Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1917 — REMONSTRANCE IS LATER FILED [ARTICLE]

REMONSTRANCE IS LATER FILED

After Women's Vote in Wheatfield Is Found Void CASE CONTINUED TO JUNE 14 In the Meantime Wheatfield Is Very “Wet” and May Continue So For Many Moons to Come. The county commissioners met in regular session Monday with all present except Commissioner Makeever, who Is attending the Stockton trial at Kentland. Following is a report of Monday’s proceedings: The report of the recent local option election in Wheatfield township showing 189 "wet” -votes to 137 "dry,” was presented and spread of record. A remonstrance signed by 214 men and women of that township against the granting of license to sell intoxicating liquor to any person was filed Friday and the applicant for renewal of license, James C. Anderson, asked for an Investigation of thgp remonstrance and, as his attorney, A. Halleck, was engaged in the Stockton trial at Kentland and could not be present at this time, the hearing was continued until June 14. Anderson’s application for license was also continued to June 14. The acts of 1917 having gone into effect by the proclamation of Governor Goodrich last Thursday made the women legal voters thereafter. There is a provision In the law, it seems, that In a renewal for liquor license a remonstrance must be on file five days before the application comes up before the board, but this remonstrance is not against any particular applicant, and thebe is a provision in the lofal option law that nothing in that act shall interfere in any way with the right to remonstrate under the Moore remonstrance law. It seems, however, that pending an application for renewal of license £he applicant can go ahead and continue selling intoxicating liquors until the matters in controversy are disposed of, and should the commissioners hold the remonstrance good, as is the general opinion they will do, Anderson can appeal to the circuit court and stave the matter off at least until September and perhaps until the law* making the entire state dry goes into effect on April 2, 1918. Bridge in Keener township. Contractor East St. Louis Bridge Co. allowed $1,340, contract price in full, and cause dropped. Bridge in Union township. Contractor John Daniels allowed $4&4, contract price in full, and cause dropped. Bridge in Walker township. Contractor John Daniels allowed $497, contract price in full, and cause dropped. ‘Matter of joint bridge in Jasper and Porter counties. Certified copy of proceedings of joint meeting of May 9 presented. Bridge in Jordan township. Contractor F. M. Williams allowed SI,OOO, balance due, and cause dropped. Bridge in Carpenter township. Contractor C. A. Hensler allowed $125, balance due, and cause dropped. Matter of new Hebron grade bridge. Board fixes June 21 at 1 o’clock as time for joint meeting with commissioners of Porter county at site of bridge. F. J. Slight stone road. Contractor George Stalbaum allowed SSOO. William L. Wood stone roads. Contractors Moneyhun & Son allowed $560. Superintendents of construction for the neWrStone roads in Newton township were appointed as follows: James Lane road, Joseph Lane: Carey L. Carr road, Carey L. Carr; John J. Borntrager road, Jacob Wagner. Granville Moody stone road. Contractor H. E. Gifford allowed $296. Horace Daniels ditch. Auditor presents partial report showing collections $1,262.01 and paid out $898.50. Superintendent allowed SSO. Petition for drain by Henry C. DeKock. No objections on file, cause is docketed and continued for remonstrance. Interest on public funds in the various county depositories for the month of May was reported at $749.13, as follows: State bank, Rensselaer, $206.32; First National bank,' Rensselaer, $197.28; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $175.36; State bank, Remington, $109.72; Bank of Wheatfield, $62.45.