Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1914 — LOWELL AND SHELBY AGAIN VOTE "DRY" [ARTICLE]

LOWELL AND SHELBY AGAIN VOTE "DRY"

Larger Majority Than Two Tears Ago Against Saloons in Cedar Creek Township. The drys of Cedar Greek township, Lake county, Including the towns off Lowell and Shelby, made a sweeping victory over the wets at the polls Tuesday, and won the election by 131 majority, The polls were opened at 6 o’clock and autos commenced bringing in voters as early at 5:30, and kept up the work incessantly all day, regardless of the If act that it was one off the hottest days this summer. Both sides worked faithfully and fairly, and all day long until the polls closed at 6 o’clock, there was not a quarrel or a heated argument. Almost the total vote off Cedar Creek township was gotten out. The vote Showed that the people were determined to make the result so decisive that the wets would understand that Cedar Creek township is satisfied without asloons. The result follows: Shelby precinct, Drys 95; wets 53; dry majority 42. Lowell precinct, drys 286; wets 197; majority dry votes 89. Total dry vote, 381. Total wet vote, 250. Total vote cast, 631. Majority dry vote, 131. Two years ago the township went dry by 30 majority.