The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-01-22

1UOCh W. ain.
Messrs Geo. I. Seney and Thos. L.
Rnshmore expect to visit us in May.
There will be a grand party at tlse
Rushinore Hotel on Thursday evening.
BETA.
Observation-Disclosures.
Bonds TIL you Ctunr Rest-Approra, Of
the Bonds-Rohrer and His as
signs'- Shyzock Beaten by has o,on
MISUNDERSTANDING Discoveries.
Il crave the law,
The penalty and forfeit OF my bond"
81 would not draw them, would have my bond"
Il stand Tor judgment. Answer; shall 1 have
it:'
II stand here for law"
"A Daniel c"me to judgment! Yea, a Daniel
Il cannot find it: 'tis not in the bond"
Shytock, Act. ~.
A press Of other matter prevented us
last week from giving in account Of the
approval of bonds by the County CON-
missioners. AS there are some facts
connected with this which ought to 90
on record, we give the account below:
The matter of approving the bonds
came up OF the 7tll before the Commits
toner's and their was 10 little anxiety
to know just what course they would
pursue. Sheriff Miller had his bond
duly presented and tile late lameEtel
Ex-Sherff was, also on hand with
bond for approval. The bonds were
referred to County Attorney Rohrer 10
see that they were in due form and he
brought them back with objections and
y long argument in writing to show
that the Commissioners could only ap-
prove of one Sl,erlff's bond. He
objected to Sheriff Miller's bond be-
cause it did not bind the ''assigns" of
the sureties, and his bond was re-made
in that form inserting the word "as-
signs" This was 50 unheard of and
beyond precedent that everybody broke
into a laugh at the County Attorney
who is eternally pettifogging and put
ting his foot into it. 1t was found,
too, on examination that bonds drawn
by Rohrer did not contain the word 'as-
signs" lie was bent on raising some
objection to the bond and hit upon
this.
With this change, the Commissioners
approved OF Sheriff hliller's bond.
And now came the force of the argu-
ment of the County Attorney. He had
probably prepared it some days before
hand, expecting that the Commiss-
toner's would approve Town IS bond, and
that this would Shut Miller's off, for
his elaborate paper showed that they
could approve but one bond. But they
begun at the wrong end for Rohrer.
They got things backwards. Rohrer's
magic didn't work the proper way, but
wrong end foremost. Having approved
Miller's bond, they couldn't, under the
instructions of the County Attorney,
approve Towns also. And Rohrer was
beaten again.
Rol.rer also objected to Chadwick's
bond, or rather TO the sureties. Peter
Thompson was one and he was thought
to be good, but Doc. Craft was doubt
full. Rohrer wanted him to justify.
The idea Of one regular, old-scllool Pres.
byterian, in full fellowship, demanding
that another one of the very blueist
Presbyterian standing and theology
should "'jnstify" when every child in
the Sunday School knows that Pres
byterian is already justified" by talth.
SUCH legal quibbling to the hurt of true
theology is painful to devout church.
man like ourself.
But this raising issues upon the ques-
ton of bonds led to some interesting
if not startling disclosures in other d. !
rections. Attorney Clark went to see
whether Rohrer's own bond as County
Attorney was drawn according to
Rohrer, with the ''assigns' in, and, 10, |
and behold! Rohrer's bond ,vos not OF, |
file! lie is either serving without a
bond or had by some Ring hocus-pocus
spirited his bond away for the occas-
ion. Here is richness for you. Here
is the most troublesome politician and
trickster that ever set community by
the ears, serving as County Attorney,
and no bond on file.
But this searching after bonds led to
another rich and startling disclosure.
The bond Of J. A. Town, under which
he has served for two years, was exam
ined. and it was found that the pledge
which the statute requires thata Sher.
if shall do his duty without deceit,
fraud or oppression," ,cos left out Of the
bondl These are the very words which
Town and Rohrer would desire to avoid
aud they were no doubt purposely omit
ted so that they might use the Office
with deceit, fraud and OPPRESSION"
and not violate thesbond.
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