The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-07-10
Confident of Justice

Confident of Justice
Both towns have done a deal of
waiting for court decisions since
the legal phase Of the contest for
county seat honors began, but there
was strong reason for expecting the
news at about this time since it was
known that the supreme court in
tended to render decisions, on all
cases that had been argued, before
its adjournment on July 18th.
While it is never safe to take any
thing in connection with litigation
for granted, Wolf Point and it's
friends have always maintained firm
confidence that justice would be
done and the will of the voters
would prevail. In the election for
the choice of permanent county
seat of Roosevelt county, held No
vember z, 1922, Wolf Point received
1908 votes to 1912 for Poplar. It
was a hot election but as fair and
square as is possible to hold in such
a contest. Had the figures been re-
versed, Wolf Point would not have
given a second thought to question
ing. the result, which was clean cut
and decisive. But Poplar chose to
appeal the case at heavy cost to both
towns.
Gang Led
In this as in all county political |
matters of the past five years or
more the rank and file of the people /
of Poplar were the unfortunate vic
TINS of a designing gang Of politi-
clans, whose schemes were plotted
during the time when the territory
of this county was still a part of
Sheridan county. Sheridan was
large, unwieldy. Division was dis
cussed. But the country was still in
the throes of wars effects. and it
was the judgment Of the people of
the towns in the debatable terri
.ory excepting Poplar and possibly
Julbertson, that more suitable time
would arrive for making the split.
IN fact there was a tacit agreement
to that effect. Poplar couldn't
stand hitched. Her delegation at
Helena laid it's plots and worked its
wires well, their scheme calling for !
county that suited Poplar's loca-
ion, Roosevelt county.
The issue having been forced.
Wolf Point worked for the creation !;
# county of convenient shape, +
nd the people of the Froid- -Bainville =
ountry were in favor of a second !.
arved out Of that territory.
Poplar Gets Her Way
Poplar's plans prevailed completely
county was created with 7
Iondak on the Dakota line, as tenn :
orary county seat. Poplar's hand +
licked men became the first officials 7
nd held office for two terms. 4
In only one thing did Poplar fail. Il
was her desire to exclude from her Il
Ounty the town and surrounding t.
0untry of Froid. The people there ii
ere not the kind to lend themselves d
} Poplar's plans, hence she designa- f;
I'd them as undesirables, "bolshe- nj
ks" in fact But Froid happened W
|, have a representative in the leg
lature, and he successfully blocked st
e plan to dictate the boundaries h,
the new county. So they included q,
roid, not because they liked her, n,
1T because they had to. It has n
zen said that they didn't like Balm ne
lie any better, but Bainville's loca- in
on made her exclusion out of the ke
lestion. cC
Election on Temporary Seat tie
As provided by law, an election We
r temporary county seat was held
1920 with Bainville, Culbertson.
'plar and Wolf Point the chief con at
nders. Late in the campaign the II
nous straw vote, taken by Culbert- m.
n and Bainville, was held to decide =
lich should withdraw. and support