The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-10-30
Resolutions From Benedict
Originated In Garrison
Benedict is Solid For County Division are all
Other Places'Who Want Harmony In
the County

Robinson County monstrosity.
The proposition could not with
stand time and the light Of day.
and as result the Hanna coun7
ty PROPOSE ton was launched and,
after studying the two PROPOSE
tions the signers OF the Robin
son county creation commenced
to sign the Hanna county peti-
tion and withdrawing their
names from the Nelson Robinson
County proposition and conse-
quentIy the Robinson county peo-
pie lacked enough sgner, for
their petition to allow it to be-
considered by the county board
and their petition was never
filed. Then Nelson realized that
his county division scheme was
having rough sailing and that
he had gotten the Garrison peo-
pie in groove he got busy
with his underhanded work and
all kinds of propositions and
promises were made to- recover
lost ground. A proposition was
made to Underwood to make
that town the County Seat OF,
the old county. Wilton was to
be moved into Burleigh county,
and Washburn was to be paci-
fled by re-arrangement Of their
proposition so that ten townships
around Dogden and Ruso were
to be given to the old county. ALL
localities, however, seemed dubi-
GUS of Nelson and his trading
propositions and the whole Garri-
son scheme fizzled out. This OF
course, made Nelson and the
Garrison people very angry and
they have now donned their war
paint and they are out to defeat
the Hanna County division pro-
position with Captain Nelson in
full charge. During the last
few days just before election
the opposition will dish out all
kinds of concochons under the
leadership Of Caption Nelson to-
deceive and befog the issue. In
fact, though, they have no real
logical argument against the
Hanna County proposition. It.
;s merely local isKue with
Garrison. They are playing for.
time now. In fact the creation
OF Hanna county means death to-
Gal riscn's ambition to be the,
county scat and political center
of new county. Their only
aim now is to decay county di-
vhsit fer another two years so
they can get i..to the game them1
sel>>s with another Garrison
ph oEositicn. 1t is therefore to-
be expected that they will offer
all kinds Of lies and illogical
reasons why the county should
not at this time be divided. The
fact, however, remains that no
more reasonable proposition
can be proposed than Che Hanna
County creation. 1t divides the
territory lust III two-each coun~
ty gets half and no more. The
length Of the north county is no
objection when the route Of the.
railroad is taken into consider
aticn and there need be no fear
about the taxable property ON
the Fort Berthold Indian reserva-
ton. All the surplus land ON
the reservation has been opened
or will be opened for settlement
by white people. In course Of
a short time these lands will all
be Ilowd up and will be on the.
tax list. In 1890 most Of the
Indians ON the reservation took
up land in severalty. The %
year period or government trust.
expires in 1915 and then all ln,'
dian lands and all Indian prot
perty will become taxable. Ak
voters will be doing the right
tfing by putting an x in the
square, opposite the word eyes"
on the county division ballot.