Crackdown on Illegal Liquor Sales in Puyallup
Deputy U.S. Marshals arrest two men caught selling whiskey to Indigenous workers during the harvest season.
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Puyallup, Sept. 7—A gang of ruffians have been infecting Puyallup and vicinity for several days, selling whiskey to Indians. Today, Deputy United States Marshal Jeffries captured two in the act and brought them before Judge Beverly, who fined them, respectively, $50 and $70 and costs. In default of payment they were committed to the county jail, and will work their time out on the streets. It is known that these fellows will not sell any more whiskey during this hop picking.
“A gang of ruffians have been infecting Puyallup and vicinity for several days, selling whiskey to Indians.”
The seasonal labor influx for the hop harvest was a massive economic event in Puyallup, often complicated by state-sanctioned attempts to restrict the personal liberties and movements of Indigenous workers.
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