Could it be that the recent election and closing of the saloons had anything to do with the fact that women were now voting! <g>! California was one of the earlier states to grant (!) women the vote- 1911- the sixth state to do so..... Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: Paulette Hilk <paulette@elite.net> To: CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com <CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, February 01, 2001 1:48 PM Subject: [CAMARIPO] Mariposa Saloons >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 > > > >==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== >Thanks for sharing and helping each other!! > >