The Worthington advance. [volume], March 22, 1907, Image 1

About The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908

Image provided by: Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN

                
••NHHMNUtN
Oldest, Largest
and Best
VOL. XXXVI.
NO LICENSE WINS.
The Party Made a Clean Sweep
At Last Tuesday's
Election.
Worthington Will be a Dry Town
For a Year—Perhaps
Permanently.
43 MAJORITY FOR NO LICENSE
Street Commissioner Smith Only
High License Man to Pull
Through.
New City Officers.
Mayor—E. A. Tripp.
Trustees—Dr. Hum is ton.
E. V. Voak.
Fred Goff.
Recorder—A. W. Fagerstrom.
Treasurer—Jas. Maclcay.
Assessor—Ira Mishler.
Street Commissioner—Z.M.Smith.
Justices—C. W. W. Dow.
J. S. Kies.
Constable—S. A. Roshon
The municipal election held last
Tuesday passed off quietly so far as
surface appearances were concerned
although there was a great deal of
subdued excitement.
The great fight was on the license
question, and proved a landslide for
No License.
In the morning both sides felt
confident of victory. It was noticed
however, that the No License peo­
ple had the best organization and
were doing very effective work in
getting their voters out. The lar­
gest vote in the history of the oity
was polled, there being 526 ballots
cast. v. The following is the vote for
the various officers:
For Mayor— Maj.
E. A. Tripp 266
W. E. Madison. 259
For Trustees—
Dr. Ray Humiston .267
E. V. Voak .279
Fred Goff ..267
Dr. Gould 252
Dr. C. P. Dulan 258
Ed Stotenberg 248
For Recorder—
A. W. Fagerstrom 274
Sam Swanson 249
For Treasurer—
Jas. Maokay
G. H. Luehrs 256
25
.268 12
For Assessor—
Ira Mishler 520
For Street Com mssioner—
Z.M. Smith
Ed Cheatham 254
.269 15
For Justices—
J. S. Kies 522
C. W. W.Dow .....517
For Constable—
S. A. Roshon'. 272
R. P. Free 250
Against License 281
For License 238
43
The" new officials will take over,
the reigns of government this even­
ing, when the old and the new coun
oils will hold a joint session for that
purpose.
The saloons were closed up Wed­
nesday forenoon and the*temperance
people hope to keep them closed for
ever. They have won a signal vic­
tory and being in full control of
the city government, they will'be
held responsible for the strict en­
forcement of the law.' There is
substantial assurance that in this
respect they will, not be found want­
ing. The Men's Sunday Club, whioh
was a product of the Sunday meet­
ings, was largely responsible for the
No License victory and stands
pledged to enforce the law. That
the organization will discharge this
obligation is amply vouched for by
the character and zeal of the men
who compose it.
For Sale.
A house:
and two Jots on Grand
ave£ue,~ Sffacrei^in the' vilf&gej 89
adres in Loraine township, 8 head
of western mares. Enquire of
street. Ed. Stoltenberg.
COMMISSIONERS DID RIGHT
Took the Only Course Open Un­
der the Law and the Facts.
In view of the persistent and
malicious attempt to create a dis­
turbance over.the county printing,
the following opinion from the at­
torney general's office, which covers
the points in controversy, will be of
interest. The opinion was given in
1905, but the county attorney in­
forms us it applies as well under the
new as the old statute. The county
commissioners faced the question
of giving the work to two papers
of doubtful legality, with a circula­
tion of less than 1000, at one third
of the legal rate, or to seven pa­
pers with an aggregate circulation
of nearly 6000, at full legal rate.
They chose the sensible, and
under this opinion, the only course
open to them.
Attorney General's Opinion.
Opinion 32—County Commission­
ers—County printing to be let to
any legal paper.
Attorney General's Office.
Mr. A. N. Dare, State Printer.
