"Told You So"

New York, 1895

Yes, we did. When it was proposed to buy land adjacent to the Town Hall for a park, THE FARMER objected on the ground that it would cost $30,000 to acquire the land, and $10,000 more to make the improvements — and that the improvements would not justify such an expense. The proof of the correctness of this statement will be presented to the people one day next week, when the commissioners make the awards.


Splendid Work

The annual report of Joseph Dykes as County Treasurer shows that there came into his hands during the fiscal year the sum of $1,024,398.82, and there remained in his hands at the date of his report the sum of $128,380.02. His accounts have been thoroughly examined and found correct to the penny. This is splendid work. The sobriquet "Honest Joe" is well applied.


Crooker's Retirement

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Crooker did not go out of office without giving the people of Long Island an additional reason to rejoice at his retirement. He has been an exceptionally bad officer.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 22, 1895, p. 4.