The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-03-06
Sayers to Be Tr5ed for: Forgery Sat-
urday After Jury Hears Fenner
VS.. Betting.
INSTITUTE HERE TOMORROW
Rural Teachers to Visit Bemidl
Grades in Morning and: Hear
Programs in Afternoon.

H. c. Baer, cashier of the Security
State bank, and George Rhea, assis-
tant cashier of the Northern Nation
al bank, were on the stand in district
court this morning. in. the case of
Common School District No. 40, vs..
Adolph Klein, Frank Silversack and
Charles Nangle. The trustees of the
school district are suing the bonds
men Of the, late Charles E. ,Saxrud to
recover money which they: claim he
was short" 1t is claimed that the
shortage amounted to, about $4,000
at the time. Of his death4
The defense is following. the argu-
ment that the school trustees did not
use proper diligence in checking the.
accounts: of Saxrud, who was treasur-
er of the district. Evidence. was in
troduced this morning to the effect
that Saxrud opened an account in a
bank June g., 1910 as "Charles E.
Saxrud, treasurer, and that on Sept.
2, 1910, the Treasurer" was dropped.
1t was also said that he mixed per-
sona1 and: school funds in one check
ing account. Saxrud died. Feb. 49,.
1911.
The jury ia the case was drawn
yesterday and it is believed that the
case will not he finished until Friday.
Because Of the large number of f1g-
ures introduced in evidence, Judge
Stanton allowed the jury to take
notes. School District No. 40 lies in
Fowlds. AS soon as this case is fin
fshed, the case of M. NJ Fenner VS.. H.
p. Betting will be called. The GRIM
fnal cases VIII start after the Betting
case and it is proba that the first
tried will be that of Sayers on a: for
gerry charge.
Why nidn't He Stay.
Sheriff johnson and Tony Schussef
returned this morning from St. Cloud
where they took prisoner to- the re-
formatory. As the warden met them
at the gate, he asked the sheriff,
(which man is to stax?" The warden
wanted to keep Schusser and it took
some talking on Iehnson's: part TO-
secure his release. -
The county commissioners were in
session again this morning. Mr.. OPP
sahl was scheduled to appear before
them this afternoon to take up. tha
matter OF securing an amendment to
the Volsted act through which lands
may be put on the tax list sooner,
The commissioners this morning die
cussed the proposition of buying up
some Of the county bonds with the
money now in the sinking fund but
did not arrive at a conclusion.
Earl Cell, county treasurer, re-
ported that he took in $4,000 the
last day in February and that this
was small sum for the last day Of
paying taxes. w. B. Stewart, super
intendent of schools, is back from .
trip into the country south Of Bau-
dette and says that the settlers are
making great progress there. More
are going into the country all OF the
time and he says that none are leav-
ing.
Mr.. Stewart believes that there
will be . big attendance at.the teaeh-
|ers Institute to be. hold here to1ier-
row. Many Of the rural teaehers have
been allowed the sday OF 81 tAetr
(haardSsa1d. are blanning On eoaninx.
Instfs morning they VIII .inspsst tie
city schools and instAe1aftefnoon WIN
listen 70 q. program and diseases 1s&r