Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1903 — PARR AGAIN GOES DRY, [ARTICLE]

PARR AGAIN GOES DRY,

But Rensselaer Cases Are Undecided As We Go to Press. The anti-saloon fight occupied considerable of the time of the commissioners’ court this week, and the Rensselaer cases are not decided at this writing. The cases here resolved themselves into the question of the legality of the withdrawals. The remonstrators got two of the 19 who withdrew to sign back, but if the other 17 were counted as legal als the saloon applicants would win out by some four or five majority. The remonstrance as filed contained all the names of those whd had signed the withdrawal cards, it being claimed that the parties should have given notice direct and in person to the attor-neys-in-fact. Messrs. Johnson and Brand, to whom the power of attorney was given instead of giving notice to the auditor and commissioners. These cases were continued to Wednesday so that Attorney Orbison, the state antisaloon attorney, could be here. The matter was heard at that time and decision reserved until yesterday morning, but the commissioners failed to finish up their business in Pulaski county and we learned would not get home until to-day, therefore a decision will probably be rendered this forenoon. In a previous case the board held that revocation of a power-of-attorney must be made direct and in person to the agent, which seems good sense ana good law, and the general opinion seems to be that they will again so hold, in which case the saloon applicants will probably appeal to the circuit court. In the Parr case the “antis'’ went out early Friday morning and got a number of withdrawing remonstrators to sign back, and without questioning the legality of the withdrawals they had a clear-cut majority of twelve on the show down. The saloon men have spent lots of money in Union township, it is said, in their numerous efforts to re-establish a saloon there. It is now thought that no further effort will be made by the saloon .men for some time at least.