| Show GREAT IS THE GOBBLER causes strife between sa saloon loon men and grocers RAFFLING 13 prohibited many saloon men unaware that such would bo be tho the case stocked up on tho the holiday birds and being unable to dispose of them in tho the good old way threaten to enter tho the open market and under toll eoll tho the grocers no matter what price may be ba quoted there Is woo woe among amon the saloon men mini mho have heretofore crafted rafted turkeys luring during the holiday season incidentally it may be that there seems to bo be some trouble ahead for gloceri in tho the ceals gono gone by the raffling of 0 a has been a very profitable bustness business with the men behind tile the bar under the system adopted it was an cozy matter to get 3 and tl st tor for a turkey that could be bought in fit the open market tor for an and 2 hundreds of dollars fam flowed ed into the coheir coffea 5 of those who pt elded at it the rattles raffles the grocery men and poulter ers earn com to tho the police that the turkey rading seriously nith their business they pointed out the fact that throwing of dice lit in saloons was punishable under the law further than this they said eald the that mine to the big prices obtained by the saloon I 1 men ivo en for tile birds they were enabled to give browers better figures than could be expected front bruni grocers As a result the grocery men were compelled to raise prices on their customers or else go out of tile the luikey business altogether chief hilton says ho he sees the justice of the iho plea pica made by the grocers and sers and he has instructed tile ilia sergeants to notify the saloonkeepers saloon keepers that no raffling lne Is to be allowed in fill case caa of 0 tile the shooting galleries however heie a virley firkey Is given io to tho mail making the highest score core there win III he bo no interference the latter bitter being merely a duration of ski skill 11 while ra rai flint w with th dice to 11 distinctly S a game of chance unawake of the fact that the order was to sell lowral saloon men invested in turkeys tur kya to a er extent some buying as 09 high as an LOO of the birds and others smaller numbers now that they have tile tho birds on hand and cannot raffle them thein on off tho the question fiu catlon la Is how to dispose of them without loss less it Is K needless to say that the saloon men are angry they are more than that loot a meeting of sev cral se loon men en was beld and at it was outlined a plan ot of campaign alther the ho grocers must take ake the birds off their bonds at such prices s as aa will justice them from lops or they will go into the open mal ket with them and no matter n hat flat prices tho the krobel a may quote tins tile men behind the bar n all ill cut still lower it Is a losing proposition mith iab us ua any how ho said one of 0 those who mho was wag at the meeting and wo we might just as is well lose a few dollars more anti and set get even with who ullo have out cut us ua out of revenue that we have como come to look upon us as OHM if the threat Is carried out opt turkeys will be very cheap during the next few da a 9 |
