Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1911 — “DRYS” WIN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY. [ARTICLE]

“DRYS” WIN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY.

Lawrence county, the first in the state to vote under the new Proctor local option law, voted “dry” Monday by majorities ranging from a few votes in some of the more remote townships to ninety-eight in the county seat, Bedford, and 151’in Spice Valley township. Elections Were held in the cities of Bedford and Mitchell and in six townships, including Shawswick, in which the city of Bedford is located. In Mitchel! the election was in the city only. .Bedford has gone dry by nine-ty-eight. Mitchell is dry by fiftytwo. Shawswick township returns are not all in, but enough returns have been received to place the township in the dry column by vote of two to one, Oolitic, the largest precinct in

the township giving a majority of ninety. Spice \ alley township is dry by 151 and all other township voting will go dry by majorities in excess of the vote of two years ago. \ The election was quiet and without a disturbance of any kind, but with both sides working their hardest. The weather was fair and a large vote was polled. Both sides have Contended that they would carry Bedford by 300, but the results shdw that the vote was closer than either side expected. Delphi, Marion, Gas City and several other cities voted yesterday on the same proposition, r-