Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-09-01
THE DIVISION QUESTION.

notice, assembled at Ireland's build.
ing Tuesday evening to consider the
matter of county division. Homer
Stull, Esq, was called upon to pre-
side over the meeting and c. r.
Shaw chosen secretary. After the
object of the meeting was stated by
the chairman, George Fletcher, OF
Rocky Bar, was called up, and said
that the people Of his precinct were
unanimous for the creation of new
county; that they entailed great loss
and privation by having to travel
such great distance to the present
county seat; that he rcjoiced at the
action of the people there assem-
bled, and concluded by saying that
his people would act in harmony
with all who desired the formation
OF Gilmore county.
G. W. Fletcher, of Pine Grove.
also made appropriate and peril
nent remarks which were well re-
ceived.
j. H. Miller moved that it
be declared the wish of all those
present that Western Alturas
send no delegates to the county con-
ventions to be held at ketchum and
Bellevue, which was carried.
c. K. Shaw advised the holding
of convention of the people of
Western Alturas at Pine Grove for
the purpose of placing in the field
County Division Legislative
Ticket"
G. M. Payne thought the proper
thing to do would be for the people
to hold MASS meeting at Pine
Grove, Mountain Home or any other
precinct within tbs limits of the
proposed new county, for the pur-
pose of thorough organization, but
seemingly he had no followers, and
the old Z. subsidized.
E. G. Heltrich advocated the pro-
priety of and moved that County
Division Convention be held at
Bellevue soon after the adjourn,
ment of the political county con-
ventions, for the purpose of nomi-
mating legislative ticket, and
strange to say, the motion prevailed
by vote of II to II.
This motion was advocated by
Helfrlch, Miller, Madison, DAVIS
and lodge, and strenuously OPP
posed by shaw, Stull and Payne.
Mr.. Helfrch suggested that none
but taxpayers De allowed to seats in
SAID convention.
The meeting then got down to
solid" work by legislatlng for all
the precincts in Eimore by propos-
ing and enactirg that certain
number of delegates be allowed GER
tam precincts to 60 from Western
AltGras to the DIVISION Convention
probably to te held at Bellevue, on
Wood River, five miles from the
present county seat.
While this action was being taken
the crowd began to dispense, and
some one moved that the meeting
adjourn to the call of the chairman,
and the tirst-we hope the last
farce in the division drama was
ended.
We hope that when Chairman
Stull does call reassembling of the
citizens to act upon this vital ques-
ton, he will give proper time to add
vertlse it thoroughly SO that the
people generally may know of it
and attend.
With all due respect for the opin-
ions of Messrs. Heltrich, Miller,
Madison, ct al, the BULLETIN is
sincere In proclaiming that the hold
ing of division convention out
side of the proposed boundaries of
Gilmore would be suicidal to sue
cess.
The BULLETIN also believes that
every good citizen in favor of d.
vision-taxpayer or no taxpayer
should be allowed to take a hand in
this important matter; that it
should be meeting for all who de-
sire to attend, and that said con-
vention should be held either at
Pine Grove or Mountain Home
certainly within the boundaries Of
Gilmore.