Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-02-28
SAY, FELLERS, THERE'S SOMETHING DOING
in OUR BACK YARD, ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT"
Summary Proceedings For Removal From Office
Commenced This Week Against Two Men,
bers Of the School Board--Mrs. Kittie S.
Cowen, Clerk, and Frank P. AXE, Chairman.

THAT said defendant has so jumblet {
her accounts and mixed accounts pal,
to her with accounts paid to others
and claimed to have been paid tC
others, that 1t is impossible for him
to state from the records just what
amounts were so paid to her. That
for the year ending July 1, 1913, she
charged and collected the said 500. 90
liked by said board, and the amount
allowed her by law for taking the
: census, and In addition thereto the
said defendant knowingly, wilfully
and Intentionally charged and collect
ed from said school district a large
sum OF money, as compensation as
said Clerk, the exact amount being
unknown to plaintiff, but that he is
informed and believes that lit amount
ed to about $500.
For a second cause OF action, PLAIN
tiff alleges:
Ahdt OhO PloIlulA 10 d CiLiItH VI the
4 United States, and resident tax
payer OF school district No. 6 in Ell.
more County. State Of Idaho.
That the defendant was duly elect.
ed a member Of the board of school
trustees of school district No. s, in
Emore County, State of Idaho, on
the first Monday of June 1909, and
reelected to said position in the
month of April, 1912 and ever since
has been and now is the duly elect
ed, qualified and acting member of
said school district No 6 and during
all OF said time was the duly elect
ed, qualified and acting clerk of said
board as alleged In the first cause of
action herein, which said allegations
are hereby made a part of this &C.
ton.
That said defendant as said member
of said board of school trustees as
aforesaid, and while acting with other
members of said board, and acting
as a board of school trustees of said
district, knowingly, wilfully and In
tentionally failed to make report in
writing ON the 1st day Of July, 1912,
or at any other time, of the financial
condition of said district, showing the |
amount of money received, from
what source, the amount expended, |
and In what manner and for what
purpose expended, and the amount of
money in the treasury of the dis
trict, or to the credit of the district
on hand at the date of the report,
showing the full financial condition
OF the district at the date thereof,
as to the expenditures, containing the |
specific items, amounts and names
to whom such expe Lditures We're
made, for the year ending July 1,
1912; and failed and neglected to
cause such report to be published in
newspaper nearest the schoolhouse
of said district or in any paper, or
at all, or to be posted In three con-
spicuous places in said district or TO
be posted at all, as provided by Sec.
81, Chapter 159, Laws OF 1911. That
the said defendant, acting with the
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a pretended report, but that said re-
port did not contain the specific
items, amounts and names to whom
such expenditures were made; but
that nearly all of the items in said
pretended report were jumbled to-
gether so as to conceal the fact as
to whom sad payments were made
and amount to each and the items
for which paid That affiant is in
formed and believes and alleges the
fact to be that the same was done
and purposely, for the
purpose OF concealing said facts and
for the further purpose Of conceahng
the facts of illegal payment OF moneys
Of said district, to-wit, among other
things. large SUMS of money paid out
for teaching in said school to parties
who were not qualified teachers OF
said county, and the payment OF
money to herself as clerk OF said
board. for Illegal fees charged by her,
and for moneys paid on contracts for
repairs and buildings, let contrary to
law, to-wit, for building fire escapes.
That said pretended report was false
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