were fined $100 and cosas each. The cases of the other three were continued until Thursday.The cider was said to have contained from 0 M» to 9% per cent alcohol and the dealers claimed to have purchased it from a Waterloo wholesale house. Several kegs of the beverage found in the two places were condemned, as were several kegs found in the possession of the Illinois Central railroad.There is no more “hard” ciderto be had in Iowa Falls. The last of the contraband liquor which authorities believe has been sold here andpossibly in other towns for somemonths was confiscated Tuesday and three dealers pleaded guilty to^ possession of the cider and paid fines.The three who appeared before Justice Frank Cottrell yesterday were C. L. Frederick, George Smith and Gus Peregis, proprietors of billiard halls and cigar stores wherethe fermented cider is said to have been sold.All three pleaded guilty to charges of illegal possession of misnamed liquor and paid fines of $100 and costs amounting to about $40 each. Two other dealers pleaded guilty to the same charge last Saturday and were fined the same a-mount.The cider was said to have contained from 0% to 9 Vi per cent alcohol and was distributed to local dealers by a Waterloo wholesale house. About X2b gallons of the stuff were found In possession of the Illinois Central railroad and this was seized altho no action was taken against the railroad.S'I Ii dC.UIisibVwaboaClt;crtinc
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Hardin County Ledger
Eldora, Iowa, US
Thu, Aug 29, 1929
Page 12
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