The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-12-25
BONDS Are
FURNISHED

State Examiner Here.-Experts
at City Hall.-Lid on Gambling
Joints Throughout Dickinson.
There have been no startling develop
ments in the j. S. White case since the
PRESS was issued last Friday. No
further attempt has been made to trace
the forgeries Of county warrants, the
amount remaining approximately So. 900
for the past year. during Andrew Jopp's
term as chairman, and some over $500
issued early in January, 1908. while D.
W. Mckenzie was chairman. How
much the forgeries will show up for the
remainder of 1908 or for prior years, is
matter of speculation.
The county commissioners do not care
TO take the responsibility of making the
final checkings without the aid of expert
accountants, and they show good busi-
ness judgment in taking this view of
the affair. The people will never be
satisfied until careful checking of all
the county Offices has been made.
S. H. Wilson of Bottineau, deputy
state examiner, has been here all the
week and will have an assistant next
week. He has checked Treasurer Riess-
beck's Office back for three years. and
while he does not give out any official
statement. it is understood that he
found the Office all right. He has
tangle in the auditors office that will
probably hold his attention for several
weeks. This Office was checked by the
state examiner in August last and pro-
nounced o. X, which shows that the
system used was wrong. else discre-
pancy between authorized warrants and
warrants actually issued. amounting to
many thousand dollars. would have been
shown. The examiner says that it is
the duty of the state to check the books.
but it is question if this will satisfy
the people.
On Thursday the commissioners were
in session and appointed j. L. Hughes
auditor to fill out the unexpired term of
White. fiis bond was fixed at $40, 900,
with W. L. Richards, F. D. Hevener.
v. H. Stickney. Mark Sutherland. Alf
White and W. F. Burnett as sureties.
The bond was promptly accepted. Mr..
Hughes has had experience in the local
banks for several years and is we'll
equipped to give the county good service.
Miss Genevieve White is continued as
clerk in the Office.
WHITE GETS BAIL.
Late last Saturday night J. S. White
secured bonds in the sum of $15.O and
went to his home in the city. Those on
the bond are: T. N. Hartung, j. G.
Quinlivan. j. F. Brodie J. C.. Cartwright,
Walter Junkin, Lloyd RAIDER, L. Petrika.
Ed. Partridge, Will Ray, Pete Berrinaer
and H. L. Dickinson. Before the last
name was secured A. P. Folsom. COM
mitting MAGISTRATE. and j. G. Saunders,
clerk of court, both disapproved Of the
of money and still not be able to qualify
on bond of this kind.
1t is presumed that the J. S. White
case will be moved soon. The matter
rests very largely with States Attorney
Mcbride.
No one is any better able to tell now
than last week where the brunt of the
White defalcati0ns will fall-on the
county, city or hanks
1t may require litiagtion to determine
the matter:
CITY EXPERTS.
The experts employed by the investi-
eating committee are still at work at the
city hall and will not have their report
ready until sometime the coming week.
GAMBLING JOINTS CLOSED.
The city aldermen held warm session
last Saturday night and finally voted to
close all gambling places in the city.
including slot machines The city has
an ordinance prohibiting this sort of
thing but it had not been enforced. The
lid is on now and from the Temperament
of the aldermen it is likely to remain on
for some time. Our people have had it
| brought home to them very forcibly how
gambling can ruin men. The time was
when these evils were tolerated. but it
is no more. If the thing had been
stopped long ago and officials checked
up who we're suspected of being short in
accounts. it would have saved the tax
payers many thousands of dollars.
SIS. 600 BOND.
Arthur Tollefson. as city treasurer,
has filed a bond in the ann Of S25 OO0
The defaulting treasurer was only held
in 81. 600. Mr.. Tollefson is assistant
cashier in the First National bank and
is worthy of The confidence imposed in
him. Mr.. Tollefson 8 bondsmen are A.
Hilliard and Dan Manning.
COMMISSIONERS DUTY.
AS the law has been Interpreted by
the county board. their duty is to check
all officers except the auditor the law
prescribing the manner in which the