The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-01-06
cAiRO's FIRST DRY SUNDAY IN
MANY, MANY YEARS PASSES
UNEVENTFULLY.
TWO SOUSES ARRESTED
One Brought His Jag to Town With
Hm--Other Victom OF Previous
ly Purchased BottIe---Sun-
day Card Clubs Non Est.

The first 24-hour dry spell tina
Cairo has experienced in many an,
many d year passed quite uneyent
fuIly--unless II might be said tha
the closing OF the G2 saloons for tha
length OF time was in itself an event
So far as could be iearned there was
not single instance Of cheating. The
saloonmen were all heartily in favor
of the closing order and without an
exception the blinds were drawn aside
and the swinging doors propped open
SO that all who passed might see that
the "lid' was on, and on good and
tight
In saloons where there is a restaur.
ant in connection, the bar end was
closed as tight as a drum. No even 4
glass Of water could be secured over
the bar and cigars were not to be pur-
chased
Only two arrests for drunkenness
We're made. One Of the victims
brought his jag with him from some
wet spot up the state and was taken
in when he got off the train. The 9th,
er was the victim Of q bottle purchased
before midnight Saturday. lie lifted
the lid in the privacy Of his room iii
q downtown hotel and was then foot
ish enough to go out on the streets
and brag about it.
Fortunately the day was mos,
pleasant one and the many persons
who have for years been In the habit
Of spending their afternoons over a
social glass, or glasses, IN some sa.
loon made the best of it and put in
their time strolling around the city.
The Ohio levee, as well as tho one az
the back of the town, was crowded !
all afternoon with strollers. Many of |
them had never before strolled on a |
Sunday afternoon.
Countless Sunday card clubs were
yesterday put out of business. At
any rate they didn't play In the
places in which they had been ac-
customed
If the closing caused any falling off
in the number of Sunday visitors in
Cairo it could not be noticed, accord.
ing TO trainmen from points south Of
here, where a majority of the Sunday
visitors come from. This may, how
ever have been due 70 the fact that
the news of Cairo's lid had not reach.
ed to the neighboring dry states.
Many visitor came to Cairo yester.
day with thirst and unless he cured
1t with coco cola or Ohio river water,
he took it back with him.
Many and loud were the cries set
up by some of the disappointed
strangers. The majority, however.
took 1t as good naturedly as did those
Cairo people who are confessedly not
prohibitionists, not even on Sunday If
it can be helped
Fruit stands downtown did a ri,sh.
ing business. Finding that they could
not send their money over the mahog
any, visitors from the rural district },
bought bananas and peanuts. one
fruit dealer on Sixth street said that
at o'clock his receipts were $40
larger than they had been the Sunday
before
Not only visitors from the dry sec. =
IONS We're disappointed Travelling
men who have been in the habit of
coming here because they could get
n bar rooms TO idle away the sun.
lay confessed in the hotel hobbies
yesterday that time hung rather ?
heavily on their hands,
one well known salesman aIiebted
rom train early yesterday morning
md with a rapid stride walked into
rhe Halliday He handed over his
ZIP TO boy and maze Dee-line FOR te
ne bar Evidently he was in great C,
taste for he did not notice that the IN
Ioor was closed. until he had bumned NJ
lis head against it, With a ratbe, m
restfallen air he walked back into n,
he lobby. THE lids on" said The m
Jerk. Yes, he replied rubbing a sors lhi
pot on his forehead. I've Just been
orceably reminded, of the faet.s "a
The drought was urted at midnisb, al
some Of the saloons which keen
pen all night Contrary 10 the mr.. r.
lotions made by many that there h
iould be a number Of thirsty ones on
and to welcome the resumption of
usiness. the saloons had compare. {,
Neiy few customers early this morn.
lg.