Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1909 — MIAMI COUNTY NOW DRY. [ARTICLE]

MIAMI COUNTY NOW DRY.

Forty Three More Saloons Are Put Ont of Business. Miami county joined the “dry” list at an election held there Tuesday, giving a net majority of 1,066. Peru, the county seat, went “wet” by 666. The total vote polled was 7,338, only 1,000 less than at the general election last fall. There are 43 saloons in the county, all of which must go out of business by expiration of licenses before Oct. 1. This makes a total of 32 counties voting dry out of 33 that have held elections thus far, Wayne being the one wet county in the lot. In the counties voting dry 1,843 saloons have been or will be closed as a result. Other counties voting this month are: Greene County, March 23; Benton County, March 23; Montgomery County, March 23; Ohio County, March 24; Elknart County, March 25; Jennings County, March 30; Bartholomew Couny, March 30; Vermillion County, March 30; Henry County, March 31.