The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
NO DISHONESTY IS CHARGED
ONerpayments In Most Cases Declared
10 BE Result OF Ignorance OF
law-Clean Bills fer
others.

indian lrnOiS.-Fteld examiners IN
the employ OF the state board OF &C
counts have charged II ~ Young.
trustee OF Ray township. Morgan
county. from 900 70 1905 with sl97.S5
IN the tuition fund which he failed 70
account for In making one OF his an
nual reports. and with s290S5 which
he received In transfer fees from other
township trustees. but failed 70 &C
count for in his annual settlements.
making a total OF s4SS2O. The report
has been certified 70 the president OF
the township advisory board by the
state board
: j. Kruger. trustee OF Portage
township, ST Joseph county. has been
held chargeable with sl173s. which he
paid for Office held during his term
thus far. Kruger received. by special
order Of the board OF county commits
sioners. salary OF 1880 a year. and
the examiners could find no justifica-
ton for expenditures for Office held.
William A. Dehority. chief OF the
state board OF accounts. has certified
OFT reports by field examiners OF con
dirions II the affairs OF the following
additional township trustees. who are
held chargeable with sundry amounts.
c. ] Neff Harrison township. Black
ford county. held chargeable with
1921 ovcrcharges IN caring for the
township poor: B ~ Wright. former
trustee OF Needham township. Johnson
county, charged with sll292 which he
failed 10 turn into the treasury after
the sale OF some school property: W
NJ. Fisher present trustee OF the same
township. charged With sS7402. due 70
overdrafts and overpayments: Charles
Boone. former trustee OF Clark town
ship, johnson county, charged with
$3.50 due chiefly 70 overpayments
70 mem bers OF the advisory board in
salaries John T. Overstreet. present
trustee Of the same town ship charged
with sl2 overpayment for his own
services. W r Stevens. Salt Creek
township. Monroe county. charged
with 1886. due to orerpayments 70
teachers: William l.. Eastin. Browns
town township. Jackson county.
charged with s74 oyerpayment TO
himself for services. John P. Sciscoe.
Park township. same county. charged
with $50 prepayment to teachers.
Clean bills were issued in the cases
OF the following trustees:
Johnson CONFEDERATION Scott.
former trustee Needham township;
John Wild. former trustee Clark town
ship.
Wayne County-S. S Clevenger, Alb
ngton township; c. / Stotelmyer. JEFF
ferson: Mandus E. Mason. Jackson:
w E. Brown. Green; C. A. Harris.
Perry: J. F. Harris. Center: Nathan
Grave. Franklin; Lewis Hosier and
Gilbert Wright Harrison.
Gibson County-Fred Butler. Colum-
bus township
Dekalb County-T E. Imhof. Grant
township.
Allen County-A J. Sharer. Madi-
son township: Frank E. Lomont. JEFF
ferson township.
Starke County-Levis Raschka. Cal
ifornia township.
Randolph County-C. A. Clements
7 CleOoleoD. oliver p. Mote Q904-1s0Sl
and John p. Bunch 1901. all Of
Grassfork township.
The examiners found that in the
case OF Marion township. Lawrence
county. where an alleged shortage OF
81 .s95O3 in the case OF former Trus-
tee B. A McAfee had been found. an
adjustment had been made although.
in the opinion OF the examiners. not
sufficient 10 meet the Just demands OF
the township However. in the face OF
4 the courts action. the examiners adj
I vised against going further into the
\ case
Payments for supplies were report
ed in various townships as indicating
4 extravaganza. H. p. Kimberlin OF
Marion township. Lawrence county:
7 Mr. Overstreet OF Clark township.
I Johnson county. and ] A. Smart OF
Adams township. Parke county. are
I held 10 have been Needless in buying
supplies. A recommendation Is made
I that in the case OF Wayne township.
Wayne county. the salary for the trus
T &c NN AANAFtA7'hf 81 ~ - INV
mensurate with the time necessary for
caring for the affairs OF the township
The Muncie school board Is espe-
cially commended by the examiners
for carefulness in bookkeeping
A special examination 81 the Office
Of A. W Shuler. recorder OF Wabash
county. showed Mr.. ShuLcr chargeable
\ with $50 30. which was found due to
Y Mr. shuler's evident ignorance OF the
law.