Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-08

nous bonanza Gays IN the various |
sections of the unfettered west with
its open gambling and many famous
bars and hotels it becomes an ef-
fort of the imagination to picture
the transition which will occur
July I. |
But the Palace Hotel bar will
make the change, it has just been
announced. The largest and most
famous of the far western institu-
tons of that character, whose net
income is said to have been in the |
| neighborhood of $l75,000 a year,
where men discussed millions over
their cocktails or highballs and
where many gigantic mining, land
or stock deal was consummated,
will fall in line. Behind this bar
hangs Maxheld's Parrish's mural
decoration, 1.-THE Pied Piper of
Hamlin," which cost the hotel man
agement $4,000. A companion
piece, "Old King Cole" hangs in
the Knickerbocker hotel in New
York.
Other Famous Bars.
The Lick bar, rebuilt since the
earthquake and fire of 1906, is as
ISOLATED with the early days of the |
city and about the name clustered
many Of the associations of the Wig
iliantes who put an end to murder |
and lawlessness in San Francisco. |
The same may be said of the Ex-
change saloon. the marble floor of |
which was shipped around the Horn
about 184o. It was the headquar-
tiers of the leaders of San Franz
cisco affairs.
In Bakersfield, is the Southern |
bar. 1t was the scene of many
revel of titled and high-born Eng
lishmen who used to ride in from |
the colony at Rosedale and, filling |
themselves with sparkling wine,
were prone to remember their !
mounts by pouring bottles of cham
payne down the throats of their
horses. Tradition has it that Lord |
Sholto Douglas was one of the gay
blades. se-- -.-..
Doyle's Will Close.
With the passing of the liquor
trade will go Jack Doyle's place at
Vernon, known to all followers of
the prize ring and where nearly 100
bartenders serve the crowds. Here
in their heyday have passed Jeffries,
Johnson, Choynski, Fitzsimmons,
Kid Mccoy, Britt, Richie, Young,
Corbett, McGovern and many other
men famed in the history of the
prize ring. ...
In Los Angeles. the Oak, situated
near the court house, already had
passed out. Its nickname of the
Dynamite Reef" was acquired, not
on account of any high power stock
it may have carried, but because it
was the favorite meeting place for
many of those connected with the
trial concerned in the blowing up of
the Los Angeles Times building.
Other saloons of Los Angeles
around which memories of various
sort cling were Dead Rat" known
to police and newspapermen; the
Pantheon, the heart of Chinatown,
near which more than a score of
Chinese were lynched by mob
more than a quarter of century
ago; and the Bucket of Blood" a
name to be found in many western
cities.
Other Dry States.
Texas, already dry, even now only
has memories of the Cactus, the
Parlor, Wigwam, Gem, The Ranch,
the Ruby, Aston House, Palace,
Coney Island and Lobby, names
which will endure in books of fact
and fiction which have been written
about the early days when bands of
recreation seeking COW punchers
galloped down the streets to fusil-
lade of pistol shote and rode their
ponies up to the bars.
Billy Duncan's Silver Dollar Sa-
loon, in Denver, which got its name
from the silver dollars cemented in
to the floor, Torton;'s which went
Duncan several better and made
flooring of twenty dollar gold
pieces, have gone, for Colorado an
ticipated national prohibition.
Everywhere it is the same, and
while many mourn the passing of
the famous resorts, all are prepar-
ing for the transition.