Dear Sir:—Answering your oral
inquiring as to whether or not
county commissioners must let the
various items of the county printing
to the lowest bidder, I have the
honor to advise you as follows:
Considering first the delinquent
tax list and notice, your attention
is called,
to^section 5,6 and 7,of chap­
ter 2 laws of 1902. Section 7 pro­
vides:
Designation of newspaper by res­
olution.—The board of county com­
missioners shall at their annual
meeting in January and prior to
the designation, open,examin»and
consider &E offers for publication
filed in the office of the county
auditor, or presented to them as
provided iu the proceeding section,
and shall therefore award the pub­
lication of the notice and list of de­
linquent real property to the pub­
lisher or proprietor of a newspaper,
as defined in section 5 in this act,
whose offer is found to be the low­
est and does not exceed 15 cents per
description. Provided, however,
that the designation of any paper
under the provision of this section,
"the character and value thereof in
getting the notice and list to be pub
lished therein before the taxpayers
of the county may be taken into
consideration" by the board.
The board shall not be bound to
any such offer, but may reject any
or all offers so filed or presented, if
in its judgment the public interests
so requires, and may therefore make
designation of any paper without
regard to any rejected offer or offers
It will be noted that the commis­
sioners are not required to to call
for bids and that publishers are
merely given the privilege of sub­
mitting them. The effect of section
7 is to vest in the commissioners a
very wide discretion which very
materially limits the provisions as
to awarding the publication to the
lowest bidder. The "character and
value" of the papier "as a medium
for getting the notioe and list to be
published before the taxpayers may
be taken into consideration by the
board. "The board shall not be
bound by any such offer, but may
reject any or all offers so filed and
presented if in its judgment the
public interest so requires. This
all means that the board may ac­
cept that bid, the acceptance of
which, the character of a paper
os a circulating medium and its
offer both considered, will be for
the best interests of the county.
The judgment of the commission­
ers on this question could not be in
terferred with except in cases of
fraud or manifest abuse of discre­
tion.
The pubication of the annual fin
ancial statement is governed by sec
ion 680, Gem. Statues 1894. Rela­
tive to this it&m there is no provi­
sion fot bomp^titlVe bidding and the
tion to any legal newspaper. But
competitive bids being before the
board,it would t*e improper to arbi­
trarily award the publication to the
highest bidder. The character of
the papers as circulating mediums,
should be considered and the best
interests of the county subserved.
IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE LOWEST
BIDDER WHO CAN GET THE
MATTER BEFORE THE MOST
TAXP YERS AND THAT IS THE
PRIME OBJECT FOR CONSID­
ERATION.
The remaining item is the publi­
cation of the commissioners' pro­
ceedings. This is governed by sec­
tion 671, Gen. Statues 1894, a part
of which follows: "In all casas...
in designating the paper or papers,
the character and value -thereof as a
medium for getting the proceedings
before the taxpayers shall be tak­
en into consideration."
This means that the commission­
ers shall accept that bid whioh, con­
sidering the value as a circulating
medium, is the lowest.
R. A. Stone,
Assistant Attorney General.
Dec. 19 th, 1905.
Shot in the Eye.
Lester Lundgren, the six year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Lundgren,
met with a serious and paintul acci­
dent on Saturday last while playing
with another little boy. The play­
mate was amusinfg himself with a
bow and arrow and shot the arrow
toward the Lundgren boy. It took
an erratic course and struck the lat­
ter in the eye, cutting a deep and
painful gash in the eye ball. Dr.
Manson was summoned to dress the
wound. He thinks the eyesight can
be saved if no unfavorable complica­
tions set in, but it will take some
time to determine the outcome.
March Weddings.
~^he &ome~bf"itfr aridMrs.K. Deuth'
of "Org, was the" scene of a most
nappy event Wednesday evening at
six o'clock. At that time their
daughter, Margaret, was married to
Mr. David E. Hutton by Rev. G.
A. Cahoon, pastor of the Methodist
church of this city. The wedding
march was played by Mrs. G. Foster
Moore. The bride's maid was Miss
Fannie Deuth, a sister of the bride,
while the groom's best man was
Mr. C. R. Erwin. All who know
the Deuth household will know that
the supper was a sumptuous one.
