The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-30
WABASH COUNTY GOES DRY
'IRST TEST UNDER NEW OPTION LAW RESULTS IN
VICTORY FOR ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE

News of the greatest Importance
reached Lake county last night, that
Wabash county, the first in Indiana to
vote under the new county option law,
yesterday went S97 dry after hard
fought, campaign in which both the
Anti Saloon and Liberal Leagues pour
ed money and their best efforts into
this county. Noble township. with it's
nineteen saloons, went wet 1913.
Lake county saloonkeepers have been
watching anxiously the Wabash county
weather vane as it is quite probable
the Anti Saloon Keepers association
will be getting busy.
Newcastle.-The temperance forces of
Stony Creek township have prepared a
remonstrance signed by 100 voters vet
ers and there will be no saloon opened
at Blountsville, a small town in the
northeastern part of the county.
Evansville.-Chief of Police Fred H.
Brennecke has filed an affidavit against
Joseph Peters, a saloonkeeper of this
city. who is charged with the violation
of the Nicholson law. 1t is said that
Peters failed last Sunday to take down
his blinds and remove all distractions
in the front part of his saloon.
Portland-It is not probable the local
county option election. if one is held
in this county at all, will be called be-
fore the latter part of February OF
March. This decision was reached at a
recent meeting of temperance workers
| held in this city, at which the situa-
ton. from all sides, was carefully gone
| over.
Bloomington. = Figures which show
the number of INVESTIGATIONS and arrests
| for drunkenness in Bloomington wheT
it was wet" and since it has become
a town without saloons. have been com
piled from the police court docket BY
Mayor Ma1ott. They follow: 1905, 57l
arrests for plain drunk; 1906, 253; 1907
1853; 1908. 1873. In 1907 there were S.
arrests on all charges, as compared
| with 237 this year-a decrease of abou
60 per cent.
Columbus-The time has elapsed 70
filing a petition before the county com
missioners, asking them to call a spe
ciaI local option election at their Jan
uary meeting. and no petition has beel
filed. AS predicted by the temperate
workers who were not in sympath,
with the movement at this time the eff
fort to obtain sufficient signatures il
this county failed. More than lao
signatures were needed, and it is sal
that 500 were obtained.
Sulivan.-Jerry Thornton, a miner
was arrested yesterday as he steppe
off an Indianapolis Southern train. an
a charge of selling liquor without a II
cense was placed against him. For som
time miners have been coming int
town the influence of liquor, and of
ficers have been unable to find wher
they got the liquor Yesterday. an of
ficer was on one of the coal trains. an
saw Thornton selling drinks" out c
| quart bottles, which he carried wit
him.
New Albany.-A scheme to move a
entire section of land from one town
ship to another, in order that it mfgf
be included in wet" instead of dry
territory, was defeated yesterday, whe
a majority of the county commission
ers expressed themselves as opposed I
the move, and the petition was with
drawn. Several months ago a blank'
remonstrance put the saloons of Georg,
2 town township out of business. ar
S among those affected was James Thor
3 ton, whose place was on a section
land adjoining New Albany TOWNSHIP