The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-10-23
COUNTY DIVISION Is
WELL ADVERTISED

WELL ADVERTISED
Hanna county is the --latest pro
position.
a petition to the county COM
m%issioners 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 it
appear a ridiculous proposition,
but upon investigation Of condi-
tons it ism t 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 IA townships and the
lower, IL townships. 1t will be
81 miles long and ~ 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 so miles from Max
yet he will be so miles nearer
the county seat than he is now.
There being about 25 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 di-
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.
1T does not seem to us that
Hanna county would be the better
Of the two propositions. The
Robinson county proposition
leaves the old county only "a
townships while the new county
would contain 80. Of course this
would be unfair to- the south end.
The Hanna county proposition
takes in the two northern tiers
of townships and that part of
the Berthold Indian Reservation,
included in old Mclean county.
This divides the townships and
railroad property about equally
leaving Mclean county in good
compact territory which insures
it's support by the south end.
Garrison has now come to the
front with another proposition
which places all the. territory
cast Of Max in the old county.
Without a doubt; this proposition
is more favorable to the south
end then the first but leaves Ben
dict, Ruso and Dogden in a bad
predicament as they would have
to go. about 30 miles through
the new county to get to Wash
burn.-Benedict Banner.
Chas. w. Morton, John KEELING
and +. E. Wright were in town
Tuesday and Wednesday Of this
week and called at the office. Of
the editor twice, but were unable
to locate him. The presumption
is that the editor is out, trying
to get acquainted with the new
boundaries Of Hanna county
and we feel sure that upon his
return he will agree withus that
the Hanna county proposition
is the best proposition ever put
up to the voters Of this county.
Boost, d-n you, Boost!
Cu oC41cuICG OduA
er.
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The county division proposition
of Mclean and the reservation
which wgives the new county twt
rows of townships off the north
seeing to meet with considerable
popularity. Dogden, Ruso, Max
and Benedict will be in the new
county and every settler up
there will have q direct railroad
route to the county seat no mat
ter which town it is located in.
The new count" will have 80
townships and the old county 81.
Turtle Lake Wave.