Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1901 — Gets Taste of Old Blue Law. [ARTICLE]

Gets Taste of Old Blue Law.

Omaha, Nefb., . was given v a taste of puritanical Sunday with a vengeance. Practically everything but the town clock was stopped last Sunday. The mayor’s orders were that nothing be sold or dealt in that did not contribute directly to human existence. At the last moment, however, the street cars were permitted to run, because the officials of the line# called the mayor’s attention to the fact that they have a contract with the postal department to carry the mails, and it would be an interruption of United States regulations. Then the mayor relented. .