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"doctored" Their Whisky

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Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
April
Year
1891
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

"Doctored" Their Whisky.

An Attempt to Break Up the Line at the Ashland, Wis., Land Office.

Ashland, Wis., April 10.--It is claimed that an attempt was made to drug the first twenty men in line at the land office yesterday morning. They were given doctored whisky for the purpose of drugging them and securing their places before the day of filing. Over 400 men are now in line. The weather is cold, and they keep up by taking whisky. A board fence is being built along the line, as a rush is expected to break the line a few days before April 17, when the office will be opened. Some of the office will be opened. Some of the men have been in line continuously since April 1.