Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-02-23
Attest: Chairman.
AXEL P. RAMSTEDT.
Clerk
Slack Answers.
Anderson, Idaho, Feb. IA, 1906.

Anderson, 1dano, feD. IA, I9Uo.
Editor News-I have recently
seen an article in your paper
signed by one Alois Tolmager. Now
| don't know of any one by that name
but there is man, if it is not a mis-
nomer to call him such, by the name
Of Alois Erlmeyer, who lives joining
farms with me, and take this oppor-
tunity to reply to the article in order
to correct some false statements made
by the said gentleman. In the first
place he speaks something about a
misunderstanding concerning a road.
l suppose he means a county road that
l was instrumental in working through
some four or five years ago. In the
viewing and surveying of the road it
was found that few rods OF his fence
was in the center of the road, leaving
only 25 feet, and part Of that lay over
ravine which made it almost impas-
sable for some rods. So in due time
the commissioners granted the petition
and ordered the road opened Al the
same time l received notice from the
county auditor, as also did the road
supervisor, that the road was granted
and ordered open. On receipt of the
notice l went to Mr.. Erlmeyer and
quietly told him that he would be re-
quired to move his fence and his reply
was that he didn't intend to move it
until it needed repairing. Then I
went to the supervisor and made com
plant, and the supervisor notified Mr..
Erlmeyer to take his fence out OF the
road. But through sheer obstinacy
and contrariness he refused to do this
until compelled by the proper author
tiles, and he has been sulky over the
matter ever since. Now, as to the row
in question few days ago my boys
and were going home with load Of
posts, when we met Mr.. Erlmeyer. l
was walking some distance ahead, and
as the boys passed him the oldest said:
How do you do, old SPORT The
boy says he meant it in joking way.
The same evening he and my boy met
again. This time Mr.. Erlmeyer called
the boy foul name, to which the boy
made no reply. The next morning we
, again went to the timber after posts.
Shortly afterward Mr.. Erlmeyer drove
up with load Of grain, going to the
.chopmill. When he came up I asked
, him to explain why he called the boy
| such name. He said he had done
50 because my boy has cursed him
, l asked him what the boy had calico
him, and he mentioned a name which
| l will refrain from mentioning. This
l knew was false statement. Ther
: the boy took the matter up for him
! self ana neither my younger son o
, I had anything further to say. Finally
Mr.. Erlmeyer told the boy to come
| down and fight it out. The boy start
} to comply with the request, whereupoi
our friend picked up club with which
to defend himself. The boy thel
picked up the sledge. This I tool
from him and told Erlmeyer to la,
down his club. After this l drove ou
Of the road to allow him to pass. H,
, says he was detained half an hour
another of his misstatements. I an
positive that he was not detained NOR
=. than ten minutes. He also says tn
. team was wheeled into the road t
block his passage, This statement i
E also untrue. He says the boys use'
S a,usive language. To this I will sa
S that the younger boy said very little t
J, him and the older boy used no NOR
S abusive Language than he did.
Yours Respectfully.
e ]. M. SLACK.