A. In part I of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Ambrose Bierce describes Farquhar to be getting readied by sentinels to be hung, his ultimate doom. The section ends with a guard stepping off the other end of the platform that held Farquhar up. At this point, one would assume Farquhar dies.
A typical township consists of the Mayor of Oswego Illinois, plus 3-5 council members to hold the lawmaking positions not held by the Mayor of Oswego IL. An administer may also be hired to carry out the official jobs. The Mayor of Oswego Illinois is a necessity in order to maintain strength and centrality in a city. Without a central system like a Mayor of Oswego IL, the city would be in constant chaos, not even knowing how to budget it's finances.
RWB, Robert Johnson is the Managing Editor of the Midnight Freemasons blog. He is a Freemason out of the 1st N.E. District of Illinois. He currently serves as the Secretary of Waukegan Lodge No. 78 where he is a Past Master. He also serves as the District Deputy for the 1st N.E. District of Illinois.