The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-03-14
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n"sslle instance II ,lse hln~ine b., AM
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gtarh. see page III tl,ca,l.
~, u. ha~vvst. proper ~ -, ,ha,
when the sss' nlshmem aud cuns,vrna.
ton crca,el Amone ,hs rtc~n, msm,
bcfs II The board cf trustees h, III,
6,tt announcement u the dvlalcatlu.,
VI MIM Rankin had rass~l away, !,
acted with commcndable premr,nes.
and energy, a special commi,'cv I'm.
sis,ing of llea II. u. Noble. lloa. u.
II l.. Buchanan, and lloa 4. Ci,sc,
was ~ once appointed and invested
with plcnars power 70 proceed 10 l,es
Moints aud secure tho fund. III p.r.
Turning this delicate and responsible.
duty they did MI that coull be ,lrnc !,
they settled with Rankin. took his ob-
legation tor tho amount u the deficit.
anl an assignment u all his real and
personal property, except household
furniture This was donc under III,
advice Vi tho Governor and Attorney.
General. ~ 10 understand, and the
manner and form may be presumed u
bo correct. Tho following IL eopy u
the obligation takeU by thcm u. thu
settlement. =
That !. blowing hut, aud this |,
blowing cold
"'l'o tho members " tho board u
trus.ecs who were elected by .ht
Fourteenth General Assembly, w. 4,
not attach any blame for Major Ran'
tin'r dufalcasion. ~ for tho mi-appro
pria,ion of tho funds u thc ccllcsc
But W d. think thu, they should he
in COMMON with tho rust ~ shr trustee
held responsible for tho haste the,
made IL settling with Major Rankin
aud taking property II uncertain vuln,
ii MAKE ~ the deae,,. tcfofp the,
uade thorough investigation, =
Thar 49, '.e msane elssraes ,stssal
Wy TINS Committee against tho u
u Tiusiecs. uno u them IL ii,
charge u misrepresentation u funds
page ~ u ,Lo Committee. Report.
First, u u tho heating apparatus
Perhaps elb. 200 went Into Tho hca,inl
apparatus; several thousand wcn. int.
tho Professors houses. That II 4 tart
gentlemen. and have 4 few words i,
my abuut Il. llu, whon The Comm,
too report. or whom tho Chairman y
thu Committee aMrms In hir rel~r. TIM
$4,000 went into tho President
house from tho interest fund, he reports
that which II unqualilirlly falso. (Se,
rntlon. Now for tho proof. hay,
hero ! certified sta'ement u tho ca.L
ior, .akcn frm ths College ll,sks. III,
II snyholy doubts the certified slatc
mont will produce lhs otigiaa
entries tllcads. ]
IONA srArx AGRICULTURAL callvaG |
AMes. lowa. Fob. III, is,;I.
1his u 10 certify that | have cAan,
inel tho books mud vouchers IL ih
Cashiers oiAcc with reference 10 III
anonn. II interest fund expended ulp,,
,he erection VI two Professors h.us.n
one u whieL II occupied by ,l,e l're.I
dent, anil And thnt tho n1vrcva.
sam of elO. s4a.37 WIN paid ~, fre,
said fand for that purpose. On bo,
hpnrcs. but shore being 10 division !,
accounts, | cannot state tho csa,
amount invested N each, prcbahl
al,out ono-half of tho while amount.
JANIS L. 0rppxs. Cashier
Naw ! ID MT NY ,l,as.if .l,erc Ii
wrong In iavcsting this interest fund |
4 Professors house II Ii MT u deeid
etlly wrong 10 Invest $4,000 N Il |. /
invest $4,000. Dal oash, MT
committee apl~iased - Investigate cha'
w. u cnrel, ssl,e.ssnl negligence, ~ fal
nish = lessor example u freedom Iro,
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