The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-08
B|SMARCK,S ILL.,.
. SABBATH LID
r.: III 4 TIGHT ONE
Many People Are Inconvenience
by Sudden Enforcement Of
State Blue Laws

hey ScucIdl, carly OdluIuoy uAV4 uAu6,
and directed to every states attorney
in North Dakota, the cid" went on
tight here.
Not Even a Postage Stamp.
At the cigar and the news stands
in the hotels, where the public is in
the practice Of buying postage stamp
or two, the clamping down of the
lid" was felt. There was not a.
stamp to be obtained at cigar stand.
If the hotel clerk happened to handle
a few his supply was soon exhausted.
Many a letter-and written on the
Sabbath, too-did not 60 out on Nos.
and 2 last night.
Taxis Not in Operation.
Nat Prentice and family came in
at 1870 o'clock Sunday morning and
looked in vain for taxi. Failing to
find any mode of transportation to
their home, several blocks out, they
were forced to spend the remainder
of the night in a hotel. Coming in on
No. l Sunday morning, R. D. Hoskins
noted fellow.passenger, a woman
with several small children, in sore
straits. The efforts of Mr.. IHoskins
and the mother failed to secure con-
veyance, and the clerk Of the supreme
court finally tramped ten blocks
through the snow, with couple of
little ones in his arms, while the
mother carried or led the others.
700 Sunday Newspapers.
The firm of Harris e Co., reported
this morning it had 700 Sunday news
papers in the Northern Pacific ex.
press office which were not removed
until this morning. The loss on the
Sunday sales of these papers, togeth'
err with magazines, was a heavy one
for the firm. To get Sunday news
paper if not subscriber through the
mail, one had to 60 to train NO. 3,
but the rush for copies exhausted the
supply which the brakeman carried
Bismarck for the most part is reading
it's Sunday newspapers today.
Cigars were under the ban at -
O'Clock Saturday night. At, I2:o1
o'clock not cigar was to be obtained
over a counter until the opening OF
the cigar stands this morning. The
fellow who didn't lay in a supply Sat.
urday night had to depend upon the
generosity of his neighbor for Sum
day smoke. There was more "bum-
ming" Of matches yesterday than ever
in the history of the city. The cigar
stands couldn't supply them: ''i'ij! /
The White ice cream and cOnfec-
tionery palace on Main street, popular
with the Sunday afternoon and the
evening crowds, was closed all day.
The owner stated Saturday night that
Sunday is the best business day OF
the week. -
Drug stores heretofore opened from
$50 in the morning until 1880 O'clock
in the afternoon and from 1850 to
10 o'clock in the evening, were closed
under the sweeping orders from the
states attorney. However, TN excep-
ton was made, permitting these
stores to open from IL until o'clock
and from 100 p. m. until 500 p. m.
The drug stores were not open to
the public at these hours, prescrip'
lions only being filled.
Roller Rink Was Dark.
The roller skating rink, always the
scene of large crowds on Sunday
nights, was in darkness. Roller rink
parties for Sunday night were called
off after the order of the states at
torney had been issued.
With the pool rooms, cigar and
news stands closed for the day, tha:e
was large floating population which
took possession of the streets.
Closing Topic For Discussion.
The closing order was topic for
discussion among legislators. 1t was
stated by one representative that in
his opinion the blue law would he
threshed out at this session of the
legislature. ,.
Only one violation of the Sunday
closing was reported. Just what &C
ton would be taken in this particular
case could not be learned from States
Attorney McCurdy, who is out of the
city for the day.