The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-10-27
statement referred to.

A'S P'S'V"OthIy ~ CnssI u WHY uStcl ~
pay campaign expenses and WAS to Ike
covered mp if possible. If exposed the
responsibility had to fall on 1Ium,ston.
From time I" time. different ones Of
the ring have made statements in the
papers and verbally s'n"othing the
matter over. But the money is gone.
There il no doubt If that. Aud prob
ably close investigation would show
that good deal m"re went along with
it.
FRED BLOOM CHANGES THE RECORD.
I. At the meeting If Feb. 6, 1880,
bids h:"' been received for medical At
tendance "f county poor from Or. Geo.
.. Moore and from DR.. Z. D. Barber,
the latter being the lowest bidder. and
It WAS y" Stated 0h the minutes Of the
meeting. At the next meeting Of the
Board DR.. J. Craft offered Il sealed bid
for sucl, practice. certifying that he
had proposed the same for prese,.txtiu ion
At the pr~vi"ns meeting, and 1T the
suggestion Ut the board had DELAYED
putting It III. They refused t, accept
or to consider his proposal for the prac-
tice, although it WAS about $50 less
than Barl'~r's, alleging that the matter
had been settled at the previ us meet.
ing and that the practice had then lxen
awarded to Barber. Their attention,
WAS called t" the fact that the record
chich had been approved az being correct
did not show that such was the fact,
that it did not even show the amount
At whic he, Barber. had proposed to do
tile work. DIR. Craft examined the record
and will vouch for the truth of this
statement. They still refused to re-
ceive his proposal, though $50 could
have been saved to the county by sol
doing. T'lere WAS some excitement Al
bout it 1T the time, with y strong prob.
ability that the matter would bs called
~ again.
Aud now see what Fred Bloom,
Chairman Of the Board and present
Ring candidate for County Auditor.
did to fix the matter up for his friend
Barber: The Auditor asserts that sev-
eral weeks after, he noticed that eray,.res
md changes had been made III the record.
making It show that the medical prac.
lice had that day, Feb. Z. 1851. beef a:
warded to Il. D. Barber ut $246 for the
year. The new entry in made III the
hand 'oriti''g Of Fred Bloom, County
See page 260, commiss-
record. He WAS evidently pre-.
pairing himself for any emergency in
Ease If u re-hexring.
No person has legal right t. chanRe
4 line or word in the public record
without being duly authorized to do 50
by proper authority, and tile order it.
self should I've placed on record under
the proper date and made by tho Coun.
ty Board in session.: The Auditor him
self, who makes the record, would he
deemed guilty 1T u misdemeanor for
making such changes after the record
had bren approved, without bsinR duly
authorized t. do 50. The county lost
$50 by tho transaction and r D. Bar
her got $40 for probably less than 500
worth Of work. And Mr.. Bloom has
been guilty OF an act which Demon
str~tes his untitness for any position I
that would give him charge OF the pub!
lie records in which slight changes in
many instances. would make very ma
terial differences. Yet MI. Bloom asks
for that very position for the next term.
This may be looked upon ~ = tritling|
thing. S., the writing 1T another man . |
name under y promise to pay is Of it.
self u triflimg thing. but: it il State Of:
fence all the same. The penalty forl
changing records should Do quite ~ sc.
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