The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-24
Chief Of Police Issues New Orders to
the Saloons in Regard to Clos
ing the Places.
WINE AND GAME ROOMS CLOSE.
Saloon Men are Ordered to Close atlEleven
O'Clock and From Nine to Twelve on
Sunday Minors to be Barred.

work on a new schedule Wednesday
night for that afternoon the new Chief
of Police made anca11 on every saloon
in the city and gave notice of the new
regulations for the' saloons, as set
down by Mayor Pfennig. The new
orders will go into operation at once
and provide forsome striking changes.
The new rules provide for the clos
ing of the saloons on Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day nights at eleven O'Clock in the
evening. On Saturday evening the
saloons are given half hour of grace,
and are allowed to keep open until
half past eleven o'clock. On Sunday
special hours are arranged but the..sa-
loon men are.not allowed to have their
places open between the hours of nine
and twelve and they smust all be closed
promptly at eight O'Clock Sunday even
ing.
In connection with the sorder, wine
rooms and gambling dens are given a
black eye'and the orderI3provides that
no saloon shall be permitted to have a
gambling den as a feeder nor will
women be'al1owed to drink in saloons
either in or out of wine rooms. This
portion of the order is especially pleas
ing to many of the better saloon keep
ers as fight has been on against the
wine room evil for:ssome atime, and
Chief Tinme gives assurance that the
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It is reported thatIthere ares'severa1
gambling dens in operation in the city
which are not connected with 'any sa.
looms and the places have been order
ed to close at once and remain closed.
The order also makes stringent pro-
vision against any minors being al
lowed to drink Gin sany ssaloon in the
city and saloon keepers found guilty
of selling to minors will be promptly
prosecuted. The new orders were gen.
orally obeyed last night and nearly
every saloon in the city closed prompt
1y upon the hour.
One thing is certain and that is that
the new regulations will be enforced
without fear or favor land every sa-
loon man in the city will be forced to
keep to the very letter of the law. The
rules are thought to be sufficiently
favorable to the sa1oon menl and the
Chief has positive ordersl to see that
they are enforced.
Many of the leading saloon men of
the city were visited today and with
out one exceptionathes men declared
that they were we1lg pleased, with the
new regulations as set down. Most of
the saloon men are ready to cooperate
with the city administration and those
who are not will have to close up their
places as the men found guilty of vio-
lating the laws will probably be taken
before the acounci1 aand their licenses
revoked.
One of the smost interesting points
in the new regulations is,the fact that
the minors will ben protected. For
some time minors inslKenosha have
found it very easy to secure liquor and
in this manner many of them,have be-
come intoxicated. The people of the
city are all opposed to the selling of
liquor to minors and will be pleased to
see the new Chief carry out these or
ders.
In connection with the move against
vice in Kenosha it is stated that the
Pleasant Prairie' Town Board will al
SO begin crusade against the resort
at the four corners. This place has
been running for some time and sew
eral complaints Shave sbeenl lodged
against it by well known residents of
| the town.
The Chairman of the town has
stated that he will3not consent to a
license being issued to it for another
term of years, and when the license
expires in July the place will probably
be closed.
The saloon has been Jan eye-sore to
Pleasant Prairie people for some time
and several disgraceful rows have
taken place there.
It is probable that thes proprietors
of the place will make hard fight to
secure a renewal of1.the license, but
the board seems to' be inifavor of clos
ing it up.