The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-03-05
BOUNTY DIVISION NO GO
Return Home Disguised Of
One Of Our Delegated
\ Representatives.
| BAD CASE OF COLD FEET
Representative Bolinger Dodges
\ Prediction Promises made
to Oroville Residents.

q: c. F. Sigrist, who was sent to Olym-
ia as plenipotentiary to represent this
lace in the effort to talk the legisla-
lure into putting the knife to Okano-
gan county and cutting out new coun-
~ to be known as Tonasket, returned
rom his fruitless mission Tuesday eve-
ling. That it was fruitless was no
hult of Mr.. Sigrist, nor his active asso-
hate, Hon. Geo. J. Hurley, of Loomis,
kho was on the firing line in the same
"A NForthy cause. Probably the late date
II putting the matter up to the legis-
ature was the strongest factor in
4 heading off the commendable effort to
Dcure the division of an unwieldy
<erritory, but that was not alone the
|tumbling block, for had our represen-
htive stood fairly to promises made and
be Methow delegation toted fair, even
q be late hour at which the bill was
Resented would not have prevented
IS passage.
W This paper has not said great deal
bout the division movement, because
was so sudden, and so precipitately
hshed that there was little time to
( kploit the proposition, yet it was an
pen movement against which little or
opposition developed within the
rritory that the people therein pro-
bsed should be set aside. Up to a
rtnight ago county diviSion was not
scussed, nor did it entet into the cal
llations of the residents of the county.
bout that time the people OF the
ethow valley suddenly developed a
4 esire to be set aside as separate
punty. The residents of the north
alf of the county at once took up the
hggestion years ago advanced of or
anizing new county out OF the sew
cral rows of townships just south of
ne international boundary, and made
2the proposition to the Methow people
Nat two new counties should be made
instead of one. The Methow tribe
zAgerly fell in with the plan, promis-
ing united action in the effort to bring
bout division. Delegates were sent
10 Olympia, both from the Methow
md the upper Okanogan to push the
cheme, while representatives were
Dresent from what was to remain of
he old county to see that the lines
lid not cut too great chunk out of
parent body. At Olympia the Methow
delegates fell out among themselves,
PRESUMABLY upon a division of the
Dawes and fishes, and the Methow bill
vas squelched. However, that disap-
pointed region claimed to be friendly
coward the proposal to make Tonasket
county, but from subsequent develop
ments their protestations must have
been insincere. When Representative
Bolinger was asked to introduce the
bill providing for the formation of new
GOunty he fatty refused and would not
even introduce it as by request. In
order to get it before the legislature
~ all it was necessary TO appeal to the
2 representative from a neighboring
county. OF course it is recognized
4hat at so late a moment bill of this
importance would meet with difficult
Hes hard to overcome, but had Mr..
Bolinger adhered to promises made to
Residents of this place, and given it
bis hearty endorsement and support,
success might have followed. OF
course the people up here feel very
kindly toward the gentleman for his
ettitude in the premises and only hope
10 be able some time in the future to
award him by promotion to the senate.
An the meantime the people of what
las to be Tonasket county will con-
inue to saw wood and grow apace, and
SWill come in on the home stretch two