The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-03-21
Prohibitions Onward March.
wv. c. 7. U.

Alabama: From January, 1909,
to February, 1911. a statutory pro-
hibition law has been in effect. The
1911 legislature passed a 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 a 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 SO
are under prohibition by local option
and petition. Only IL 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 % 1862
against license.
/ California: Of the 81 counties. II
have prohibition by county ordi-
nance. Under precinct option,
three counties have only 9 wet pre-
cincts. other counties have 101 dry
precincts. These are important and
populous counties. Prohibition is
gaining rapidly.
/ Colorado: Of 60 counties, IL are
entirely dry, and others partly so.
La prohibitive amendment will be
voted on by the people in 1912.
/ Connecticut: Two thirds Of the
territory and two ffths 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.
i District of Columbia: The CAPT.
toll, the National Soldiers Home,
the insane asylum. and the aims
house are in prohibition territory,
with population of 54 900 persons.
| Florida: 35 of the AZ counties are
dry. Liquor can legally be sold only
| in IL 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-saloor
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 90 counties, Y
{ are dry. A prohibition bill failed il
, 1909 by only 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 again
, prohibition ground.
, Kansas: Constitutional prohibi
5 ton since 1880. though liquor coult
, be sold for medical. scientific ant
: mechanical purposes. these excep
E tons were ruled out by law passe
4 in 1909. Public sentiment for la,
/ enforcement stronger than ever be
: fore.
Kentucky: Out of 119 countie
SO have banished the saloon unde
local option, IA have saloons in bu
one place each, have saloons a
: three points and two at two points
! A prohibition amendment will be dc
manded of the next legislature.
Louisiana: Out of SO parishes, 9
are entirely dry. besides much df
] territory in the remaining parishe:
], Maine: Statutory prohibition j
Il 1851. repealed in 1856, re- enacted H
i 1858. Constitutional prohibitip
i adopted IN 1884.
. MARYLAND: OF % counties, 10 ar