The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-24
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Several Missoula county officials,
including Chairman Frank Nelson and
J. J. Flynn of the board of county
commissioners, Assessor Dan Currie,
County Clerk Darlington and County
Surveyor Bonner, returned from Hell
ena last night after attending meet
ings in the Capital city for several
days of the state association of
ty officers. In fact, the passengers
who alighted from train No. 5 at mid
night We're mostly Missoula people,
among others being President s.. ].
Coffee of the chamber of commerce
and Mr., and Mrs. Hugh Kennedy.
The State Commissioners.
1--WE had a splendid meeting" said
Mr.. Nelson, when asked concerning
the session of his state organization
of commissioners. Every county in
the state was represented, and it was
a fine lot of men who gathered to dis
cuss some of the important problems
which the counties of Montana are
called upon to face. You have had
reports of some of the details of the
session, but there is one thing in
WHICH we were especially interested,
and that was the draft of the pro-
posed highway commission bin. Our
organization undertook this work, and
we did our best to prepare a measure
that will benefit the whole state. Nj
work was not fully finished when we
left, but about 20 members remained
over to finish it up tomorrow. The
whole session was full of interest, and
| am sure every commissioner there
received many valuable suggestions OF
which he can make valuable use for
his own county.
Being interested in the consolida-
ton matter, I took pains to learn the
sentiment of as many Legislators as l
could meet, and I am satisfied that
the proposed measure will be killed.
l took special pains to learn o some
of the legislators from the east feel
about it, and a big majority Of them
are opposed
Missoula County Wins.
THE disputed strip of land along
the boundary line of Missoula and
F1athead counties will come to Mis-
soula county," said County Surveyor
Bonner, who talked with a Muscular
reporter as he reached home. The
commissioners from Missoula, Flat
head n Sanders counties held a spe-
cial conference over his matter, and
with the data he had from the sur
veyor general the Flathead folks con-
ceded the point without any hard feel
ings in the matter. Every one was
satisfied and glad to have the subject
r1+,l,J ~, ,,,a1-, tLi,,. hi,]irr 4. l;JS
defining the boundary will be intro
duced by Representative Brewer of
! ROnan.'
The strip of land in controversy is
about a mile wide and about 80 miles
long, extending from the F2athead
river to the eastern boundary of the
former Flathead reservation. This
was established by a line Of latitude
before section lines on the reserva-
ton We're established. Flathead coun-
ty has claimed lane one mile south OF
this imaginary line.
Coffee Talks.
Il suppose you have the news on the
route the consolidation bill took in
the senate" said Mr.. Coffee in an
sWer to questions last night. The at
tempt to put in into the hands of the
judiciary committee failed, and the
first vote of the educational commit
tee on it today stood II to II against
it's passage. So far as Legislative ac-
ton is concerned | am confident that
the bill will be killed. From what
could gather the senate will stand 2t
to 10 against the measure. The sup
porters of consolidation are certainly
active, and l understand that they
nave switched over on a new tack to-
day. However, l did not have time tt
learn just what this amounted to, and
therefore, don't care to discuss i
now
"Bab" and Currie.
Assessor Currie a pleased witt
the action taken OIL certain matter:
affecting his line Of work, and talked
over the features that We're decided
upon, as appear in detail in another
column. Clerk Babington, who wa
appointed to membership of severa
important committees, stated that ht
had gained man important things il
his line of work, and had thorough,
enjoyed the session of the count,
clerks, all of whom We're fine fellows