The Town That Said No to Itself

At a public meeting held in the Ralston building on Wednesday night, it was decided by an overwhelming vote that incorporation was undesirable at this time. It has been stated in these columns that as a matter of course, if the Great Northern railroad company opposed the movement, very few would favor it, as Mr. Hill has such a vigorous and emphatic way of making his displeasure known that few care to lead an opposition to him. Mr. Otto Donaldson, as the personal representative of President Hill, assured the meeting that Mr. Hill would oppose the incorporation of Leavenworth under any circumstances. With this assurance, of course, there was nothing for those who had favored the proposition but to submit. After some delay in getting the matter properly before the meeting, a motion was finally made and seconded that Leavenworth do incorporate. This was very promptly and emphatically voted down without discussion. A noticeable and rather peculiar feature of the meeting was the absence of many of those who had previously declared that they favored incorporation. After the defeat of the motion to incorporate, a motion was made at once to adjourn, which was carried without a call for a division, showing that the sentiment was with the opposition.