Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-15
IT'S A HOT FIGHT
Mixed Matters in District Nc.
n. Alpine Township.
RlcnIER's CASE IN COURT
Ne See - Get Poss.ssisn ~ srhooi
rrsrsrsy IA Aig.ns-ossss
coen Ns~A

Tia trial Of tns case OF Blsnop Ken
tsr "a Frs4sricz ~. coress vas rs-
s4ms<I IA Judge Drovs's court ycslsf-
oky. Ihs eoatroysFsy . over tAs pos'
sss~oa 81 a senooi ssts IA Alpine tosn-
AMP. Il ga tired at tail before Com
rnisssonsr Hughes. WHO decided ~
lssor CT hs1oQ klnhter. and ~2s 40
ps-isd. Il = claimed " Mr.. eofdss
that maay years sso money wa rA:ssd
~ i4xzsl0n - bail1 . scn0olhouss. lie
rave sns school ate from nis farm. bal
wnsn me ballaiaz VAS nearly conn.,
plsssd the pr.ests n tals diocese OF.
fsrsd to ralss the balance Ok tne coss 81
baL1iDs ths house On coall-ioa ma
they we're allowed 10 have pArocniAl
sc10oi helt . portion OK the time lie
cialuas mat DO nesststsd about deciding
tns property - tas church. but tnAs ne
v.s fnreatsned With sxcommualcAi'on
Il ne refused. 30 ne sixaea the paper
No troubls arose until lev yeArssgo,
when the scnool patrons became DIS
skt,sfied With tue teacher, Aloise
Eatsche, wnO1n the priests insisted Ia
.seulax 70 the school,. The troub.e
grew So bot laat lssl July Pr. J0nn
schmidt q 81 Nays parisn, TINS
c,sf. was appointed 20 take charge 81
ths pafi.n "a Alpine 10 ses Il he could
not pour ban on the wounded fsel-
loxs 81 tas & issentefs- lie failed. for
waen = public meeting Vas held oy the
taxpayers and kAtasr schmidt a.
tsa. ped 90 speak. ne wss not allowed
g. apeAx Or 60 have voice IA tile
meeting.
IAs testimony taken IN the case
shoks tEas tae school officers got pee
se.s.ca OF the building A. the time
school should have begun and kept
sir. bAtscAe ard the priests out 1t
seerns Ar. Bst>cho would receive %
cent? a month Tor each pupil and the
schocl district made up balance
whoa varied via the number OF pu-
Ms IA the school. HIS totsi wages
amounted 10 80 Der msata- lie tAngnt
OerrnAn IA the school II pups
w.shed - take German. May
OF ms taxpayers did not Ike
10 have 90 much time spent with
German aud objected 10 Bstscne
spending any time with that language.
Iaers ar sOme r.ch Developments re-
gaxding TIE manner ia which public
f1nds were used. lndicktng that the
fuads wers used not "a ecc1rdancs
with the Law. The point IN question 10
be seGtleds ~ the pse.ent suit % whether
tho Gordes cEo.1 entered and took
forcTt,ls ,.3ssesson OF the building. The
testlnlony was ciosed ~ 5 o'clock yes
terdxy Antt the arguments occupied the
enasiudef OF the afternoon. IL did not
appear fSCn tie testimony that the
school board had ether . deed or =
iesss OF the school premises. mat branch
of tho dsriculiy not beng on trial-
natscao bad contract WITH the school
board Bot 10 was claimed he taugnt n
the cnurch's D1ildinK. Bstscns had
cakrxs OF the schoolnouss and lived n
the roorns beneath me school room.
In september last the defendants en-
tered the school room aud have since
held Possession OF t. They have been
holding school there All winter and are
psyng for Is from the lawful school
funds. In arguing the case George II.
wanty. attorney for SIR. Corde-. took
OCCASION 20 speak very plainly Of the
testimony OF fr. schmidt.