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Show m m m iXHE Tl'XN'EL, ' Opened Today to an Admiring; Crowd of 7000 Spectators What "The Tunnel" Is. It seemed as if everybody in town took a few hours off today to witness the grand opening of the magnificent new resort, "The Tunnel," 43 and 44 West Second South street. True, the grandeur of the occasiou has never been equaled in the occurrence of local events. The large hall had been arranged ar-ranged in its best attire,' and even the sixty-two sixty-two foot oak bar seemed to have beeu given an extra polish. A profusion of palms was arranged about the rooms and large boouets of natural flowers flow-ers lent tone, and color to tbe enchanting scene. Oue could stand in the midst of it all and almost imagine himself in fairyland. Strains of ''The Danube" floated softly through the air aud made light the hearts of the weary. It was a great scene. It was a great day for Fritz Reipen. Fritz viewed the panorama pano-rama from every point in the room, and when he had completed his survey finally concluded that he was satisfied with the general gen-eral appearance of things. His duty had beeu performed. 'lhe enterprise is one which deserves unlimited un-limited credit and should receive the hearty encouragement of every resident of this community. The cost of the furnishings are in the neighborhood of $30,000, and the I place will employ about thirty-five men. j Accomodations in the dliiingroom and ! cafe will be sufficient to handle 150 guests at j oue time. The billiard and pool tables, twelve in number, are the very latest improved im-proved Bruuswick-Baike & Colleuder pattern, pat-tern, made of the linest mahogany and sup- j plied with quick cushions. I Fritz Reipen, wiith whom the populace of I Zion is familiar, will cater to the wants of j the thirsty. The baf will be under his personal per-sonal supervision, and will he found to contain con-tain none but the very best wines, liquors and cigars that can be obtained. Five different dif-ferent brands of beer will be found ou draught at all times of the day or night. The place will be run in strictly tirst-class style, every apartment being presided over by efficient effi-cient men. Drop around tonight and sec foryourself if you have ever f ccn anything to equal this resort in all your travels. They do say that it's the only place between New York and San Fraucisco covering such an immense area aud fitted up as is "The Tunnel," 43 aud 44 West Second South street. |