The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-03-21
Prohibitions Onward March.

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to February, 1911. a statutory pro-
hibition law has been in effect. The
1911 legislature passed local option
bill referring the question, with the
county as unit. to the people.
Alaska: Prohibition from time of
purchase by the United States in
1868, until 1899. when congress
passed a law allowing the courts to
grant license to sell liquor to whites
only.
Arizona: The legislature of 1909
enacted law giving the people
county option by majority vote.
Besides the dry Indian reservations,
there are sixteen precincts and one
county dry.
Arkansas: Of the rs counties 60
are under prohibition by local option
and petition. Only II are licensed.
No town that has not 500 inhabitants
can have a saloon. Only % wet
towns in the state. Last falls state
election showed majority of %, 1852
against license.
California: Of the 81 counties, IL.
have prohibition by county ordi-
nance. Under precinct option,
three counties have only 9 wet pre-
cincts, 5 other counties have 101 dry
precincts. These are important and
populous counties. Prohibition is
gaining rapidly.
Colorado: Of 60 counties, II are
entirely dry, and others partly 50.
La prohibitive amendment will be
voted on by the people in 1912.
| Connecticut: Two-thirds Of the
territory and two fifths of the popu
lation are under prohibition.
/ Delaware: Three-fourths Of the
area Of the state have prohibition.
$4,000 people live in no-license ter
ritory.
District Of Columbia: The CAPT.
tol, the National Soldiers Home,
the insane asylum. and the aims
house are in prohibition territory,
with population Of $4,000 persons.
Florida: IS of the AZ counties are
dry. Liquor can legally be sold only
in II counties.
Georgia: Statutory prohibition
in effect since January LIST, 1908.
Idaho: Three-fourths of the area
Of Idaho is now dry, and all is favor
able for state wide prohibition at
the next session Of the legislature.
Illinois: Over 100000 Of the
people Of the state live in anti-saloon
territory. Large districts Of Chica-
go are without saloons. Half the
area and one-fourth the population
are in prohibition territory. A
county option bill is before the leg
islature,
Indiana: Out Of go counties, &c
!, are dry. A prohibition bill failed in
, 1909 by only a small vote.
, Iowa: The resubmission bill will
be pushed in the coming legislature.
and there is little doubt that it will
result in victory and Iowa be AGAR
, prohibition ground.
, Kansas: Constitutional prohibi
: ton since 1880, though liquor coulc
, be sold for medical. scientific anc
: mechanical purposes. these excep.
) tions were ruled out by a law passeC
! in 1909. Public sentiment for Law
| enforcement stronger than ever be
: fore.
Kentucky: Out of 119 countie:
96 have banished the saloon under
local option, IA have saloons in bu
one place each, have saloons q
j three points and two at two points
] "A prohibition amendment will be de
manded of the next legislature.
Louisiana: Out of 50 parishes, 3
are entirely dry, besides much ctr.
/, territory in the remaining parishes
J, Maine: Statutory prohibition i
d 1851, repealed in 1856, re enacted IL
/ 1858. Constitutional prohibitipl
i adopted in 1884.
y Maryland: Of % counties, 10 ar