Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1909 — THE DRY SIGN. [ARTICLE]

THE DRY SIGN.

Hung Up By Nine More Indiana Counties. MAKING 22 NOW IN THE DRY LIST Our Neighboring County of Newton Gives The Drys 432 Majority— Carroll and Gibson Counties Voted Yesterday and Rush Votes Today—22 Counties Now Voted Dry, To One Wet.

The local option elections in Indiana this week have added nine more counties to the dry belt, making twenty-two that have now voted dry to one that has voted wet, and Carroll, Gibson and Rush, which voted yesterday and to-day, are each expected to go dry by good majorities. Our neighboring county of Newton voted dry Tuesday by a majority of 432, all the ten townships voting dry except Jackson—in which Mt. Ayr is located —and Lake, McClellan and Colfax, which went wet. All of Newton county is now remonstrated dry except Lake, where there are two saloons, and the necessity felt for antl-snake-bite-reme-dy there is shown by a vote of 36 dry to 77 wet.

Following is the vote in detail: Yes No Dry Wet Iroquois.... 333.. 89..244.. Jackson.... 103..115.. .. 12 Lake. 36. . 77. . . . 41 Beaver 219.. 160..’ 59.. Washington.. 114.. 31.. 83.. Jefferson.... 229..228.. 1.. McClellan. . . 12. . 24. . . . 12

Grant 238. . 128 . . 110. . Colfax 21. . 23 . . .. 2 Lincoln 93 . . 91. . 2. . Total majority 499'.. 67 Net majority ...432 Nine counties have voted this week, not including those voting yesterday and today, and all went dry by substantial majorities. Morgan had no saloons, and Hendricks but 3. A total of 198 saloons are put out of business in these nine counties as follows, Davies, 39; Adams, 18; Grant, 57; Howard, 27; Newton, 2; Hendricks, 3; Fountain, 32; Fayette, 20. The majorities in the 23 counties having voted up to yesterday, and dates of election follow: “DRY” COUNTIES.

Wabash, December 29 859 Lawrence, December 29 1,505 Pike, December 31.... 884 Hamilton, January 26 2,461 Putnam, January 26 1,552 Decatur, January 26 1,708 Tipton, January 26 1,581 Noble, January 29. 692 Randolph, January 29 2,470 Parke, February 2. 2,060 Huntington, February 2.... 1,660 Switzerland, February 2.... 900 Clinton, February 9. 2,084 Davies, February 23 1,357 Grant, February 23 2,183 Howard, February 23....... 1,433 Newton, February 23. 432' Adams, February 23 1,044 Morgan, February 24 1,055 Fayette, February 25....... 1,945 Fountain, February 25...... 850 Hendricks, February 25.... 764 “WET” COUNTY Wayne, February 5.. 751 Elections are now scheduled to be held as follows: Sullivan and Jay counties, March 3; Marshall county, March 4; Whitley and Hancock counties, March 5; Shelby county, March 6; Miami county, March -16.