The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-02-06
rRON DIES MONIES.
The I.eeinlsture and the Code
The Rankin INVESTIGATION
To 0eangers.


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Ia q Jan. III, 1873. !
Dear Alcertiser 81 see by the flsg
floating from the staff Of the old Cap
| itol that the lllh g. A. has started up
i,s creaky old engine to grind out 20
new code. The members have :"
IDENTIFY posted ~ to the smo.u.
s.asins they have been the rec'p'en."
or !, they 60 At the work win : v'm
....,ofnrs unk no~s snd the prospect
!. ,h., mo,e s6scal change IN the
I.v win - made than n the regular
Seseiee.
rs~v have already abolished the
~ prsviding Tor the publication OF
the Laws 10 newspapers. They have
also cleaned out the Board Of Immi-
grafton. The cause Of the latter action
WIS the fact that many believed that
there was too many dead beats leach
ing the appropriations made by the
General Assembly.
The great question among all hands
| 10 what will be done with the default
Ing State Treasurer. Rankin. Your
| readers have seen the particulars OF
Ills trouble aud his examination; out
iust = hat he did with the money 10
the question.
From the examination Of the inves-
,igst,ng comWittee the question h
answered in this way: Rankin has
for about four years seen in the habit
Of using money belonging to the State
In his private specuiations. de bought
into the school furniture factory about
$1,000 worth and has been manufsc-
turing school furniture under the
name Of A. E Roberts 4 Co. he
bought . farm near Des Moines and
spent about 81. 700 there. on his Home
stead he spent about $1,000, IN wild
land he spent about 81. OOo. He came
to Dss Moines worth lou his own
stsleMspt) about $1,000. lrhis !.
about s., QUO tuo much.j HIS salary IS
Treasurer WAS Insufficient 70 keep up
his expenses. Now he was elected
Treasurer Of the Stale Agricultural
College and Farm six years ago aud 1t
the time gave bonds for one year but
said bond has never been renewed.
He was not renoninated state Treas
ursr, but did not suppose he would % |
disturbed a Treasurer Of the College |
Farm, so In his anxiety to have the
state Treasury flor which he had
given ample security all right. be
drew the money from the Treasury Of
the Stale that was appropriated last
winter for the College, and used that
money 70 square his account with the
State, but suspicion was aroused and
the College Board came down to see
aud found that he had not cent OF
the SIS. 729. ~ belonging to their in
stitution. Mr.. II. Ut once made to the
College deeds Of his entire property
which 1t 10 supposed will cover his
or II it DOGS not the attor-
,eys here Claim that the Trustees OF
he Farm are liable to tho State for
he amount necessary to make good
II loss that may occur. So the State
: College Farm will lose nothing. but
10 dignity Of the law must be vindi
sted. He committed . penitentiary :
fence In using the money At all, aud \
om present appearance will learn y n
sde 1t Fl Madison. Major Rankin n
y heretofore had the unlimited con. n
ssss - svvTyo0uy. Noboay Asd -
3 least suspicion but that the Major
- an honest faithful custodian OF ~
. public money. BY this he loses -,
his property including his Home A
lad and personal property. His
10 and six small children are left in \
very and disgrace. When will ;.
IN who are entrusted with public :"
nds learn to let 1t alone?
The State Industrial Convention A
1t here last week. Gen. Bross made
e big speech. He lives ut Chicago A
d Of course thinks 1t 10 necessary
all produce from the whole north \
ut to go first to Chicago and then
Divide for cheap transportation from I
ence east. He evidently has about T
ar ideas. that the Almighty made \
. st. Lawrence river, Georgia Bay,
I'd Chicago; aud IL man will help
tile tue millennium will be at hand \
The Changers are here In force,
ains are full Of them, streets crowded =
ID hotels running over. Will try ,
sxt week to report their doiDgs. \
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