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Show oo SAY IDAHO WILL BE PROHIBITION STATE Bolso. Idaho, Oct. 4. With twenty out of the total of twenty-seven counties coun-ties of the state "dry,'' and the result of the sweeping victories in Canyon and Bannock counties last monthfcwhen those counties voted overwhelmingly to remain "dry ' under the local op- i tion law, prohibitionists In this state l aro now making the boast that within I the noxt three years Idaho will become the first prohibition state west of the Rocky mountains. Having won In tho southern counties coun-ties this fall that decided to vote ' dry," the prohibition forces have J J moved to tho north, where they expect l? to conduct two campaigns in Kootenai ? and Idaho counties, both of whlcn ? ? will decide whether or not they will ? remain with the temperance issue. J The fight of tho prohibitionists will be i j centered on Kootenai county, where j t the "wets" are "well orgnnlzed and ' there is pronounced dissatisfaction 1 over the "dry" issue duo to the near- . H ness of the territory in the county, It JJ is claimed, to Spokane, which i3 ) J: "wot." I The plans of the temneranco or- ' I ganlzation to make Ada " county, of which Boise Is the county Beat, "dry v. this fall was abandoned, due to the , fight that has to be carried on this i month In the two northern counties. ' f Officers of the Anti-Saloon league de- ' clare, however, that Boise Is not go- 1 ing to escape the effects of a "dry" a campaign, for next February the en- J tire force and organizations of the leaguo Is to be centered on Ada coun- i: fc ty In an attempt to carry it for the V temperance Isbuc This accomplished, v $ It is believed that every county in the J. state now "wet' will follow the load . s j, of Ada and bOcome "dry " '- Ij Tou can rest assured that the peo- $j pie of Boise and Ada county will f: have an opportunity to roto on the j J saloon question," stated Superintend- y jj ent W J Herwig, president of tno j Anti-Saloon league, when asked for a i j statement "Our petitions, containing' - a 40 per cent of the electors In Ada county, will be filed with the county jj commissioners January S, 1912, with- 1 g out fail, and it is the plan to have the election the latter part of February." Febru-ary." j |