Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 February 1908 — “WET?" “DRY?" [ARTICLE]

“WET?" “DRY?"

Is the Question Now In Kankakee Tp. ;• ' * , - t FORTY-FOUR WITHDRAWALS FILED Thursday, But Very Pew of These Had Signed, and demonstrators Hoped to Win Out. \ The question of whether or no there shall be one “wet” spot left in Jasper county was still unsettled as The Democrat went to press. The remonstrators had until last midnight to file the remonstrance from Kankakee tp., and the papers we were told would not reaoh here nntil about 3:30 yesterday afternoon. Thursday there was filed 44 namet on witbdrawls bards, bnt it is said that not more than a possible half dozen of these had ever signed a remonstrance, so the antisaloon people hope to defeat the application of Aaron Timmons, which comes np before the county commissioners Monday, and make their township dry fojr the next two yearsrit now being tbe only wet township in the county, having one saloon at Tefft. An amusing feature of these withdrawals is that the name of the saloonist himself appears on one of the cards, he having perhaps signed a power of attorney remonstrance at some former time and did not want it to be sprung on him tiow.j Forty-seven names constitute a majority of tbe votes oaßt at the last election there, and it is likely that the temperance people will win out. Following are tbe names attached to the withdrawal cards: David H Turner Bert Vanderear Wm Shlrer Isaac Brown 11 V Rockwell Fred Treeecner Ntckoll Raimunen 11A Jones Alfred Rasmussen Louie Rasmussen Rdwin R Hiffht Jamss Davis John Stewart Arnnah Bacon Henry MoColly Charles Adams i John W Odle Chris Nelson f Charles Mason Wm Mason D R Brown Charles Adams Bddie Schrader Lambert B Collins Jessie A Collins John Finn Marion Albin ° Cbas White Solomon Allen James F Jones Othiaa Oroas Wm H Floars Otto Schrader Wm A Will Oscar Q raves Rlnehold Tresemer Milton A Adams Alfred Tresemer Hans Rasmussen Aaron Timmons John Shlrer Hans Nelson Robert Hall August Miles