Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-12-01

hibition becomes effective again Janu-
airy 1, 1916.
kAhSAS-Under constitutional pro-
hibition enacted in 1880.
kENTUckY.-UI the one hundred
and twenty counties in Kentucky, log
are dry. Seven of the wet counties
have saloons in but one PLACE and
three other counties have saloons in
but two places.
loulSiANA.-The state has 30 dry
parishes and 35 wet.
MAlNE.-Under constitutional pro-
hibition enacted in 1884.
Observation-Disclosures counties
out of % are dry.
mASSAcHUSETTS-The no-licensc
vote in Massachusetts for the license
year beginning May /, 1915. was the
heaviest ever cast. The license vote
fell of 1902 from the preceding year.
Thus the license majority of 2.47l was
converted into a no-license majority of
1888. a net gain for No" of 90
1863. The Legislature of 1915 past a
bill prohibiting transportation by IL
censed dealers Of intoxicating liquors
into dry territory. but the bill was
vetoed.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dry coun.
ties, 80 wet. Fourteen out of 16 cleo
lions in 1915 were won by the drys.
MINNESOTA.-During the last SEES
sion OF the Legislature a county option
bill was past and signed by Governor
Hammond Oh March 1st. In eight
months ffty-siX counties in Minnesota
held county option elections. forty
five voted dry and eleven voted wet.
The output of beer from Minnesota
breweries compared with the output
for the same months during the year
1914 fell off $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures state prohi.
bition.
MISSOURI.-This state has 81 dry
counties, 16 mostly dry. and II mostly
wet. Ten local option elections were
won by the drys in 1915, two by the
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the courts for decision.
MONTANA.-This state will vote on
prohibition in 1916. The present dry
territory consists OF Richland County.
all Indian reservations, and the towns
of Corvallis, Victor. B~allantine. Ward
en- and Pompey's Pillar.
NEBRASkA.-The state will vote
on prohibition in 1916. At present il
has 80 dry counties and 60 wet: 4S
dry county seats and A. wet; 351 dry
villages and cities in 2l9 wet.
NEVADA.-Indian reservation only
dry territory.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.-In 1914 the
total license vote was 32,776. the no
license vote 4O,439. giving a majority
of 1868. One city and four towns
changed from %no-license to license.
and five towns changed from license
TO n~o-license. The last legislature en-
upon the liquor traffic.
NEW JERSEY.-This state has no
dry counties. There are Q cities of
5000 or more population under local
dry laws.
NEW MExIcO.-One county is en-
tirely dry, and ten others are nearly
so.
NEW YORk.-Four counties dry
and 1876 towns out of 932.
NORTH cARoLINA.-Under statu-
tory prohibition adopted by referen-
dunn May &c, 1908.
NORTH OAKoTA.-Under state
prohibition.
oHio.-In the election OF 1915 the
majority against prohibition was 55.-
412.
oKLAHOMA.-The state was ad-
mitted into the Union November 16,
1907. as " a Constitutional Prohibi-
ton" state.
..OREGON.-The state voted dry
November 3. 1914, by. a majority of
36,34O. The law becomes effective
January l, 1916. At present the state
has five dry counties and 30 wet.
PENNSYLVANIA-Now has ten dry
counties.
RHODE ISLAND.-Seycn dry and
81 wet towns.
SOUTH CAROLlNA.-On Septem-
Der Ii, 1915, South Carolina voted for
statewide prohibition by 41,735 10
$1,000. The law becomes effective De
cember 81, 1915.
SOUTH DAKoTA.-Twenty oun
ties dry, IL have only one saloon town:
and 33 have more than one saloon
town.
TENNESSEE.-Tenncssec became n
prohibition state July 1, 1909. by act
of the legislature.
TExAS.-There are 17S counties dry