Perhaps Dennis O'Hearn's 1914 drunken horse-swap was followed by other such incidents, and Mike got tired of seeing the damage his brother was doing to himself — hence this notice in September 1917. I don't understand on what grounds Mike proposed to prosecute people buying articles from a consenting adult, unless he had some sort of guardianship over Dennis. (Which is possible. A few months later we find two sisters in Hobart applying to have a guardian appointed for their father because he is "a habitual drunkard" and unable to "judiciously care for his estate.")
Sources:
♦ "Notice to the Public." Hobart Gazette 7 Sept. 1917.
♦ "Local and Personal." Hobart News 21 Feb. 1918.
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