The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1904-09-24

the F01tco Jury Criticised.
Ada. La. Sept. 20. 1904
r Eoit0r Collar Chronicle:
: AZ tne August nesting Of the pol,r,
!1y OF Grant parish, convened "a
tne Purp0ee Of making some arrnnap
, menus Tor the working OF the nn1s}f'
ROADS. they appointed one 4. A. Phar
{ nsn Overseer on the Collar and Pire
vile road from Chflseey'S crpnk y,
Aoa postO9lce, They sSnt an nrer.
: eeer's cOmmiselon to Il. Al. Pha rrsss.
, Ada, La There being NO II. A Phe =
| risn 20 call for IL the postmasfer sent
10 me. Now my name Is mt n
rnarr1sh, but H L. Parish. AZ 6rsf
refused to accept Il, but eunnnsin~
was intended for me. and - 81 s
trouble. l accepted IL. They slso an
pointed three app0rtioners. Said an
ROrtlOners met. and IN a few dav.
!ney sent me q list. Of hands supposssi
20 De subjected TO road duty on afore-
said road, Now, can trufhlnlIv sar
cnat not hall the men enumerafetl n
tne hee would have accepted a nofice
WIN their names spelled In the Iist q
Being q man that loves peacc. sat
ooyn after doing a hard DAYS work
on9 spelled their names CORRECTLY.
.na not being supplied by the police
ly Win blanks to summon the |
nssnus, az should have been. took |
10y Own paper and wrote the sum |
t s..oIs az best ] could, to eth save
t ,ur.ser Trouble. After ten days the
s Sdnus met 1 notified one man TO
orlnS = piow. He went to his cotton
ie ~tcr ana sent 10 his place a very in
s soyr nand with q very rusty old /
s,,sam announcer brought with him q L
S.,san 10Y, ana said to me, ~ have q
10y On you now" The boy would II
IA nave weighed 90 pounds
on -. = zen or twelve years old.
!'0rs OF mine and are NV srs.cia,I Z
friends, and l don't blame ti,evs g.
Inc le0st for getting OF a. lfrhfIv es
possible; but i blame the nojices Inv
or not supplying me with n conv n i
me road law. am not suDpose1 - lie
Know anything about the law r.
vas rhe duty OF the police iurv r.
ave sent me copy OF their new mai
Nv. a there fs no law to cOmnei : g
nan 20 bring what he ID summnna5 n
sItn, ! ask: how are you going tn II,
YORK the road? / said nofhInS toIr
nese men, l had no road Law ana
az NO dutnOrfty, and Consequently q
u mad nothing but some hoes ana "
novels on one end Of the rond. ana
ad Ak. - " seSy Ia
NOW, they WIN doubtless apnolnt In
fOad reviewer and state to him the ps
OF the road law, Halt
~ roe over the road and report ma
tne District court for failure to n
'ho outy. and make me nay = heavy III
1e iOr not complying with the lav II
10 am as innocent a. q bahe. for I =
.ow nothing Of the requlrements a. -
Now, citisens and friends T. ,o<,I. tic
y " u10S11y = tran ut ~ - = -
'or ignorant hay-seoder info fror- -.
,. ana It win be trouble IN thu AMI w
u had a. well be one time a ~.
ner. When the police iurv cnm. de-
q with the law, then I MN "a I
.Gy 20 DO MY whole duty, and not =.
III then. will not warn the man &c
on the road any more until I am alt
n,sneo with . copy Of the latest tin
ask the reading and trave,,nc -
OHc; How am l tO work the road
lnouC authority to have the men t'ee
~ proper tools to work with? has
lore anon. II. /. PARreH. min
and not X. A. Pharrfsh. ~.
Our correspondent IL reminded -,
1.-THE new police jury did not quail =
md take hold Of road matters nm
me year was nearly two thirds -.
e, and In their hurry to have the 80
* on the roada dnno ~,hsoA u