Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1911 — GOODLAND VOTES WET BY 5; KENTLAND DRY BY 22. [ARTICLE]

GOODLAND VOTES WET BY 5; KENTLAND DRY BY 22.

Local Option Elections of Tuesday Result itt Victory for Wets —All Eleven Units tn Benton Dry. The results of local option elections held in Indiana Tuesday show a big gain for tbe “wets” in the cities, while the outlying townships with but a few exceptions toted “dry.” The most notable exception was In Parke county, where the “wets” were victorious in each of the four townships, the only units voting. Two townships in Newton county held elections. Jefferson township, in which Kentland is’ located, went “dry” by 22, while Grant township, with Goodland as the principal ,town, returned a “wet” majority of 5. Benton county, in wfeich elections were held in all eleven units, went dry by 713.

In Daviess ebuntythe capital city, Washington, went “wet” by 331, while the rest of the county voted “dry.” The “wets” in Princeton, Gibson county, carried the city by 201, in Elkhart carried both Elkhart and Goshen by 418 and 140 respectively, in Jay took Dunkirk by 92, in Whitley received a majority in Columbia City of 233 and in Decatur carried Greqnsburg by 137. Greenfield, Hancock county, voted 80 “wet.” In Greene county, Bloomfield went “dry” by 75, while Worthington and Jasonville voted "wet” by 17 and 100 respectively. Montgomery county, of which Crawfordsville Is the county seat, votes today. The results in the different counties voting follows: Dry. Wet BENTON COUNTY. Eleven units 713 ... DAVIESS COUNTY. Washington (city) 331 Elmere township : 106 ... Madison township 150 ... Barr township 33 ... DECATUR COUNTY. Greenburg (city) ... 137 Adams township 54 ... / ELKHART COUNTY. Elkhart ' 418 Goshen ... .T. 140 GIBSON COUNTY. Princeton 201 Oakland City 208 ... GREENE COUNTY. Bloomfield 75 ... Jasonville 100 Worthington 22 HAMILTON COUNTY. Sheridan 253 ... HANCOCK COUNTY. Greenfield go Fortville 42 ... JAY COUNTY. Dunkirk 92 NEWTON COUNTY. Goodland and Grant townshp ... 5 Jefferson township 22 ... PARKE COUNTY. Wabash township ! 43 Florida township 49 Raccoon township 98 Reserve township 21 SHELBY COUNTY. Moral township 72 ... WHITELY COUNTY. Columbia Ci|y 233