The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-03-07

stencroft has returned from st. Paul
and informs us that Mr.. Van Horn
stated after the bill passed that they in
tended to build to Jackson this year.
Wortlington is not named as poiNt
in the route, and we may rs we'll mott
fy our readers now that If they exI &C.
the road to come to this point, they
will have to vote bonus to secure it.
THE TREASURER Ma TIER.
We stated in last weeks issue that
Peter Thompson, Treasurer elect, l.ad
failed to qualify within the time re-
CURED by law and that there was some
question therefore as to his eligibility.
The Commissioners, on Wednesday, DE-
cided that, us lac had failed to qualify
and had not presented his bond in time.
tn y had no jurisdiction, and declined
to accept the bond. On Friday, how
ever, they reconsidered the matter and
decided to accept the bond.
The Journal, alias the most unchar.
liable il net malicious newspaper in the
State,'' raved over this action of the
Commissioners with it's usual reckless
disregard OF truth, and said that Mr.
Thompson's ''bond Of $4o,OO together
with his oath of Office had been filed
with the Register of Deeds twenty-one
days before the meeting Of the boar.
of commissioners, thus giving ample
notice of his intention.' The facts are
that the bond WAS not handed to the
Auditor until February %, and that
the oath Of office and certificate of t.
lection were not filed with the Register
until February u, the day the Commits
isioners met, while the bond did not
come into the Registers hands to be
recorded until March l. SO much for
the statements OF paper whose motto
is that "a lie we'll stuck to is lis good
as the truth.'
but the milk in the cocoa-nut of this
'"most uncharitable if not malicious
newspaper in the State,'' is apparent in
the following:
This action Of the board is being Sc
vcrely criticised, and justly too, i,
being regarded by many us Il piece OF
.spite-wurk, wrought for the sole pur-
pose OF gratifying the malace Of the
Miller-Conde clique, who not being
able to defeat Mr.. Thompson in IL fail
and open contest before the people,
take this method Of embarrassing him
and shortening his term Of Office. "
course the matter will 4" into the
courts and the county will have II bil!
ut costs to charge up to the malice Of
the Miller clique, for AIr. Thompson
will certainly be sustained in amy cour,
when the facts are presented. Wedo
not believe that either MIR. Robinson
or MIR. Shore Intentionally became
parties to this conspiracy to defeat the
will Of the people, but that they have
been grossly imposed upon. 1t shows
what we have always claimed, that
there IS no limit to the intrigue of the
infamous ADVANCE clique, who will
satiate their greed &C the public
crib.
There it is. Tie ADVANCE is tt
blame for it, even for seducing Robin
son, who IS Il Journal pet, from the
straight and narrow way. And Mr.
Shore, who is as honest and lis straight
forward man as lives, fell a prey tt
the enchantments, sorceries and witch
crafts of that terrible ADVANCE which
obtains its subtle and occult power 10y
being in leauge with angels from til,
other world.
Of course this is all bosh. Our view:
of the matter, expressed OH several oc
casions, are these: l. Mr.. Thompson
was fairly elected to the Office and OF
That ground entitled to it. 2. That Il!
he ia led to take the legal steps necess;s
~ to secure possession, he ought now
to take whatever legal steps are neces
sary to install him III the Office. 5. Thai
Mr.. Humiston ought not to surrender
the books until he could do 50 Will
safety and until he could surrende
them to a legally elected and legal,
qualified Treasurer.
Mr.. Humiston has decided to delive
the books to Mr.. Thompson basing Iii
action upon the fact that the Com
missioners have accepted the bond
Whether this is legal, we must leay
the lawyers and courts to decide.
~ 49, IHE0RANSHOPPERN
The report Of the chronological
Commission, headed by Prof. Riley, i
in the hands Of the printer and will b.
issued soon. The commission believ
thatfwitl, a dissemination OF the repor
among the people Of the west, the far
mers will have no dread of the youu,
locusts, as it points ont how to effect
nally cope with this crop destroyer
AS to the flying insects. the commits