| Show Visitors Find Reno Is Much Like Average American City Divorce Seekers Find It Just Another Town Reno Nev Although Although distinctive Inmany Inmany In tn Is the many respects Ileno Heno probably victim of ot more misapprehensions Iran any city of ot similar size on earth Divorce seekers coming here are Invariably surprised Many hove have resolved resol re re- resolved re- re sol solved ved not to do the silly things they think customary here only to learn after atter arrival al that the time acts are not Oot customary after all The old story of ot divorcees kissing the pillars pl of ot the Washoe county final decree decree decree de de- courthouse after receiving a cree Is 1 typical A Ion long time ago a photographer with need of ot an nn unusual picture posed a girl kissing the marble marble mar mar- belief belief belIet be be- ble post and since then common lief lIet has had It that the farewell smack on a shaft of ot cold stone Is expected As a matter of ot fact the courthouse pillar never has haa been kissed except as a stunt arranged by a pher Similar Is the tale of ot divorcees standing on the BrIdge of ot Sighs across the rushing Truckee river which passes through town and tossIng toss toss- Ing lag their wedding rings Into the clear something like Ic Icy waters Maybe but most observers that happened once era ers In Americas America's Divorce CapitalA Capital doubt It the was added to A bit of ot weight of ot small mall ring story when a group boys decided to capitalize e on the curiosity curiosity curiosity curi curi- bought a The lads of ot tourists In quantity of cheap chEop rings and then the Into front of ot tourists plunged stalling around a bit Truckee After discarded Mis- Mis the they came up with an carded carde wedding ring Such souvenirs commanded fancy tancy f prices ranging prices ranging from 50 o cents to 1 Jl The boys profited and the tourists didn't know the time difference And so the story spread And although Reno has a national reputation for tor being an nn open town It ItIs ItIs itis Is no wetter In proportion than most mOlt centers of ot population True gambling Is In the open but saloons have ha peepholes peepholes peep holes and barred doors the same alIn as al asin asin in other cities |
