The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-10
|II[E FOR COUNTY
|[I1S UP IN IDAHO
.,mess of Struggle Over
4, New Capitals Attract
| ing Much Attention.
Re COMES NEXT YEAR
4, State May Duplicate the
Enacted in Kansas
and the Dakotas.
The Tribune.

4, 10 The Tribune.
~ Ida. Nov. s,-County seat hshts
raj OF the new counties OF this
attracting unusual attention in
.,,.,es due 10 the bitterness with
n. svht for the creation OF the
4 .,,ies out Of the old ones was
s.rors the last legislature and the
--nstIon Of many OF the towns and
. ], ,bs counties so divided TO push
-.... m the front as county seats.
1 .sr county bill that was passed by
'.,isIature provided that the tenn
eounty seats named should con-
znul the general election In 1912,
vote, ss provided by the law,
khad 10 determine the location. of
,irranent county seat
4 four new counties created by the
t,,ure we're Bonneville, Adams.
|x,ter and Lewis. Numerous other
4, division bills never reached
|shhoueh number Of them particl-
an interesting controversy that
'spsd into an exciting skirmish on
7sors OF both houses Included In
I'M Of bills that suffered at the
4 Of the legislature were those OF
. Randall. kamlah. Craig. Jeffer-
'lston and Clark. The three latter
10 have been created cut OF Ere
COUNTY. Kamiah and Craig were
tfh Idaho territory. Randall was
ngs been formed out Of Idaho county
PpSsr ont OF several southern Idaho
|ass. with American Falls as the
h seat The fight on Power coun-
Eolyed the prominent men OF both
i. Twice the bills came up for
Hn, but although they managed to
Enough the house they were wrecked
y senate. Bonneville county was
.dF named Snake River county but
.ame was changed through amend
Temporary Title,
county seats OF the new counties
~ by the leglslst ture. and which are
holding that title until
oni general election in 1917 are
Falls for Bonneville county. Coun-
y Adams county. Nez Perce for
Ez,er county and Orofno for Lewis
81 They will either remain perma-
nuniy seats or he forced 10 give
b iitls through the will OF The peo-
ieovn al The polls 10 some other
n sea. more adVantageousiy To-
0u county Is experiencing the most
.ilns conflict over the county seat.
eine gorat deal Of opposition to
Ee which Is declared 10 he badly
n geographically. Several mass
r7s have been held and an attempt
p made 70 secure the selection Of
''Fn Of llo az the permanent county
\ Perce. tho county seat Of Clear
d COUNTY. is also being contested for
f'mancBt seat Of government, with
''rult lnat several Of the smaller
u Inc new county will be pushed
~ 'or permanent designation. When
.l creating this county was ps ssed
n legislature there Is said TO have
"a agreement reached in the new
" oy which no fight would be made
~ At5 Perce as the county seat
" loter. when the matter Of des-
t'os Inc permanent county seat
y ;aken up, the race should be a
tf.sll.
uouncll Named in Bill,
hsnt In Adams and Ronneville
'Gs not as serious. although In
.rne mere has been activity at
soo"s: ihe new town placed on
ie.ns Idaho Northern. and which
seh close 10 the old town OF
s,. IS claimed TO indicate that the
sDsn VIII be an opponent to Coun-
ne.pe,manent county seat. Comn-
Is named In the bill as the tenn
rel OF government and all coun-
|rn arc located there now.
asis VIII probably remain thc
~ county seat of Bonneville
% uue 20 the fact that it liz the
S'aIy located and as county
IN expericnced phenomena
ENNnm The past nine months