Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-12
AULD VANlSHES AND RESIGNS
(6untJ ~SupstViSsr frsm Wright Township
Leaves Iswa.
PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES or DEPARTURE
wife and Family Profess to BE In
Ignorance OF His whereabOuts-
Persons In omaha said
to He Concerned.


Ben. q. Aud Of Wright township, MEM
Der Of the Board Of County Supervisors,
now serving his second term, has resigned
and yesterday Allen Bulls Of the same
township was appointed to all the vacancy.
Supervisor Bulls will take his seat at the
meeting Of the board this morning. The
board convened in adjourned session yes
terday afternoon, but owing to the unex-
pected resignation Of Supervisor Aud
adjourned until this morning. in order that
in the meantime his successor might be
appointed.
When a vacancy occurs In the county
board the appointment lies with the county
auditor, county recorder and clerk OF the
district court. Auld's letter Of resignation
reached County Auditor lines Monday even
ing. but for reasons best known to himself
he kept the matter secret except from a
select few, including Clerk Reed, Recorder
Smith and County Attorney Killpack. The
news spread rapidly, however, yesterday
morning all over the county, and in a few
hours the wires began to work and almost
every township had a candidate In the held.
The east end Of the county was particularly
active In insisting that 1t be recognized
in the appointment Of a supervisor to I'LL
the vacancy, and the telephone at the
county court house was kept hot all day.
His Successor.
Aud in his letter To County Auditor lines
suggested that G.. l.. Mundorf Of Waveland
township be appointed as his successor, but
the three appointing officials could not
agree on him. F. L. Reed, clerk OF the
district court is sick at his home and II
was there that the conference over the ap-
pointment was held. The other candidates
in the field were: H. II. Rounds Of Bel
KNAPP township, Allen Bulls Of Wright
township, A. B. Wilson OF Carson township,
@. HI. Nash OF Center township, Marion
Palmer of Valley township. George Bolton
Of Grove township, and A. A. Bruen of Gen.
ter township. Failing to agree on any
one candidate the three officials decided to
draw lots. The names of all the candidates
were placed upon slips Of paper and placed
in a hat and then the little daughter OF
Clerk Reed was impressed into service to
draw out a slip, it being decided, that
whosoever name was on 1t should be the
appointee. The first drawn from the hat
bore the name Of Allen Bulls and he was
accordingly declared the successor to Su-
p~ervisor Aud.
Allen Bulls Is q wealthy farmer OF
Wright township, a lifelong republican and
a member Of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public.
Circumstances connected with Auld's
resignation lead to the belief among his
friends and acquaintenances that he has
left this part of the country. Statements
now recalled to have been made by him
during the last few months indicate that
he has had such a move In contemplation
for some time.
INSTRUMENTATION Of uas neuarture
Aud was in the city Saturday, having
Just returned from Chicago, where he dis
posed of a shipment Of cattle he had fed
during the winter. 1t is said the cattle
were mortgaged to William T. Aud, a
banker Of Lincoln, Neb.. and brother OF
the missing supervisor, who also own the
farm In Wright township upon which
Supervisor Aud lived. Aud is reported to
have realized about $1,000 on the cattle.
When in the city Saturday he cleaned up
some Indebtedness in the First National
bank. where he cashed the draft received
FLOR the cattle. At the bank 1t was stated
yesterday that through an error in the
reading of the amount Of the draft Aud
was paid $500 more than he should have
rightly received.
William Aud Of Lincoln. the brother,
was in the city Monday and he said he had
no information as to where his brother
had gone. As to the sale OF the mortgaged
cattle he stated he would not take any
steps. He admitted having loaned his
brother large SUM of money during the
last few years.
Ben Aud has a wife and several grown
children living on the farm In Wright
township and they say they are equally
ignorant as to bis whereabouts. One son Is
In Lincoln and another is farming in Ne
braska. There are rumors Of an ~entangle-
ment in which persons said to live in
Omaha are reported to figure, which is
stated to be the cause of Auld's sudden
departure from this vicinity. The letter to
County Auditor lines containing Auld's res
ignation was postmarked Omaha.
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