Show FOB A DAUGHTER OP A MISSOURI PARMER FARMER VS MERCHANT I 1 ohe t is I 1 an all with H bex erth er th clr former cormer postmaster has ha declared De clarea me he Is going to chis thine out oat ON 0 QUEER contest a that has been exciting the way back town of acorn ti ridge stoddard county missouri has just resulted jn a victory tor for a 19 year old girl who fought tor for her rights against a wealthy merchant smil and set the tape bound machinery at washington working in her behalf mays the new york herald hattie ross the daughter of a missouri farmer was three months ago appointed postmistress of acorn ridge replacing I 1 L D robinson who had been postmaster during Clev elands term robinson did not in the least relish giving givin up the office to miss ross he could get along without the profit accruing him from the mail business but as the post postoffice office was located in his store making the building a center of activity robinson decided to prevent his girlish rival from taking it from him at all hazards A short time ago miss ross to the conclusion that something was wrong with the mail of acorn ridge every one seemed to be getting alon along without communicating with the outside world and no one outside seemed to have the smallest interest in the residents of acorn acom ridge no letters came into miss ross rosa postoffice post office either for the purpose of mailing or distribution the newly appointed postmistress set to work to ascertain the reason for this and speedily discovered an amazing state of things robinson had defied the united states authorities and had continued conducting the postoffice post office in his store as before the appointment of miss ross all the residents were going to the robinson store for their mail robinson having secured it regularly regulars v by driving to the railroad station and getting the mail bags from the train hands to be afterward distributed at t his establishment miss ross complained to washington and the arrest of robinson followed he was charged with having established a postoffice post office at a place not designated or authorized by the postmaster general miss ross the 19 year old postmistress appeared as complaining witness robinson gave bonds to answer miss ross who has the sympathy of the citizens of acorn ridge in her plucky fight tells the story as follows A few days after I 1 took charge of the office robinson began his work when people would come into his store he me would ask them to have their mail brought there he got people to sign orders for their mall mail to be brought to his store and told them if they had letters to mail he would take them to some other office without charge he said aid he was going to run a daily hack and nd take all the mail he be could get he declared he would starve the thing out he then circulated a paper to petition me out and found he could not do that then he circulated another petition the same week to force me to move the post postoffice office back into his store he says he will continue to run the iee it if it costs him 50 a year when mr robinsons case came up they lust just released him I 1 dont think they treated me fairly they told me after the trial that mr robinson would not repeat the offense that shows that tha t he and they know that the law has been violated in any event I 1 am postmistress and I 1 do not intend to give up the fight for any one it Is the fight of a girl against a strong and wea wealthy athy man but I 1 feel sure that I 1 shall win tor for I 1 am rightly appointed by the government and surely no one can take the postoffice post office from me even if the people of this town wished it which they dont for nearly every one sides with me and so BO the matter stands at present should the former postmaster continue to run yost offIce of his own miss ross rosa will again appeal to washington and she has the law of the united states on her side and the armed strength of the country to back it RO robinsons bin sons chances against her seem to be very slim but cewill he will retire from the combat with the knowledge thra even if beaten he Is the only man on record re card who has bus defied the government to de depose pose him from a postoffice post office position and afterward started an opposition fati on with a measure of success |