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From: "Carolyn Feroben" <>
Subject: Re: [CAMARIPO] Mariposa Saloons
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 16:25:39 -0800


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 <>
To: <>
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
>
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