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Lake Delavan, Wis., June 23rd, I917.
Following instructions from the office, I called up Melgia, who conducts the place that we later learned ie the Woodlavm Bay Hotel, and made arrangements to stop there over Sunday. OVer 'phone, I iiapresaed upon Melgis the fact that we were coming out to fish, and that we would like to have a guide or two with us, while going gibout the lake. This, Melgis said, he would arrange.
Arriving at the Woodlawn Hotel, we entered and regis - tered. The entire evening we spent getting acquainted ahout the neighborhood, or otherwise "paving our way" for the work that we intended doing to-morrow. Aside from this, I made no effort to accomplish anything further in line with our duties, and at about 11:30 P.M., we retired for the night.
Very truly yours,
K, A., assisted by Z. H. M. T,
Object Description
| Page Title | Selected Anti-Saloon League of Wisconsin Records, 1917-1918 |
| Author | Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League |
| Source Creation Date | 1917-1918 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2008 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin); |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2008 |
| Digital Identifier | TP489000 |
| Description |
The Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League was established in 1897 to unify anti-alcohol sentiment, enforce temperance laws, and advocate for prohibition. Presented here are nearly 300 pages from the organization's unpublished records, consisting mostly of detectives' reports and correspondence from 1917-1918 investigations of "blind pig" cases (surveillance of businesses that sold liquor illegally). The first group of records (box 1 folder 4; ca. 150 pages) depicts alcohol use in Delavan, Walworth County; the private investigator's reports describe a carnival-like atmosphere of wild dancing, excessive drinking, lewd behavior, and prostitution. The second group (box 1 folder 13; ca. 130 pages) contains detective H.W. Hubbard's reports of his undercover investigations in the northeastern Wisconsin mill town of Oconto Falls, Oconto County; his account includes detailed descriptions and diagrams of the Flatley Saloon and a "John Doe" legal action against John J. Flatley. These detectives' reports are accompanied by correspondence with Anti-Saloon League attorney James J. MacDonald, whose prohibition speeches (box 3 folder 7) comprise the third group of records. Two ephemeral pamphlets published by the organization (from box 3 folder 9) are included at the end of the collection. The materials shared online here are only a small portion of the entire collection of Anti-Saloon League records (just 4 of nearly 50 folders); for a detailed description of the rest, see the register to the papers. Selected issues of the Anti-Saloon League newsletter, The Wisconsin Issue, are included elsewhere at Turning Points in Wisconsin History. |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives |
| Type | Manuscript |
| Recommended Citation | Anti-Saloon League of Wisconsin. Records (selections). Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1703 |
| Document Number | TP489 |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1703 |
| Owner Collection | Main Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | Mss 604; WIHVA1635-A |
| County | Oconto County; Walworth County; |
| City | Oconto Falls; Delavan |
| State/Province | Wisconsin |
| Sub-Topic | Brewing and Prohibition; |
| Event Date | 1917-1918 |
| Event Years | 1917-1981 |
| Food Industry and Trade | Breweries; |
| Social Relations | Prohibition; Temperance; |
| Service Industries | Prostitution; Resorts; Restaurants; Taverns (Inns); |
Description
| Page Title | Blind Pig Cases: Delavan, 1917 June 23 - 1917 October 30 |
| Author | Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League |
| Source Creation Date | 1917-1918 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2008 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin); |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2008 |
| Digital Identifier | TP489001 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives |
| Type | Manuscript |
| Owner Collection | Main Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | Mss 604 |
| Full Text | 111 Lake Delavan, Wis., June 23rd, I917. Following instructions from the office, I called up Melgia, who conducts the place that we later learned ie the Woodlavm Bay Hotel, and made arrangements to stop there over Sunday. OVer 'phone, I iiapresaed upon Melgis the fact that we were coming out to fish, and that we would like to have a guide or two with us, while going gibout the lake. This, Melgis said, he would arrange. Arriving at the Woodlawn Hotel, we entered and regis - tered. The entire evening we spent getting acquainted ahout the neighborhood, or otherwise "paving our way" for the work that we intended doing to-morrow. Aside from this, I made no effort to accomplish anything further in line with our duties, and at about 11:30 P.M., we retired for the night. Very truly yours, K, A., assisted by Z. H. M. T, |
| Event Date | 1917-1918 |
| Event Years | 1917-1981 |