Prohibition In Crosby County

Prohlbitioii 8 iiKikiiifr woudurf ui sti iik'S in the Soutli and particu'.arly in Texas, where the Prohibicionista have put a l'ree ticket in the field, so as to speak. Local option prevails in inany portions of the State, but the results are not always entlrely satisfactory, lor inshmce in Cro8by County. Bill Snort, editor of the Crosby County Clarion and Farmer's Vindicitor, was la Austiu not long since nnd was at-ked bow about the state of morality In Orosby County since the local option liw, l'orbiilding the sale of intoxicating liquors, liail gOlM lato effect. "Why ther aiu't a prtlteoer in the county jail. lt is U8 enipty as the bead of the fellow who is tryiny; ti run in oppositiim paper to niiue in Crosby County." "Ia the vacant eomlilion of the jail oInj! to the local option l.'iw?" "That'sjust it. Tbs Sheriff had to j;o over into the adjoinin county to ret diunk, and while lie was got)fl all the prisoners, about twenty-seven iu all, made thcir escape. O, I teil yon local option Í8iloinr wondersforCrosbv ('onntv.'1