The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1921-10-14
RECORDS SHOW =,
HAGAN VIOLATED
THE STATE LAW

the records of the House Journal and
shows clearly the advantage John N.
Hagan has taken of the fact that he
| is state officer. y ), ---..
O. / notice in our list of farm
| loans that there is a farm loan to
MIR. John N Hagan. Do you happen
to have a mortgage contract with the
Bank of North Dakota? A.. Yes sir.
| @. You had loan of $4,000? A.
Yes sir. -..,a = ,.0s,
@. You made that loan-that is
the date, of the mortgage contract is
December 13, 1919, or substantially
that date? A. Practically. that, I
think ..
@. It appears in the Bank as Loan
No. SO, or are you familiar with the
number there? A. No., am not IA
miliar with the number
@. The land is in McHenry county.
is it? A. Yes, sir -
| @; And it is the southeast quarter
of Section IA, Twp. 157, R. 80? A.
Yes, sir. r. I.' ~
@: You say that. was made about
December 13, 1892; A. 1 think the
early part of December, 1919? A.
Yes, sir.
| @. 1t appears under the Bishop,
Brissman report as Application No.
1919 and appears on this report as
being Bank Loan No. 36. That would
indicate that there were 1919 applica-
tions and you got the 36th loan? A.
don't know what that indicated.
That is detail you would have to
ask someone in the Bank about.
/ @. l notice on the Home Builders
report, Mr.. Hagan, a reference to a
John N. Hagan. Have you contract
with the Home Builders Association
for a house? Yes, sir, I have'a house.
O., Built by the Home Builders AS
Csociation? A. Yes,- sir.
Q. And built under an arrangement
made by you with the association un-
der the Home Builders Association
law? Yes, sir. III .a,,.
@. That house is described as be-
ing at 1908, 5th street, Bismarck. That
is correct, is it? A.. Yes, sir.
! @: And it appears under the list
Of Home Building Accounts and Pay
ments, that you paid $1010. l don's
suppose you remember the detail of
that at this time? A. have paid
more than that. +;e sS4 @ 3
G. Did you ever look up the law
as to whether<or not you had a right
under the. law to contract with the
Bank of North Dakota, while you are
holding position as a member. of the
! Industrial Commissions? "a. haven't
found anything under. the law why l
as citizen couldn't secure, a. farm
loan from the Bank OF North Dakota.
You wonld distinguish between
John N. Hagan, citizen, and John N.
Hagan, member OF. the. state industrial
commission? A.. Yes, i didn't secure
that loan because was a member OF
the Industrial Commission. ;,}s III
G. No, I didn't inquire about that.
You, however, have never: found any.
thing in the law that would prevent
your contracting with. the bank Of
North Dakota for farm lOan?, Az No.
! haven't b. i b. ..:f Sss n Ii. /,
@. Even though youiare. 4 member
Of the Industrial Commission, which
commission you have already testi-
| fled; appointed the manager Of the
Bank and which. manager Of course.
has charge Of the farm loans? "A.
What Is 1t you want there? !? !.
OIL am talking about whether or
not you have discovered anything in.
the law that would prevent$you from:
making q contract with the bank tsof
North Dakota No, i have not.
g. Nor In your quest have you
found anything that you'd prevent
your contracting with the lone SBnild.i
ers ociations for = house q a. No, i
have mot. &. ;$. u!
q. Is Even though you are Ea member
of the Industrial Commission 4
Yes. s8:s !;
q. And even though the Industrial
colmmission hires the manager q the.