The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1921-05-06
May Be Arrested For Holding
County Money and Property
Without Authority of Law
To Help Bankers Larsen Deposits $l65,000
on Time Certificates Of Deposit, Some Of
Which are Due Dec. 1922

The way the I. ". A. element has
been hanging onto the money OF
Burke county is enough to DISCUS
anyone, and 1t is likely that an ex
pensive lawsuit will be the resul
before the county finally settle;
with former County Treasurer Law
renee Larsen and his bondsmen.
Mr.. Larsen positively refuses tc
turn over the office to County Treas.
urer ]. R.. Jensen, although several
demands have been made on him
by s1r. Jensen, and court order Il
now. being procured from Judge
Moellring which will eject Mr.; Lar
sen, and it is likely he will also be
arrested for unlawfully keeping
possession of an ONCE and county
property which should now be in
custody of another officer. Count,
Treasurer J.. r.. Jensen left Wednes
day night for Minot where After
ney T.. r. Sinklers has been EN-
ployed to look after, his interests
and tho order was no doubt. issued
yesterday. Mi. Jensen experts tc
return this friday morning on
train No. 107 armed with the order
which will eject Larsen, and Grim
inal action will no doubt be brought
later under Section 1879 of the Re
vised Codes of North Dakota.
Several weeks ago it was learned
that County Treasurer J. r. Jensen
had decided to use the Bank OF
A North Dakota as a. depository of
the county funds, feeling that such
action would meet with the appro.
val Of majority of the people :ot
the county who voted to leave the
funds there at the general election
last fall. Since the oanKers learn
ed OF his intention two members Of
the Burke County Bankers Asso-
citation called on him at his farm
and. did their best to persuade him
to leave such funds in the banks IN
the county, and when he could no.:
be persuaded. they bull dozed, but
1t was all to6n no avail. He insisted
on putting the smoney where the
majority Of the people Of the ccul.
ty wanted it: put. Not being able
to do ANYTHING with Mr. Jensen, q
meeting OF the bankerss association
was called, and such meeting was
held In Bowbells on Thursday after
noon of last week. The meeting
was held for the purpose of devils.
ing some means. of keeping the
county, funds in the banks Of the
county. Under the existing depos-
itOry law Mr.. Jensen has sole con-
troll Of designating his own dep posi-
tories, and after talking the mat
ter over it was decided to have ex-
County Treasurer Lawrence Lar.
sen. distribute practically all funds
on hand among the bankers Of the
county on time certificates Of de-
poslt In order to tie It nD until the
local bankers were lin better fina1l-.
cial shape ito dig mp At first Mr::.
Larsen objected to this. we are In
formed, 3 saying that he would sbe
made the goat In case Mr.. Jensen!
made him dig \ up at. the time of
settlement, and would not accept
the certificates OF s deposit as so
much cash. This would make 1T
necessary for Larsen to raise the
cash, and that would be al hard!
matter, iias the banks could hold;
sontOfWhat they had received on de-,
sDosit In this form. We learn that
Mr. Larsen refused at first to- be.
the goat. He was willing to 60 ass
AtAHs 80 GWSAyO4 aA0A ytlC uOnoAS ~ 49,
bankers, but simply wouldn't be
the goat for as large an amount \ 4 %as,
what was involved lin Y his Instance
are told that this was finally
liked sSup by the ban kers agreeing
ONE throug6 d With the cash on
Sfh0se scerti iticates IL case II. en-
ssAn refused to-: ACCEPT them In set
5tlsment and lno osts S.off. the funds
we're distsd dblsted his way
Friday and Saturd ~ Sof 3 last 4 week.
] MI. Jensen apr eareu at the conrs;
house Monday morning ready to
take over what there was left: Il OF
the oflice. and tonl liis GU Of of
ice His bond shlassili a Red MP
sbeto orehand B and md az ia &lawsssQfs
the state was u ID sded esfs traasiirArs
Sof Hurk 70 courtg Z oIl thai ilne ON.
sAE;ss Larsen expla MSS
mt mutt d read to- turn Oyaa ~
1lca yet ass 5hes had spme cherk kinK
mn ~ ip.. but ass soon az sas
sc0mplete J6nassn copl ahpId
s0 Inn 1e ch king
FOR en0on asll