The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-06
THE LID WAS ON;
CITY WENT DRY
The Close Sunday Order Was
Rigidly Enforced in. Mime
apolis Yesterday.
Some Tipplers Sought Suburbs or
st. Paul, but City Was 4
Orderly.
TWIN CITY DRUNK RECORD
Monday Morning DRINKS.
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OcC. 20. ............. 70 ~
| OcG. 81. ....... ~ 10
/ Total ........... 159 SO
Average for October. 31.8 17.6
ToDAY's RECORD. % 8
For the first time in more than fifteen
years the lid was down tight yesterday,
and Minneapolis was absolutely dry so
far as liquor sales were concerned.
The effect of the strict enforcement
Of the, Sunday closing law could be seen
in every part of the city. With thous-
ands Of transients, attracted by the
football game Of Saturday, the differ
ence in conditions was marked, even de-
spite the rain. To those who, came
down town in the afternoon and even
ing, it looked as tho every one had gone
ness on the streets and no lettering
crowds about the saloon doors. Appar-
emily the heart of the city was deserted
and the only signs of metropolitan life
were at the interesting points of the
street car lines.
The mayors order seemed to be
obeyed to the letter by every saloon
keeper and by the proprietors Of the
red-light resorts, who were warned by
.
same rule as the license holders. Most
of the saloon proprietors had the lights
in their places partly turned on and left
the swinging doors open SO that the
passersbY could look in and see that an
attempt to get drink would be fu-
tile. H. -. H.. + 49,. :
But One Sunday Drunk. -.
From police standpoint the day was
a great success. No helpless drunks
had to be piloted to lodging houses OF
| to the police station, and there we're NO
calls to drive disorderly crowds away
from the street corners. The steady
rain, of course, helped to a large ex
tent. The central patrol wagon which
usually has double work on a rainy day
was not called out between I:36 Sunday
i, morning and 6 CLOCK Sunday evening
Between the same hours only one mar
was locked up for drunkenness in the
entire city. This man was returning
from a spree in ST.. Paul and fell off al
interurban car at Seven Corners, where
he was taken in tow by a policeman.
| The, streetcars did a bub business
but the majority Of the passengers were
carried thru the business district. Many
men who heretofore spent the greater
part Of the day in meeting friends at
the bar went with their families to
call on friends. - -. T.. t.5 -
Theaters Were Crowded.
The greatest surprise Of the day, was
at the theaters, where a great falling
off in attendance had been predicted
Nearly every playhouse was crowded
to the doors, and at the opening Of the
performances had to put out the sig1
"Standing Room Only w The audi
ences were unusually orderly and came
prepared to stay. Between the acts
many of the men went into the lobbie
who didn't feel the need Of any kline
of stimulants remained in their seats
After the performance, both in the af
ternoon and evening, there was q rusl
for the streetcars, and no one seemed
to care enough about the liquor cues
ton to look for possible "blind pig.
Suburban Bars Patronized.
The suburban saloons that are no
rushing business early in the day, blu
later their trade fell off and the mel
who had gone to have the time Of thei
lives came back disguested. The ga
looms at Robbinsdale and Keegan
lake were the most popular. Seyera
members of the fast set hired livery rig
and drove out to these places, but tn
!; variety and change Of scene afforded
by the city saloons was lacking, an
charm. The saloon Just across tn
bridge from Fort Smelling was wei
patronized by drinkers who realizes
that it would only cost nickel t
. get home. There was no trouble there
however, and the regular car schedul
did not have to be increased to handl
the traffic.
The many social clubs where bar
are run In connection were quiet eve
tho drinks in some cases were serve
to members. One lodge that has
bar in its rooms passed rule that onl
members would be served, and that
: any member brought friend, neithe
!, of them would be allowed to drink. O
!: the other hand, many men who had NO
been inside a church edifce for. tie
years took advantage Of the oppoo1
: tunity yesterday. Among those, VIII
|. tried the experiment were several ba1
!: tenders who experienced their mrs
!. I" day off, in years.
. Shown by Police Records.
Police records show that from
!. O clock Saturday night until 6 o'cloc
. Sunday night only ten DRINKS wei
!. booked at Central station. All but on
3 of these were arrested before midnlgt
. Saturday. This one was orougnt
!: shortly after / O'Clock. At the mort
. station four men were charged wit
|: drunkenness Saturday night, but no OF
5 was brought in Sunday. There wei
!. no arrests for intoxication at the 9th,
!: stations Sunday except at the Sout
!. station. where one man was corral1ed
. This record differs but slightly fro
!. the record week ago. Between tt
. same hours the same number OF ms
!. were arrested "a week ago, but six
!. them were arrested Sunday afternoe
!. and evening. In spite of the large GU
!. of-town trade caused by the footbs
/. game, there was no increase IN gener
s drunkenness Saturday evening.
]: The general opinion yesterday SCENE
!: to be that the mayor g order was goo
!. thing, and even the better class
!. saloonkeepers admitted that they we
/. glad to have one day in the week tn
!. they could call their own. Il. is t
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