Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1911 — STOP “NEAR BEER” SALES [ARTICLE]

STOP “NEAR BEER” SALES

Prosecuting Attorney Stops Traffic In Petersburg. Petersburg, Ind., Sept 29. —FollowIp an order issued by the prosecuting attorney, all the local restaurants selling substitutes for beer discontinifed the sale of the product and shipped the stuff back to the manufacturers. The prosecutor notified the men dealing in “near beer” that henceforth its sale would be regarded the same as the sale of beer, and that prosecutions would follow. None of the dealers cared to test the matter In court.