War Between Saloon Keepers

WAR BETWEEN SALOON KEEPERS Rival Liquor Dealers in a Lively Tussle

WHITMORE LAKE PEOPLE May Have to Appear as Witnesses on Charge Brought Against Jacob Zeeb

George Rauschenberger, the Whitmore Lake saloonkeeper who was bound over to the circuit court for trial by Justice Gibson, applied to the latter for a warrant Tuesday for the arrest of Jacob Zeeb, whom he accused of keeping his saloon open on last election day. Zeeb is the man who was responsible for Rauschenberger's arrest.

Up until a few months ago Zeeb was in the saloon business at Whitmore Lake. He sold out his place to Adam Meyer and since that time it appears that Rauschenberger and Zeeb have not been on friendly relations. The climax in their disputes came when Zeeb made the complaint against Rauschenberger for violating the liquor law.

Since then there have been doings of considerable excitement going on between the two men, in which Meyer, Zeeb's friend, is said to have played an important part. Last week, it is alleged, Meyer ejected a man from his saloon. Rauschenberger, it is said, was appealed to by the fellow whom Meyer had put out of his place, with the result that Rauschenberger went to the saloon owned by Meyer and demanded that the fellow who had been put out of the place be allowed to enter. At this point there was a considerable war of words between Rauschenberger and Meyer. Threats were made and it is alleged that for a few minutes there were lively times around the Meyer place until friends interfered and prevented the dispuants from further carrying on their aggressive tactics.

But the trouble does not seem to have ended here, judging from the fact that Rauschenberger swore to a warrant for Zeeb's arrest Tuesday, giving the names of a number of Whitmore Lake people who, he says, are ready to appear against Zeeb.