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Show Bicycle Riders Are Cautioned "Riding bicycles on the sidewalks, either on Main street or the important import-ant side streets, is strictly prohibited and the practice will be stopped at once. Due warning is now given to boys and girls and to the parents also, that arrests will follow should violators viola-tors of the ordinance persists in disregarding dis-regarding the law." This was the expression ex-pression of one of the city officials of Gunnison last evening and the officer of-ficer was emphatic in his determination determina-tion to see the practice stopped. Fortunately, thus far, no serious accidents have resulted by those who use the sidewalks for a speedway, but , several have been narrowly averted and time and time again a casual observe)- can see a child, man or some old person get off the walk entirely to avoid being run into by some law breaker riding a bicycle on the sidewalk. side-walk. One night this week and at a tine when the walks' were well filled v. iih men and women coming and going, two bicycles mounted by two small girls, rode on the walk from First South to the bakery. And the bicycle bi-cycle riders had the right of way, from their point of thinking, becau:-'.', rather than risk being run down and bruised the pedestrians nought the doorways or got off the wali'c entirely. Not: alone are little girls and boys violating the ordinance by rising cn the sidewalks, but there are some real big ones people who should be better bet-ter posted on the laws. All are to be watched and the first violator caught -will bave a mighty good chanre to explain it to the judge, and the judge will not excuse anyone on account of the ignorance of the law. Coaster wa.'ons are also to be banned, so you kidaies that think a good deal of your wagons, keep them off Main street before be-fore .V'ou injure some small child or crash' into someone and break some bones. I |