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Page 64 EARLY TAVERNS
down upon by the community, and in fact there were but two such men
known in Brady Township at that time.
Each tavern keeper owned a farm or store or probably a
mill, and he did not depend on his barroom for his livelihood or the
upkeep of his house.
Whisky sold for five cents a glass. Even at that price,
the economic condition of the community did not warrant the
expenditure of sufficient money to get on a drunk.
Liquor was not only sold in the taverns, but stores
also retailed alcohol as well as concoctions called "bitters." What
was known as "bitters" was nothing but whisky of a poor grade, with
cinchona bark or some other ingredient that gave it a bitter taste.
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