Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-08-25

I luiN IN other counties.
California-Four dry counties and
much dry territory in other counties.
Colorado-Local option law, 1907.
Connecticut-To local option
ninety-six no-lceise % seventy-two
license towns.
pelaware-Half the state dry.
Florida-Thirty dry counties out of
forty-fve. Few saloons in state
Move for state prohibition. led by
iovernor Broward.
ldabo-License. Sunday law only.
passed in 1907.
illinois Probably zoe dry towns.
Local option law recently passed. Two
5ry counties.
Ineiana-Three dry counties; 71O
ry townships out OF 1.016. Hail OF,
population in dry territory.
Iowa Sixty-fye out of ntnety-nine
eoanties dry: II other counties have
only one saloon town Move for state
prohibition again under way.
Ninety-seven out of 10
counties dry; only four counties en-
trely wet Saloons close on Sun
days
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of state
dry. Orders may not be solicited or
received in dry territory
Maryland-Ten out of twenty-three
counties dry, two nearly dry, and two
Others where liquor is sold in only
one place.
Observation-Disclosures option by
Giles and towns, $50 being dry and
100 wet Laws strict and well en-
forced
Michigan-County option, with a
few dry counties. II county votes wet
it reverses dry vote in small unit.
Minnesota-License with village
local option; 1928 dry municipalities
Sunday closing in entire state,
Mississippi-Si xty-eight out OF sew,
enty-five counties dry. State prohibi.
ton campaign actively under way.
Missouri-Forty counties dry. sun
day closing rigidly enforced by Cover
nor Folk.
Montana-License.
Nebraska--V Village and city option
400 dry and 600 wet towns.
Nevada-License with little restric.
tom No chance to vote on question
Of prohibition.
New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. prohi-
bition. modified by local sentiment.
Trend Is toward prohibition; GO per
cent. of population in dry territory.
lew Jersey--Local option law
New Yorktown and township OPP
ton, 80 dry towns.
North Carolina-Few saloons; cam.
paign for state prohibition, with the
governor leading the fight.
Ohio--Out OF 1876 townships lao
are dry GO per cent OF municipalities
dry, and $4,000 persons living in dry
residence dis riots in wet cities.
County prohibition assured probably
at next session.
Oregon-Twelve dry counties and
ITO dry municipalities in other coun.
| ties.
! Oklahoma Five hundred and thir-
/ ty-five saloons in the state. Part for
merly in Indian Territory has had
prohibition 81 years and constitution.
al convention adopted similar provis-
ion TO apply to entire state If so de-
| clared by popular vote.
Pennsylvania--Lic with privl-
lege Of remonstrance.
Rhode Tsland--Sixteen dry munich
palities out OF 38.
South Carolina Recently passed a
county local option and repealed dis
pensary law: move for state prohibit
ton following Georgias victory.
| South Dakota-Large section OF
the state dry.
/ nnessee--Saloons excluded from
all but three municipalities In the
state; state prohibition predicted in
three years.
/ Texas-~Two.thirds of state dry by
local option state prohibition cam
paign under way.
Utah--Ldcense
Vermont--Dry. save "a municipal.
tiles; entire state and every county
in state show majority against Il.
eenseB; state prohibition expected
shortly.
Virginia Much dry territory.
West Virginia Thirty dry counties
out Of Sc; governor publicly opposes
! liquor traffic
Wisconsin option, with 600
dry communities.
/ Arizona License.
/ District OF Columbia-Ratio Of sa-
loon to population reduced more than
half during the last Is years.
/ New Mexico-License.
BY the end OF the present fiscal
year, provided normal business condi-
lions return throughout the country
the effect of the prohibition move.
ment can be better estimated. In the
meantime, OF course, It will be af
fected. as in the past, by anges in
the geographical extent Of wet and
dry territory.