Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 185, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1915 — Saloon Men After “Gold Mines” Near Marion. [ARTICLE]

Saloon Men After “Gold Mines” Near Marion.

There will be a race for saloon licenses in Center township, near Marion, which voted “wet” Tuesday. The county commissioners will grant four licenses and there are many applicants, among them several men who formerly operated saloons in Marion but have of late years resided outside the city limits and engaged in other occupations. James Rowan, a candidate for mayor against the incumbent, J. O. Batchelor, announced that he would be among the applicants. The saloons are looked upon as veritable “gold mines,” as they are expected to serve the trade twenty-one in Marion would accommodate if wet.