More than, one hundred guests
were present and many beautiful
presents were reoeived. The bride
and groom have both resided in this
county for a number of years and
will continue to make their home
among us.
The pleasant farm residence of Mr.
and Mrs.Coleman Guernsey, in Ran­
som, was the scene of a very happy
event on Wednesday afternoon,
whioh was largely attended by reln
tives and friends'of the family. The
occasion was the marriage of their
daughter, Clara, to Mr. William
Downs. The ceremony was per­
formed by Rev. Gillis of Rushmore.
After oongratuations had been of­
fered the party sat down to a splen­
did wedding dinner. The young
people are well known and highly
respected and have a large oircle
of friends, whom we join in wishes
for along and happly life.
Wedding Anniversary.
Mr. and Mr. William Hastings
were agreeably surprised on Wed­
nesday evening of this week, when
about fifty of their friends dropped
in to spend the evening and inci­
dentally remind them that it was
their wedding a anniversary. A
delightful evening was spent and
refreshments were served by the
self-invited guests.
Don't Worry
Considerable misapprehension has
been created among the farmers re­
garding the recent order of the local
board of health requiring that cows
be tested for tuberculosis where the
owner sells milk, cream or. butter.
The order can apply only to cows
"kept in town and our farmer friends
are needlessly borrowing worry.
WORTHINGTON, RIINN., FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1907.
Death of
F.
I
T. Graves.
0a Thursday of last week, March
14^ occurred one of the saddest acci­
dents that ever happened in this
neighborhood. By this time the
details are so well known that
there is no need "of repeating them.
It |s* enough to say that on that
day F. T. Graves, known to every
body as Frank Graves, wa9 killed
at the railroad crossing a short dis­
tance north of the villpge of Bige
loW. He had been over to Bigelow
township to get a load of seed oats
and was returning home when on
crowing the track, he was struok
by the southbound passenger and
instantly killed.
The funeral was held on Sunday
and was by far the largest ever
seed in thiB part of the country. It
estimated by some that fully 500
people were present. The service
was conduced by the resident pastor
Rey. W. M. Gillis, and throughout
was admirably suited to the occa­
sion. The casket was literally cov­
ered with beautiful flowers, the
gifts of loving friends, fit symbol
of |heir sympathy and esteem. In
the ^gathering were those who rep­
resented almost every station in
lifej every nationality and every
creed. The day of mourning
makes kinsfolk of us all.
F. T. Graves was born at Kinder
hook, N. Y., July 23, 1854, so that
at the time of his death he was in
his 53rd year. Mr Graves had three
brothers and one sister, all of whom
are living—two brothers and a sister
in'Ohio, and one brother, F.A.Grav­
es, at Zion City, Illinois. He came
to Nobles county in 1876, and soon
after he settled on the land where
frjm that time to the present he has
made his home.
Of Frank Graves, as a man, little
neeid be said. He was a truly good
map in the highest and truest sense.
ry body aaoirol to^ kaowhiqa
and talike and respect him. He was
a man/wi tti hosts of frieii ds and but
few, if any enemies —perhaps not
one. For twenty years or more he
served almost continuosly ^in some
public office,and this not because he
was an office seeker, but because his
neignbors and friends had unbound
ed confidence in him. He served as
town supervisor as assessor, and as
county commissioner, and in all of
these positions he served most ac
ceptably. In th&church, in the Sun­
day School, in social life, and in al 1
publio matters he was a controlling,
leading spirit and he did more, per­
haps, to mould the sentiments and
life of this community' than any
other one man in it.
Peace to his ashes. We can only
wish that we had more men like
him.
The bereaved family have the sin
cere sympathy of the whole com
munity. —Robert Shore.
At the Episcopal Church.
The class in the study of Church
History will meet next Monday
evening in the church of St. John,
the Evangelist at 8 o'clock.
