Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-01-22

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A Condition, Not q Theory.
The bill introduced in the state sen.
ate by Senator Boner, providing for
the holding Of Chehalis county super
for court sessions at Aberdeen. but
emphasizes condition on Grays Har.
Dor that has almost reached the un.
bearable point. So long a. the dog is
not worried beyond the limit Of pa
thence, he may consent to be wagged
by the tail, but, when that limit is
reached, he is apt to make It trouble
some for the tail.
Grays Harbor, In court matters.
n about in the position Of that tail.
wagged dog. No disinterested person
viii deny that the court costs Of the
county-including travelling and other
expenses Of attorneys. litigants and
witnesses four-hfths Of the ex-
pense Of the superior courts of the
county, and that II courts were held
on Grays Harbor, not only would there
be q material saving to all concerned
but the common veal would be better
served.
Owing to the fact that 1t means q
day or two from business, many are
deferred from admitting they would
make good witnesses in criminal pro-
ceedings originating on the Harbor.
and, take it all around, there can be
no valid objection, that is disinterested,
to the proposed measure.
According to the note from the Che
halls county legislative delegation it
is evident that they realize the neces-
sity for the measure but, owing to GER
tain selfish interests, want to "hear
from home" In this the members are
eminently correct 1t would be de-
cidedly unfair to place the onus of
providing this measure. or failing to do
so, upon their shoulders. They have
properly placed the matter where It
belongs, up to the leading commercial
bodies of the county, all Of which will
meet tonight to select delegates to a
joint meeting tomorrow night, when
the subject should be threshed out.
Montesano, according to the note Of
the legislators, opposes the PROPOSE
ton, yet the Herald will regard this
statement with doubt until after Mon
tesano has spoken tomorrow night.
This paper recalls the bitter fight for
county division, in which. through a
series Of manipulations to repeat
which would be a useless waste of
time, but, it recalls that when the tax
payers Of the county we're being robbed
by the lavish extravaganza manifested
in the building of the courthouse, and
Aberdeen citizens threatened court
proceedings to stop it, an agreement
was entered into in writing to the ef-
feet that If Aberdeen citizens would
not contest the building of the court
house. they, the leading citizens Of
Montesano, would not oppose . law
providing for holding courts on Grays
Harbor. This agreement will be pro.
duced at the Saturday night meeting
and the signers will be asked to de-
liver the goods.
It II more than likely that. in the
event Of the continued opposition Of
Nontesano to this bill. the fight FOL
county division will be reopened dur
ing this session. This fight II moi
sought by Grays Harbor. but the dogs
patience at being wasged by the tail
u about exhausted.
It is pointed out by some. who would
welcome division. that, In such an
event the eastern part Of the county
upon division, would have the magni
ficent courthouse, which IL paid for
but, the cost of which would be reck
oned in the distribution Of assets, and
that the western part might make use
Of that monument to the extravagant
folly Of former Commissioners Davis
and Hopkins, the alleged county hos
pital, happily located midway between
the centers of the county population.
Maybe. this contest will not happen
but, that It will not, Is up to the little
county seat bunch comprising that tai
We have alluded to. II it II forced
upon Aberdeen and Hoquiam. the Her
aid 10 Of the opinion that the law Of
nature will be temporarily reversed
and heart-rending vail will be heard
not from the dog. but from the tail