The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-29
Money Missing in All the Various County
Accounts.

Just at noon today the governor
gave out long report from the
state accountant showing additional
startling shortages in the state treas
ury aggregating in all about $4,000
and covering school fund transactions
concerning Pratt, Cowley, Nemaha
and other counties.
The report shows total shortage
of s3I3O4.11 in the twenty-six coun-
ties thus far examined. OF this amount
$7,4S7.OO was in the previous report
made by the accountants. The report
today shows $23,S67.11 of new short
ages.
This report deals only with the pay
ment of interest on bonds held by the
school fund. other funds have not
yet been investigated. The counties
which have paid interest money to the
state which does not show uD on the
state treasurer's books, included in to-
days report, are Allen, Barber. COffey,
Cowley, Ford, Geary. Linn, Lyon, Ne
maha, Mcpherson, Republic, Rice.
Smith. Reno. Woodson. Sedgwick and
Pratt In the previous report short
ages were reported in Johnson, Dick
inson, Finney and Morris counties.
The largest shortages occur in the
payments of interest by Cowley coun-
ty. The county of Cowley alone has
paid $3.940 to the state which is not
accounted for. and three townships
have paid S1,O15 more, making a total
of nearly $1,000 in Cowley county.
Over $S,5O0 of Reno county payments
are not accounted for, and Mcpherson
county has lost over $2,1OO some
where. Allen county has paid over
s2.5OO to the state treasury which is
not accounted for.
The Pratt county shortages occur on
coupons which were sent by State
Treasurer Kelly to the fiscal agency at
the same time he sent in the Garden
City coupons These and the Wichita
shortage are parallel with the Garden
City shortage, except that "A. r.
Brown" has not mysteriously returned
the money on the Pratt and Wichita
shortages, and the money for them is
still missing from the state treasury.
The Official Report in Detail.
The report in detail is as follows:
Topeka, Kan, October %. 1904.
w J. Bailey. Esq, Governor
Hon Sir In conformity with nv
report L beg to submit herewith state
ment OF shortages, irregularities and
discrepancies developed by my exami-
nation of the permanent school fund
and its interest account-tbe annual
school fund-pertaining to twentv-siT
(26) counties of this state. including
the twelve counties previously report-
ed.
Respectfully submitted
(Sisned) CHAS. ROWETT
State Accountant
Approved:
(Signed) Edward P. Moxey Audit Co.
By ]. d. BUCKINGHAM
Shortage in Allen County.
On August l. 1901. the school commits
siOners bought bonds to the amount of
$4,000. issued by the city of lola city.
Allen county, with interest payabIe
semi-annually January LIST and JuIv
1st. The interest due January l. 1902
t$5O0 was paid by the treasurer of The
city of lola to the National Citv
bank, New York, Estate fiscal agency
on December q, 1901. This amount has
not been accounted for in the annual
school fund on the books of the state
treasurer.
On December 5. 1899. the school com
missioners bought bonds to the amount
of $4,000. issued by Marmaton toyyn-
ship. Allen county. with inter
est payable semi-annually January 1st
and July 1st. The interest due July /.