The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-12-18
THURSDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1884.

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THE Blue GRASS REGION AHEAD.
We spoke last week of the condition
of our farmers aud the promptness
with which the majority of them have
paid their machine and other notes.
The year has been exceptionally good
and the crops produced have been just
the kind to command good prices and
ready sales for cash.
Interviews with travelling men bring
out the further fact that collections in
Southwestern Minnesota are better
than in any part of the State.
There is no doubt about it now that
this part Of the State, so long neglected
by our own Northwestern centres and
newspapers. and so long under the ban
OF the grasshopp7r and other bugaboos.
is now at the front. The crops raised
are the paying crops; the improvements
are Of the substantial kind, collections
are good and evened up over the whole
year; the land is a natural garden, and
our daily shipments of live stock, but
ter, flax and hay are bringing back a
steady stream of money!
Boom or no boom, Southwestern
Minnesota is on solid footing. has a
firm grip on her lands and her indus
tries, and has now the foundation laid
and the frame up for one Of the choic-
est, wealthiest and most populous dis
tricts of the whole West.
THE TOTE FOH PRESIDENT
The tables have finally been made up
and below is the result in the United
States IT. the recent Presidential cleo
ton:
Total vote, 1O,O4G, ,O73
For Cleyeland, 4.9l3,9ul
For Blaine, 1 SAT ,657
For Butler, 133, $50
For st. John. $50, ,633
Cleveland's plurality. G6,242
The Proli1itionists show quite 4
gain, their vote in 1880, for Dow, being
only 1895 The Greenbackers show a
great ! ,Ss. their vote in 1850, for Wea-
YER, being ;NS .57S.
Cleveland received 1853, 9t0 more votes
than Hancock received four years ago.
THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
EDITOR ADSANCt.: Please answer 4
few uleStinnS Where is DR.. Craft?
u rs he still hold the office of Superin-
+ ).c To- l,6, oit
Of this state? Has Il citizen Of any
other state right to hold one of our
county offices! Did Dr. Craft have Il
legal right t. appoint e. Il. Pope his
deputy? If G.. Il. Pope is not legally
appointed, are not the County Auditor
and County Treasurer responsible to
the County for any money e. T. Pope
may draw from County Treasury?
You see am gr"ping in darkness
please turn on the light.
TAX PAYER.
The above letter reached us last
week just too late for that issue. The
writer seems not to have been aware
that Craft had rendered his resigna-
tion, which was laid before the Board
ut their meeting last week. We under
stand that DR.. Craft left the State Il.
month or two ago and is located at
Cleveland, Ohio. His resignation was
left with G. T, Pope, who laid it before
the Board.
AS to the appointment of Deputy,
the law says that Superintendent of
Schools may appoint an assistant or
f1y io1 hplf
for a longer time than GU days. Evi-
IDENTIFY Craft would have no right to
hold the office after removing from
the State, nor could his deputy hold
longer than 60 days from the time of
his appointment.
The Board will meet again the first
Tuesday in January at which session,
we suppose, Superintendent will he
appointed to fill the vacancy. It is to
be hoped that man will be selected
who viii, give all his time and attention
to the office and will not regard it as a
secondary matter, or as a sinecure to
help out some other business or profess
sion, which has been the ca with ev-
cry officer except one or two heretofore.
There is pay enough in the Office to
support family, and the pr ctice of
tacking it on the neck or the tail of
some individual as sort of honorary
tag, while he goes about some other
business, should he discontinued.
Grover Cleveland has returned a
Newfoundland dog sent him as pres.
ent by a friend in Brooklyn. Probably
sent G. o. u. (collect on dog.) Mr.
Cleveland says he does not believe in
accepting present in his present posi-
tion. This will be a disappointment
to some $4,000 unmarried ladies who
have worked up wristlets, scarfs, slip
pers, smoking caps, night shirts, etc.
to present to the bachelor President
elect.
A clear head is indicative of good
health and regular habits. When the
body feels heavy and languid, and the
mind works sluggishly, Ayers Cathar.
tic Pills will wonderfully assist to 2
recovery of physical buoyancy and
mental vigor. The constipated should
use them.
Somebody lays it to Burchard, Beech
er and Ball. Why not include then
All and say that Burchard, Beecher
ball, Butler and Belva beat Blaine
Bad business! -.. 81,
CHRISTMAS Cards for from SC to $2.5
at Barber's.