Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1914-01-01
All OPEN LETTER
TO FATHER HOELTING
OF CHAM0IS, MO,
DeaI Rev. Father:

"ttA iA4AN~ tS'A'N aNts"' A"hh '''~
mouth ttf0.t tie County Court at
Linn, Usage Coun'y, Missouri on the
2zond day Of December, \. d 1913,
day, to quote The words of one of
the fighters. destined to make history
for Usage County. indeed. hlStor,
II has made, history Of which all
coming generations will approve and
bleSS is makers.
In Oc;obsI last the County Court
was asked h, The Hon. STATE High
way CommSyi0reT TO open put-
Il; oai, Or State Highway, or an
inter county stlt Highway. or what
ever ,h. liit may be. on their own
rtti'l The County Cout accor-
JinslY scrj cat The ex-olicio hlg h
way tnglu,,r To make survey ot
>4.s pup 81 Ioai ut highway ami
att>tlu,ly lli highway enslnttt
mad hI> cpuH 20 the couII, and.
al he sam, time q rlll'lon from ,ht
ta,ial >uuhUn ana eastern part Of
tliS county was presented TO the court
aud I,hl hglc ana lhcn the battle he
gan. he ii,s cannon Vas med by
Nt n2TNAns attorney tor Ch-mol>
ana the o'hcl localities a'ong lhc
norh>m border OF The county wanting
the >ate highway. Instead Of the
Couaiy Lout, who beng the pei
lioatrS, ihe nolthsrn part OF The
touD,y, 50 It seemed, stepped in is
place.
The second cannon was lhen flied
~ $40. A K. Monroe. He pleaded
10 hold tht matter over until some
oiheI ;ime or to the next term OF
1ourl 4ni asking the CoWt to first
investigate ty going over the said
proposed highway convincing them
selves a> 10 The location. necessity
.aad pubHt utility Of sad route as
ai>0 10 lhe probable cost OF lis con-
.sGu,,,oa. strongly indicating with !
.GDantH, smile ter this A. X. i no
.'>,t u,i E. rt!y 10 much on the It-
pea ot t.t eX-ottlc,o Highway En-
>ie,T nor that ul lht State H,Shwa,
Eu<,"y,r
lA> ,nrJ, a monster gun, va,
,it,I tN ,ht Hon, A. \ Spetr oI
.Ca4mas The missile Whlth >ho
.op, @, The mouth Of this gun had i
.py. mi.>tl is ann. would have TON
uh lhe e!uil> Oh The p.opo>ed toa;,
.t4Nirs Mlm in 'he holloV> 4,
et o>S lhe Usage River m;l tie low
.t-.um q! Cole sewing there As lumT
Nmth ihtr te'ry could land III.
iou. gentleman ,rlha& The tour, ,hA
iH,N must a>t,r, ari open iat lo3,
As soon q possible al uGtt, Wh>gt-
.el>- C>aGe Com,N would lou>e Il
It's Eood l>Hul4Joa 2> TO IL p.p>ry>-
.>s,ue>> a >u>a ever jhert VA. lh,
dt,unluon>, bh>;> 4Ed using ol high
language whlth meaning mos, q
ow commoN workings We,e u94hi,
10 tl,ch. m,dt ihI> cannon ~ hru>,
that il had 70 o. itWl, Nsytub,-
l,,> ne h3 j succeeded IN p.,ph>>'n,
III, COW, ,h1, not uull i Ia dl> al
t"t toa'J ,ht> trji<e be Huill AKA $
Tie CSage.
Nat. / think same Vi. No>hyI
Wf1 Nrh yooi aim and &y,i il>aj,
1c, t> gun At tn, highway, tn
''ai th3' emerged iloa ,hi> gun VA
, lat .JN H>tlt Whlth W,ud 10; a,io,
tax count 10 giant opgDiN& Of TEA
IW1>r unlawful proceedings.
lh> mos, mlci1U> gun MAS tx
Ivt luu. Rty, fnhes. Il mus, hal
t,yn ,ua5tj With >hrlpatll>, cl
rul>, '4p>, Nm, >onc> ttt., a> II
p.>tt> lev eye. .ywh,le. You iuHl>
I.e>e against ih> p;oPc SllIon ut eullu
IW> 4 bnj&e atlp>S The Usage Rn,
4, ! :>jelpun ani especially again,
i, pha.:l lou reminded ",
Isu,!>ntt and lhe tour ot ,ht Il,
lH4, Ne;iphaliI every onte in VIII
i33i> s.tHm e i hijse fever {
lWt&h apparently. Il WAS II 4 seT
High dt&'et possessed OF night ncN
N1I related ;hA, lou had bten
| AeS;phaIil, and il YOU could adv
Iu>. We hai he,,tr first tWld or 4
I,w ro.tS % avoid sticking in :.
Imud and hen h,.i'd BRIDGES. Ia /
lTuSt rcpb; I !" ro, know q.
lWhlt road o- in what S.ar, =
lt1mt II WsSjph ,lil. bu; Al anv "a
and dy Son,e II stake ven r,u>; h
ken of OF Ii: rvai or you wou
have sterpet p, film; Stoue of whb
aompaSiiwn u roads ate noted. a
not in The mai. | eh:llenge ,ou
roint Gu, any icwl in OSase CouI:
lShGh has mop rock and giaN
roads within isa,les surrounding
Ghamois particularly inclu ied-th
has MeSipnalia. M, has .ng ben
'Chsmois lot. several years. J vi