Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-27

ton of intoxicants for beverage purnoses
Consumption intoxicants too small to estimate
Ninety per cent.
The consumption at least fifty per cent.
Consumption 35 less than under option law
More than 4 in all places outside large cities
drunkenness almost disappeared. Consump
ton confined to few who import it.
From two-thirds to hree-fourths
At least IS per cent
Drinking reduced SO per cent.
Nine-tenths without doubt.
One-half
Increased drinking.
Almost entirely diminished drunkenness.
500 per cent.
Almost totally.
Increased number drunkards; decreased use
light drinks; made more general consump
ton low-grade '4o-rod" Kansas whisky.
One-half, perhaps nine-t enths
Dirk ness diminished 50 per cent; less DIR king
Seventy-fve per cent
Not more than one-tenth the drinking there
would be with saloons.
About ninety per cent.
Very little used, law as we'll enforced as any
From rs to 90 per cent.
At least 50 per cent.
At least rs per cent.
To very great extent; wild carouse under Ii
cense unknown.
Intoxicated man seven days wonder"
Not one case drunkenness under prohibition
to rs under license
i Diminished to great extent
Diminished very materially.
Diminished about four-hfths
One-hundred per cent.
Ninety per cent.
See but one drunken man where we used to SC
One half
Not less than 50 per cent
\ Fully one-half
Not less than IS per cent
Drunkenness fully rs per cent
Fully 90 per cent.
About three fourths
Very seldom that drunken man is seen.
Drunkenness almost wiped out
ALMOST entirely.
With saloons would have ten times as muc
drunkenness and liquor used.
AT least 90 per cent.
Practically to minimum.
None used except brought into state unde
original package" guise.
Fully four-hfths less liquor consumed tina
with saloons
one1oth taking into consideratn increased populat'
Not less than IS per cent
81 A difficult question; where it used to be DO
by glass it now comes by the barrel.
Drunkenness very rare; consumption intox
cants as beverage almost ceased.
At least rs per cent
Ninety per cent. Practically no drunkenness
Not one drunken man seen where SO undo
license.
No drunkenness except in very old cases, n
drinking as rule.
Ninety nine per cent.
Says express Co at Seneca delivered 81 packages
whisky; 50 p ckgs beer, week Aug. 2o-27, etc.
About nine-tenths Law protects boys an
young men.
Cannot answer definitely; that not so man
persons drink is probable
I. Not one-tenth drkenness we had under licens
Two-thirds
Almost entirely.
Seventy-hve per cent.
Seldom see drunken man.
Diminished drunkenness at least a.
Reduced nine-tenths.
Entirely eradicated in this part of state.
. At least four-ffths.
Drunkenness fully three-fourths.
Drunkenness at least SO per cent; drinkln
very largely
Greatly decreased; many think nine-tenths
Not one-tenth drunkenness prior to prohin.
Decreased about 90 per cent
n No intoxicants used as beverage. Havel
seen ten DRINKS in five years.
More than three-fourths.
About 70 per cent; perhaps more.
Fully one-half.
But very little, if any.
Not one drunk where formerly 20 in Topeka.
At least IS per cent. Rarely intoxicated person.
Scarcely such a thing known as drunkenness
Great mai of young growing up without driakiu
None; sold now in quantities.
AT least IS per cent.
Have none to speak of.
At least go per cent; probably 90.
5. An intoxicated person never seen.
Diminished drunkenness III consumption but little.
No LIQUORS used except ordered from Nilsson