Deseret Evening News | 1908-12-05 | Page 29 | Working for Division of Fremont County

WORKING FOR DIVISION OF FREMONT COUNTY Special Correspondence Idaho Dec Dee 2 On Monday evening Nov Nos No 30 Quito a it I number i of the tho citizens of or and amid representative men from rom settlements met at tho limo town haUl hall haI to consider tho time proposition of or dividing the tho county of o Fremont Fr Into coun counties countes ties tes Several reasons set St et forth should bo be made Why ihy such a IL division male among which are aio tho following Ftc Fie mont merit county being about 00 60 by hy HO VO miles lathes In 1101 is inconveniently large at pre pies ent emit Being populous tho the number of or delegates in Iii a a political convention ao arO able ahlo nub to carry almost almo t any proposition they favor hence other Counties me ule envious Tho ho population and mu wealth of 01 the tho county count Justify a rL division The proposed plan of tiC division lon is his to take tako about of the time county tho the southern s half huH and anti make two tutu now counties ono one to Include time thu pait parI and Ind all tho land band ly lying lyIng ing hug between county and the thu south fork of Snake SimIle river liver 1101 mutt and theother the tha other to include Sugar City Olty utah und vicinity and tho Tolan basin The rime county would still Include e St StAnthony Anthony Ashton tumid and nn a t number of ot other settlements and amid a it avast I vast vust area aiea of o land After Afe a mm good deal eal of or l 31 otes were more cast cust In favor of or division and lu Hi opposed to 10 it I present not voting An All I executive committee ot f seven Hoven was aM appointed by Ity h Chairman C Cv AV v Paolo to look after the hit of if division mit