Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-09-15
A PETITION TO BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS
To the Honorable Board of Superb
sors, Yalobusha County:

we, tie unueIsIg neu CILlzenS ot
aIoDuSna county, dIIef deiIDcfaGiiis
lors many hours, anu losing nidcii
sieep over TIE present nigga prices OF
lililgS and the present rate OIL ni5li
LAKES, nereDy peIlllon 1OOh HIN
UkADLE DODI TO Immediately Teal
GOWN All consolidated Scnooi pulio-
IngS, 10 not store the LUMBER ana ma
lerlaI, because we feailze tnaI tilis
would be all expense rnar We Wish 10
avoIu, out OTTER the same Tor caSn 10
the nlgneSt and best bidder loi
cash and immediately turn JDe pro
ceeas Into the County treasury, ana
while we are on this gooa WORK take
OH all hands on the puDllc .roaos' anu
40 not make any attempt to have
them repaired Tor a period OF twelve
months, III TACT we strongly urge
your honorable Body TO tear up ali
bridges and sell the material Tor cash
to the highest and best bidder 'Ior
cash. as we neeu the money, and III
the future urge people to use economy
ana at the same time use foot logs
fol- crossings. And while we do know
that it is not in your power to stop
people from going TO Church and Sun
day school, we urge that in open meet
ing; resolutions be adopted and
passed, as follows, tO~Wit:
THAT because 1t is expensive and
takes few dollars to keep those IN
situations going, and if the preacher
stands Nup Sunday after Sunday and
tries to keep us out of hell, that some
very unthoughtful and honest people
might remember that the preacher
must be fed apd clothed like ordinary
persons and offer to take up a collec-
ton or ask US for donation for the
aforesaid purpose, we now place our
selves on record as being opposed to
churches for the reasons already mem
toned. and urge all pastors of the re-
spective churches in our county to inn
mediately resign, and that in the
future we will not encourage those
institutions by our presence or by al
lowing any member of our family to
attend the services, that is if any pas
tor in the county sees fit to ignore
the resolutions adopted in this open
meeting"
We strongly urge that the county
attorney be fired, without further
ceremony, this simple little procedure
ought not to take more than two min
utes of your valuable time.
After Your Honorable Body have
accomplished so much good in the
county, then without borrowing any
money with which to pay the sheriff,
circuit court or chancery clerk, that
your Honorable Body as whole ten
der your resignation and walk out,
the sheriff then at his option may
allow the prisoners to starve to death
or if he is inclined to be chicken
hearted. he can open the doors of the
Jail and allow the prisoners to work
for something to eat and wear, that is
none of our business, as handspring of
this petition is to save money and use
ECONOMY. Of course, it is understood
that the superintendent of education
will get up in the air over the treat
|ment of the consolidated schools and
resign, and of course, we will get him
out of the way without using any vio-
lent methods. After all the aforesaid
things have been accomplished, each
and every citizen of the county might
appoint himself a peace officer, to
serve without pay, for period Of
twelve months, get him good SIX
GUN, and see that the law is strictly
enforced according to his own ideas
about any matter that may arise for
said period of twelve months. This
petition is subject to amendments as
we see proper from time to time.
Respectfully submitted,
A. MISER,
D. STINGY,
O. GROUCHER,
B. GRABEMALL.
E. INTEREST.
p. SKINEMALL,
C. WANTEMALL,
f. PROFIT,
MANY LICKEMALL,
w. e. NEEDITALL,
U. SOAKEMALL,
VIM. r. Hamilton.