Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1916 — Boston Fights Against Liquor Today. [ARTICLE]

Boston Fights Against Liquor Today.

Much interest is being manifested in the outcome of the election to be held in Boston today on the liquor question. 120,000 voters have registered, the largest in the history of the city. Four other Massachusetts cities are voting on the question today, also, but the outcome vs the Boston election is watched wdth the greatest interest. Boston is ordinarily considered a, license city and carried at the last election by a heavy majority for the wets. In only one year have the. dry® come close to victory, in 1802.

The Western Union is giving a Christmas bonus to all employes who have not missed more than thirty-one days this year. This, bonus will be seven per cent of the year's salary. Mlsg Spalding, dur obliging operator here, will not get this because she took a two months' vacation during the year,. However, Miss Spaulding is not so blue as might be expected. The other day she read an article written by a stenographer who said that the good looking and efficient lady employee did not often get mar, rled. That had always been her idea but no one had ever written it up before.