The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Commissioners Decide That Withdrawal
Cards Filed By Saloon Men Do Not
Constitute Withdrawal
LAST SALOON GOES OUT In DECEMBER
Six Saloons Viii Be Put Out Of Operation
Largest Sweep That Has Ever Been
Made In Marshall County

The question of whether German
township should be wet or dry for he
next swo years, was decided in com
missioners' court Thursday morning
at 10 O'Clock, after hard fight by At
iorneys S. n. Stevens of this city and
Thomas Hoban of South Bend, for
the saloon keepers of Bremen, and
Attorney J. w. Parks for the remon-
strators. Arguments on both sides
were heard by the commissioners
Wednesday, and they retired to form
decision at 4:45 Wednesday after
noon. They were unable to reach a
decision, however, Wednesday, and
adjourned until Thursday morning at
9 o'clock. By 10 a. m. decision was
reached, upaolding the demur filed by
Attorney Parks, the answer which
had been filed by the liquor men, and
the remonstrance was declared in ef-
feet. Ernest Mochel of Bremen, who
had applied for license was refused.
This decision will put six saloons
operated by f. G. Mochel, Ora Light
ner, Otto A. Walter Franklin Walter,
William Matz, and 0. 0. Hoople, at
Bremen. out Of business. The last Ii
cense will expire in December and SO
after that time Bremen will be high
and dry. on the water wagon.
The decision OF the commissioners
settles legal question which had
never before been encountered in this
state. and for long time. the flnal
outcome OF the German township re-
monstrance was doubtful, and looked
discouraging TO the demonstrators. A
short history of the German township
remonstrance, with the legal question
involved is as follows:
During the month OF August, last
summer. the saloon men OF Bremen,
becoming alarmed az the progress
which was being made by the anti
liquor people in adjoining districts,
made a canvass of their township TO
determine whether or not the major
ity of voters were in favor OF allow
ing the saloons to remain in the town,
and if so to bind the voters against
any remonstrance. by signing with
drawal card, as follows:
I. legal voter OF German Town
ship Marshall County, Indiana. here
by make, constitute and appoint as
nv attorneys in TACT, Otto Walter
and Ernest Mochel. of Bremen, Mar
shall County, Indiana, they or either
of them. to sign my name to a with
drawal from remonstrance against
granting OF liquor license to any
person in said German Township,
Marshall County, Indiana, and to sign
my name to withdrawal from any
and all remonstrances that l may
have signed against the granting OF a
liquor license to all applicants for
such license in said Town OF Bremen,
Marshall County, Indiana, and here
by authorize my said attorneys in
fact, or either of them, to withdraw
my name signed to any remonstrance
against any particular person or
against all persons applying for such
license in said German Township,
Marshall County. Indiana, and |
hereby expressly empower my said
attorneys, or either of them, to sign
my name to such withdrawal or with
drawals, and the date upon which my
attorneys, or either of them, shall file
such withdrawal with the Auditor of
Marshall County. Indiana, shall be
the date upon which the same shall be
binding on me; and | hereby express
ly provide that this power SO confer
red upon my said attorneys in fact
shall not be revoked unless the same
is revoked by me in writing address
ed to them, and shall not be regard