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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-05-25

Coupled with the formal arrest to-
day Of A. C. Townley, founder and
president of the National Nonparti-
san league, on five charges of embez-
element and one charge of aiding and
abetting in the making of false entries
and the arrest of H. A. Paddock, form
er secretary of the industrial COM
mission Of North Dakota on the
charge Of aiding and abetting in the
making of the false entry, officials of
Cass county handling the warrants is
sued as a result of group of indict-
ments returned by the Cass county
grand jury announced today the names
of all but one of the men indicted by
that jury. ..s.M .a.. :,
Indicted persons not previously
named are: go. -.-... ~ -,..r..
F. w. Cathro, of Bottineau, former
director general of the bank of North
Dakota, charged in five indictments
with embezzlement of public funds
and one charge of aiding and abetting
in the making Of false reports to the
state bank examiner.
H. J. Hagen, former president of
the Scandinavian American bank,
named in 16 indictments charging the
acceptance of deposits when the bank
was known to be insolvent; in five
indictments charging the embezzle-
ment of public funds from the Bank
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h,C. TOWNLEY ARRESTED
ON EblBEZZL CHARGE

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of North Dakota; in three indictments
charging the making Of false entries
in connection with loans to the Con-
sumers United Stores Company; in
four indictments charging the making
of false entries on the books of the
Fargo bank, and in four indictments
charging the making Of false reports
to the state bank examiner.
H. D. Ellis, former cashier Of the
Peoples State bank of Casselton,
charged with making of false entries
in one indictment in connection with
the financing Of capital stock increase
for the Scandinavian American bank.
L. P. McAnaney, former director of
audits Of the bank of North Dakota,
named in five indictments charging
the. embezzlement of funds from the
Bank of North Dakota and in one in
dictment charging the making Of false
representations in connection with the
Scandinavian American bank stock in
crease transaction.
With the previous announcement of
the arrest of five persons, VIM
Lemke, p. R. Sherman, N. G. Egger
John J. Hastings and Lars Christian
son, all under indictments that in
volve the affairs of the Scandinavian
American bank, the name of only
one man indicted by the jury remains
undisclosed. The thirteenth indict.
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ment returned by the grand jury was
that which accused George Totten, Jr.
and had nothing to do with the Scan
dinavian American bank.
Mr.. Cathro was advised at his home
in Bottineau by Fred Kraemer, sheriff
of Cass county, that indictments had
been returned against him, and indi-
Gated that he would come to Fargo
and put up the bond required.
q Mr.. Hagen was advised at his home
at Seattle and he also will come d.
rectly to Fargo to make appearance.
Mr.. Ellis was detained at Dallas,
Ore, and with Mr.. Sherman, who is
held at hos Angeles, CAL, refuses to
return without extradition. Applica-
ton for requisition papers will be
made today to Governor .Nestos in
both cases.
Mr.. McAnaney arrived in Fargo late
Saturday afternoon, and went to the
she riffs office. E.E'
Towniey Bond $4,000
Mr.. Townley and Mr.. Paddock ar
rived in Fargo today on their own
volition, and Mr.. Townley, put up
bond of $12,OOO-$2,OOO on each intict-
ment-while Mr.. Paddock put up
Six Indicted for Embezzlement
/ Six of the defendants are named
in the group of five indictments in
| volving the alleged transfer Of money
from the Bank of North Dakota tc
the Scandinavian American Bank OF
Fargo.
Three of these indictments charge
the embezzlement of $216,378.79, while
the other two indictments charge the
embezzlement Of $4,000 each.
The charges of embezzlement run
against Messrs. Cathro, McAnaney
Lemke, Townley, Eggen and Hagen
1t is charged that $216,378.79 was
transferred from the Bank of North
Dakota to the Scandinavian Ameri'
can bank from the date of the actua,
opening of the Bank of North Dakota
down to Jan. 81, 1921. 1t covers rede.
posits and loans made by the state
bank to the league bank, and the
grand jury took the position that this
money was transferred for the pri
vate benefit Of the persons named IL
the indictments.
Two charges of embezzlement
$4,000 each cover the alleged trans
fer to two items Of that amount Of
currency on Feb. ID, 1921, that being
the date on which the Scandinavian
American bank was closed by the
state bank examiner. '.r
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TAKEN UP

Four horses five and one half miles
West four miles South from Berth
old Section Nine 10y Township Ono
hundred fifty five Range Eighty seven
Evergreen Township.
One Black Mare Age five or liz
years, weight about 1900 pounds.
One Black Mare colt age three or
four years old.
One light bay mare blocky Age
five or six weight about 1000 pounds.
on fore foot. White in the forehead
reaching to the tip of the nose.
One brown mare colt two years old
small spot in the forehead heavy
name and fore top.
NJ. G. Whitman,
5/25-3t" Berthold, N. D.
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Frazier Order is Reversed by Distric
Judge

