The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30
MAYOR ISSUESFOUMAL ORDER
Tells Police Chief That Saloons and
Hotel Bars Will Be Allowed to Keep
Open Until 100 O'Clock Saturday
Moaning Drink No More Then.
Here is a real surprise.

Here is q real surprise.
Kenosha people will be permitted
TO toast the New Year with sparkling
wine or foamy beer according to the
possibilities Of their pocketbooks and
what is more, the toasts will be permit
ted in the public places of the city for
whole hour after the whistles have
footed their welcome to 1916. The
mayor this morning gave formal order
to the Chief of Police that grace would
be granted the saloon men on the last
night of the old year and the first
morning Of the new and that the lid
which is supposed to go down on Ke-
nosha saloons will be tilted on Friday
night so as to permit these places being
kept open until one O'Clock Saturday
morning. However, said the mayor,
and every saloon man will be expected
to close his place promptly at one
O'Clock. This order is in keeping with
those which have been made in other
years. The people of Kenosha want a
chance to have their New Years drink
together and these two extra hours
should give them plenty of time to get
the start for the new year with all the
cheerfulness possible. The police have
been notified that the saloons must
close up at one clock and this does
not mean half past one or two. "
There will be no buying for future
consumptio-. in Kenosha places where
crowds may gather to watch the New
Year in and the Old Year out as the
police will insist that intoxicants bought
before one O'Clock be consumed before
that hour. The saloons must be closed
up at one O'Clock Saturday morning
and this eliminates any possible mis-
understanding as to how long the people
may wait to drink up liquor purchased
before the closing hour. "Let them
fight over that in Chicago" said Chief
Of Police O'Hare. ''The order here
provides for closing at one O'Clock and
we expect tie order to be obeyed to The
letter.. Most of the saloon men agree
chat this is sufficiently liberal or
der. = While the question of the saloons
might rightfully fall under the manage
ment of the police and fire commission
it is understood that the members of
The commission will make no objection
to the granting Of the two hours of
grace for New Year s celebration
No elaborate preparations have been
made TO- the greeting of the New Year
in Kenosha. However, several of the
hotel sand Bullets have made arrange
ments to have entertainers on the last
night of the year and it is expected
that the places will be pretty well filled
with people. AS the year has been a
prosperous one and the outlook for the
coming year is good several of the
places are laying in large supplies of
wine for consumption on Friday night
and Saturday morning. Kenosha people
have never been very strong for the
"sparkles" and it is probable that this
year as m other years the juice of the
grape will not be nearly as popular as
the beverage that made Milwaukee
famous.
The Elks and the Eagles and several
other organizations in the city are olan-
ming special entertainment for heir
members on Friday night and on Satur-
day these entertainments will be limited
to members and friends of the orgaai-
dations. No special programs have been
arranged as yet.
tits not all going TO be merriment in
Kenosha with the coming of the New
Year as several of the churches of the
city have arranged for "watch night
services at which the devout people will
await the coming Of the New Year with
prayer and songs of thanksgiving and
praise.
OF course there will be a water wagon
in Kenosha this year if the men who
promote the annual trip through Main
street can find a driver for it. It is
not expected that it will have any
great number of passengers, but just for
old times sake it will be expected 20
make the ANIMAL trim