The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-14
They Bury
the HatChet
Lennon and Bison agree that
there has been enough OF
Acrimony reused over the
County Seat Affair,

called off, and the dove of peace,
gentle peace, cooingly spreads
her wings over Perkins county
again.
A visit by several Lennon
gentlemen, assisted by Mr.. Ram
stad, to the citadel of embattled
Honyakism. prepared the way,
and Bison was more than willing
to come half way and be neigh
borly.
After the county officials had
peacefully been allowed to depart
and yet the opinion down at BIZ
son seemed to be that in all it's
doings Lennon had been unjust,
a canvas Of the citizens of Lem
mon proved that upwards of
$4,000 was pledged to uphold the
honor of Lemmon's cause in
claiming that the county seat, as
far as legal and legitimate voting
went, belonged here. In fact,
Lennon had ready a good num-
Der of affidavits, far more than
enough to prove her contention.
Armed with these proofs and
also with the evidences of Lem
mons financial preparedness to
carry the battle to the bitter end,
if found necessary, these gentle
men went to Bison, prepared to
come to a peaceable settle
ment Of the distasteful wrang-
lie, if such peace could be had
honorably to Lennon.
They met the men promin-
ent on Bison's side in the fight,
and after short deliberation these
in session as the Bison County
Seat Club unanimously passed
the following resolution:
We the undersigned citizens of Bison and vic
unity and Perkins county, do hereby declare that
| we believe the citizens of Lennon as consci-
entious in their efforts to discontinue they
in their efforts win the fight for the county
of Perkins county, pending. and in view of
| this fact willing to cooperate with them
| in the general upbuilding of the county at large
and willing to adopt any honorable means to this
end
That disirous of Guelling the legal
! battle for the temporary county seat of Perkins
County, that desire to nave the matter settled
| - as to save the taxpayers of the county untold
inconvenience in doing business it is done at
| present
That Bison the County Seat according to
the eanvassing board decision and should be the
| temporary County Seat.
That if the Lennon Commercial Club is will
ing to drop the present contest. they will do con
| siderable good for Perkins county through the
| re est ablishment of better feeling in seneral
through the county, and we will appreciate their
| consideration of this matter.
That we ask the committee sent here by the
| citizens of Lennon to present a copy of these
| statements to the Lennon Commercial Club for
| their immediate considera ton so to eliminate
| any further expense and action in this county
seat fight and make Bison the temporary County
Seat of Perkins County. s. d.
For the sake of the harmonious
upbuilding and peaceful develop
ment OF Perkins county, which
would be marred by contentious
arising from a county seat: fight,
the Lennon Commercial Club,
in session last Wednesday, ac-
cepted and adopted these resolu-
tions, and thus, as far as the
temporary county seat matter
is concerned, all differences are
laid aside and the county seat
will be allowed to be established
at Bison. on the authority of the
count made at the election in
January.
Lennon, in yielding its posi-
has thus again shown itself de-
dicate to the highest good CT the
county, which to-day exists be-
cause of the efforts that Lem
has made, and the organization
and development of which had
been painstakingly guarded, step
upon step. by Lennon. 1t can
not, then, be charged against
the good faith of the city, when
the commercial club sought to