SITE OF
                      THE DAWSON SALOON
                        OF THE 1890'S

  FRONTIER BUSINESS OF S.T.(TOL) AND E.F.(LISH) DAWSON, BROTHERS,
LISH DAWSON, 1891-92 SHERIFF OF ECTOR COUNTY, HAD A BARBER CHAIR
IN THE SALOON, AND HELPED TEND BAR.  LIQUOR WAS IN 40-GALLON
BARRELS.  ICE FOR DRINKS WAS HAULED FROM GREAT LAKES BY
TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILROAD.

  TO AVOID TOWNSHIP RESTRICTION ON LIQUOR SALES, DAWSON MOVED
SALOON TO THE STREET;  TOL WAS BROUGHT TO TRAIL FOR THIS.

  "WHITE RIBBONERS"--CLUBWOMEN--  OPPOSED SALOONS.  IN THE FACE 
OF THEIR STRONG OPPOSITION, LISH DAWSON LOST HIS OFFICE, AND
THE BUSINESS WAS CLOSED.
                                                   (1967)