The producers news., 1918-12-27
There is no hope for poor "0ld john" his life
is fast ebbing away---he was "a good feller"
in some ways, was Jawn, but he "done some
of us dirt" yet lets not speak i'll OF the dying.
Oh Jawn held your falling head we looked into ur
But sr in spite of all of this you had to up and die

Next Monday night, December 3Oth
at midnight, the state of Montan:
goes dry, dry, dry, as a burnt brick il
a July sun. Attorney General For.
has signed "old Jawn Barley Corn's'
death warrant, and says there mus
not be any wake. His many friend
will hold a quiet funeral. All obse
quies are being held before his de
parture and many eulogies are being
delivered in his honor and many toasr!
drank to his memory.
The Butte Bulletin delivers itsel1
thusly:
"Comes now the beginning of the
end
Physicians who are in constant at.
tendance upon the Hon. Mr.. Jon:
than Barleycorn last night gave out
the following bulletin:
Condition precarious. Patient ha,
been unable to take any nourishmer,
whatever and is failing rapidly. Can.
not possibly last beyond next Mon,
day night. Death will occur some
where about 11:50.
"All of which has brought morF
than the usual mourning to a large
circle of friends and relatives. Many
Of these have definitely decided Il
close their places of business on the
announcement of his death.
why stay open?' asked a weep.
ing one yesterday afternoon. 'Jawn's
dying. He was good old soul. The
finest scrapper I ever seem
"He wiped his eyes and then wiped
a glass.
" Yes, sir, the gamest scrapper
ever seen. The only way d feller ev-
er could whip that boy was by not
fighting him.
"All of which is a sort of prelude
to the announcement that with today
there begins the last week of liquor
for Butte. Just five more days of
booze remain for Butte. Five and a
half, in fact, for they're counting the
hours now. At midnight next Monday
night the end will come.
Twilight and old Three Star
And one good souse for me,
And won't there be some moaning
at the bar
When Jawn has ceased to be-
"For good old Jawn Barleycorn Is
dying. He was a fine old guy, as the
perfect gent in front of the glassware
said yesterday afternoon, but ne want
an done a lotta folks dirt, and he's
got to go. Jawn is dying and weeK
from tonight he'll depart.
'And so low has the stock OF sus-
tenance become that many OF the
first class bars may cease to moan N
the middle of the week. Practically
every saloon in the city is sold down
now to only barely enough to carry
the ordinary trade through four CT
FIVE davs more-and should Butte de-
.velop an unusual thirst in the next
few days, the supply will not DC
anouoh to go around. And even
though they should have wee bit OF
stock on hand, it is more than prob
able that the high-class bars will all
be closed by o'clock, at least, Dec.
80.
"The hotels are taking unusual pre-
cautions to keep out the rough eie-
noent also. There is a fear that there
will he Zoo much of desire to mourn
in the native or destructive fashion
as Jawn Barleycorn passes in mis-
shekels. And to this end every reser-
walton is being carefully scrutinized'
More than that they are being held
down to smaller numbers than evef
before.
aLio,or houses estimate that at
least few bottles Gin case OF sick
ness or accident are going into prac-
tically every home in Butte. Bills
ranging as high as $500 and 5000 are
being purchased from the big liquor
houses this week, while $50 conslgn-
ments viii be common.
@And thus, with a few draperies to
mourn on, Butte prepares for months
and years of dry climate, with now
and then mourning notice:
aIn memory of Jawn Barleyco1n
who died Dec. 80, 1918:
AOh, Jawn, we held your falling heai
We looked you in the eye;