Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-04-07
JUDGE ALEECARTER'S
FINAL REPLY TOS.J. BOVINE
Mexico, o.. April s, 1910.
MIR. S. J. Bovine, Jr.,
Centralia, Mo.


lily Highway Engineer, In
so far as my part Of it is concerned
permit me TO briefly reply to some
of the questions asked in your re
cent communication as well as en-
tighten you in reference to some
facts that you are either ignorant Of
or wilfulIy misconstrue.
You say there was nothing In my
Communication of March IL that was
obnoxious. Then 1t is readily drawn
from your own statement that you
are looking for something that Is
obnoxious. By your signed com
munication you also admit just what
I have believed to be your reasons
for your most recent activities
namely--a personal grievance against
the members of the County Court
and the Highway Engineer and your
statements make it plain that you
would not stop at unfair tactics to
bring about their humiliation.
Your hferences-and as such you
have cleverly tried to conceal ute
rior motives-are hardly worth re
plying to and but for the fact
that you possibly might not know of
what you speak is the only reason
that prompts an answer from me.
will advise you that the County
Court can not call an election to
abolish the office of Highway En-
gineer and will cite you to Sec
tions 1861 and 1O571, Laws of 1909
i You openly say that Mr.. Wakefield
has done as we'll as anyone could
have done. Then, why In the follow
ing paragraphs, do you ACCUSE
HIM OF SQUANDERING THE PEI
PLIES MONEY? Come out from
| under cover and be in the open.
The cause. to my mind, of your
activity In this matter is answered
best by your own statements and Is
/ the grievance that you hold against
the County Court and the Highway
/ Engineer for their failure to appoint
you as road overseer Of Lawson dis
trict in 1909. While not a member
of the Court in 1908, yet have ia
miiarized myself with the records in
the matter. Now, as for why you
were not appointed. The records
show that you we're road overseer in
1907. In 1908 you filed your petit
tion for reappointment The records
also show that a petition was
filed February, 1908, which reads
as follows;
To the Honorable County Court of
Audrain County, February term,
1908:
1--WE, the undersigned citizens
and voters of lawson District
| No. So, of Audrain Co., Mo-, pray
your honorable body to refuse
the appointment of S. J. Bovine,
Jr., as road overseer for said
| district for the reason that said
Bovine is contentious and inclined
to stir up strife and dissatisfaction
in said district"
rho ohova renonstrapce was sign.
cd h., n;nataar good citi7ens Of said
district and is the only case in the
entire records Of Audrain County in
which a remonstrance with such a
cbarga was filed against the reap
nointment of road oyerseer
But YOU say that you presented a
petition to the present Court signed
by thirty-five of the forty-one tax
payers of the district, asking for
your appointment in 1909. The rec
ords show that six of your signers OF
a total of 33, were not residents of
the district. What about the nine
teen that signed the above demons
trance the year before? Not one OF
these names appeared on your peti
ton. The same conditions existed
then as the year before and In view
of the fact that your settlement mad
been entirely unsatisfactory prompt
ed the Court In trying to select a
man that would be free from frac
tional stress. That their action was
right is apparent from the fact thai
Mr.. N. L. Dysart's re-appointment as
road overseer this year was mo-
Objected to by a single taxpayer ii
the district except Sam Bovine.
| snoa have said that vour set
t,onon. was unsatisfactory 70 th,
Co,,.t dosi,o 20 sneak nc the rec
oor,,s stou - he tho facts intbemat
ter ~ vour much wanted .,Comprom
,so ,r,th The County Court ;, Thes,
.t.ro,ds show that in vour annua
so,t,omont +ho Court refnsad to al
lov, vou vorious itams 10 the amour
~ s9oA ee os follows. teIanhone mes
. sao,os Ak. rooistered lettars 81. sur
uosrou sE oo. E,rv O. pndgers s95
d IT Cnllon coz. D IT cullen at
,o,rov faos sAo. Erv g. Rodqers $40
c1ort foos sss 90. p n cnlIen am,
pru O. Rodears st0O attorney fees
, Toto, saoa % These are the item
thot +ha Court refused 10 nav Yo,
onnooIod "ord wbep tho case wa
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