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Show jit PLEASANT IS DRY AGAIN ! NUMEROUS FINES ARE PAID; PEOPLE DRINK PURE WATER NOW-A-j DYS. ' In the case of Ml. Pleasant ! anil li. W "Yccch charging him i with ilicit liquor selling which j ffas conducted at tie City Hall last Thursday and Friday the Jiirv brought in a verdict of guilty and Mr. "Weech was fined $299.00. There were a number of oth ' er cases of similar nature that came before the Justice's Court. James C. Ericksen admitted that he had purchased honor for certain individuals and was fined $50.00. j Ernest Draper confessed that. lie had been selling whisky and s was fined $200.00. George Dunham pled guiity x to the charge and was fined - $50.00. He is serving his time '; out in the City Jail. '.' This made a cleaning of the : business for the present. There isn't a man in the town that :- dares to take a chance on soll-' soll-' ing lquor now. The Chocolate ." and Root Beer taps were dry . for a number of days after the : trial. Now, the town is iry. i; Everybody are going to the city ci-ty water fountains for ihoir '.. drinks. It is reported that ev-en ev-en the Justice himself t."kcs . regular trips to the fountain. |