On this date in 1928, during Prohibition, Clay County Attorney H.C. Steining’s investigation led to 22 arrests in Moorhead after tests revealed bootleg liquor laced with high alcohol, coloring, acid, and even poison.

Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day:

BALLARD RUNS ALCOHOL TESTS

Coloring, Acid, Poison Found In Analysis of “Samples”

Shades of old Kentucky and the hardy mountaineer who first produced “moonshine” with the aid of his wife and family and a squirrel rifle—look at this:

Since last July, H. C. Steining, county attorney, Moorhead, has been staging a little drama in the Clay County seat entitled “Where Can I Get a Drink?”

The answer to the question came in the form of a climax to Steining’s sketch, today, when he issued 22 warrants charging as many

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