Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-01-15

Union county $3.50 deficit Tor his
KERN - county treasure, iss alleged,
itOwes hin, 81 10 and t,a demands
il from observation-disclosures Yankton
Journal.
Secretary 81 State Riagsrud has
been thoroughly vindicated by the
commissioners Oi Union county who
tried 10 make out that he WINS short
in his accounts while county treas
urer several years ago.-Michdl
Capstd.
The County Commissioners SET
tied with ex-treasurer Ringsrud
and instead Of his being short il his
accounts several hundred dollars as
reported by the experts,it was found
the county was indebted TO Mr..
Ringsrsd over eight dollars and n
warrant for that amount was drawn
in HE favor on the sinking fund
Berestord Nscs.
The Independents, Of Union Co.
At q cost Of 81, 800 have just finished
an investigation Of the affairs Of the
county. Lat fall charges we're
secretly made against Secretary
Ringsrud, claiming TINT he was
short in his accounts when he va
Gated the Office Of treasurer. The re-
turns show that the Secretary has a
balance due him from the county
Douglas CO. Chronicle.
The commissioners Of Union
county have completely exonerated
Hon. A. u. Ringsrud from all char-
gee Vi shortage for the time during
which lie was county treasurer, and
they declare that, instead Of his
being in debt to the county, it owes
him 98.O2. Secretary Of State Rings
rud is as square and honorable and
efficient a man as the state Of South
Dakota can boast of.-Siour Fals
Press.
The experts who have been ex.
aiming the county treasurerie rec
ords of Union county lind that near
ly all the ex-treasurers were short
in their accounts from a few hun.
dred up to one Or two thousand
dollars Mt the time they left Office
A. O. Ringsrud SECRETARY Of state,
was at one time treasurer Of Union
county and it 10 claimed his &C.
counts were 800 short. The Sec.
rotary claims the cash he took was
fees which, he was entitled to.
Possibly it vas. The Secretary
isn't the man 10 leave any fees be.
hind him which he could carry
away. How will it be with Iii.
state Office when he turns it over tc
his successor Yankton Herald Dem.
The glory ~ enjoyed by the in.
dependent outfit Of ElkPoint il writ.
ten "Ichaboi, "and the Lord knows
that . family Of colicky, messley, il.
liberated children would make as
competent experts in figuring as
the great mogul party %intrusted
with power for a very short time,
has evinced in examining republi.
can records. The downy bed Of
taxes being 60 elobarately prepared
by the cream, Of economy is one III
which they themselves will snore, i
there Is any peace to the wicked
Atcester Union.
The latest from Six Point, in re
gard 10 shortages Of ex-county treas
urers is TO the effect that H. II
Blair, found short in his account.
by the investigators, has gone eve
the books himself TO satisfy the COM
missioners that nothing is due from
him.
He says that his commission.
have never been allowed, conse
quently the supposed shortage. Thu
only error found against Secretar,
Of State Ringsrud is 10 cents, which
mistake was made by a clerk. Elk
treasures Ackers who was behind
over $1,000, is now dead and no liv
ing representative remains. Tn
comfy owes George Stickney
8 1900 which lie will clsim. Nearly
all the treasurers against whom
shortages have been found are find.
ing credits in their favor. The in
vestigation has cost $1,000 and til.
credit balances Of the ex-treas
urers will foot up nearly s4OOO.-
E.
No better indication Of A.O Rings
rud's ability and honesty could IL
made than the recent investigation
Of Union county affairs. The in
vestigation was made ut the instig.
nation OF thesrefurmers'of the coun.
~, who were sure of finding crook.
edness in the records OF Republican
officials. These accusations pro.
ceedcd from the same motives rs the
"order" from Clay Conty's leading
reformer for this county's officials to
pack their grips Truth appears to
lie a very small factor in the means
used for defeating Honest officials
VcntaNs0a Rspubscan.
The Independent party triumph
in Union county will be an expen.
sive affair to the tax payers. The
ransacking OF the county treasurer
books for the past twenty years by
experts has cost the county
$3.50 and accomplished absolutely
nothing unless it should bea num-
Der Of law suits with the county as
plaintiff in some cases and defendent
in others. The experts found that
some Of the treasurers were indebted
TO the county, while in one instance
The county was indebted to the
This was the George
case. Stickney's accounts
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