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THAT POSSIBILITY WAS DISCUSSED
AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING
PUNCH BOARDS MUST GO
Instructions viii be Giyen to Stop
Their Use in the Public Places
Of the City


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There is a possibility OF Sunday
closing Of Bijous. pool rooms and
bowling alleys in the city OF Crystal
Falls. The subject came up as re-
suit OF the adoption OF an ordinance
closing pool rooms, billiard parlors
and bowling alleys at 1890 o'clock
p. IN. on week days.
There was considerable discussion
on the question Of what hour should
be set for the closing OF the rooms.
Some wanted to make the hour 1900
O'Clock midnight but almost all OF
the aldermen were opposed TO any
such change and stuck for an 1900
o'clock closing.
Sunday Closing Favored.
During the discussion the question
Of the closing OF pool rooms and bowl
ing alleys on Sunday came up. This,
It is claimed, is covered by the general
law and needs only an invoking of
the strong arm of the law in order
TO bring II into force
AT the same time the discussion
drifted 10 the closing of the picture
theatres which are also under the
general law While no action was
taken, there was very strong senti-
ment evidenced in favor OF compelling
the observance OF the law in regard
to such amusement places.
Should the council go ahead In this
matter il will mean that the pool
rooms, billiard parlors. bowling al
leys and picture shows will be closed
on Sundays. leaving only tire Ice
cream parlors. candy scores end tenn
perance saloons open on the first day
OF the week.
This Sunday closing matter has
stirred up lot of feeling for a time
wherever IL has been enforced but II
il is enforced fairly there Is an ac-
quiesccnce with 1t after a time. Mar
quette Ishpeming, Norway and
other places have the Sunday closing
At Norway there was hot fight on
for several months between the Meth
odist minister and the proprietor OF
the picture show and lot OF feeling
was engendered but the law enforce
ment at last prevailed and general
closing resulted.
Punch Boards Sure 10 60.
Punch boards and games Of chance
are sure to be sent TO the discard
The aldermen expressed themselves
very emphatically upon that subject
and Il is very probable that at the
next meeting orders will go out to
see that the law which forbids these
games OF chance are enforced in this
town.
Punch board men. like the saloon
keepers OF past days, have brought
this banishment upon themselves
There wasn't much complaint so long
as a few candy boards were used but
the makers have been adding TO the
line right along until now there arc
boards loaded down with opportuni-
ties to get iewelry, hardware and
every other nick mack that one can
think of.
10 Install M Alarm.
II was agreed that siren fire alarm
I that may be heard for q distance OF
ten miles should be installed at once
on the tower OF the FIRE department
Thc city f. hndly in need of souc form
Of alarm The old bell that has done
duty so long is practically worthless
In ~ prcsent position az very few of
tho city are within reach Of It's sound.
The council has wanted to install
siren FOR somo time and one would
be in place now but for the empty
treasury With the tax payments
close at hand, the members feel that
the money can be- spared and the
committee on that subiecJ Is now at
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