Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-11-30

bet he could go out on the street and
secure at least % signatures to &
petition to hang him. many would
sign without even reading the petit
ton" THAT may be true" retorted
the board member, ''but 1 know
l could get at least double that num-
ber in 10 seconds to hang you"
A number of the signers of one
petition were made up of husband
and wife and thus the number OF
protestants was swelled to some $50.
They had evidently overlooked the
fact that frontage in feet counted
and not names.
The only visible protestant who
appeared in person among the num-
Der who were present at this meet
ing and who were in favor of the
sewer, was asked to state his objec-
tions, but it developed in course of
questioning that he was actually in
favor of the sewer rather than op-
posed to the improvement, after
hearing the various reasons why
sewer should at this time be in
stalled.
A motion was made, seconded and
carried with one dissenting vote that
the board proceed without delay with
the legal proceedings necessary to
proceed with the work and put in
the sewer when the time arrived.
But listen, dear reader! Here
comes the sequel. The storm which
we predicted in last weeks issue,
though late, descended upon the viii
lage like a bolt out of the blue sky |
Sunday afternoon in the form of a
public protest meeting held in the
school house, and from the rumbling
still distinctly heard on the street
it must have been some storm. This
meeting, which was presided over
by R. F. Case with Fred Robertson
as secretary, appointed a committee
to investigate the situation and re-
port on Monday evening when the
meeting again assembled, to go fur
ther into details and if necessary to
employ legal talent to fight the pro-
posed sewer improvement. That the
town is divided is apparent and that
we shall have very little peace until ,
the question is finally settled is now ,
an assured fact. Glenns Ferry is in
a state of civil war, that is to say,
families are divided against each
other, brother against brother, father
against son and so forth and so on,
and though we are sure there will U
De no actual bloodshed yet if words y
could kill there would certainly be !
/ long list of casualties already. Gee,
)ut this is the life! And we thought
hat by Thanksgiving we would be d
thanks (things were NOV
ng so darned fast) for a brand new y
ever, working to beat the band, and y
liked up with all the latest trim D
nings, a sort of instantaneous in -
tallation-you know what 1 mean u
ut no such luck, we've got to take u
ur medicine, dose by dose and as or =
cred from now on, and it may leave II
S bad a taste in the mouth as Doc ~
avs the stink from the cesspools "
caves in his nostrils every time he d
7alks down through the business u
ection of town. se
At the meeting called for protest %
Ionday night it was decided to OBJ al
lin an injunction to prevent the city ac
ads from putting in the sewer and u
so to proceed in legal way to have u
lie proceedings already taken an 70
ulled, to question the right of one "a
the members to vote on the ques- 81
on, as it is claimed that his legal 70
sidence is Utah and not Idaho. A IL
rye sum of money was raised pc
nong the citizens to employ attor-
,ys in the case and the battle is th'
wv on in dead earnest. A vote was ne
ken at the meeting to take this ac- ooI
IN and resulted in 22 voting for li'
ID 9 against. co'