Devils Lake, N. D., May 19-District
Judge C. w. Buttz rendered a decision
in the matter of the removal from Of
flee if John O. Grub and H. A. Kirk
lille, county commissioners, of Burke
county, returning them to their Of
fees, and reversing the order Of for
mer Governor Frazier in removing
them. The former governor removed
the commissioners when several
Burke county taxpayers filed charges
against them alleging, among other
things that the commissioners had
allowed certain bills presented by the
county treasurer without the proper
certication; that the commissioners
permitted the sale of seed and feed
bonds below par; and that certain
public money was deposited in Bukre
county banks on time certificates,
which deposits, the compliments al
lege, were illegally made.
Judge BUTTE holds that, in the mat
ter of selling bonds below par, that
Governor Frazier, on the very day
he removed these officials from Of
flee, was contending in the supreme
court of this state that it was his
right as a public official to sell state
bonds below par, although the statute
provided that none might be sold for
less than 100 cents on the dollar"
The court adds, against these de-
PENDANTS was an afterthought, which
developed in the heat of political
campaign" ,
Judge Buttz holds that the county
commissioners followed costum in use
in most of the counties of the state,
and that no harm has come to the
county because Of the acts complained
of, and that there is no indication Of
corrupt INSTRUMENTATION for which
they ought to be held liable. The
court also agrees that the two days
notice of ousting given by the former
governor was insufficient.
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Taken Tn

At my place, 5 miles N. w. of
Norwich and z miles S. E. of Deering
N. E. one half sec. 25-156-81. One
grey pony B bar branded on left
thigh, black poney 2 white hind feet
and one white front foot, bay mare
colt, about years old white star on
face, black mare colt about years
old, l sorrel mare about years old
Wednesday, May 10, 1922. Owner
please call and pay charges and take
property. Geo. Bursau, RR. 2.
Norwich, n, D. *5/25-3t.
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TAKEN UP NOTICE

(. Came to my place May 18th: Six
head of stock viz, one black mare A H
on left shoulder; one iron gray mare
A H on left shoulder; one dark bay
mare white spot in forehead; one dark
hay mare; one light bay horse with
white spot in forehead; one dark bay
Jenny mule; all about three years
old; there is scissors brand on two
Of the horses. Owner may have
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TAKEN UP, FIVE HEAD HORSES

TAKEN UP, FIVE HEAD HORSES
May goth, 1922. Evergreen Town
ship. Section Nine (9) Township 155
Range 81, five " miles West and
five miles South of Berthold, North
Dakota. One light gray gelding in
clined to daple six or eight years of
age weight 1900 or 1900 foretop
shaggy. One dark iron gray mare
age about four years quite bit Of
light in fore head weight about 1900
or 14O0 heavy name and tail. One
iron gray horse colt age about three
years white in forehead extending to
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-05-25

tip of the nose. One very dark iron
gray two year old mare colt white
spot in forehead. One black mare
age IL or more both hind feet white
spot in fore head and on nose weight
about 1400 heavy in foal.
.~ M. G. Whitman,
!; 5/25-tr* ~, Berthold, N. D.
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same by paying for the publication Of
this notice and cost Of keep.
NJ. P. Bry, Berthold, N. D.
Sec. 10 Twp. 156 Range So.
5/25-3t CO..
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My bonnie leaned over the gas tank
The height of the contents to see;
He lighted a match to assist him
Oh, bring back my bonnie to, me.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-01-12
BERGER LANDS GOOD POSITION
Takes Charge of Large Electric Plant
In Southern Part of Idaho.

Frank Berger, former manager of
the Bonner Water & Light Company
left Tuesday for Cambridge, Idaho,
where he will assume the management
of a large electric light and power
plant, recently purchased by A. II.
Featherstone, Mr.. Gates and Mr.. Simp-
son at cost of some $4,000.
The Cambridge plant is now serving
four towns and will soon serve a fifth
city, in addition to furnishing power
for several irrigation districts. Mr..
Featherstone is the former owner of
the Bonner Water & Light Co. systems
and Messrs. Gates and Simpson are
residents of Spokane who are inter
ested in several power plant in the
northwest.
Mr.. Berger and family came here in
1901, Mr.. Berger being lineman and
inspector for the Great Northern Rail-
way Co. He resigned this position in
1913 to take a position with the Bon
ner Water & Light Co., and upon the
resignation of H. A. Gale as manager
of the company, he was offered the
place and accepted
Mrs. Berger is planning to visit for
time with friends and relatives in
eastern states and will then join her
husband at Cambridge. Their many
friends regret their leaving but wish
them all success and happiness in
their new home.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-01-12
SCHOOL MONEY
is SAPPORTIONED
THE STATE SUPERINTENDENTS
REPORT SHOWS 141,991 SCHOOL
CHILDREN IN IDAHO
$2553.54 FOR BOUNDARY CO
AppOrtionment of State School Money
Is Based on School Census.

