The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-12-10
THE T'DXT-BOOK Law.

THE TEXTBOOK Law.
A crusade appears to be forming
against the Merrill textbook law.
Slowly, slowly, good friends; while the
law has its bad features it also has
some redeeming points. II was instru-
mental III very materially reducing the
price Of text books and has saved thou
sands of dollars to the people in this
way alone, and perhaps AS much more
from securing uniformity throughout
the state. 1t is a great nuisance and
hardship to have different books in al
most every district, and if the law is
changed this feature Of uniformity
should certainly he retained.-Farm-
ington Tribune.
The situation in this county is ex-
ceedingly muddled AS previously
mentioned in the ADVANCE, the state
auditor has directed the county auditor
to levy tax amounting to Sl,O14.75 to
pay for school books now in the hands
of the agents. A, decision has been
made by the attorney general which, it
is claimed, exempts the independent
district of Worthington frem having
to pay any part Of this. II this view is
correct the tax will be all the more
onerous upon the rest Of the county.
10 further coml.licate matters, comes
the decision of Judge Koon, of the
Minneapolis district, which, if sus-
tanned 10y the supreme court. will iu-
validate the law requiring the books to
j" paid for before sale by the agents,
in which event the tax levy to pay for
them will be unnecessary. AS the tax
levy must he completed by the auditor
and put into the hands of the treasurer
f'r collection by the lst of january,
the uncertainty attending this matter
is very prplrxing. If tie auditor
includes the amount necessary to paw
Tor IL" school books in the Tux lew.
and it is afterwards decided to be ill,.-
gal, 1t viii cansca great deal Of trouble
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MOBILES CJUVTI SUPERIOR TU ROIK.
The l.nverne Herald, after calling
the ADVANCE Il few pet names, saws
that this paper doesn't know what it is
talking about in Claiming that Mobiles
county is b-tter farming country
taa" Rick county. 1t would !,e char
liable t" suppose that the lIerul! does
not know What it is talking :l,uut
when It makes the contrary assertions:
but the ADVANCE thinks tle Herald
docs know. but that the Herald ilten.
ti"NA!ly tries to deceive its readers
According to the returns to the state
commissioner Of statistics, gathered ly
the asScssO!s Of the several towns. No
lles county's crops for 1884 +xcced
those ef Rock frr the same period.
as tle following from ,lrollici ! report
shows. the figures giving tie avera.e
yir'd III bushels per acre of the differ
ent crops named:
wa 'at. Oats Flox. Corn.
f9cl c"nty y:: 24d II; 81 - ~ ~
Maybe the assessors didn't know
what they were talking about when
they returned those figures, but they
certainly ought to. Don't worry.
brother Herald, about facts" being
""npleasant' to Mobiles county people.
The ADVANCE will try to keep them
posted on the facts. while the Herald
may continue to do the kicking because
people consider Mobiles county lands
more valuable, and hence will give
more for them than hAy can be in
duced to pay for land in Rock county.
The ADVANCE is indebted to general
passenger agent Warren Of the Manito-
ba road for Il unique twelve page pocket
circular which lie has Just issued.
which deals with the wonderful growth
or minnesota, the annual production of
wheat and other grains since 1873, the
number of live stock in the state in
1854, and calls attention to the facili.
ties his line offers to parties who desire
10 find homes in the great Red River
valley.
There is no more Knight on the Bea-
yer Greek Graphic, the gentleman of
that name having disposed of his in
etrest to H. W. Knapp, father of L. A.
Knapp who has heretofore been a part
proprietor of that paper. The new
firm will be known as II. w. Knapp &
Son.
The Redwood Falls Gazette sees lin
its mind) ocean steamers unload at the
wharves ut that place when the Minne-
sofa river is made navigab'e, which i'm
provement Mankato parties are trying
to secure. This will be realized
"When the pigs begin to fly,
The most unlikely bird that ever sought the sky :"
If anyone doubts that women make
good politicians, an election in Wo-
mans Relief Corps will dispel all such.
For ways that are intriging and tricks
that are sharp, female politicians take
the bakery.
Ihe ADVANCE has received with the
compliments Of Gov. L. F. Hubbard,
an official report of the proceedings of
the river and harbor convention held
in st. Paul on September and 4, 1885,
A. r. Burkdoli has resumed control
OF the Eagerton Enterprise, Mr.. Bar.
ney having retired after short turn
at the wheel Of the editorial mill.
VIM. II. Vanderbilt died very sud-
denly at his residence IN New York on
Tuesday afternoon. Of paralysis of the
brain.