Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-07
FOUR1OWNSHIPs
Want TO come
INTO BuRLEIGH
Southwestern Corner of NC
Lean County Seeks to
Join With Us
The Movement Is Liable to.
Cause Renewal of Mclean
County Troubles

sterday there was fled i'm the1
office Of the county auditor petition
signed by a majority of the people
Of the four townships in the south
western corner of Mclean county, be-
ing townships 143 and 144 in ranges
80 and 81, praying that an election
be called to admit them to the county
Of Burleigh. "a request was also made
to the county commissioners of Nc
Lean county yesterday asking that
the townships be allowed to depart
from the borders of that county. The
Mclean county commissioners laid
the matter over until the next meet
ing and the Burleigh county commits
sioners will act upon the matter at
the meeting to be held Nov. is, when
undoubtedly the petition will be
granted. IS ;,-s....1s II. 5y<S .
Under the new law when ma
jority of the people of any section
desire a change made in their boun-
daries they petition the commission
ers, and that body is compelled to
submit the matter to vote of the
people of the entire county. In this
case Burleigh county people will be
called upon to decide if they want the
four townships annexed, and it is
safe to say there will be little or no
objection, as they would increase the
assessed valuation of the county
about S1,0OO,OOo.
This movement is entirely one by
the people of Wilton and surrounding
country and is in no way a movement
made by the people of this county.
The residents of the four town ships
desire to leave Mclean county for
reasons of their own, and, being a
5socd and prosperous class, Burleigh
county will be glad to receive them
undoubtedly, but will not take any
steps in the matter, leaving it to be
settled by the people of Mclean
themselves. @ e. =.
From parties from Wilton and
towns north of Washburn it was
learned last night that an alliance
will be likely between Wilton and
Underwood, Garrison and other
towns desiring to become county
seats, by which the latter will vote
TO let Wilton out of the county and
thus wipe out about 300 votes which
hive always been solid for Washburn
in county seat removal or county
division. After this is accomplished
it is intimated move will be made
to divide the county into three small
counties, leaving Washburn a county
seat and placing the others at points
east and north, If a three-county
deal cannot be made an effort will be
made to split the county In two and
then there will be a battle royal for
tho honors. ~.
1t is understood that as yet no
agreement has been made between
the people of the four townships and
the northern and eastern parts of the
county, and it may be that the cut
ting off Of the four townships may
be merged into a county division deal
and the whole matter voted on at
the same tinfe.
A Wilton party said last night that
they intended to put it up to the
northern part of the county that they
would stand pat by Washburn on all
propositions as long as the four town.
ships remained in Mclean county
and if the aspirants for county seat
honors hoped to carry their desires
to successful issue they must first
help the Wilton country leave the
county and then they would have just
that many less votes to contend
against IN their division schemes.
1t IS evident from the above that
there will be some lively shutting OF
the cards il the Wilton people per-
sist In their effort to leave Mclean
county The four townships are rich
extraordinarily and peopled by . fine
. lot Of settlers and buiness nran and
sit is natural that the people Of Nc
Lean county, aside from their desires
for political betterments, should
want to keep the community inside
their borders.
These four townships originally be
longed to Bnrleigh county but were
set on into Mclean county years ago
by legislative action,