Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-03-09

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Anderson. Ida. March

ANDERSON, lQa., March 5, 1906.
Editor of The Troy News: Seeing
another article in your paper signed
by Alois Erlmeyer, take the oppor-
tunity to reply. Owing to the insight
ficance of the man I feel Inundated in
answering his articles. But feeling it
duty to myself and in the event of
some OF your readers becoming inter
ested again ask space in your col
umns for a reply. He is now leading
the forlorn hope Of defending himself,
and as boy does to his father some
times has resorted to lying to do so.
lie accuses me of ordering him to
open the road in question and med
ding where l had no business. want
Erlmeyer to understand that I under.
stand road law enough to know that I
had no authority to compel him to
move his fence. This man is remark
ably thick headed and often misunder-
stands and misconstrues English and I
wish him to know that I had "a good
right as a citizen of the community to
make complaint when there was an OBJ
structlon In the road. Erlmeyer said
several times that he didn't intend to
move the fence until it needed re-
pairing. During the following fall 7
made complaint to the road boss and
ne asked me if he should give the
man any more time than the law re-
quired and I suggested that he be
given until the following spring. as
then the ground would be very soft
and would require less work to COM
plete the task. In the article he saws
the road was opened before the super
visor said a word to him. He is evil
IDENTITY trying to evade the issue and
speaks in a general way of the entire
road while referred to few rods of
fence in the middle of the road. This
part was built year previous to the
surveying of the road. This is what 7
complained of and he was ordered to
move. Erlmeyer, with the rest of the
tree-holders along the line signed
deed to the right of-way, and while the
rest OF US have given the full width.
Erlmeyer has given only Al feet. He
says | asked him to mix in ouarrels
Here he lies. He speaks again about
wanting him to pay me wages in adj s
1ltltion to my expenses. This is also
base falsehood. l was compelled to
make three different trips to Moscow
IN the interest of the road before il )
was granted. Erlmeyer and I agreed
that ! should spend my time and he 8
would pay my actual expenses while at t
Mo COW. This he did for the first two I
rips, and fatty refused to pay my ex- :
lenses for the last one. l did not trv
o collect wages for my time. When
ne nght-of-way deed was sent me il
vas necessary for justice to acknow-
edge the document and by previous 4
arrangement all parties interested met
my house except Erlmeyer. and
ach man present paid his part of the
lstlce's fees. After dinner the ius-
ce proceeded to get Erlmeyer's sig
ature. This done the Justice told
I'm that the Others had paid their part
his fee and asked if it was conven- |
mt tor him to do the same. He said |
e hadn't the change but if any of the |
.her parties would pay the amount he |
ould settle with them at another |
me, so l paid the balance of the fee |
'me months afterward l mentioned |
le matter TO him and he replied again |
at he had paid enough and didn't |
tend to pay any more. 1t has now
zen almost five years and it still re-
AIMS unpaid. Yours Respectfully.
J. M STACK