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Show SUNDAY CLOSING. How the Thirsty Obtained Their Usual Drinks. Yesterday was supposed to bo a dry Sunday. Tito mayor ordered all saloons sa-loons closed, sealed up, side doors and all. Most of the keepers obeyed the order and a few did not. Tho location had a great deal to do with the compliance compli-ance of the order. If the side door was in the alley partially concealed, all was well. If there was no sido door, well, things were different. The hotels closed up. The proprietor of the bar in tho Walker house cafe pulled down tho screen which on previous pre-vious Sundays has shut out the drinkers from view, hung a curtain over the glasses and fixtures and put up a sign "Closed." Then in conjunction with several other people, he kicked because ho had to do so. The guests who wanted beer grumbled because they couldn't get it, and thus it was. The thirsty stranger in tho city murmured loudly at his luck, while tho initiated hunted up thu solid bartender and bought a bottle. Some patronized tho drug stores and obtained "spts frumenti" eight 01 or something else on prescriptions. prescrip-tions. Lots of people hied themselves to breweries and drank from the copper measure. Some of the boys had a bottlo at homo anil they were regarded as princes of good fellows by their companions. com-panions. There were places that kept open and did a rushing business. i A beer hall on Second East had a rear door, and a constant string of people passed in and out from early morn until dewy eve. Littjo boys worked the growler for their parents at homo," and many' kegs were emptied." It was a Sunday closing only in name. The saloon keepers as a uuil protested and said they hail as much right to keep open as the clubs had to sell liquor to their members-and tho visitors. But they didn't, as a rule, while -tho club nourished merrily. Thus cmleth the lirst chapter. |