The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-10
Eagles Silver Statue
lOc Cigar
AT ALL GOOD DEALERS
WICHITA WIDE OPEN.
Beer Sold as Boldly as in Days of the
Regular Saloon.

Regular Saloon.
Wichita, Kan. Sept. 1O.-The Bea-
con says: 4
Beer over improvised bars. from
| tubs of chilly ice water, out of the ice
chests standing in the open. off res
| taurant tables and over green-topped
card tables was to be had at five places
| between Emporia and Rock Island
avenue on East Douglas avenue last
night.
A representative of the Beacon
bought beer at each of these five places
and it was handed out as boldly as it
was in the days of open saloons in
Wichita.
What kind YOU want, Pabst. Bud
weiser or Schlitz." asked the bartender
in the green-topped table joint
Make it Schlitz." said the buyer
who prefers a light beer when he pre-
fers beer at all.
The next corners ordered Pabst,
pulled UP chairs and discussed the
"drouth in Wichita while they
emptied the big black quart bottles.
Scarcely had the last foam disappeared
when a party of eight filed into the
room and called for some of the same.
On the walk. sduarely in front of the
door of this Joint stood uniformed
policeman. He watched the party of
eight file in and he smiled good ma
turedly, glad evidently that one of the
men on his beat was having as much
business as one bartender could care
for
Any man or woman with forty cents
can buy beer at the East Douglas ave-
nue. restaurant. The Beacon's repre-
sentative visited it. Simply pull your
chair up to the table garden. No ques-
tions are asked. The waiter will kind
ly draw a light curtain in order not to
hurt the ewes of the officer who fire.
quentlv stands in front of this beer
garden.
With the branded Pabst cork al
fefo tod ar1 = he
ing to get out. the waiter sets your
black bottle of brew down ALONGSIDE
your dinner, supper or breakfast and
politely saws:
There's your booze. mister Now
make a noise like money"
BE careful not to spill it on the
green CLOTH" was one of the admonf-
lions that was given to the Beacon's
representative.
They're watching US like h.
said one bartender. Then he boldly
opened an ice chest, grabbed two small
bottles of pale Schlitz by the neck.
wrung them, and said
''rhe porter will show you the
drinking room. Pay him thirty cents
there
Hundreds found these five great
gaping holes in the lid. The Beacon's
retrospective was squeezed and
thirsted and found straight and
broad path that led to that which
quenched thirst just as it did when
there were no silken curtains, and
when it wasn't necessary even to rap
on the door and answer a who's
there %
Judging by the beer bought at these
five open" places on Douglas avenue
all the big beer companies are still
doing business in Wichita and some
of the smaller ones are coming.
In one of the busy places the early
calls for Pabst exhausted the stock
and during the latter part of the even
ing Lemp's was dispensed.
Anticipating a heavy night run at
two of the five places visited, the bar
tenders had dragged out scores of
cases and had them ready for the ice
chests and tubs of ice water At the
place where you have to knock on the
door and give your name, or some
body's else name if you want to, there
was enough beer in sight to irrigate
the Threats of a regiment of men.