Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1886-03-26
/. That Town ,hip Beard.

notice in yoar Issue of tn. isih, anniIscr gentle
breeze from Nr. &. This time he wIitrs his
proper name, AT which little surprised. ~ he
positively denied bcIng the writer Of thc communic',-
tion that appeared in PAPER s'uIs'n" ag", aud
TO which I replied.
A close observer and reader of human nature can
readily discern the ouflinc of the ennImius head
and ears of self-cuncci,ed presiding each
of his spurious productions emblcmatc of his true
character and overbearng disposition. lie says the
assertion of the fllsty Of thing docs make it
false say with the same proprieiy that ;hc
OF false statements Of which he Is srosely guilty
docs not make them tue, he would have the pub
lie believe.
lie charges with drawing warrants oa the town
ship 'und in fiver of the commissioners, when he
says the law provides that the petitioners shall pay
them The law makes no such provisions. hut leaves
it optiOnary with the board whether the petitioners
the township shall pay them. And the hoard be
ing we'll Informed that the whole thing originated
from the personal prcjudices Of few schening in
divuals, did not proper to furnish the oil at the
expense of ;hH iay-payers Of the township run
the mill while grinding such grists. Therefore made
the order that the petitioners pay the cost. lie
makes a feeble attempt TO cite Us to the Law that he
quoted in previous article, but fail 10 fad it
cording to citation and and If there such
law il has long since been repealed Bro. Yocum did
you not make mistake and refer rs to clause
section in bill you prepared while before the public
asking for high seat in congress? You ask why
did after the commissioners had only assessed dam
age to man. Send word 10 Mcssrs. Sharp Um-
barger, MuIinix and Miller to appear before the
board and claim damage. I will answer by saying
without fear of successful contradiction, that he
who charges me with sending such word TO any per-
at any time is an unscrupulous liar and n hypo-
critical fraud This student of the Law OF 1879 still
insists that board is unnrganized Tie Is perhaps
justiable TO some extent in thinking for this
lie has attained considerable notoriety
organizer and has been in the habit Of organizing
and engineering conventions in school districts
aud townships prior to elections believing doubt
that this procedure is absolutely necessary make
the election valid or legal.
BY some hook crook he failed to convene
board prior 70 the meeting at which were organ
ized and of course concludes that the proceedings
were irregular and Illegal. The township law pro-
vdes article o. 1882 that il shall be the duty of
the board at their first meeting after the election
to organize by appointing Of their members
chairman.
At first meeting, II. Moyer, ssseror, A. c.
Stiles. j. p and W. II. Ramsey, j. p, and II. Baum
gartner. township clerk present Il. y. Gibson,
who is Mr.. Seffes successor had not qualified at the
time the meeting was held when we organized. Mr..
Moyer and Mr.. Steffes made choice of myself
chairman. This is what the law recognizes or
ganized board, and yet it appers that this tender
twig of the law can not sec it in this light.
am at a loss TO know why the gentleman has
waged such groundlls and relentless against
unless it is g. place himself prominently before
the public which appears to be his highest ambition
one of brightest intellectual lights and
Of wonderful brain power. But it is a lamentable
fact that all the symptoms indicate that his brain is
connected to the wrong end Of the spinal cord, which
perhaps will account for many of his strange freaks
Defensively, W. n. RAMSEY.