Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1909 — ANOTHER COUNTY IN WET LIST. [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER COUNTY IN WET LIST.

Franklin By a Majority of 430, Decides In Favor of Licensed Saloons. Franklin county voted Saturday on the county option proposition and by a majority of 439 decided to retain the licensed saloon. This is the sixth county so far to vote wet, and Franklin now has 50 saloons within her borders, two of which are in Huntersville, just across- the street from Batesville, Ripley county where an election will be held Saturday. Monroe county, in which is located the city of Bloomington, the home of the State University, voted yesterday, and it was expected to vote dry. The county is already dry by remonstrance. Other option election dates have been set as follows: Wednesday, May 26 —Madison, Owen and Crawford counties. " Thursday, May 27—Laporte, Floyd and Harrison counties. Saturday, May 29—Ripley county. Tuesday, June I—Boone county. Thursday, June 3—Porter county. Tuesday, June B—Lagrange county. Wednesday, M.ay 9—Clark county.