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

receives revenue Indirectly. Taxes about
q per cent higher notwithstanding increase
d wealth. A much drinking formerly.
People dissatisfied with the law and favor
high license.
WHAT CHEER, KEoKUK COUNTY, INLAND.
Liquor sold mostly in the city. Fully "a
much as before the law went into effect.
Twelve open saloons in What Cheer, two i'm
Cory. Desultory attempts bv professional
prOhibitinnists: success Indifferent. Reeve
nue. OF FLO per month each. Taxes much
higher. More drinking under boot logging
system. but less since the city regulates it.
People generally dissatisfied. Law losing
ground every day. People want high license.
WEST UNION. fAYETTE COUNTY. INLAND.
No liquor sold except by bootleggers.
About one tenth as much drunkenness. No
c0nstabuiary and enforcement Of the law.
CHARLES CITY, FLOYD COUNTY INLAND.
Very little liquor IL sold. More liquor,
ies's beer than formerly. No open saloons.
In taxes. Fully one-half more. Not A.
much drinking Sentiment nearly evenly
divided. People favor . trial OF high IL
cense.
JEFFERSON. GREENE COUNTY. INLAND.
Liquor sold only by druggists holding
permits. No open saloons in the county.
Law enforced mainly by the court Taxes
much lighter a. to crime. Two thirds of
the people favor the law. Nine-tenths Of all
drinking think il from liquor brought on
and intoxication IL light In this section.
ALBA, MONROE COUNTY. INLAND.
No liquors sold except by bootIeRgers and
IN occasional hole in -the-wall. Very much
lees sold In city and county than when pro-
hibition went into effect. No open saloons
In county Law fairly well enforced by Of
hcers. Taxes about the same. Not nearly
% much drinking as formerly. In the city
with the law. and majority desire It's con-
tiDuance. Throughout the county the senti
ment il more evenly divided, perhaps
Favor neither state constabulary nor high
license.
FAIRFIELD, JEFFERSON COUNTY, INLAND
Two druggists with permits Hear Of no
special complaint of illegal sale. Some in
tOxicating liquors shipped direct to con
sumers and some little bootlegging One
tenth AZ much sold AZ before prohibition.
No open saloons. Law enforces itself. A
large majority Of our people favor the law.
Upton, CEDAR COUNTY, INLAND.
Intoxicating liquors are sold about the
same and about as much before the law.
Two open saloons. But little done at en-
forcement. | think there is much drink
Ing as formerly. People are not satisfied
with the law, for it can not he enforced.
Should be repealed. think high license will
carry.
AAQuokETA, JACKSON COUNTY, INLAND.
More liquor sold than prior to the enact
ment OF the law. Fifteen open saloons and
another nearly ready for occupancy. No at
UCuept NJ culOIGcIuenL Inc 1lly EcCciScs
revenue from license. Drinking about the
same a. before. General sentiment against
the law. People favor high license
OTTuMwA, WAPELl.O COUNTY, INLAND.
Intoxicating liquors sold III the city and
county fully a. much rs before the law.
Fifteen open saloons Mt present No attempt
at enforcement We have a dsorderly house
ordinance from which weierive about q, 900
per month. Taxes are higher. More drink
ing than formerly. Large majority desire
the law ral,eAlpl and n h,uh iifnna0 law
acted.
DUBUQUE, DUBUQUE COUNTY. RIVER CITY.
Into xicating liquors are sold In city and
county. About 80 open saloons in the city.
btate law comforting equity Jurisdiction on
courts TO enjoin Is appealed to and eases are
nov pending against all saloon keepers.
Taxes about the same. City receives no
revenue. SO far AZ Dubuque In concerned
prohibition is farce. The great mass of
people do not favor il and want high
license.
ATLANTIC CAss COUNTY, INLAND.
Intoxicating liquors sold by bootleggers
only. Much less sold. No open saloons.
The law il enforced generally by authorities,
assisted by people favnring the law. City
receives no revenue. Taxes higher. Not IA
much drinking formerly. People about
In favor of high license favor a high one,
and division OF sentiment Ii upon total pro-
hibition or high license.
NEW HAMPTON, CHlckASAw COUNTY, INLAND.
Intoxicating liquors sold In city and
county There are more saloons Five open
saloons In this TO ~n. twenty to twenty live
ID county. Enforcement failure. City re-
oeives small revenue indirectly. collected by
citymarshal. Taxes very much higher. As
much drinking rs formerly. People are dis
gusted with the present condition Of affairs
and want high license. Many who voted for
prohibition Guild now vote against 1t.
GKINNKLL. rOwEsHEIk COUNTY. INLAND.
Intoxicating liquors sold in city and
Mkxy T0so 1nlA fhn,. tarYsA RI Ma
saloons. Law enforced by better class OF
citizens. Taxes about the same. Drinking
less. Law generally satisfactory. Quite q
minority in favor Of q trial OF high license,
but majority against 1t.
cLARINDA, PAGE COUNTY, INLAND
Intoxicating liquors sold by licensei drug
gists. Less than formerly. No open saloons
since enactment OF the law. Some isolated
cases Of bookkeeping. Law is completely
enforced by the officers. Less liquor drank
than formerly.
GkEEsFieLD, ADAIR COUNTY, INLAND.
Hold by druggists. Less sold than former
y. No open SALOONS Law generally en-
drinking as formerly. Law satisfactory.
PERRY, DALLAS COUNTY, INLAND
Intoxicating liquors sold by druggists and
b0Otleggers. Less sold than formerly. No
open saloons. Very little attempt at en-
f0rcement, with only moderate success Not
% much drinking as formerly. Sentiment
In regard to law divided.
HAMPTON, FRANKLIN COUNTY, INLAND.
Liquors sold only by druggists In accord
ance with pharmacy law. No difference In
the amount sold. No open saloons. and
never was. Law thoroughly enforced Taxes
about the same. Think there Is less drink
Ing than years ago. Republicans generally
satisfied with the law, but democrats want
high license.
TOLEDO, TAMA COUNTY, INLAND.
Liquors not sold openly except by drug
gista with permits. Lsss sold than former
". Taxes about the same. Not SO much
drinking ~ before the law went into effect.
There Ii considerable .'bootlegging," how
ever. The people of our CITY are in favor OF
the prohibitory law. but large portion Of
this county are opposed While there Is
considerable drinking, the open saloon has
been hanished.
Part Three.
REASONS FOR THE REBELLION COMPARISON OF
IOwA's INCREASE OF POPULATION WITH BUR
ROUNDING STATES.
Why did prohibition fail In Iowa, you
may ask. There were numerous reasons for
it. The republicans were originally divided
among themselves in regard to the matter,
and have been growing more 40. Many of
the "autis' voted for the amendment, trust
ing that would take it out OF politics, aud
others were willing to give 1t q trial. Thou
~ "a no r.