The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-09-29
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County Division Enthusiasts iron,
Nearly All Parts Of the Pro
posed New County Work.
ing in Harmony

Messrs. odegard and Hunter Of Poplar.
John Bawden of the South Side and X. O.
Slette. Geo. w. Tanner and Mayor w.
Mathews went to Plentywood last Friday
to confer with the citizens there as to the
boundaries of the proposed new county OF
Gateway" and the best manner of getting
the matter Of county division before the
county commissioners under the new coun.
ty division law.
These gentlemen were met by a Gem
mittee Of prominent citizens Of Plentywood
and were treated in very courteous and
hospitable manner. A special dinner was
spread for them at one of the hotels and
everything done for their comfort.
From a discussion of county seat matters
II appears that people in all parts Of the
proposed new county are now working IN
harmony with the exception Of a small CO.
terie OF obsiructionisis at Medicine Lake.
who see nothing in county division unless
they can have the boundaries so laId out
that they can have a cinch on the county
seat.
As a matter OF fact every man, woman
and child in the proposed new county. es-
cept these few men with county sea; aspir.
a,icns. want county division. and they
want 1t just as quickly as the necessary
work can be done. The people Of Medicine
Lake who are posted know that county di-
vision is impossible at the present time un
less we include the northern part of Daw-
son County, for the reason that the yaiua-
tion Of the proposed new county. with
Dawson left out. IS not sufficient. The
great buggaboo which the Medicine Lake
and froid papers are holding up to view in
regard to a hundred thousand dollar bridge
across the Missouri is simply for the pur-
poso II delay until they think Medicine
Lake will have a cinch on the county seat.
No one expects such a bridge to be built.
and IL is not needed.
The people living in the northern part Of
Dawson County want to come into the pro.
posed new county. and the most OF tn. cit
izens OF Eastern Vale, County want them
TO come in. Sp there you are.
At the present time the South Side. Pop
lar, Plentywood. Redsione, Outlook. Mon
dak. Dane Valley. Enterprise and Culbert.
on are all working in harmony. aud we
believe that most OF the farmers and tax
PAYERS in the vicinity of Medicine Lake,
Dagmar and Froid are in favor Of county
division. and at once and will vote for II
and let the town get the county seat that
can get the most votes. With the most of
the residents Of the proposed new county,
county division at once is the main issue.
and the matter OF county seat is OF minor
Importance.
However, there is no use in denying that
Culbertson wants the county seat. and will
do all IN her power to secure il. We do
not blame Medicine Lake for wanting IL,
too. but we do blame them for trying to
delay matters and acting the part of the
dog in the manger. Culbertson i willing
To let the voters decide where ih. county
seat shall be, That's fair. Isn't ~
The committee. when they returned from
PlentY~ood all felt that at last matters
were shaping up favorable for county divi-
sion IN the near future. They are opiimis.
tic and enthusiastic over the conference
there and the work Of getting the petitions
signed will be pushed with yipor from
now on.
Let Us all pull for Gateway County,