The topic for discussion and study
will he the Post-Apostolic Period
or the state of the church from the
year 96 A. D. to 176 A. D. The
study is conducted in a practical
way with a view to throwing light
upon the pressent day problem of
the Christian Church, and every at
tempt is made to conduct at thor­
ough investigation into the records
of the age. Contemporary docu­
ments are studied in order to secure
well authenticated information, as
to the historic facts of the period,
and to remove modern prejudice
and correot erroneous opinions by
reference to the original writings of
eye witnesses and active partici­
pants in the life of that age. All
are cordially invited to attend and
to take an active part in the disous
sion that is thrown open to all. 8
o'clock Monday evening. Sunday
service and sermon in the church of
St. John, the Evangelist, at half
past- seven. "Come ye apart and
rest awhile." Bible class at 4:30 in
the church.
Rector.
Auction.
Five stoves and furnace and other
articles used in connection with the
Sunday meetings will be sold for
cash tp the highest bidder, at 10
o'clock Saturday morning, March
23rd, at the tabernacle.
John Ramage,
Treas.
ADVANCE.
Election Returns.
The following reports on spring
eleotions have been received since
our last issue:
ELLSWORTH.
Pres., Wm. Bofenkamp.
Trustees, P. B. Scholtes, E. F.
Murphy, F. M. Sadler.
Recorder, E. L. Tschirgi.
Treas., M. B. Burke.
Assessor, Nick Lenz.
GRAND PRAIRIE.
Supervisor, M. Reiter.
Clerk, I. Tschirgi.
Treasurer, Joseph Lenz.
LORAIN.
Supervisor, H. H. Halverson.
Clerk, John Hansberger.
Treasurer, W. L. Hansberger.
Assessor, A. M. Hagerman.
OLNEY.
Supervisor, J. C. Thom.
Clerk, W. B. Tregoning.
Treas., J. J. Rohwer.
Assessor, Roy Thom.
WESTSIDE.
Supervisor, Frank Ellsworth.
Clerk, A. Brooks.
Treas., Andrew Johnson.
Assessor, Hike Rust.
LISMORE TWP.
Chairman, Thos. Noonan.
Supervisor, M. W. McLane.
Clerk, Arthur HenBley.
Assessor, Mathew Hoffman.
Treas., Thos. McLean.
Constable, Henry Mulroy.
Justice, Hugh Magee.
LISMORE VIL.
Pres.,Wm. Tentler.
Trustees, Al Greig, J. J. Batch
and Dr. Dickman.
Recorder, Emil Graf.
Treas., John Roelofs.
Assessor, Wm. Higgius.
LEOTA.
Supervisor, A. M. Feathers.
WE,
^/4lCl|V6
PO
WDEI
Makes the finest, light­
est, best flavored biscuit,
hot-breads, cake and
pastry. Renders the
food more digestible
and wholesome.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Subscription
$1.50 Per Year
Always the
Same
NO. 24
alumel
Baking
Powder
The only
Baking Pi
iode
high
«t a moderate prioe.
Clerk, A. C. Graf.
Treas., G. S. Mitchell.
Assessor, Geo. Aequith.
WILMONT VIL.
Pres., O. H. Tillman.
Trustees, Thos. Hayes,
Spartz, A. Shelquist.
Recorder, J. J. Weitzel.
Treas., U. G. Cummings.
Assessor, W. Tillman.
Peter
High License Caucus.
The High License party held a
caucus at the Masonic hall on Mon­
day evening when the following
ticket was put in nomination:
For Mayor—W. E. Madison.
For Trustees—Dr. J. N. Gould, Dr
C. P. Dolan Ed Stoltenberg.
Recorder—Sam Swanon.
Treasurer—G. H. Luehrs.
Assessor—Ira Mishler.
Street Commissioner—Z.M.Smith.
Justices—C.W.W. Dow, J. S. Kies
Constable—K. P. Free.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to express our most
sincere thanks to all those who so
lovingly assisted us, both in words
and deeds, during our great sor­
row. God bless you all.
MTM. BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK.
WALL PAPER
A large
Patterns
Mrs. F. T. Graves and Family.
assortment of the Latest
and Newest Designs at
ANDERSON & BENSON'S
FURNITURE STORE
S3 3
N E A I N