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DUG OUTS

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DUG OUTS. Boys living in the Fifth Ward in 1891 were given to digging large holes into the side of the bluff and constructing a roof and door for their abode. Meeting there, the boys read dime novels, played cards, drank beer, and according to the newspaper carried other delectable practices.

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"Raided the Dug Outs," Municipal Molecules, The Herald December 1, 1891, p. 4