The Worthington advance., 1881-09-22

low him to control county conventions
in his own interest. Mind you, we
don't blame Peter Thompson for max.
ing tools Of these rabid Republicans.
He is sharp enough to do it, though ! 9
is a Democrat, but we wish to show the
people that this monthing of the
Blooms. and BARRIERS, and Towns, etc.,
about their being Republicons, and a.
bout such men as Mills and Miller, and
their friends, being boilers and Demo-
Gratis is all fudge. The so-called
''straights" have bolted more, and hob
nobbed with Democrats more, twice
over, than the Independent Republicans
have.
The editor of the ADVANCE had
more strength in that convention than
he ever had before in Mobiles county, or
ever will have agaln," says Bloom.
But he is mistaken as usual. We had
more strength in the Convention from
which we went as 4 delegate to tho
State Conventions; we had more
strength in the Convention which was
held in the Langdou building, when
we defeated the plans OF the ring and
went rs 4 delegate to Owatonna to NOM
mate Dunnell, ,and we had more strength
in the Convention which sat down on
Gruelle and sent us As 4 delegate by a
Large maryiu.' But we care very lit
tie about strength in Conventions.
Our strength is in the ADVANCE, as
Mr.. Bloom knows when we saved him
from defeat, just us we have saved
others who also turned traitor.
10 he continued.
TIE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND
THE BONDS
EDITOR ADVANCE; When Mobiles
county issued $1,000 III bonds, two
years ago, L WAS the only bidder for
them in opposition to II. D. Winters.
Mr Winters offered to take them at
| par provided they were made to draw
| ten per cent interest. ! offered to take
them 1T eight per cent and pay IL prelni-
um of So 81 or S., ,GG2 50 for the So, 900
! III ten year bonds The bonds were a.
| WarIuii to me at q saving to the county
! uf Siu6:, 81, which would no: have been
saved had ! not appeared as u bidder IL
yainst AIr. " interS. When the bonds
We're awarded to me, Oh the very day
they were sold, Was instructed by Fred
! i,lnGm, WHO WAS oNe OF tie board Of
| equity Commissioners, to pay the
money over 10 Peter Thompson, who
| was then Treasurer, and was told that
l., 4 ! Il I
cred tn TIE rs soon as blanks could be
got. The board also instructed me to
procure blanks and ! did so. getting
| Sioux City. at 4 cost 10 the county of
| only 81. 30, and l lad them ready
w:t'ln tive days from the time [ Was
authorized to get them.
Last winter it became necessary that
bonds should }H. issued again and the
| Legislature passed an enabling act, au-
thurjz,ns the Board ot County Commis-
>inltrS to issue bonds in amount not
exceeding S,u. $50. was told by Bloom,
| trusi:: 4 60. tNat about s.. 600 would
h" issued ;s,,n:!t the first Of March, and
! that *lioi,i,! have 1t cilance to bid on
them. Tnr act &uthoriZel the board Of
| County Cnmi:li'Sioa RS to isSue them ut
S per cent OF less. and | told Bloom &
Co. t,:nt would take them at per
cent INTEREST and furnish my own
| blanks without ANY expense to the
co 'Hty. Bl,rm said that us soon as
H." read WAS open and they could get Il
! cory rf tie act tIev would issue the
bonds to the brst bidder and that about
$4,000 would BE- issued. lie thought
there was 10 s}c;l}:t but what my bid
| wnnhI NE tie hest and that would get
the ''":''>. The road WAS opened and
cu!'y It {.r' act r";an about March 30th. :.
| Meant ;mc. had sent east and obtained
the money and WAS waiting patiently
or.t c:!;,ll,v ~ bil uu the bonds. Bloom,
Cr':'i:E * Iu. kept putting the matter
If and sil'; put eli the sale cf the bonds
until the last day OF April. On that
day Peter Ihnm;'ScN sent for ne to
cu!lt and See hi,n and we b;.rg;lined
thAi r,:!. should have half Of the bonds
and that lie should so over and bid
tl'e.n oil at la. ;lhd per cent interest.
lie > I'D l!lu! himself and I were the
ouly ones to bid on the bonds and there
was no l>>' Of running them up and
paying more than they were worth; that
he WuWl,! buy them 1T par and / should
:,:,,e ilAit nl t.vil.
lie went over to the court house
w."it the Board (i}Ioom, Crosby 4 Co. J
/ Wer' il, SeS ion, u,d he WAS the only bid
DIR t"r he UoAts which We're sold to,
! him ut p"v. Immediately went to his
bunk ami paid my 80, 600 for my half OF
the b n!s' sui'poSing That the Board
would Il ini:s- him to pay the money in
to the County Treasury the same as
| they dil me two years before. There
Was ntull; 5000 iii County Orders
liunting about and selling ut 80 and 95
er c'nt, n,a"y Of them held by farmers
vino needed every cent tiity could get
and Thought Bloom, Crosby IL Co.
| would ii" i'll t!rir Interest and require
! Thompson! to turn over the money us
t!::y HAT! ln: tl';, years ago, SO that any
one h:'i:iin;; d county order could get
his money for it. But was mistaken.
| 4 week after the bonds were sold, |
| found that Mr.. Thompson had not paid
a cent on them. Fred Bloom came to
town aiui / told him Thompson hadn't
paid al yt!iig Oh the bonds. He went
! to see Thu:il'so;' and Was cIoseled with
! him fox SOME time when he came back
| and prom :Sr'! :;lt that ly S., 600 in
| bonds sho:;i,l b. dated the time [ had
! lal'i TAnl;i!'s',n for them. The bonds
were ss;ir'l on the first of June, Il
month ate" they were sold, and dated
on that day. | WAS out the interest on
$1,000 for 80 days. which Thompson
had the hrlitiit of and he refused
through his caS|;icr, Mr.. Day, to reim-
burse me. On the v'ry day lie paid for
tie bonds liz drew some 81 400 Indepen-
dent School District money which was
| paid over to him before his bond as
Treasurer WAS approved. Was 1t used
with NY =; ,,n'O and WHAT county orders
tho Mobiles; GO. Bank had on hand to
p,y for the N;'i,s's Co. Bonds he bought?
!'o'n, Crosby < Go. say that it is nee
! .ss;sry nnw to issue another the usand