Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1901 — Saloon Defeated By Remonstrance. [ARTICLE]

Saloon Defeated By Remonstrance.

James Maloy gave notice in a Rensselaer newspaper last month that he would apply to the commissioners at their August term for license to oonduot a saloon in his brick building near the depot. John MoColly, the northside grocer, is averse to the saloon business and got out a remonstrance against the granting of the license. This remonstrance was filed Friday, August 2nd, and contained the names of 125 voters, whereas only 98 were required to defeat the application. Mr. Maloy secured the signatures of five of these to withdraw their names from the remonstrance. On several occasions within the past few years attempts have been made to locate saloons in the third ward, but the vigilance of the temperance citizens has prevented it, and the fact of the saloon’s defeat now by so large a majority indicates a strengthening of the temperance element in the ward.