The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1877-06-14

| Grand Orator; J. c. Gibbs, Grand Marshal;
W.. M. Pelan, Missouri Valley, Grand S.
s.; Harvey Reid, Sabula, Grand j. S.;
Geo. E. Frost, Clear Lake, Grand Sword
Bearer; Edward Weeks, Elkader, Grand
Pursuivant; THEODORE SCHRENER, Mt.
Pleasant, Grand Tiler.
DELEGATES TO THE COUNTY CoNvEN
TIoN.-Below we give list of the dele
gates to the county convention, selected
last Saturday, so far as we have been ad-
| vised
OsKALoosA TIL Kelly Johnson,
w. w. Haskell, D. A. Hurst, M. E. Cults,
Fl. c. Leighton, J. w. McMullen, John
Sims, Amos Briggs, E. T. Gadd, L. II.
Hole, G. P. Searle, John A. Hoffman, w.
S. Martin, r. r. Heard, III. r. Kendig, J.
NJ. Loughridge, J. w. Bowen, NJ. w. Gro
zier, Rein Wilson, L. A. Scott, W. P.
Hellings, r. p. Bacon, d. w. Williams,
John Lofland, Geo. w. Hale, M. G. Ruby.
90.
RIcHLAND Thames McAuley, Peter
Appel, Capt. Marion Campbell, ]. III.
SPAIN.
BLACK OAK.--Joseph Stops, Byron
Clark, John w. Walton.-3.
DIES MONIES. Taylor E. w. Ny
rick, w. C. Perdue-3
PRAIRE.-H. J. Vail, S. B. Lawrence,
A. w. Naylor, ]. M. Hiatt, Jno. w. Allen,
E. c. Hull j. F. Cook, l. N. Penland-8.
UNIoN.-Paul Castor, johnson Busby,
John Campbell, T. s. Thompson-4.
ScoTT.-Adam Laughlin, John Ross,
s. S. RObertsOn.--3.
ADAMS. Has two delegations. On each
appear the names of Charles Stanley and
j. X. Woods On one is John Dodds; on
the other John D. Davis. Two caucuses
were held, each without knowledge of the
other, and the difference will no doubt be
easily adjusted.
HARRIsoN.-D. D. Miller, Saml. Row,
| T. r. Gilmore, A. S. Riggs.
EDS. HERALD.-In your last weeks is
sue see quoted in the notes from your
Hopewell correspondent, aEdecision rem
dered by the Supt. of Mahaska county.
Then follows this comment 1.-THE ques-
ton is asked, who is to pay for the road to
be secured in the limited space of 30 days?
To man on the fence, this looks like
weak document. We don't care a cent
where the house is put, but this decision
is not worthy the Superintendent of Ma
haska county" JAY WEscE.
do not ask your valuable space, nor
the time of your many readers to get off
any bitter, smart things that might be
| said under the circumstances. / am as
sailed, without reserve, by one who claims
to have no interest in the matter, and yet
he gives no reason for his criticism. /
will give briefly the whole matter and
leave an intelligent public to judge.
am sworn officer and gave all the honor
md manhood possessed in that solemn
oath taken that would perform my du
ties we'll and impartially, and to the best
of my ability. l dare not then, do an act
that is unworthy, except that l err in
Judgment. Upon this do not speak, for
l am liable to just such mistakes, but if
any man brands my action as unworthy"
for any other cause he basely misrepre-
sents me. Besides this decision was
rendered for people who were my neigh
bors for ten years of my boyhood. re-
spect every one of them, and did the best
thing under the circumstances that l
could do.
The district needs road north and
south through the center. When found
the case must come to the Co. Supt. for a
| hearing, set about the matter to ascertain
if it could be secured. In the meantime
the trial was heard and came away from
the district with the testimony in the case,
and with the understanding that there
was only one party who would oppose the
road, if any one. This man owns land for
mile along the proposed road. 1placed
these facts before our County Auditor, the
County Surveyor and finally the State
Supt. of Public Instruction, and asked if
such decision was proper. From each
| got an affirmative answer. q am willing
to count myself for naught as the cores
pondent has put it, but if he knows more
| shear gre him.0
Of course the only road that could be
secured in that time, is q consent" road,
and if this one party consents there is
nothing preventing it. If he does not con-
sent, but will make the damages light
enough so that the people of the north
and south will consent" to pay it, there
is still nothing in the way.
The decision quoted and referred to is
only brief, of the discussion of the case as
recorded at this Office sent out the de-
cision hurriedly, in order to come near
the time promised, and this accounts for
the mistake MAY 2d). This decision is
not private document, and as it has been
called in question, permit me give it in
full.
| DECISION.
s Soaet Sf Of 1GT Ms,haska. SIS.
| JJ. Wilson ct al, VS. District TIP. of Monroe.
| From the evidence and plats in this case, and
| are assured that the question is difhcult. The
district mo. !, Monroe Up. us "a miles long, and
of variable width,-2 miles on the north, II miles
1
/ E., by the North Skunk river. All the western
| portion, which lies near the river is unsettled,
| and will likely be for years. The highways are
/ around the border almost entirely-no road near
i the center The old site is near the center with
/ no road and most inconyenient of access. The
i people live in two groups, one on the north the
/ other on the south. The Board have located the
i house within mile of the south line. Appel
lants ask for site the east line of the district
(Ihese sites are both on public roads.)
In their deliberations the Board were not fully
represented-it consists of elk members four of
/ them were present, and one of the@was the sub
/ director of No. 4, Interested personally IN the
/ decision. The nonresident members OF the
| Board were not well acquainted with the loca-
1 ton of the families of the district.
BY consideration of these facts We conclude
that the Board erred In Judgment In their selec-
/ tion. We reason from the following, made up
| from the maps presented at the trial: Located
on the site selected by the Board (Site Al the ag-
gregate distance from the several residences ON
the south to the school house is AZ miles;of the
families on the north, ISs miles. Located on the
site asked for by appellants (Site X. the same
distances are equally divided-iiA miles both
north and south. Or should we take the actual
travel of the pupils of the district, as enunera-
ted by the suD-direet2r under OATH In his last
enumeration, Sept 1875, we find that the agsre-
gate travel OF all the pupils OF the D. TO reach site
A, Ia miles. Ofthose on the n. 20 reach site |
81 miles. Now take site X, and the children kOf
49, u f1aa md thf1ea ~ II