The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-27
RUM RULES
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can't hurt US. l have no kick to make "
The Transient House," at the south
west corner of Second and Cherokee
streets, is not hotel, but a saloon owned
by man named Conroyd. He is e Ger
man and is not a Repu blican."
Il am always afraid of those fellows
(meaning the Republicans) said he.
You can't trust them. but Morrill, is all
right. He has interests here, and he
can not afford to cripple US. He is pre-
sident of one of our big banks, and he
won't do anything"
''Do the saloon men put their money in
his bank?"
ooh, guess some of them do"
The Business is Overdone.
"The Terminal" is the name of a place
at the corner of Cherokee and Main
streets. The proprietor is Barney Fitz-
simmons, who looks something like his
namesake who is trying to make people
believe that he wants to fight Corb ett
Business is dull" said Fitzsimmons
fThere are too many places in town.
Things are run now just about as they
were when the Populiats we're in and we
are satisfied"
The old Continental hotel, at the cor
ner of Fourth and Cherokee streets,
failed a short time ago and the bar is
still open. and it is said that the hotel
proper will open soon. Mike Prczy-
blowitz is the proprietor, but a bright
looking young man tends bar for him.
eve have no reason to complain of any
one" said he, "and L don't see why any
one should find fault with the admins
tration." 1t was late when the reporter
stopped at the place, and the bulk of the
nights business had been done. A few
men were standing around, but for the
first time since the JOURNAL man started
on his rounds, not a drunken man was
in the room.
THE Little Bonanza" is at 314 Chero-
kee street, and the proprietor is Fred
Zimmerman. An electric light hanging
over the sidewalk is lettered with the
name of the place, and as usual the door
is wide open and the bar in plain sight
There are only three men in the place
and all three are intoxicated
"Shay" says one, chow much d'you say
we owe?'
"Just So CENTS" responded the bar
tender.
well just owe 40 cents and that is
all am going to pay-see."
"Shay, pay mine won't you, l haven't a
cent" said one of the other two men.
and when the reporter left they were
still wIangling.
morrill, is All Right
The bartender said that they would be
open on Sunday, and it was Sunday then,
for the hands of the clock pointed to five
after twelve. The saloons are supposed
to close promptly at twelve every night,
but the truth is that they keep open so
long as there is a man around who has
cent to spend.
Governor Morrill, is all right" said
the bartender in reply to a question.
Barney DOran stood behind the bar at
the "Globe," which is at the corner of
Fourth and Shawnee streets, in another
building owned by Justice of the Peace
Bond.
81 have sold booze in Leavenworth
ever since the prohibition law went into
effect" said he There is no use talk
ing; it can't be stopped. Governor Nor
rill is right. He knows his business, and
if they were to try to close the saloons it
would be worse than it is now, for every
man you met would have pint in his
boot"
You have g well furnished place
here" said the reporter.
"No, the place don't satisfy me. 1 rent
this building ana l would fix it up but
you know it is uncertain how long l stay
because can't get lease while this
law is in effect"
Another man who has place on Shaw
day closing works
1--WE keep the back door open but it is
supposed we are closed. The police
don't modest us and they frequently come
in themselves. Thay act to outsiders as
if they did not know we we're running
and if complaint is made they come in
| and arrest US and it costs US $40 every
time. They do not do it in good faith
but only to keep up appearances. The
saloons were run open under Lewelling
but they are worse now and the business
| is divided up so that it is very poor. Hard
times of course have something to do
with the poor trade"
They All Like Morrill,.
The proprietors of the "Warwick," at
! 800 Cherokee street, of the National
Bar" Paul Csssela and dozen others
| who were visited all expressed the great
| est confidence in Governor Morrill,
Peter Berry, who is a wholesale dealer
| in liquors at 302 Sha street, also has
confidence in the governor. He has an
| immense stock of whiskies, and deals
! only by Wholesale The barrels of
whisky and wines are piled high in the
front room, where they can be easily
seen from the street, and a sign in front
says that Peter Berry is a dealer in and
importer of foreign and domestic liquors.
| ne says tudb 10 htdELCQ III DQSln05S when
the Lewelling administration was inau-
| gurated, and does not expect to close soon.
There is one brewery at Leavenworth
running full blast. It is at 10 KicSapoc
street, and is owned by Brandon & Beal
and of course is under the protection of
Governor MorrilPs police commissioners.
Some idea of the number of places
there are at Leavenworth whose proprie-
tors are engaged in the liquor business
may be had by a walk up Cherokee
street from First to Sixth. There were
thirty eight saloons running with wide
open doors in those five blocks Saturday
night, and many of them were still open
| at 70 o'clock
1t would be difficult for person living
| in Topeka to realize a scene like tina
] which was Witnessed in that street BY