Stevens County Votes on the Saloon

County Auditor L. E. Jesseph has issued a notice for the holding of a special local option election in the Stevens county unit, the same to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 9.

The local option county organization claims to have the work of getting voters lined up against the saloons well in hand and anticipates no difficulty in carrying the election. Ranchers generally take the view that saloons should not run in the smaller communities where there can be no municipal regulation.

This election covers all the territory of Stevens county, except that included within incorporated towns. Voters residing in precincts in which there are incorporated towns must register or they cannot vote. Registration books for Newport precinct are now open, in charge of Edward Britton, at the I. W. N. passenger station. The registration books will close October 29, ten days prior to the election.

The dry movement seems to be spreading about the state. Prosser went dry the other day with a majority of 31 votes out of 261 cast. Elections will be held in 35 other towns this fall, the largest of which is Bellingham. The Spokane county unit will also vote and it is said that in the spring the city of Spokane will be tackled by the dry forces.

Springdale will also have to undergo the election test. A petition with 25 signatures was filed last week with the city clerk, asking an election. Kootenai county, Idaho, in which the city of Coeur d'Alene is located, will also vote this fall.