Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-07-03 | Page 1 | Young Men Strike for Cheap Dances

Young Men Strike for Cheap Dances Rofuso to Tread a Single Measure Unless Ball Tickets Are Reduced Re-duced tos 35 Cents. Special to Tho Tribune. SANTAQUIN, July 2. Rather a novel Incident was the cause of the closlnir of Hudson's dance-hall dance-hall last nlcht, much to the disgust dis-gust of the young women of this place. Everybody expected a good time at the first ball since the sheep-shearers returned home. The Ice cream parlors were In full blast; the music was excellent ex-cellent and the belles of the town anticipated an-ticipated an enjoyable time. But the young men went on a ntrike for cheaper rates for ball tickots. The regular ticket has always been 60 centa and they demanded a reduction of 15 cents, or no dance. The manager would not listen to any lower prices, so In" spite of the flno orchestra and the pretty pret-ty girls In their most stunning gownB, none of the young men would dance. Finally Mr. Hudson, the owner of the hall, stepped out on the floor and announced an-nounced a "fi'eo danco tonight." Then the strikers grew Indignant and tossed tho half-dollars In every direction, direc-tion, but rofuscd to dance, and tho hall was closed. Some forty or fifty girls wont home disgusted at tho moanncss of the young men .who had disappointed thoni,