The Iola register., 1901-10-11
TOlRED|STRICT THE COUNTY
Petition Filed With Commissioners
to Make New Division of the
County on Commissioners.

For the past ten years Allen county
has been divided into the same com
missioner district, although the law
says the county commissioner shall
redistrict the county as often as neces-
sary to keep the districts about the
same size in population. There has
been talk for several years that re-
Obstruction was needed owing to the
rapid growth of lola and Elm town
ships, but for the first time1 steps
we're taken looking to the accomplish
ing of this.
Tuesday committee of lola busi-
ness men circulated a petition asking
the board to make such a redistricting
and it was decided to submit the papers
at 2 2o'clock Wednesday. Word of
what was proposed reached Moran
hat night and a committee from there
came over to protest. The COM
mittee were: Messrs. f. f.. McCor-
mack, j. F. Willoughby, H. B. Smith,
f. d. Lacey. j. +. Hobby and c. c..
Thomas. They assert that they hardly
think proper now right after the con-
vention has been held in the Third dis
trict and Mr.. Hobby of Moran nom
mated. Mr.. Lacey appeared before
the.board few minutes before the pc
tition was fled and asked for the priv
ilege. of protesting whenever it was
fled
shortly after O'clock committee
of lola. business men appear ed and
stated their case. Their contention is
as follows:
The countyinow consists of the re-
quired three districts, as follows:
The first district contains at present
Humboldt township with ALB popula-
tion, Logan Az, Cottage Grove 76l
Elsmore 1901, Humboldt City 100,
Elsmore City 230, Savonburg City
24s: total j,194.
The second district now contains
lola City 6,7S7, lola township l472
Elm 1859, Salem s6l, LaHarpe 7O2
Gas 4OO total II ,4s4.
The third, district now contains
Geneva 602. Carlyle $50, Deer Creel
j27, Usage 99l, Marmaton 90l, Moraf
43G: total 4227.
The new sschedule would make o
lola City and lola township one dis
trict with population of $3.50: ado
Elm township and LaHarpe and Ca
to the:Third district, giving it pop
ulation of 5000; adding Salem town
ship to the first, making it 6,065. Al
it stands today lola and lola ltown
ship, comprising over a third o
the county is entitled to one commits
sioner and has none, except as Mr.
Tobey, of Elm represents the presen
Second district which includes lola
The lola men argued that lola is en-
titled TO onei commissioner and tha
now was as good time as another tC
make thelchange.
Mr.. T. S. Stover spoke for lola
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change would be legal, that it wa'
just in the.matter Of population anC
, that the board has jurisdiction.
Mr.. +. Lacey spoke for Moran, no
denying any of the claims set forth
but insisting that now is not the pro
per time for a change, just thirty day
from the time of election when tn,
present Third district is, about t.
choose its commissioner. lola. h
l said, chose Mr.. Tobey and is. repre-
sented by him. If the change is mad
Mr.. Tobey is made Marmaton's com
missioner, they having no voice in hi
choice. 1t would practically disfran
chise the present Third district, h
said. Last year when the presen
Second district elected a commissions
E was the proper time for ii change.
, The board listened To both side
and then took the matter under ad
vic