Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-21

nothing about fitting the iron frames with
wood and the extra work for which
the money was charged was for
wooding the iron frames. The doctor also
produced the pay roll of the men, ranging
fir ON 1925 to So per day, showing that Snyder
& Co. charged the exact figures it cost them.
This bill from Snyder & Damren, however,
not explained. The charges look, to an out
slider, high enough at least. Fare to Mime
apolis. August, s13.4O, Fare to Minneapolis,
January. 1875. Hauling 5000 feet to and
from railroad, S18. Loading and unloading
cars, 80. Freight to Minneapolis, $65.20.
Freight to st. Peter, S66.72. Expenses,
$187.07.
To nine thousand feet of lumber $9353; to
kiln drying $500; to hauling from kiln,
$500; total $l56,53, for nine thousand feet
of lumber.
At this point, letter from the reverend
secretary, treasurer, ETC., ETC., Kerr, to q. L.
Brown, in reference to the seyen-tenths acre OF
land in the Pettis trade, was handed the chair
man by DR.. Bartlett. The letter said that the
exchange and purchase was agreed on with the
understanding that the amount of land to be
bought was fifty acres, more or less. for which
$50 per acre was to be paid $1,000 in a
round sum.
Senator Morton did not think the letter
any explanation, and he called for the original
voucher and Kerr's note to the steward. The
note evidently showed that a different price
had been gwen to and charged by Kerr.
Senator Edgerton thought the whole transac-
ton was inexplicable. The trustees had got a
bill through the legislature under the suppo-
sition that 12l acres were to he exchanged for
no acres when in reality the trustees had
bought forty-nine and seven-tenths acres for
$1,000.
A long account from Snyder q Damren for
extra work to the amount of So, 765. 80 was dis
cussed Senator Rice pointing out several items
which appeare1 questionable. Doors were
charged as follows: Two doors and frames,
$36; six doors and frames $72; six doors, $50;
six doors on hand, $2l. Making plans for barn
was charged $50. Hauling $4,000 feet of lum-
Der from the cars, S25.24. Freight on 1882
feet, $685..
For the last item Cos days work, 81 ,815
| There was nothing to show how the work was
| put in.
bill from A. J. Lamberton for interest
| go, ON 81, 0O0 for two months, was explained
| by DIR. Bartlett by saying the trustees lssuec
| scrip bearing interest, which Mr. LambertoI
bought. Several vouchers showed that Snyder
& Damren and Mitter & Heritage hac
charged $50 and $65 for lumber. Charges fol-
gate latches, $3.50, and interest on the bills
we're criticized.
Accounts from Rev. Kerr sprang up in al
directions, and it ordered to collect all
vouchers of money paid him.
Matters had proceeded along very quietly
during the afternoon without anything specia
| to note, your correspondent was thinking tina
! the readers of the GLOBE would begin to thinl
affairs here were growing monotonous and the
committee were preparing to leave, and thu
steward was complacently gathering his papers
| together, when Mr.. Smith, the secretary to th'
committee who had all day been busy at worl
behind huge desk, came forward with d pom
derous ledger in his hand, and addressing thu
| chat. man, said: 81 find here folioI missing
from this ledger. Pages twenty-three ane
twenty-four bave been cut out.
All the members of the committee We're a
once on their feet, and stretching their neck
to get sight of the book, and true enough I
leaf had been deity taken from the volume.
| The steward, and DR.. BARTLETT and Drs
| Bowers and James, and the clerk, Ben. Hall
stood round the interesting volume with curl
Gus eyes. DR.. Bartlett was the first to speak
In a still, quiet voice he ventured to sugges
that the leaf might have been taken gu
items entered on the following pages
but Smith, who had been studying the phenom
enon for some time, showed that such was no
the case, but entries indexed on page ~ wer
not to be found in any part OF the book Ill
made the discovery by carrying out the lnten
tons of the committee in getting together al
entries of moneys paid to Rev. Kerr. Tn
| ledger was that of the Rev. Treasurer Kerr
Little was said by either the committee or OH
GERS, and all looked as much purturbed as IT
bomb had fallen in their midst In few mo
ments after the board adjourned.
1t was not till after the adjournment that tn
committee expressed themselves upon the dis
covery, and their language in some instance
was more emphatic than choice, but all SCENE
determined that this new mystery should b
cleared up to their entire satisfaction befor
they leave it.
The interchangeable secretary will place befor
the committee as well as he is able to get it,
list of the entries which have been distroye
by cutting out the folio. The committee no.
seem warmed up to their business, and al
eager for the work tomorrow. Senator Edgel
ton was called home again this evening az
count of sickness in his family. The COMM
tee, however, will proceed with the bushes
without him.