Miss Ethel E. Redfield, state super
intendent of public instruction, has
made the first semi-annual apportion-
ment to the counties of the state of
the money in the public school fund
According to a certification made to
Miss Redfield by d. f. Banks, state
treasurer, there is s2SO,2OO.92 available
for distribution.
The amount apportioned is less by
$4,000 than the money distributed last
year at which time there was more
than two hundred ninety-six thousand
dollars. Last July when the second
apportionment for 1921 was made.
there was $2S7,59743 available.
Distribution of the funds is made
on the basis of the census population
of pupils in the county between the
ages of and 21. This year the num-
ber of pupils in the state is stated on
the superintendent report as 141.991.
which is an increase over last year
when the number was 140,965. Fol
lowing is classification showing the
amount of money received by each
county and the number of pupils on
which the apportionment is based:
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-01-12
FOR
ALL EQUIPMENT
CITY BUYS MACHINERY, WIRE,
ETC, FOR ELECTRIC POWER
AND LIGHT PLANT
SPOKANE FIRM GETS CONTRACT
Electric Supply Company
Is the Successful Bidder.

Members of the city council held a
special meeting yesterday, opened bids
for the furnishing of machinery and
equipment for the new power plant
on the Moyie river and awarded the
contract to the Washington Electric
Supply Company, of Spokane, agents
Tor the Westinghouse Electric Sup
ply Co.
In addition to the bid submitted by
the Washington Electric Supply Co..
proposals were made by the General
Electric Co. and the Austin-Henderso
Co., both of Spokane. The bid of the
General Electric Co. was only $3.50
higher than that of the Washington
Electric Supply Co.
Under the proposal of the Washing
ton Electric Supply Co. city bonds in
the sum of $4,000 will be purchased
at par and accrued interest. The ma
chinery and equipment cost will
amount to approximately $4,000 and
$4,000 in cash will be turned over to
the city for use in constructing the
power line to Moyie Falls.
The Washington Electric Supply Co.
will furnish all new machinery and
equipment necessary in the cOnstruc-
ton OF a 500 horsepower plant at
Moyie Falls, including a generator,
wiring, etc. In addition material and
equipment will be furnished sufficient
to supply an entire new electric sys-
TEN for Bonners Ferry including 40
new street lights similar to the ones
now in use on Main street, complete
new wiring and the removal of the
wiring system from Main street to the
alleys east and west of main street
so that all electric poles now on Main
street may be removed Delivery Of
the machinery and equipment will be
made in time for installation early
this spring.
The first bids for the furnishing OF
the electrical machinery and equip
ment for the new system and power
plant were opened December 20. AT
that time the city council rejected all
bids and called for new proposals. By
so doing a considerable sum was saved
in that the bids submitted yesterday
were considerably lower than those
made at the December meeting.
Manager Hughes, Of the city water
and light department is now asking
local farmers to submit prices for
cedar poles to be used in the con-
struction of the power line from the
Moyie Falls to Bonners Ferry and
proposes to buy these poles in quanti-
ties to suit the convenience of local
people.
Work on the rock tunnel at Moyie
Falls has been started and as soon as
it is completed the construction of
the power plant will be started. Man
ager Hughes hopes to have the dam
constructed before the high water per-
iod next spring and unless there are
unforeseen delays the new power plant
and lighting system will be in use
early next fall
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-01-12
JUNIOR RED CROSS RECORD
Nearly Every Scholar In Boundary
County Is Enrolled.

Mrs. c. w. Flood, chairman of the
chapter school committee of the
Boundary County Chapter of the Red
Cross, announces that every school in
the county, with one exception, is now
enrolled in the Junior Red Cross. She
hopes to report 100 per cent enroll
ment soon. The peace program of the
Junior Red Cross is one of helpfull-
ness and service; not merely to those
in need thousands of miles away, but
service to those in the home, school
and community. The Juniors of the
county last year placed a first aid kit
in every school in the county and the
funds of the Juniors will be used in
part to see that the equipment of these
boxes is kept up. The Juniors of the
Bonners Ferry school wish to send
part of the money they raised to the
relief of suffering children abroad.
Thirty dollars, about 60 per cent Of
their contribution, has been sent to
the National Children's Fund at Wash
ington, ID. @. Every cent of this money
is used for the purpose for which it
is sent. All overhead expenses are
taken care of in other ways. In many
schools the Juniors aid in keeping the
oShOoi AOOAh anu blOuhuS III bOOu COH-
dition; they make scrap books and
toys for smaller brothers and sisters,
and for convalescent children at the
Boundary county hospital. Several
schools have entered into correspond
ence with the boys and girls in other
lands. The eighth grade in the Bon
ners Ferry school have received letters
from far away Czecho-Slovakia and
are preparing a packet letter in reply
showing the various points of inter-
est of our county and town. The good
results of such correspondence are in
calcuable. An added interest to geog-
raphy and composition is given; but
valuable as that is, it does not COM
pare with the stimulus that is given
to the feeling of friendly understand
ing with peoples of other lands. The
Juniors are doing their bit to bring
about the understanding between ma
tions that will usher in universal
peace.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-01-12
XMASSEALSALE
REPORT MADE

