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Governor delivers license to famous bar

Associated Press


BUTTE - Gov. Brian Schweitzer hand-delivered a new liquor license to the owner of the landmark M&M Cigar Store on Thursday, and used bolt cutters to snip the chain that has held the saloon's doors shut for nearly two years.

"It's great to have it open again," Schweitzer said after throwing back a shot of scotch. "May she never close."

The M&M closed its doors in April 2003, ending a 113-year run, after its former owner filed for bankruptcy. The business had been an institution in Uptown Butte for decades, especially as a rallying point during the city's uninhibited St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

It was the most celebrated bar in a roaring mining town full of bars. Back in the days when Butte's fabled copper mines ran 24 hours a day, the saloons kept the same hours to serve miners. It was a tradition the M&M never surrendered, even when the mines shut down.

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