The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-10-30
COUNTY DIVISION Is
WELL ADVERTISED

Hanna county is the latest pro-
position.
A petition to the county com
missioners that it be created out
of the north part of Mclean
county has been filed at Wash
burn.
After outlining this proposed
county a glance at it makes 1T
appear a ridiculous proposition,
but upon investigation Of condl-
lions it ISM so bad after all:
and is said to meet, the approval
of the greater number Of Nc
Lean.
Proposed Hanna county con-
sists of the north two tiers OF
townships of Mclean, the upper
containing ID townships and the.
lower, IL townships. 1t will be-
"a miles long and IL miles wide.
In all probability Max will
be the county seat, as it is the
only town near the middle OF the
long string Of townships, besides
it is the junction point OF the
Drake line and the Plaza line.
While the furthest resident
will be about 50 miles from Max
yet he will be 80 miles nearer
the county seat than he is now:
There being about rs miles OF
railroad in the proposed county
east Of Max, that part Of the
county will be within easy reach
of the county seat.
1t is reported that the pro-
position is quite agreeable to all
interests in Mclean county, for
the reason that there is a senti-
ment favoring some kind of a dl-
vision of that county, and be-
tween this one and another, whic
is very liable to come up, Hanna
county is far less Objectionable
and will receive little opposition.
1t will be voted upon this fall
Bismarck Tribune.
The county division question
has taken on new aspects since
our last issue. The Max people
have circulated a petition divid-
Jig the county east and west
leaving two rows Of townships in
the north, with Max as the ia
vored county seat town. Garri-
son is in old Mclean, as close
to the north boundary as they
could fix it without violating
text which says, "Do unto others
as they would do unto YOU"
There are many who r ready
to quit at this frightful appari-
ton Of opposition from the north
crying, "It has been fumbled-
all is lost. Wod unto us that
We should have thought to slip
anything over in a rush!'
Bosh, Prunes. The very i-dee-
The sooner the people Of the
north forget that county seat
jargon and remember that coun-
ty division is a real necessity,
will come before long anyway
and might as well be taken into
consideration while there is a
chance Of getting an equitable
divisions soon as Max, Gar
rison, and the other northern
towns forget anything but the
lasting enmity to the scheme
which the south part has al
ways had-the better.
The editorial in The Washburn
Leader placed that paper with
The Independent on this issue.
We are for division, but we also
are in favor Of dividing it fairly,
and if there can be a meeting OF
all parts Of the county to de-
eide where the line shall be
drawn, no delay ought to be
made in holding that meeting.
Anyone who has studied the
question at ALL sounded the senti-
ment OF the people Of the ex-
tremes in the county. knows
that the northern part has
never had adequate represent
alton and wants to get away
from Washburn. Everyone also
knows that the west part, in
GLIDING the reservation has cher
rished plans Of making itself into
a separate county, and that it
this were done, it would com
=. plicate another division which
i would be even more necessary
to the convenience Of the people.
So the time seems to be now.
The Garrison business men +
prime movers in getting the cam
paign started, but their idea is
not the selfish one attributed to
them by Max, but to divide the
county, and let the fight over
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