The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-02-26
Culbertson, Poplar and Wolf Point
Desire to be Taken Back into
Valley County.

isfaction, and desire to break from
the necessity of going to Plentywood
to transact County business by those
people living along the Great North
rn main line ever since Sheridan coun-
ty was established. Attempts to form
county have failed, these people Of
the southern part of Sheridan express-
ed desire to have the boundary line
Of Valley county changed. The change
in the boundary line would add'a strip
approximately 18 miles wide from
the southern boundary north. and ex-
tending east as far as Lanark.
At the meeting of the Glasgow
Commercial Club Wednesday after
noon, there were about 100 present,
the only representative of Culbert-
son being Mr.. Bowers, at whose re-
quest the meeting was called so that
he might show the extent to which
the movement had gone in Culbertson.
Mr.. Bowers stated the desire of the
people of Culbertson to have their
territory made part of Valley county.
Showed his petition which contained
a description of the desired change
and stated the desire of a commit
tee from the Glasgow Commercial
Club be appointed to assist in securing
the passage of a bill necessary.
Many short talks were made tsr
members of the Glasgow Commercial
Club all favorable to the movement.
1t being known that a petition from
Poplar and Wolf Point had been sent
to the Legislature at Helena asking
for change in the boundary line,
taking territory as far east as Poplar
into Valley county and that bills to
this effect were presented in the
House, the members Of the Glasgow
Commercial Club were willing to as
sist in extending this territory.
A motion by Geo. F. Burke was car
ried unanimously that the Glasgow
Commercial Club is in favor of the
movement and this was followed by
a motion by Walter Stanley that a
committee be sent to Helena to as
sist in securing the passage Of bill
covering the desired change. The
committee to consist of three and
funds to defray the expenses be rails
by public subscription. This motion
carried.
Mr.. Burke then presented resolu-
tion asking that it be read. The reso~
luton carried the statement that the
Glasgow Commercial Club is ready to
assist in any way to secure the pass
age of a bill such as the people Of
Culbertson desire. That the Club will
send committee to Helena for this
purpose and that the funds necessary
to he furnished by the Glasgow Com
rlercial Club by each member paying
one quarters dues in advance and
all delinquent dues being paid as we'll
as the quarterly dues in advance.
On motion of Mr.. Burke the reso-
lutions were adopted. Mr.. r. J. Moore
presented a motion that no commit
tee go from Glasgow unless cont
mittees from Wolf Point, Poplar and
Culbertson were sent. This was
amended on motion of Mr.. Burke that
the Glasgow Commercial Club stands
ready to send committee with similar
committees from these points inter-
ested. The amendment carried.
! 1t developed that no committees
had been provided for by any of the
cities in Sheridan county, and Mr.
Bowers not knowing whether one
could sent from these cities, an ed
journment was taken until p. m.
Mr.. Bowers in the interim was to as
certain by phone as to the possibility
of securing committees from Culbert-
son.
At $3.50 p. m. the meeting was call
ed to order in the court room at the
court house.
R. J. Moore stated that phone mes
sage from Wolf Point informed him a
committee would leave Wolf Point for
Helena Thursday. Mr.. Bowers had
received information that Culbertson
was not prepared to send commit