Le Grand Advocate, Saturday, August 31, 1912 For the first time in its history Mariposa is without saloons, the 90 days given by the Wylie law after an election, having expired last Tuesday. W. W. Gann, who for some time has conducted the only saloon in Mariposa, closed his place of business Monday night. Other saloons in this district closed the following day. Nothing unusual marked the stopping of the sale of intoxicating liquors in Mariposa. –Mariposa Gazette In the same paper Merced arrested the first bootlegger. You would not believe the number of arrests for bootlegging in latter issues of the Mariposa Gazette. -- Thomas and Paulette Hilk 1725 Wildwood Ct. Merced, CA. 95340 E-mail address: paulette@elite.net