The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-12-29
KAMIAH ALSO
TAKES A HAND
They Would Mix II Up on
County Division :
Propositions.

The Progress sets forth the views
of the citizens of that and tributary
sections, on the subject Of county dt
vision as follows:
The proposed county, as talked
over at the last meeting OF the Com
mercial club took ON q definite form
last Saturday night when committe-
es on ways and means wree appoint
ed also executive committees.
Representative citizens from Wood
land, Harrisburg and Caribel were
present and while not speaking for
their community as a whole, they
expressed themselves as heartily In
favor of county with lines as fol-
lows
Beginning two miles west Of Greer
ON Township line between Q and 8;
thence south ON that line to Lawyers
creek; thence south to Red Rock can
yon in Idaho county; thence down
said canyon to Cottonwood creek;
thence down said creek near Sites;
thence southerly to Sally Ann gulch;
thence directly east to the Montana
lime; thence down the Lolo creek to
the place of beginning. These lines
are shure to be changed, were the
sentiments expressed by the most of
lose present, as the west boundry
II, nf f,rs 10 M
wast
With these boundaries a new county
would have ahcnf $1,000. 100000 of
taxable property and would be among
the largest counties in the state
while diversity off farming and the
timber industry would insure the pro
posed county lasting prosperity.
M. R. Rawson and L. Z. Doty;
while in Lewiston last Saturday had
occasion to converse with some prom
inent parties from Grangeyille who
said that a determined fight was be
ing waged by Cottonwood for the pro
posed new County of Randall, and
that Grangevine people were bitterly
opposed to the move as 1t Is cutting
out the best part of the agricultural
portion of Idaho county. A commit.
tee has been appointed by Grangevillt
who will use every endeavor to de.
feat any move toward cutting into
their county from any source what
ever. Cottonwood and vicinity on tn
other hand has been planning this pro
posed move some time and had pdayet
politics with fine Italian hand IN
selecting candidates for the coming
Legislature.
The fight that is being made BY
Orifino, Neg Perce, vollmer and Cot
tonwood Is complicating the situation
terribly and no one can even guess
what the outcome wilA be, One thing
is sure, there will be two counties
, cut from this part of the state, bu
where the boundaries will be ha
put the politicians to guessing Lew
iston will consent Tor the territor.
north OF Clearwater and east of Nortl
Fork rivers to go into a county ans
are willing on account of the loca
4 option election held last March to lie
a this part of the country go, in orde
N to get their saloons back two year
!, hence. Nez Perce has at differen
t. times made efforts to cut loose fror
5 its parent county, but would neye
n consent unless 1t could have the cou
b ty seat although 1T looks now, a
the lines are drawn, that her lon
e sought for wish would be attainet
T. as she now stands In better posi-
r ION than ever before, having tn
e state senator and possibly all th
Z representatives pledged to help he
r There is another factor in the cas-
that will have to be aired before an
county can be made In the mort
part of the state; that is this, til
southern part of the state has alway
N been Jealous of the marvellous grow
tn being made by the northern pa
,e and has used every endeavon to kee
a balance of power In the south. He
"a we'll she has done this ~ being shoy
al In her ability to get almost anythir
rs she wants In q political way, and
ie the coming legislature she will hay
al to be reckoned with unless it can |
made clear to those people In ii
al soaith that their political suprema,
IT, is not in danger by these new cou
as ties, then our people can begin
ne work.
or Notes
o. Those Representatives who sign
Is that secret agreement had better !
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