Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1907 — BOTH GO “DRY.” [ARTICLE]

BOTH GO “DRY.”

Keener and Wheatfield On The Water Wagon.

REMONSTRANCES ARE HELD 6000,

And Five Saloons Will Be Put Out of Business.—Other Proceedings of County Commissioners.

The county commissioners finished the business of the term Tuesday and adjourned. Perhaps the most important business to Wheatfield and Keener townships that came before the board and a matter that has been watched with great interest in all other parts of the county, was the matter of the remonstrances against the traffic in intoxicating liquors in the above named townships. An application from Demotte was filed, but the remonstrance being sufficient makes that always “wet” town now as dry as tinder. An application had been published for Kersey but was not filed, so both Demotte and Kersey are now dry. The remonstrances filed contained 84 names in Keener, a majority of 15, and 94 in Wheatfield, a majority of 12. The three saloon licenses in Wheatfield will expire at 12 o’clock midnight as follows: Wm. F. Weese, Sept. 12, 1907. John McGlinn, Sept. 17, 1907. Mike Bernicken, Oct. 3, 1907. It is general! j’ believed here that Kankakee and Walker will now follow Keener and Wheatfield’s example and close the saloons in those townships, one each at Kniman and Tefft, which will make Jasper county entirely dry. The licenses now held there expire as follows: Wm. Ballinger, Kniman, Sept. 12.1907. Aaron Timmons, Tefft, March, 14.1908.

Contract approved in the Kan-kakee-Wheatfield stone road matter. There was allowed Sternberg & Bon $3,037.96; Steve Comersl,6oo; E. S. Thornton S3O on Iroquois ditch, balance of $135.40 and $13.75, respectively, to two latter to be paid when main channel is completed. There was $25,58 allowed on the Moffitt ditch; $833.03 on the Haynes ditch. Wm. C. Iliff was appointed supt. of construction of the GarrisonHorton ditch. Drainage commissioner directed to meet April 19 on the Thomas Davis ditch and report on or before May term. Amended report filed in the petition for improvement of the O’Meara ditch, which was approved. In the E. L. Williams ditch matter, H. Marble, H. W. Marble and M. Delehanty remonstrated; remonstrance overruled; set for trial May 7, 1 p. m. Petition and preliminary report in the John W. Humes ditch referred to drainage commissioner for final report, to meet April 10 and report on or before first day of next term. Drainage commissioner granted additional time in Pletcher Monnett ditch; directed to meet April 15. In the Moody-Davis ditch, assessment of Margaret Tudor was reduced $3 and ditch ordered established; James K. Davis appointed supt. .. John J. Lawler et al, petition for highway; John R. Wilson, John Hudson and Jacob Heusler appointed viewers, to meet April 20. to. . Auditor directed to give notice for letting contract for removal of bridge over Iroquois river (the Gangloff bridge) and replacing same after dredge has passed through; also same with Padgett bridge. Letting to be on April 15. Auditor directed to give notice for letting contract for bids for grade at Hebron bridge, on first day, of next term. O. F. Stackhouse, trustee of Marion tp., granted permission to ©Xb6HCi SQulvlOual |3OOr 161101 XO John Alberson, Cecil Potts, Allis

Potts, Marion Smith, Sarah Platt and Frank Ramey, not to exceed 815 each per quarter.