El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-26
NOTED ARIZONA
SALOONS CLOSE
Prohibition Ends Careers Of
Some Of the West S Most
Noted Places.
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freighters. 1t looked like a nashlight
OF the whole room was to be taken.
Instead, only the Hughes table was
included in the cameras scope. The
picture was sent to president Cleve-
land. Here is my opponents prinCi-
pal supporter at his daily work." L.
c. Hughes wrote. He was appointed
governor soon after that stroke Of
political sagacity."
.PaInce'' and so To Close.
The only two noted Phoenix saloons
that survived into modern times are
closed. For years the Palace" was
the mecca of all sportively inclined in
central Arizona. A man who is today
one of the leading reformers of the
state dealt faro there, and history says
that he was first class dealer.
Thousands and tens of thousands Of
dollars changed hands over the "Pal-
ace. tables nightly Outside was
sign proclaiming the Palace" THE
only second class saloon in the ter
ritory." Just what that meant, no one
knows. The accommodations were
pretty much the same as in any other
resort of like character.
Only two or three months ago the
o. T. was closed and the building 1t
had occupied for thirty years was torn
down to make room for modern Of
rendezvouse for cowboys and prospee-
Phoenix has a Bank Exchange which
is not a financial institution but a
thirst parlor noted for its imported
beer. its sausages and the traditions
which hang about 1t.
Famous Saloons In Globe.
Globes most noted saloon is the
Gold Coin" owned and managed by
CHUCK" Rogers, as well known in the
southwest as was Richard Garfield
in the east The Midway and Eel
Moro" are Clifton's historic resorts
for the thirsty. The Blue Goose
was the biggest of them all 20 years
ago but it fell upon evil days. The
adobe building it occupied was later
used as school
Morenci is not a dry" town by any
means, but there are no bars there.
All LIQUOR is sold at wholesale by the
shannon Copper company, which owns
the ground on which Morenci stands
Fifteen years ago. MOrenci was swept
by a terrible fire. The company then
decided to lease no ground for saloons
in the rebuilt town. Now, every az
/ ternoon, when the miners Of the day
shift knock off work, hundreds line up
| at the company warehouse to purchase
their refreshments in bottles. Men
| are employed to do nothing except col
lect the empty bottles they throw
about.
NeyvtOvyn, Wicked and Proud Of It.
After the fire all the saloonists
moved to spot about mile from
Morenci, and over a hill, where they
founded Newtown. Today NeWtOwn
claims the proud distinction of being
the wfckedest place in the world. 1t
! is made up entirely of saloons and
dives. with not even a grocery store
to relieve the sinful monotOny.
Jim .Nicholass Maze" is probably
/ Bisbee's most famous saloon. Douglas
! is comparatively new and has no old
time resorts but is well supplied with
places where ones thirst may be as
suaged.
Two Tombstone Saloons.
Tombstone boasts the Pony" owned
by Jim Marrs, and Vents Place"
The later owned by Allen Wentworth,
fol many years mayor of Tombstone.
Most of Yuma's historic bars are
| now closed but she still has the "Old