Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1915 — KEENER AND WHEATFIELD TO VOTE SATURDAY, MAY 1 [ARTICLE]

KEENER AND WHEATFIELD TO VOTE SATURDAY, MAY 1

On “Wet” and “Dry” proposition— Generally Predicted That Verdict Will Be “Dry.” Numerously signed petitions from both Keener and Wheatfield townships, asking for option elections were filed with the county auditor last week and came up before the county commissioners Monday. The board held that they were signed by the requisit number of petitioners, and fixed < upon Saturday, May 1, as the date for holding the elections rn each township. Keener, and Wheatfield are the only “wet” spots in Jasper county, each township having one saloon—one in Demotte and one in Wheatfield. The “dry” forces think they will carry the elections in both townships.