Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1908 — WILL GARY BE SALOONLESS? [ARTICLE]

WILL GARY BE SALOONLESS?

Question Takes Precedence Over the Gunness Murder Discussion in Lake County. At this writing the fight on the liquor remonstrance in Calumet tp., Lake county, in which the new steel town of Gary is located, is still going on before the county commissioners at Crown Point, but it is thought there can be but one outcome of the big fight the saloon men and Chicago brewers are putting up with their army of attorneys —and that is that the remonstrance must be held good. In this case the “antis” took advantage of the law which states that a, majority of the votes cast at the last general election shall defeat license, and there was only some 339 votes cast in Calumet tp., at the election two years ago. The remonstrators went at the matter quietly and secured enough signers to give them some 60 majority, and the remonstrance was filed.

Two years ago there were not a jgreat many people residing in that township, but now its population has increased a hundred fold, and the character of its population, generally, is such that the prospect of ousting the brimstone factory from sheol would be as hopeful as remonstrating the saloons out of Calumet tp., if a majority of the present voters -had to-be secured— If the remonstrance is held good the city of Gary, Tolleston, Edgemore, Clark Station and Griffith will be dry as soon as present 11*censes expire, which will mean over 140 saloons will have to go out of business. u