The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-02-06
Pleasant Prairie Farmers Not En-.
couraged With Circulation
of No License Petitions
PETITIONS STARTED HERE
Private Parties Get Out Petitions For
No License Campaign in Kenosha
and QUESTION May Be Sub
mitted to Voters.

Farmers in the town of Pleasant
Prairie do not seem to be very favor
able to a no license campaign and the
men that have started to circulate the
petitions to secure an expression OF
the will of the people on this import
ant matter are not greatly encouraged
by the work so far as it has gone. -Four
petitions have been taken out for the
town and it will be necessary to secure
thirty-fve names in order to have the
election ordered. The men in charge
Of the petitions have not given up the
work entirely but it is certain from
their conversation that their belief in
the good people Of Pleasant Prairie
has been considerably shattered.
Pleasant Prairie now has twelve sa-
looms and they are paying an annual
license into the town treasury of 81
800. This money is supposed to be
used for the repair Of the roads. This
$4,000 seems to be thing greatly
to be desired by the farmers of the
town and it is claimed in addition
that the money secured from the sa-
looms is used to give work to many Of
the farmer boys Of the town at time
when the work about the farm is pref
ty slack. Notwithstanding this fact
it is thought that it will certainly be
possible to find thirty five voters in
the town who are willing to. sign the
petitions but the interest shown in the
work fails to show any great voting
interest and it is just possible that
the people will come to the conclusion
that it would be unWise to present the
important question to the voters at
this time. Petitions have also been
prepared for circulation in the town
of Somers but no report has been re-
ceived as yet as to the result Of the
work. Somers has but two saloons
and it has always been considered one
Of the strongest temperance towns in
the county and it is thought that it
will be an easy matter to get the ne
cessary signers for that town. 1t is
also thought possible that the no lie
ense campaign will carry notwith-
standing the fact that the saloon men
of Somers have shown considerable
strength in recent town elections.
The committee in charge Of the
mad meeting on Thursday night and
it is expected that the petitions will
be out within a few days. These pc
titions will not ask for no-license
campaign but simply ask the Council
to take steps to secure a better en-
forcement' of the laws of the state
and the ordinances Of the city.
Notwithstanding the recent decision
of the members Of the Civic Fedora
ton not to seek no license campaign
in the city petitions for such cam
paign are now in circulation and it is
claimed that they are getting many
signers. It will require some 400 sig
natures to have the question submitted
to the voters. It is not known who is
back of the circulation Of the petitions
but it is understood that the movement
is private one and that it is being
urged by only one or two men who have
taken an intense interest in the fight
against the saloon. 1t is not thought
that after the decision of the Fedora
tion at the recent meeting that these
people will take any direct interest in
the circulation Of these petitions. There
is no doubt but that the no license cam
paign in Kenosha will have support but
it is hardly thought possible that votes
can be mustered to carry the issue. IF
the matter comes to vote it is pretty
certain that the saloon men of the city
will make hard fight to prevent too
great showing being made against the
conduct Of their business.