Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1905 — WILL RENSSELAER GO “DRY?” [ARTICLE]

WILL RENSSELAER GO “DRY?”

Remonstrance Under the Moore Law Now Being Circulated. A remonstrance under the new Moore law against the granting of a liquor license to any and all per-, sons in the first ward of Rensselaer is being circulated and numerously signed. Ninety-seven names are neceseary to defeat, and those having the matter in hand expect to secure over one hundred names before filing. The remonstrance, under this law is against the business, and not against any one or more certain applicants. If sucessful it will knock out the four saloons here and place Rensselaer along with Remington, Oxford, Fowler, Boswell, Earl Park, Otterbein, Brook, Brookston, Medaryville and numerous other towns in this section of the state that have “gone dry” in the past few years, and will be effective in shutting out all saloons here for a period of two years at least. Benton county has closed up every saloon in its borders except at the little town of Freeland, and it is reported that a move will be made soon to make that town “dry” also.