American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1911-01-07
bon PEOPLE TO
IN POWER COUNTY
! Decision Was Reached
v a Vote Last Week.
Ne Meeting Held Last Week
w Two Voted to remain in
Oneida COunty.-The Action
Considered Final.

& meeting was held in Arbon val
ast Saturday night for the pur-
30f giving the people Of that To-
Ia an opportunity of expressing
1H&lH choice as to whether they
4px66&rred to remain in Oneida county
~ be included within the proposed
n1W Power county. The meeting
W66 originally called for one o'clock
U4comebr 26th, but at the instance
vt HE Malad representatives it was
po9tponed until eight o'clock of the
11&o A vote was taken resulting
twenty six in favor of the new
re613ty to two against. The night
lW01Nery stormy and the attendance
n0UCh smaller than it would have
b0&n had good weather prevailed;
hQWever, those present came from
AL parts of the valley and repre-
outed the sentiment of the pople.
Two years ago the establishment
so1 n boundry line between Oneida
and Power county was one of the
canoes which contributed to the de
f4ot of the Power county bill, owing
10 the fact that at late hour pro-
teqto were made by few residents
ot that locality against being includ-
f4d within the new county. These
pr0taSts were largely signed by peo-
pie who had previously signed a
pet1tt0n asking to be included within
the new county. They came at
&nto 30 late that they could not be
met Having in view this condition,
.4nda desire to prevent its recur-
renee, it was decided to hold an
.401cetton this time instead of rely
tng upon petitions. AS previously
s0tntod, the matter was called for
sDoeember 26. Representatives from
Anerican Falls were present and
1earned for the first time that the
smoGking had been postponed at the
l@xeQnest of the people from Malad,
ana new date fixed for O'Clock
- The 31st At the meeting on the
846th, Notwithstanding the postpone
Rent, there were present about 80
Uo0ple, most of whom had not heard
<ot 3he postponement, and a few who
1&1Ened that the American Falls
were there and de-
1dSd to hear what they had to say.
me American Falls delegates were
John l.. McKown and o. H. Barber
1ds wishing to disappoint those
shG4 come out for the purpose OF
hG1fing them the representatives
nQ3ching upon the merits of the new
CGHnty and asking the people to com
66&k on the night of the 31st when
ToDfesentatives from both American
U&EB and Malad woul address them.
ON Thursday of last week Mr..
ID. Jones and Mr.. Thomas, of
.Wx1ad, arrived in Arbon valley and
4Dont Friday and Saturday in talk
~ to the people. Saturday morning
B, Greenwood, Walter Sparks and
XE McKown left in Mr.. Sparks
4utOmobile, and Saturday afternoon
X4nk Moench and o. H. Barber
Ht3ceeded by team, both parties ar
GT1Ying too late to mingle with the
k1pple at all, prior to the meeting
7&6nr. The two later arrived at the
Xoeting place at the school house
Sout eight thirty o'clock. The
fMnlad representatives had not arriv-
at eight thirty and believing they
ould not appear the meeting was
G&1led to order by Mr.. Greenwood,
~ American Falls, who briefly stat
"a its purpose. He introduced Mr..
I MeKown who told Of the efforts to
Y 14cure a new county two years ago
and of the opposition which arose
&t late hour, and censured those
+ fesponsible for the eleventh hour
u s3oDposition, for things which appear
I'D to him to be not in accordance
With the understanding which had
s h6en reached concerning division at
IN earlier date. He had just con-
{ oluded this part of the talk when
36e Malad representatives entered
$ke hall. Not wishing to. say any
&zfking in their absence that he would
lot have said in nthneinr pnresence,
Ia. McKown repeated the assertion
Which he had just made. He was
&3zbllowed by Mr.. Barber, who con-
lned himself to the matter OF tax
Lion in the proposel new county,
&bmparing it with that which the
eople are paying in Oneida county,
nd submitting figures from the
ounty records and drawing comparl
Dns with other counties having
bmparatively the saH.e t'sable val
Rtion and population rs The pro-
4 esed new county, which have
mailer tax rate thao Oneida or any
z 4her large county in the state. At
$ he conclusion of Mr.. Barber's talk
s D. Jones, of Malad, stated that it
# be people Of the Arbon country
oppressed a desire to be included
1ithin the new county there would
13e no opposition from the people
80 Malad valley. He considered that
NE people of Arbon naturally be-
s41onged to Malad valley and would
NE better served in the old county
than in the new, but If they express
I'D q desire to be included in the
&new county that would settle the
natter with them. He reviewed the
offorts of the past two sessions to-