Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-03
Predicted That Twenty : Five
Places in Dubuque Will
Shut Up Oct. 1
UNABLE TO PAY ASSESSMENT
Enforcement Of Mulct Law Will Les
sen the Number of Thirst Resorts in
Dubuque-only Nominal Tax Has
Been Paid Heretofore-saIoon Mon
Say They Will Quit.

Special to Times Republican.
DUBUQUE. Aur.3-When the mulct az
itation now on in Dubuque reaches It's
fruition twenty five liquor dispensaries
will go out of business. That is. a care
full estimate of the situation based on
statements from proprietors at this
time indicates that this number Will
fail to pay their quarterly assessments
when the month of October arrives
There are now in operation in the
county It's saloons. A half dozen went
out of business when the last quarterly
tax was due owing to the limitations
which the Benson decree placed upon
the hours of operation and the gen.
eral regulations placed upon an indus
try that never before had been in any
manner or way controlled. save that
since 1898 the mulct tax of $500 had
been collected regularly. Prior to that
time the only tax that was paid was
one of 500 annually levied by the
city y
Injunction Dem anded.
4 ATTORNEY A. p. Gibbs has demon
strated that lie means business in his
prosecution of the saloons of the
county His original notices were
served a month ago. Today the first
installment OF the petitions demanding
intunctions was placed on file. The bal
ance will be in the hands of the county
clerk inside of ten days.
There are wild and unreasonable sa-
loon men here-men who have known
but little law in the past-but it is
worthy of comment that not one today
but realizes the mulct law Is scheduled
no definite action has been taken by
the saloon men with regard to securing
attorneys, but it is given out when the
time comes legal talent will be on
hand and the chief purpose of such
talent will be not to fight the proceed
ing, but to find as easy and as grace
full a way out of the difficulty as pos
sible
Old Firm to Quit.
A notable incident in connection
with the present affair is the an
srlouncement of Eichhorn & Bechtel, the
Oldest saloon keepers in Dubuque
men who for forty-two years have
been in the business and who in that
time never have had an arrest or any
difficulty in the place, to retire on the
first of October. They are operating a
saloon in connection with grocery
story The building is within the 200
foot limit Of school house and with
out ceremony they have decided to
quit liquor business.
Years ago when there was no tax
levied outside of the one exacted by the
federal government every grocery store
handled liquor as freely as it did
vinegar or molasses The whisky end
or the business was considered as es-
sential as any department Of the gro
Gerry line The 800 tax imposed later
by the city put a lot of these stores
so far as liquor was concerned, out of
business and when the $500 tax was
imposed it left comparatively few OF
the combination concerns. Under the
new arrangement half dozen concerns
will be vacated because the saloons
are not located on the first floor open
ing on the street and the school house
and church limit will represent a prob
lem that promises grief for many con-
Germs. AS stated. twenty-five will
likely be forced permanently out OF
business.