Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1905 — The Anti-Saloon War In Benton. [ARTICLE]

The Anti-Saloon War In Benton.

The war against the saloons in our neighboring county ts Benton sail go-ts merrily on, The Fowler Republican says there were three applicants this month for licenses to sell intoxicants in three townships and all were defeated by remaostrananoe. The saloon busi-u-sa in Benton’county is becom ing more odious’every day. But two saloon townships are left and the day of their doom is near at band, When these two townships drive out sa’oons Benton county Zephyrs will pe sweeter.

In Center township where Fowler is the 16th successive applicant was defeated by remans tr a Lee, Earl Perk, in Richland township, has long been the Gibralter of the saloonists, but it is thought now that Gibralter will soon be Port Athured by a township remonstrance under the Moore bill and that same fate will overtake the saloons in thecther two townships which] permits alocns, this wiping cut saloons in the intire county The Republican claims that to have reliable ioformatio 1 that when a remonstrance against the business is circulated in Center township every lawyer in Fowler will sign it,