Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1907 — KENTLAND, ALSO, GOES DRY. [ARTICLE]

KENTLAND, ALSO, GOES DRY.

Withdrawals Fail to Vitiate Remon-strance--Five Saloons Are Affected. Kentland, Ind., March 2. —As the result of a two weeks’ active campaign, Kentland will join the growing list of “dry” towns in Indiana. A blanket remonstrance has been filed with the county auditor, bearing the names of over 300 voters of Jefferson township, a majority of twenty-six over the the required number. The saloon men filed sixty-eight withdrawals Thursday, under the belief that they had won the day, but the temperance forces rallied, and, within the required time, had enough signatures to head off the withdrawals, with a safe margin to the good. It rained in tojrents throughout the day, but the campaigners donned rubber boots and mackintoshes, and by nightfall had the town safely landed in the “dry” list. Five saloons are now running. The first will go out of business in April, the second in May, another in June, while the other two will run till late this coming fall. Will Simons, Will H. Ade and Charles Rinard, with twenty or more lieutenants, were the moving spirits in the campaign just ended. They made a remarkable showing against strong opposition. Kentland is surrounded by “dry” towns, and each contributed materially to winning the fight here,