Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-07

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show tha. you dsnt ows s Hastinss
anything for Il, Is that 1t? @T IN
6A. Yes sir.s ss r. ssa
Reyes Has Books. a
q. Where are those books, Mr..
a They are in the hands Of. M.
At Minneapolis? :.s
IA. Yes, and ! think they are an-
dftihS them at the present time.
g. Gould you send a wire Tor that
book which shows that, and ask him
to send It up here to you? That's
Ia very important point in this law
suit. n .s..s AK
Al, well, I think if there is any
book here, Mr.. Keyes ought to BE
here beeAu se I don't know anything
about the books, and wouldn't attempt
$o. Well, then, you don't know 5tlaof
your own personal knowledge whether
that stock was paid for by the League
Exchange to Hastings, or not Now,
let's put5thAt. another way. Mr.SWood,
don't you remember the taking OF.
that stock in the Scandinavian-Amer-
lean bank shortly after it was ac-
quired from Hagen and the others who
sold II, and taking. it to Minot and
EpANE1446e Id RA1A6S 1oo4As NOAlI
you remember doing chat yourself ?SHs
Al No, but I remember OF finishing
deal In a. renewal. Iadidn,t; put the
stock There myself insS the. first in
stance-I believe I did-as I#now re-
member it, ! think l did-yes, I had
forgotten It, though.
Took It to Minot. ss
Q. And that stock at that time
was taken from. where Hastings had
placed it In the Mercantile bank 55at
Minneapolis, when they kicked over
the traces and wouldn't carry it any
longer, you took It to Minot and closed
that deal up there?e %. $Sy
Al think the stock is up there.
I think II merely made a renewal %of
some deal that was up there with: d
certain party, 1 forget his name now,
I know him well, too.
@. Jourgen Olson?s
A. Yes. sir. sSs
a.. And then it was afterwards
brought back from there and later
on pledged to the scandinavian-Aner-
lean bank ltsself { 9 money wa st
don't know. it might have Been ors1t
might not .sa 1.
q. Wen, you were trustee, weren't
4 1S0A NDdIlh 49, #YgH.a AEtELEa
A.. Only In the sale of stock.
a., Now, the League Exchange
owned the. stock which Hastings had
at that time did It not, when you
were trustee? 9$
"A. Yes. @*
9. Because that was Just last year,
A. Yes. HIS.
e@leetions IN tie. Bank, that is the
League. Exchange and yourself?
A. No. we. didn't have that much.
Was Not Interested
O.. Well, I mean with o. K. Han
son and others who were working with
A. Well, I don't think there ever
was AMY cant remember Of ever
controlling an election as I know Of.
the Observation-Disclosures bank.
@ Did yon partake in any Of the
meetings 81 the Observation-Disclosures
can Of any kind7
"a. Yes, : Sir:
X O.. How many?
a Two, I think, that Is since
was a stockhoAer.
9. Now, this Mr.. Mi!lerNyou test-
fled about as doing the work with Mr..
Keyes, he was a. bookkeeper for the
National Nonpartsan league?
A Yes, sir.
@ And also assisted Keyes in do
ing the workSo OF the League Exchange?
a Yes, sir, the last year or two
think Mr.. Miller has practically had
charge Of the League Exchange work.
g. Don't YOU; know whether he
has or not?
A. Yes, I do,gyes.
/ @. And In the United Consumers
Stores company, MI. Miller istSin that,
too? -
a. I presume 90. I think 30.
G. And Mr.. Reyes waa9for long
time, IL he is not now? ss \,
g. n the Consumers Stores?
g. Yes. He handled many OF the
/ notes and checks In the first place?
A I think So, I am not very ia
miliar with the Consumers Stores.
q Do you know. anything about
the Publishers National service Blu
reau.? go
A.Yes.
@. Who was president al that?
a. l think Harry Dunbar.
Do . know who runs thats
is manager at the present time.
9 And BY whom vas II ernplcyed
A BY Mr. Dunbar, I think.
Q DEayou ever any stock
"a the LeaEue Exchange, MrsWood?
800. e &r. ae8
o., How much? ~
a had a SHARE believe.
probably.
q. Dsdayou pay for Il
Yes, sir.
q. And that company, handled
thousands and thousandsao f iollars
worth s business, ala Il !A4ot "a the
~aggreFate?? I'm s
a. I should Judge II did
G Probably saveraighupdred thou
AZ; Yes. sir, l think SO
And how much stock was ever
paid for Ia tina tcoinpAny?
I think the statement shows
somewhere about stxty-fiVe thousand,
New. there vas al Setpal stock
sale put on In the LeaguesEIehAnge
Az. Yes
q And iii the rublishsss Nation
al Service Bureau there$neXee was
any campaign to sell stock?g
a. MOL don't think
And there wac jqRt5 enough
lStOck issued to have a hHhch Of al
|rectors organise 1t NAo It c6uldssSb used
by the league, Isn't that lt3s
49, presume 80. a11Ssnut very,
familiar with Il.
G Well as. fargsas yors1tnow1$%
a. far as Il know, 5sy&k,sI guess
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