Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-18
THE COURT HOUSE.

n Word to the approaching Conventions
Action that Should be Observation-Disclosures
Candidates Should be Pledged to Reform.
The GLOBE man made a brief but useful
visit to the court house yesterday, for the
purpose of getting as many facts as possible
in the matter of the overpaid servants of the
people who inhabit that warm and comfort
able nest.
SHERIFF THOMPSON
was in his Office and came
up smiling to sshake'' with the
representative of the peoples reform
newspaper, and CALAMITY volunteered to rem
der him any assistance i'll his power to ar
rive at the exact bottom facts. The GLOBE
man responded courteously, and assured the
sheriff that facts was exactly what he want
ed, and he (the G. NJ would base his own
cancellations on those facts. That was all
pleasant and the representative of the indie
pendent press turned to pass out when he
met the customarily pleasant face of
CHARLEY ROBINSON,
register of deeds. Uusually smile beams
upon the public from Charley's countenance
like the sweet droppings of sunlight upon
the earth. But now Charles face was over
cast and he met the GLOBE man with look
of reproach and injured innocence which
was awe-1nspiring. The G. M. was grieved
at the registers unhappiness, but his duty
to the public was such as to preclude the
possibility of consolation.
DEPUTY AUDITOR M'DoNALD,
(who, by the way, aspires to the Republican
nomination for county auditory met the G..
NJ. with that hilarious smile which
is only equaled (never surpassed) by
steam boiler explosion, and deity
placed in his reportorial hands the reports
Subscribed aud sworn to the fore part of
last january of the sheriff, clerk of the
court and register Of deeds, setting forth, as
compelled by law, the amount of fees re-
ceived by each and all of them during the
year 1877. This is what the GLOBE struck
while working that mine:
SHERIFF.
Total amount of fees in 1871. $3.50 90
Two deputies, $1,000 each. -. $4,000
miscellaneous expenses ........ $50
Total expenses. ............. 2,450 90
Leaving net receipts ....... $4,000 90
Readers will not fail to remember that in
addition the sheriff has a good, comfortable
house at the expense of the county, which
should be added to the above very handsome
balance.
CLERK OF THE COURT.
Total amount of fees in 1S77 1888 10
Salary OF deputy. .............$1, 200
Extra labor. 23l
Total expenses. 1.431 90
Leaving net receipts. ..... $3,167 10
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Total amount of fees in l877 1920 70
Clerks salaries and Office ex-
penses. ..................... 2,375 rs
Leaving net receipts. ........ 1914 81
While the GLOBE man was copying the
above figures from the auditors files Mr.
Robinson came in and inquired: "What are
you trying to do, anyhow?''
The answer was short, sharp and decisive
to get the facts before the people of Hen
nepin county, and see if the legislative nonai-
nees of the various parties could not be
induced to agree to a thorough and searching
revision of the laws, so as to pay simply
fair salary to the county officers and compel
these public servants to
TURN OVER THE FEES
into the county treasury. Gall right!'' said
Charley; Il don't believe it will work, but if
it should become the law will obey it like
little man if am elected register!'' And
the customary smile rippled over his benign
countenance, melting the frost of discomfort
and making him again the nice young man
the public has known SO long.
Then up stairs into the Office of the clerk
of the court,
MR.. ]. A. woLvERToN.
''Where is his majesty, the clerk?" was
asked of Jimmy Bryant, the good natured
deputy, who is chained to the working-oar
of the clerks office as the galley-slave is
fastened down to his daily task. s:Gone to
dinner!'' responded James . Nov
right here it is proper to say for the informa-
ton of the public, that Brother Wolverton
has the most varied, multifarious and MANY
colored hours for dinner of any gentleman
in the known world.
But that is neither here nor
there, (and neither is Wolverton-especi
here when he's wanted) the facts for
1877 had been obtained, and that was suffi-
cient to show that the Offices of register
and clerk were good fat livings, and paid
sufficient amount to justify great deal of
healthy work to secure the position.
; For to-day the GLOBE man will only call
attention to the fact that in tue case of the
county treasurer, judge of probate, and
county auditor, the fees are all turned into
the treasury, and the incumbents are paid
good liberal salaries for their labor. It has
been found to work admirably with
those officers, and if it works we'll with
them why not with the others.
If any one will give good and sufficient
reason why ]. A. Wolverton and U. r.
Thompson and Charley Robinson, or any
other gentleman of average capacity should
grow rich out of their offices, while Mahlon
Black, and Judge Rea and Frank Slocum.
of equal ability, only get good fair living
pay, then the GLOBE will take the back
track and ask pardon of the public for mis-
1aadinc them Mora .pop