The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1897-01-21
G. e. Trescott, Publisher.


Flathead caunty, in advocating the
annexation of the ceded portion of
the Blackfoot reservation to that
county, says "that the people of
Teton county will not ooject be-
cause it will cost them so much in
fees and mileage to communicate
with the strip from their county
seat" etc. The distinguished gen.
t.eman is either a natural bora
fool and does not know what he is
talking about, or else he is an un
principled liar. The people of this
county do certainly object to cut
ting off any portion of our territory
and particularly object to this strip
being taken, for obvious reasons.
While it is no doubt true that it
will cost considerable to com
municate with this country from
our present county seat, it is pos
sible that millions of dollars worth
of property will be added to the
assessable wealth of the county.
and the revenue to De derived
therefrom will certainly offset the
cost and leave us with handsome
balance in the treasury besides
Mr.. Whiteside should be truthful
in his statements, and in trying to
work his bill through the house,
should boldly say that he re-
cognizes the possibilities of the
Blackfoot country and is trying to
steal it from Teton that he may
add to the wealth of Flathead.
The following protest has been
printed at the Acantha office this
week, and has been sent !. te the
various precincts in the county.
We sincerely hope those who re-
ceive them will cause the same to
circulated promptly for signatures,
aud sent to Representative Vans
ley or Scna tor Flowerree at Helena.
The friends of the bill are making
false claims, ia that they assert
that the people OF Teton county
are willing to have this strip ar,
nexed to Flathead. Prompt action
is necessary. The protest is as
follows:
To the Members of the Montana
Legislature:
We, the undersigned, citizens
and taxpayers generally of Teton
county, Montana, do hereby earn.
estly protest against the passage
of the Bill, recently introduced,
annexing to Flathead county a
portion of the Blackfoot Reserva-
tion, and petition the Members OF
your Honorable Body to use all
honorable means within your powe,
to secure the defeat of sale
measure.
The assertion that the people
living for. more properly speaking
who will hereafter reside on the
ceded strip of the Blackfoot reser
walton will have better access t.
the county seat OF Flathead thar
to that of Teton, will hardly bea
the light of investigation. Th'
strip in question averages abou
fifteen miles in width, is abou
sixty miles long, reaching from tn
Canadian boundary to Birch creek
and is all on the east side of tn
mountains. In order to reacf
= Kalispell they would be compelle'
to travel all the way from fiftee
to fifty miles by team to the rail
road, and then travel one hundre
miles in Jim Hills varnlshed cars
To reach the present seat of gov
ernment of Teton, however, tn
longest drive could not be owe
ninety miles, while persons Twin
along the southern border of th
strip could get there in about fort
tive miles. The expenses in goiu
and coming would be at leas
. double to Kalispell what it woul
be TO Chotedu. The fact of IL
matter is the author of this anne,
alton bill is making some glarir
misstatements, if the published r
ports are true. and as soon as I'll
members of the legislature full
understand the attempted ste
from Teton county, and the gre
= injustice they would be doing
by its passage, we have no dou
they will defeat the measure.