The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-10-22
A Comedy in One Act.

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Farmhouse in beautiful valley in the central part Of the
county Across the road bunch t Of range an horses Mr.
Vida Vida, How,d-you-do How
Flowing? Fine place you
sose you considerable these days county
Vida Well take that you, around here
Vida. but we just thought we'd drop in and any
Voter: Well dunno maybe explain to just why
should change the county seat and where the farmer
taxpayers @ are really l going to gain anything by it
you. You it is like this: Vida is located in the
center of the best farming districts in the county. We
While Vida IS Of the county geo,
graphically she is the center of population and
just up taxation by
ricts around Vida Nos s., 81 5s 80 2s IL 15 A,
81 49, and 100 $685. o1o while that of the u districts
around Circle in the south districts g. 63 49, 12S,
49, S. s5 l. 61 ~ and a. have total basis valuation
districts also find that Circle alone has basis vau-
0oo further find that when divide the county east
and west IN two parts as nearly equal as possible the
south half has basis valuation and pays taxes on
Vida: Well did not exactly figure It that
ss didn't ,.s asas e, oeess s that i nss1s y te
last Vida Tribune.
Voter: What is your population over there now?
Vida: Its growing We must have fifteen or twenty residents
Voter: In compare avorably
our best families If the Sandberg family on Duck
creek we're all together
at that Let's exactly where is Vida NOW?
Vida: Since moved to located at
half mile between sections seventeen and twenty
postoffce of Vida.
Voter: Hm-hm hm-hm Vida the time
OF the special election last fal?
Vida: Oh at the old had agreed with
Terrace to move together at some point between the
two towns either where a half mile
ther 1t agreed on we have moved
AS explained in Tribune year, Vida and
Terrace were two separate rivaing towns bat we got
together and built new town
Voter Do understand then that the town Vida we voted for
county last located the old place.
that it has been moved to a location that
has been named Vida?
Vida Exactly.
Voter then voting PLACE or
TOWN that we voted voted on last Year? We voted for OLD
election. We did vote for open field where there
wasn't a house post office at that time How
moving away from he PARTICULAR PLACE HAM
LET @ tnat we voted OF on at the last fall? Vida now
for county seat last fall that is pia. WHICH Vida then
asking to vote for now.
Vida: Ha ha! point but strict
depreciation of law These laws all made by the Cir
Gle crowd to their sch and can be knocked
out We haze The best legal adv. course are to
for the NEW TOWN OF VIDA 1t is only mile or
so from the old place
Voter: suppose you quite there
SO that we farmers can get some little convenien
when
Vida: Certainly have general stores, bank, black
smith shop dance hall and pool hall And. of course if
we get the county seat there will be all kinds OF other
business come in
Voter Yea? figure then that with the moving in of eight
families of county officers this will increase the
the that hotels, restaurants hardware
stores drug stores, DOCTORS dentists flour mills, dry
open up to low be that Vida,
located in the heart Of the best farming dis
rct in the with such splendid business has
not grown at least fast and far Circle or Brockway
in the south end? Vida is at least as old as Brockway and
may Circle If the territory and business
thereto why isn't the town there? Wouldrealbus-
mess build just because of the lit
tie additional population brot in by county seat! You
know ajurys ycaled year in this county Who
could afford a big enough accommodate
them for that? Circle has all she do with rooming