The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07
ROOSEVELT COUNTY BILL
HAS PASSED THE HOUSE BY
81 "A VOTE OF 81 TO IL
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by any of them.
No body in Wolf Point is in the
least down hearted over the situa
ton. We would greatly regret *
have our. Southside friends become TIE
victims of the injustice that threat
ems them and trusts that the powers
at the capital will get wise to the real
situation before the McCone bill goes
through. But as far as Roosevelt
county is concerned, Wolf. Point, II
the county is created, will come out
of, the deal fully as we'll as oul
friends next down tie line. When
they had to extend the lines of their
pet scheme and surrender control OF
the proposed county board they knew
it was good night for them. If we
are correctly Informed the proposed
county board is composed of Patch
Of Poplar, Anderson Of Froid and
Weinrich of Mondak. Mr.. Anderson
is the newly elected member of the
Sheridan county board. 1t is SAID
that they have pledged themselves to
name Mondak as temporary county
seat.
AS the lines of the proposed
county now stands the north bound
airy, starting at the Valley county
line, runs between townships ~ and
80 tor distance Of As miles, then .
miles south, then 8 miles east, then
. miles south, thence about 70 ana q
half miles east to the North Dakota
I'm. The extreme length OF the
county is SO miles and the width
varies from Is to SO miles. Inc
towns included are F'roid, McCabe,
Monda.., balnvllie, Culbertson, Brock
ton, Poplar and wolf Point
Inc ropiar Standards sIurring re-
1eronce 20 one or TWO factions III
won cont Is easily recognized as
old SUN, purely propaganda put out
III hopes Of CREATING friction in a.
united community. The Standard
whines that other towns opposed the
bill Tor purely selfish reasons. This
is Of course another. slam at Frold,
Bainville and wolf Point. Sure, Mike,
everybody is selfish but Poplar. She
is the gentle, white-winged, altruistic
creature-the friend of the people,
'Sthe life of the party" Just SO as
TO bring herself in the middle Of 1t
and improve her political chances.
Poplar would have a long, inconveni-
ent county with the temporary coun-
ty seat in one corner rather than two !
counties that would admirably serve
the convenience and economy OF the
people Of both south Sheridan county
and the Richland panhandle.
Why could not Poplar let matters
rest a couple Of years in accordance
with the wishes OF other communI-
ties? Of course county seat ambi-
tions had nothing to do with her
starting things. Poplar started it,
get that! We know considerable
about that jolly little Thanksgiving
party, when the Give thousand" fund
was started. When it comes right
down to ''brass tax" Poplar is paying
some price for their whistle.
1t should be said, in passing that
the Herald holds nothing at all
against the Standard or its editor as
it is fully appreciated that they
must do the best they can for their
snug little town, even if their front
page leader lis not just what we
should like to write"
ScObey Protests Roosevelt County
Scobey Sentinel: A meeting Of
Scobey citizens was held at the city
hall Tuesday and a petition was writ ]
ten up protesting against the pro-
posed Roosevelt county extending
their northern boundary line tapping
to the east and west two townships
over the southern boundary of the
Daniels county. Signers
were secured from said townships
and sent to Senator Lowe at Helena
with instructions to enter a protest
at once.