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Show NOBODY KNffi iW DRY JTBB PROVO Prohibition Ordinance Goes Into Effect Saturday; Many Residents Prepared. i . Special to The Tribune. PROVO. Jan. 1. The now prohibition ordinance went Into effect hero this morning, and apparently no liquor was sold In the city today. Five drug stores and four saloons, which have hcrotoforo held liquor licenses, will now r.cll no more Honor: In fact, they will dispense absolutely with Intoxicants in any form whatever. Under tho ordinance, the druggists cannot compound mdlcinc In alcohol, nor even sell liquor on the prescription pre-scription of a physician without being lablc to a fine of J'-'30 and six months In Jail. Many of tho residents of Provo did not have a very "dry" New Year's, however, how-ever, and had stored up a supplv of liquor for Ihe "dry" neason. In the last several days. It Is said, the practice or men taking home demijohns and largo bottles of liquor was quite common, so much so. in fact, that It is claimed the saloons and drug stores had disposed of what surplus they had on hand before the new law went Into effect. There la pome talk among the prohibitionists prohibi-tionists of circulating a petition asking for contributions to a fund to bo used to pay tho saloon men the value of thr-fixtures thr-fixtures In the saloons which have bcn put out of business by the new ordinance. ordi-nance. City Councilman J. M. Jensen has expressed a willingness to head the list. |