Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-22
QUEER THINGS IN
LOCAL OPTION
VILLAGE ON ILLINOIS TOWNSHIP
LINE is HALF WET, HALF
DRY.
TWO VILLAGES IN ONE TOWN.
SHIP PRESENT PECULIAR
SITUATION.

Re Kford, Ill, April 16.-Local- op-
ton Is responsible for freak conditions
in several townships and villages Of
Henry. Bureau and Stark counties.
notably Sheffield, Buda and Wyoming.
Both Buda and Sheffield are in
Concord township, and the election
ballots read: shall this town be-
come anti'saloon territory" The re-
suit at Buda favored the "drys'' and
Sheffield went wet" still the latter
village win not have saloons.
Sheffield gave majority Of sixty
six for the license forces, but Buda's
amjority for the local option forces
was seventy-one. thereby making the
entire township anti-saloon territory.
From Sheffield comes the report that
many citizens did not know that the
workings of the law would be effect
i've in this way.
At Wyoming there is strange stu
alton. The principal street of the viii
lage is the dividing line of Essex viii
lage and West Toulon townships.
These townships voted on the PROPOSE
tion. West Toulon went dry by ma
jority of 1873 while Essex township
went for saloons by thirty eight ma
jority.
Wyoming viii have saloons, for the
present. at least, but they will be on
the south side of the main street, for
the north side of the stl eet is anti-sa-
loon territory In that way the Stark
county town will not have any change.
1t is reported that the saloon men
have filed a petition to have the ques-
ton voted on again at the city cleo
tion week from Tuesday. and at
that time win try to make the entire
village of Wyoming, which has a char
ter, anti-saloon territory.
Sterling Asks Recount,
The Anti-saloon league OF Sterling
and the Anti-Saloon league of Rock
Falls will file petitions in the White
side county court before Judge H. c.
Ward within ten days asking for a re-
count of the votes cast at the cleo
tion on the local option issue. The
petition will be filed according to law
and 1t is expected that 1t will require
at least ten days to prepare and file
the petitions. as it is the intention
to file petitions from both towns at
the same time so that the work can
be done by the same attorneys.
The decision to file a petition ask
ing for a recount was decided at
joint meeting of the two organizations
of the two cities. On the Sterling side
of the river the petitioners viii de-
clare to the best Of their knowledge
and belief" that Chere have BEEN GER
tain Irregularities at the election, and
that certain votes were counted and
registered as mo- which should have
been thrown out as mutilated ballots.
and these ballots so registered would
have made an entirely different result
of the election.
A peculiar coincidence in dates has
just been discovered by the anti-sal-
DON forces. 1t has been discovered that
the 1000 and more saloons which were
voted out vi Illinois at the recent
election will be compelled by the 10
cal option law to close their doors and
go out of business on May z, tho anni-
versary of the passage of the local
option law.
''May is the first anniversary OF
the local option law" says Attorney
e. A. Sorogin OF the league, and on
that date we will celeiwate by shut
ting up over 1000 saloons In the
state. The law was passed on May
z, 1907, and at the time the saloons
will be forced to close for good 1t viii
have been In force Just one year"
The late election was the second
held under the law The third election
will be held next fall and by the sec
ond anniversary Of the passage OF the
law 1t is freely predicted that most
of the state will be dry territory. In
Guiding many whole counties which
will adopt county option.
The anti-saloon officials believe that
results already indicate that they are
to have the controlling power In the
state Legislature next year. In fact, II
is said. many Of the candidates for
the legislature are making the race
on a local option plank. agreeing to
be for any bin backed by the Anti
Saloon league.
An Illinois Central passenger con-
ductor on one of the divisions out Of
makes the report that
on his run of 1876 miles between
and Centralia there is
not town that has saloon and that
there are no nearby places where