Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1908 — MT. AYR MAY REMAIN WET. [ARTICLE]

MT. AYR MAY REMAIN WET.

Remonstrance Has Bat Three Majority, and Many Think This Will Be Wiped Ont. The present license of J. J. Garrity, the Mt. Ayr saloonist, expires December 2. A remonstrance containing on the face of it three more names than the necessary majority was filed against a renewal of his license at the November meeting of the Newton county commissioners, and held sufficient, but an appeal was taken to the Circuit Court and the case will come up at the January term. The general opinion seems to he that enough names will be found to be illegal remonstrators to wipe out this small margin. This opinion by the public generally seems to be baaed on the usual result of such appeals, that there are almost always a few names found to be illegal, and with so small a margin as this It does not take very many names off to knock It out. Of course a county election might be held under the Hanty county option law, but the sentiment seems to be unfavorable for the “drys” carrying the election, were one to be held.

In any event Mt. Ayr will try the dry experiment for a few weeks at least, as it is scarcely likely the appeal can be heard until the middle of January at closest, and during the period from December 2 to the time of the final disposition or the case the thirsty ones over in that community will have become so accustomed to “spitting cotton” that they will not take it very much to heart if- the remonstrators win out.