The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-04


1suarpeur" entire, It IL ~ s,follows:
State OF Minnesota, }
County sot No6les, =
In District Court.
Mr.. N. J. Barron, Contestant, W.
Z. u. Mcguire, Contestee:
To Mrs, NJ. ). Barron, the above
named contestant.
You are hereby notified that said r.
b. Mcguire, whose election to the office
% County superintendent of schools
tor said county is contested by you,
Aoss expressly.and sp, elf q y deny each
aud every point. particular aud speclti-
oation in your notice and grounds of
contest, contained, aud that the said
T. B. Mcguire desires to offer and will
offer upon the trial of said contest,
testimony upon points not specified !"
your said notice and grounds u, d
l'ointS OF contest, which said points ot
tho said contestee, +. b. Mag guire, are
the following, viz: First the said Il. B
Mcguire alleges. that ut the genera
olecti.,n on the 4th day of NovemL Z
1890, held III said county. he received
0 majority of two hundred votes. of
tho legal votes cast hy the electors in
said county for said Office of Superin-
tendent of schools.
2nd. That ut the township and
election precinct Of Ransom in said
county there were counted c,nvassed
and returned for said contestant, for
said Office, at said election, and includ-
I'd in the canvass of the county can
wasting board rs votes thu own for said
contestant thirty-twO votes, and that
H. fact she received at said election
precinct only twenty legal votes, and
10 more; that twelve OF the votes 80
counted and canvassed tor her in said
precinct were cast by persons each Ot
whom WAS not A. the time of casting
ouoh vote, Il citiz.u Of the Uuiled
Hlxtes, and had declare d his or her in
t~ntiOn to become citizen Of the
United States, and each ut whom had
s,0t resided ayear i'll the Unite Il STATE s,
AID 9 sc!l Ut whom was not born in the
United States, and .c!I 1T whom had
not resided at tile time Uf said election
for four months in the state of Mime
sta, aud had not resided for ten days
In said election precinct tl,at of the
aforesaid votes counted. canvasstd and
ysIurned. for you at SAID precinct, ivr
thereof were thrown for her by Ier-
,ns who were not at the time of S :.
voting, Of the ag: Of twenty-One years
~ upwards, but were e:c, under the
Az ut twenty-one years.
3r.i. That at the township and
elrs ton precinct Of Ci"cy III sai':
. sunty, th.re were counted, canvassed
aud returned for the contestant for
said Office ut said election ami includ-
to- inn , RI
vnssing board as votes thrown tor
shat in fact she received ut s lid e!ec-
and no more; tn It thirteen ui the said
votes 50 counted ami canvassed Tor
you in said precinct were cast by per-
sous each Ot whom was not at the time
Uf casting such vote u citizen Of til.
United SLat& 8, and had not declared
his Or her intentions 10 become Il citi-
Of the United States, and each n1
whom had not resided one year in the
not born in the United States. and
months in the said state, and had no,
resided for ten days in said election
precinct of Olney; that Ot the afore'
iurned for you 1T said precinct Of o.
noy, five thereof were thrown for yOu
Oy persons who were not 1T the time III
~ voting, Of the age Of 2l years or up
wards, but were each under the age o.
81 years.
4th. That at the township and elec,
Siou precinct of West Side in said
county, there were counted, canvassed
and returned for said contestant, fol
laid office, and included in the canvas.
OF said county board. as votes thrown
for said contestant z6 votes; that il
fact SHE received ut said election pre-.
oinct only Is legal votes and no more
that l. of the said votes so counted
and canvassed for said contestant. j.
said precinct were cast by persons eacl
OF whom was not at the time of cast
ing such vote u citizen Of the United
States, and had not declared his or hel
intentions to become Il citizen Of tilt
United States, and each of whom hal
not resided one year in the United
States, aud each Ut whom was not borr
In the United States, aud each O
whom had not resided at the time Ol
said election for four months in sale
state, and had not resided for ten days
In said election precinct Of West Side
that OF the aforesaid votes Counted
oanvassed and returned for said CON
testant at said precinct Of West Side
i've thereof WEI Q thrown for said con-
testant by persons who were not al
the time of so voting. of the age O.
2l years, or upwards, but were eact
under the age of II years.
9th. That ut the township and cleo
tiOn precinct OF Elk. in said county
there were counted, can vassed aud re.
turned for you for said Office at said
election, and included in the canvass
Ut said county canvassing board a.
votes thrown !Or you, 20 votes; that il
fact you received 1T said election pre-
cinct OF Elk only IS votes and no more
that five of the votes so counted and
eanvassed for you in said precinct OF
ELK, were cast by persons, each ol
whom was not at the time of castipa
such vote, q citizen Of the United
States, and had not declared his or he1
intentions to become a citizen of thu
United States, and each of whom had
not resided one year in the Unite(
States, and each of whom was not Dor,
in the United States, and. each O
whom had not resided at the time o.
said election for four months, in th'
said state, and had not resided for te,
days III said precinct Of Elk; that of tn,