American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-07
wards securing division of the
county and defended the cause of
those who had been criticised

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county and defended the cause OF
those who had been criticised
Mr.. McKown. He stated that he
nad no figures to give the people in
asmuch as Mr.. Ralph Harding, the
chairman of the board of county
missiOners who had expected to
be present and had not arrived. He
was followed by Mr.. Thomas who
made talk along general lines,
and who thought that owing to the
fact that SO many of the people of
Arbon had relatives in Malad that
their interests were naturally there.
He stated, however that if the peo-
pie of Arbon wished to be included
IN Power county There would be no
opposition.
At the conclusion of Mr. Thomas
address, Mr.. Barber explained that
the only thing at issue was the
bOundry line. The people of Amer
lean Falls desire to follow the range
dividing the Arbon and Malad val
! leys to the south line Of township
IL south, thence directly west to
the intersection with the Cassia
county line. The Malad people
wished the line to follow the reser-
vation line to the crest of the di-
vide between Arbon and Rockland
valleys and thence west and along
said range to it's intersection with
the Cassia county line. There was
no opposition so far as the matter
of division was concerned. The real
question was where the boundry
line should be.
pa1 int
For New County," and Against
New County" Mr.. Barber explain
ed that an ''X" placed in the circle
opposite For New County" would
be a vote to fix the line at the
south line of IL south; that vote
against the new county would be
to establish the line at the reserva-
ton as desired by the people at Ma
lad. Mr.. Jones at this point raised
the question as to whether the at
tendance was large enough so that
it could be said to effect the senti-
ment of entire people of the val
ley. and asked if it would not be
better to circulate petitions rather
than to vote. Mr.. Barber recalled
the experience of two years ago whe,
large number of the residents of
that valley had signed petitions
both for and against the new county
stating that it had been decided. to
hold an election to obviate a recur-
renee of such condition. He fur
ther stated that the time of the
meeting had been fixed by the Ma
lad representatives themselves, and
that American Falls representatives
were there to meet the issue and
have them determined Solar as the
people of American Falls were con-
cerned, he said, they would agree
t accept the sentiment of those in
attendance as reflecting the senti
ment of all the people, and that if
the vote was against coming into
the new county, the new county ad-
vocates would cease their efforts to
have Arbon included, and establish
the line at the south line of the
reservation. He asked Mr.. Jones
if the representatives from Malad
would be willing to withdraw their
opposition in case the vote showed
that the people desired to be in
cluded in the new county. Mr.Jones
made no reply. At this point julius
Abtner moved that the vote to be
taken be accepted as final, and re-
preventative of the sentiment of the
people of the valley. This was sec
oned by Jewel Horton and carried
without dissenting vote.
At the request of the American
Falls representatives judges and
a clerk were selected to receive the
ballots of all who cared to vote. T.
B. Evans and Geo. ]. Butler were
selected as judges and Jewel Hor-
ton as clerk. Ballots were distri-
buted and a recess was taken in
order to permit a free mingling of
the people before their ballots were
deposited After laps of five or ten
minutes tn eballots were taken up
and the names of the voters en-
rolled. Twenty-eight votes were
east, twenty-six of which were for
the new county and two against it.
American Falls representatives thark
ed the people for the preference
shown and for their timerity in fac
ing the inclement weather.
American Falls people have al
ways claimed that three-fourths of
the people of that locality desired
to be included inn the new county.
Two years ago at a meeting called
at which neither representatives of
Malad or American Falls were nres-
ent, the people voted nineteen to
two in favor of the new county. The
result of the ballot taken on the
31st confirms the claim that the
people of that section are over
wb elmingly in favor of the new
county and for this reason no op-
position is anticipated so far as the
fixing Of the boundary of the south
line of IL south is concerned.
Miss Riddle entertained a num-
Der of her friends to New Years
dipuor on Tho homo D1aco hafOrQ