The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-02-04
One Calls for Location at Class Lake,
One at Thief River and One Leaves
It to the State Board.
WILL POLK COUNTY DIv1DEf
Senator Saugstad Wants Decision
Left to the People Most Affected
May Amend the Law.
BY United Press.

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NAL school fight of four years ago, In
the Ninth district, is on again in the
Legislature. At present it is confined
to the house, but it will undoubtedly
creep into the senate shortly. =
z Bemidji, Thief River Falls and
Cass Lake have already made bid
for the school, while q general bill
has been introduced which proposes
to leave the selection Of a site to the
normal school board.
/, p. H. McGarry Of Walker, will
again champion the Cass Lake cause.
His fighting ability and influence are
we'll known, inasmuch as he succeed
ed four years ago in having a bill
passed by both house and senate.
which proposed to establish the insti-
tuition in Cass Lake. Gov. John A.
Johnson. settled the difference be-
tween the cities by vetoing the bill.
: D. P. o'Neill, of Thief River, has
already introduced a bill providing
for establishing the school in his city.
He is placed in an embarrassing posi-
ton. In view Of the fact that Bemidji
also is after the school, since: Be-
midi is also in his district.
i It is apparent, however. that Rep
resentative 'O'Neill intends to favor
his home city although he said today
that he would remain neutral in the
matter, except to the extent Of hav-
ing the school located somewhere in
his district; instead of in Representa-
tive McGarry's district. ~
+. The normal school bill drawn up
recently by the @Bemidii Commercial
club, which was sent Mr.. O'Neill, was
introduced in the house by Rep. John
Anderson at the formers request, be-
cause, he says, he did not want to-
appear inconsistent. rs. =. =, ~
4 It is expected that there will be q
meeting of the committee to. which
the house bills were referred, some
time during the week. This will un-
doubtedly provoke the beginning OF
actual hostilities. - :. :, =
Sen. John saugstad, 'Crookston,
yesterday introduced a bill which
will make it harder for the Northern
portion of Polk county to form new
county in that section. 5,'
& His bill proposes that not only
must the proposition to establish an
Independent county receive the ma
jority of the vote cast thereon in each
county to be affected by the change,
but that it must also receive ma
jority of the votes cast in the terri
tory forming the proposed new coun-
ty." FL. 80 81. -
s, IF the majority of the voters in
the northern part of the county want
to form an indeepndent county, am
not here to oppose them" said Sena-
tor Saugstad. However, I am not
sure that the majority favor seces-
sion from Polk county. For that rea-
son hope to have the amendment to
the law passed, which I introduced:
In order that the matter will be up
to the people in the territory af-
fected. .
1.-THE persons who are looking for
personal gain, such as those who have
property: are the ones who are max
ing the most noise.
= can see no logical reason to the
argument that the county seat Of
Polk county is too far removed from
the northern part Of the county, since
the railroad service is adequate
through oht the entire county, so far
as accessibility is concerned