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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1915
Page
3
W C T U notes anticipate the saloon’s doom in Iowa as public sentiment shifts toward prohibition. Governor Gates of Vermont supports immediate licensing shutdowns and Governor Lister urges enforcement and a $50,000 statewide probe fund to prosecute violators under the new law.
Governor Rye pledges strict enforcement of temperance laws as Tennessee’s leaders celebrate a crackdown on liquor. Local sentiment boasts Nashville and Memphis as dry, with calls for continued lawful action and state cooperation among officers. Michigan’s lieutenant governor relays mixed views on prohibition amid legislative sessions.
Local notes from Buford list visits and stays by J W Lewis from Trenton Chas Carlisle from Buford Will Strande Westview John Carey hauling hay and more. Community events include school board meeting at First State Bank and Eight Mile Farmers club dinner with roast pig.
The legislature debates permitting taxes to be paid in two installments instead of once a year. The bill, passed by the House, moves to the Senate and aims to ease payment for the people by splitting the tax into two payments at 4 percent under the current law.
Working people face heavy one-time tax burdens leading Fargo Forum to support a law allowing annual tax payments. It notes support from bankers for steady revenue and opposition from county auditors over extra auditing work, but argues the measure serves the people.
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