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Show THE DOOM OF THE THIRSTY. People or South Dakota Preparing to Enforce En-force Prohibition. Sioux Falls, S. 1). April 2(. The tune for tho keeping open 0f saloons in South Dakota is fust drawing to a close. Ono week from todav it is doubtful if a smglo open drinking place can be. found in this state. In this city at the present pres-ent time the' are twenty-three saloons, and of these the fixtures of four are as tineas can be found in the northwest. The most of those engaged in the liquor business here refuse to talk of their future intentions, lis thought that all will wait patiently ."lieawbor-like, ."lieawbor-like, to see what will turn up. The proprietors of the brewerv will not sav I anything in regard lb their iii-teutions iii-teutions for the future, but at the same time they continuu to brew and purchase barley. It is not likely that the residents will go dry. One agent representing au eastern lircwery in ono day this week took $1,400 worth of orders or-ders for case beer, to be delivered in tho mouth of May, The farmers are also laying in supplies. The brewery here has not a single one-eighth keg, and very few one-quarter kegs are on hand. The farmers have carried them all home. The state democratic league has it given out that if any attempt is made to sell beer they will commence proceedings pro-ceedings at once. It proposes to make a tight in Sioux Falls. They claim that if the law can bo enforced" in this city the tight is won, and they propose to concentrate their entire forces here. They may stop the sale in this city. There is liable to be trouble in this city shortly after May 1. |