The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-08-20

two nrea saioons. Revenue received tndi-
reetly by collecting monthly instalments,
amounting To about 1875 per year each
Drinking bout the same. People largeiyin
license enacted. a. republican am satis-
fled and know am right when say that d
majority ~ the republicans Of our city are
In favor Of enacting high license law and
the repea. OF the present prohibitory law.
The above is from another city officer, and
not the mayor.
DAyFsroKT, Scott COUNTY, RIVER oITY.
For the quarter ending March 81 there.
we're I'D beverage licenses, on the basis OF
tlW year Most, ii not all, probably sell
intoxicating liquors. No effort at enforce
ment. More saloons than before the enact
ment Of the law. Drunkenness not in
creased, IN fact, there are not many cases OF
drunkenness In the city. Taxes about the
same. People are well enough satisfied with
matters as they exist, but the sentiment Is
overwhelmingly In favor Of high license, en-
Aiding tic board Of supervisors city council
ana mayor TO refuse to issue license to dis
orderly places. or selling liquors to minors
or drnnkards.
WALL LAKE, SAC cor~TY, INLAND.
Intoxicating liquors sold by druggists, and
possibly hy nnprIncipled parties Less sold
tnan FORMERLY. No open saloons. Best class
OF people enforce the law. Taxes are higher.
Less drinking. Sentiment evenly divided a.
to present condition OF affairs. II any
change, they want high license.
EMMETsBUKG, PALO ALTO COUNTY, INLAND
Liquors sold only through drug stores.
PROBABLY less sold than formerly. No open
No revenue received. Taxes about the same.
Think not so much drinking "a formerly.
Complexion OF public sentiment mixed, pro
and con.
roKT DODGE, WEBSTER COUNTY, INLAND
More Intoxicating liquors are sold than
before 1871 Ten open saloons in the city
and ten IN other parts Of the county. Hpas-
modfc attempts at enforcement by the State
IA ~ NnRn A.. -,ler
City re ,eives a revenue from license. Taxes
are higher. More drinking than formerly.
People disguised and desire repeal Of the
law, and want high license
BRITT, HANCOCK COUNTY, INLAND.
| Drug stores hold permits and sell. Much
| less sold. Law enforced. Taxes the same
Less drinking. Present condition Of affairs
| satisfactory.
| cREsTnN, UNION COUNTY. INLArD.
More Whisky, but probably less beer sold
since prohibition. Twelve .'place of amuse-
ment," each pay 600 per month license.
Some attempts to serve ipjnnctions by
class who pay little or no taxes, and who
as rule would rather attend to other peo-
pies business than their own, il they have
| any OF their own. Taxes much higher.
| Business men Disguised with the present law
| aud large majority OF voters In favor OF
| COUNCIL BLUFFS. PoTTAwATTAMIE COUNTY.
i RIVER CITY
/ Sixty 1--WE saloons sell all kinds OF intOxi-
| eating liquors without reference to the pro-
| hibitory law. Occasional aud spasmOdic
attempts at enjointng by impecunious law
| yers, with the very occasional closing OF :
| saloon: but as d rule, when q certain stipu-
lated sum is paid into the impecunious law
yers' treasury, all action ceases until their
| impecun.osity reminds them another raid ID
in order. City receives monthly revenue.
Taxes are higher than in 1881. A much
drinking ever. Popular opinion against
the law. Vast majority Of our citizens favor
high license.
IOWA CITY. JOHNSON COUNTY, INLAND.
To majority OF our people prohibition ID
unsatisfactory. Taxes about the same. At
| tempts at enforcement spasmodic and sue
cess partial Liquor probably sold contrary
to law. Majority favor license.
| kEOsArQGA, VAN BEKEN COUNTY, INLAND
Liquor sold at drug stores. No open 80
looms. Less sold than formerly. Law en-
forced by hest class OF citizens. Taxes are
higher Not as much drinking as formerly.
law. Favor a trial Of high license.
BLOOMFIELD. DAVIS COUNTY, INLAND.
Liquors OF all kinds sold in city and c0un-
~: Less sold than before the law. No open
saloons, but ootleggers. Law very we'll
enforced. Taxes about the same. People
satisfied Town opposed to license. but /
think the county would go in favor Of .
trial OF license. Crime diminished. People
more prosperous.
| INDEPENDENCE. BUCHANAN COUNTY, INLAND.
Intoxicating liquors are sold Less than
formerly. No open saloons Endorsements
about the same. Think less drinking. Tho
city OF Independence wants license and
would go vote. Independence il republican
on strict party vote by about twenty una
majority for high license The county will
| elect q high license man for the next leRis-
latnre. Intoxicating liquors arrive by near
~ every train and are drank by somebody.
MANCHESTER, DELAWARE COUNTY, INLAND.
] Liquors sold by registered pharmacists;
also by boot-leggers and possibly by sholes
In the wall" Amount less than prior to the
present law. No open saloons In Delaware
county; 30 far as open saloons are con-
formerly. Finances Ia good shape. People
favor the law enforced; democratic party
and few republicans favor repeal and high
license.
ROCK RAPIDS LYON COUNTY, INLAND.
Liquors sold In both city and county, and
more than before the law: seven or eight
open saloons In county. Fair success at en-
%ens licenses more than before t fose 1sE
went into effect Some boot logging: many
people ship in their own supplies. Taxes up
| to the limit, with debt of 5000 There g
Ing than formerly; In the city fully Is much
per capita: In county more A majority
, think the law failure, and disconIen
with IT; favor high license.
GRUMPY CENTER. GKUNDY COUNTY, INLAND.
/ Intoxicating liquors sold in the city and
my opinion there Ii as much liquor sold and
other lntoxicants rs there was prior to the
enactment OF the prohibitOry law; no open
saloons here, but five in other towns in the
county. Some attempt at enforcement:
very little success Taxes the same Think
a. much drinking in the last year a. In any
one year since it's organization, Sentiment
very much divided; ! think the prevailing
sentiment is against the present condition Of
affairs and In favor of trying high license.
would prefer to see the law enforced; IL not,
| am Ia favor Of high license. Temperance
people seem to want the prohibtory law.
whether Il Is enforced or not, rather than
high license enforced
/ CLINTON, CLINTON COUNTY, RIVER CITY.
Intoxicating liquors sold in city and coun-
ty about the same as before. Sixty three
open saloons. No attempt at endorsements.
Receives revenue OF SIS, 900 year In fines
As much drinking as formerly. Sentiment
Of people divided.
MARsIALLToWS. MARSHALL COUNTY, INLAND
think there are large quantities OF alcO-
hOlic and malt liquors sold in this city,
Much more than prior to the enactment Of
the prohibitOry law. There is not just now,
in consequence OF recent raids, any respect
able appearing open place, but very many
low dives where people procure some vile
adulteration that seems to produce delirium
or temporary insanity There is no attempt
made by the city to derive revenue from the
traffic, either directly or indirectly Taxes
are booming. | am of the opinion, derived
from an observation OF drug store patronage
that there In more drinking than formerly
| The sentiment in the city would he against
prohibition, and think in favor OF high IL
cense ann q prohibitionist myself, hut