Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-06-25

lIuui AiltIICdH rains Hullu6c ~ itt-
eska hill, making a total of almost
one hundred and seventy-fiye miles
of track, as well as the railroad
shops in Shoshone. Besides this
valuable taxable property. IL also
gave Logan county the rich mining
regions then tributary to Bellevue
and a fine area of prosperous farm
ing and stock country.
That portion of the bin defining
the BOUNDARY of Gilmore county i'm
eluded the towns of Mountain Home,
Glenns Ferry, Rocky Bar and Allan
ia, as we'll as the Cold SPRINGS and
Indian Greek country, and also h
rich mines of Pine Grove. Yuba and
Queens river, as we'll as the Short
Line railroad track from Tceska to
Nameko, a distance of about seventy
miles, together with the shops,
roundhouse and other buildings at
Glenps Ferry. The bill further pro-
yided for the location OF the tempo
rary county seat at Rocky Bar.
That portion relGtive to Bingham
county cut off the Sawtooth country
and the Antelope valley from Alturas
and annexed the same to Bingham.
CHAPTER V
The bill referred to in the preced-
ing chapter had for its ultimate OBJ
Iect and purpose its W defeat, n
10 thereby prevent the creation or
Elmore county at that session OF the
legislature. By the provisions OF the
bill, Alturas county was virtually
shorn OF her locks and deprived OF
her llimbs--alI the territory left her
should the bill pass, being the town
Of HALEY, Ketchum and Bullion and
a small portion of Camas Prairie, to-
gether with the deserted mining
camps of Galena, Smoky, Arco, VII
emma, Era, and East Fork. Bullion,
as a town, was In the last stage cf
life, and mines and smelter at Kit
chum were closed indefinitely, and
are closed yet. and with the only
taxable property left in the territory
remaining to Altmras county being
about fifteen miles of the Wood Riv-
err railroad, the residence and busi-
ness property OF HALEY and a lot
Of deserted houses in Bullion and
Ketchum already bought in by h
county for taxes, 1t was thought by
The promoters of the bill that under
such circumstances, II would be con-
signed to defeat and relegated to
the shades of oblivion as "the infa-
nous ambush BILL" as 1t was after
ward styled by the HALEY Times.
On account of her large legislative
representation Alturas county had
virtually held the balance Of power,
md her legislative contingency used
t for all and fore more than II was
worth. In every matter OF legisla-
sion on behalf OF the other counties
he influence of the Alturas delega-
ion was eagerly sought both pro and
con, and it had come to pass that
rs Alturas went SO went the bill.
Such a condition OF affairs natu-
rally gave rise to a feeling OF jeal-
ousy in the other counties toward
the empire county" on account of
her power and influence, and the
0eeling waxed strong until 1t grew
) into one of bitter dissatisfaction in
the smaller counties, both north and
: south, and now they saw an oppor-
tunity to break the prestige, rend
asunder the influence and stamp out
the puissant domination OF Alturas
county by supporting the bill.
t Ever since the county seat fight
in 1882 bitter feelings had existed
between Bellevue and HALEY. Yet,
although Bellevue had been nursing
+ I spirit of hatred against HALEY, all
this time, Bellevue, however, would
pool with HALEY as against the
! southern and western portion OF the
county. Now, the omnibus bin"
having been introduced, Bellevue,
e seeking a chance for the establish
ment Of the county seat Of the pro-
r posed county Of Logan In the sweet
by-and-by, within her walls, expert
= enced a change OF heart and had
a delegation of her ablest and most
influential citizens In the lobby,
= wording for the passage OF the bill.
i Fl. Il. Miller, o. S, Glenn, George b.
: Hill. Col. j. w. Ballentine and Matt
McFall were on the ground working
earnestly and constantly on behalf
If Bellevue, in support Of the bill.
e The town of Shoshone, the county
{ eat OF the county to be called Lo-
e gan, determined to cooperate with
e. Bellevue In behalf OF the new coun-
b ~, and in the hereafter to settle the
f county seat question between them
D 10 Bellevue's delegation in the lobby
was reinforced by S~hoshone's con-
+ tingency on the same errand--A. s..
5enter, Thomas Fay. G. X. McOrum,
Il. s. Hampton and ID. II. Munro be-
! ing in the field at the capital and
heartily cooperating with Bellevue
to work for the passage OF the pro-
3 posed act.
The legislative delegation from AL
: turas county, hitherto a unit In the
= interests Of the Empire county"
now came to the parting OF the
a roads. Councillor Perkins of Soldier.
i Speaker Bnrkhart Of HALEY and Rep
resentative Waring in the house, de-
clared themselves old "Old Alturas,
long and wide. and may her area
r never grow less" Councillor Nc
D Pherson Of the town Of Shoshone and
i Representative II. II. Clay of Belle
; gue and J.. II. Van Schaick tHonest
Y John Van) of Rocky Bar. went over
r into the camp of the d~ivisionists, and
Alturas became a house divided
(! against itself.
Among the majority of the legis-
lators from the other counties the
feeling against the HALEY ring and
. their methods to try to defeat the
+, bill became worked up to such a
t pitch that many Of them declared
) that they would support the bill,