Mrs. E. M. Flood county chairman
of the Christmas seal sale has sent in
her preliminary report to Boise. 1t
will not be possible to make the final
report before next week. In view of
existing conditions in the county the
sale was remarkable success This
is particularly true in the county out
side of Bonners Ferry. The sales out
side of town increased over 40 per
cent over the sales of year ago The
sales in town fell off about 25 per
cent. Mrs. Flood hopes, however, to
report the quota reached so that one
thind of the proceeds of the sale may
be returned to the county to be used
here.
The candy prizes offered by the
Readers Club and the Delphian chap
ter to the school children were won
by Miss Plato's room on the Northside
and by the Lafayette school at Mead
ow Creek, Joseph Burke, teacher. Miss
O'Callaghan's room in the Bonners
Ferry school also received a candy
treat from the merchants of the town
as their percentage of the sale was sc
nearly the same as that in Miss Plato's
room Outside of Bonners Ferry the
sale was entirely in the hands of the
teachers and pupils The Meadow
Creek school, Joseph Burke, teacher
sold 64.3 seals per pupil; the East
port school, Fern Hutchings, teacher
sold 62.1 per pupil; the Round Prairie
school, Verna Wentworth, teacher, solt
60 seals per pupil; the Lower school
Lenia, Florence Cooklar. teacher, sole
56.2 seals per pupil; the Washington
school, Helen Carrigan, teacher, sole
80 seals per pupil; the Smith Hill
school, Gladys Keller, teacher, sold 81
seals per pupil; the Roosevelt school
Mrs. j. ID. DeGraw, teacher, sold 81
seals per pupil. The best sales il
town were at the rate of Is seal pc,
pupil.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-01-12
MAKING FEW
FARM LOANS
ONLY TWENTY NEW STATE FARM
LOANS MADE DURING THE
MONTH OF DECEMBER
PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS ARE SLOW
Department lis Not Permitted To Loan
Interest Payments.

In December the state department
of public investments made 20 new
farm loans aggregating approximately
$4,000, it was announced this week by
d. w. Church, commissioner of the de-
partment. The department also re-
newed Is farm loans and the total
amount of these was $4,000.
Applications have been coming in
faster than they can be handled and
the department is only now able to
pay loans which it promised fully
three months ago. No borrower is fa-
vored but is required to await his turn
as applications are filed in the order
of their presentation.
All money being paid out now is in
the form of Liberty bonds of the
fourth issue. The state is now lending
these at par, in accordance with an or
der of the state board of land COM
missioners of November s, at which
time the two per cent discount was
taken off. Previous to that time the
bonds had been lent at 9S.
Many loans maturing now are not
being paid, Mr.. Church said, but the
board has been lenient and is renew
ing the mortgages for the farmer
These renewals amount to practically
a new loan as a new appraisement is
made, the old mortgage taken up and
a new one issued Payment of inter
est, however, is one of the strict re-
quirements of the board. Each time a
loan is renewed the security is also in
vestigated
Many persons have criticized the de-
partment for being slow in making
loans, saying that interest money has
been coming in rapidly and should be
lent just as rapidly. To parcel out the
interest money is not possible, says
Mr.. Church. The law permits only the
endowment money to be put out. All
interest money, while earnings of the
department, goes into the public
school fund of the state and is not
available for loans.
The department is restricted to lend
ing the principal and those payments
are not coming in as fast as the inter-
est money.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-01-12
Ask Farmers To Meet January 2i

Farmers of Boundary county and
their wives, who are interested in a
movement to organize for the purpose
of securing markets for their produce
and for the general welfare of agricul-
tural interests, Will meet Saturday,
January 81, at the banquet rooms Of
the international hotel.
The meeting is to be held under the
auspices of the Boundary County Farm
Bureau and whether or not any furth-
er effort to continue the work of the
farm bureau in this district is to be
made will depend largely upon the
amount of interest displayed by the
farmers
A free lunch will be served to all
farmers who attend and then the meet
ing will be addressed by Charles G.
Stonebraker of Iowa, who is in Idaho
as representative of the American
Farm Bureau. The purpose of the
meeting is given in more detail in
an advertisement to be found in the
columns of the Herald this week and
every farmer is urged to read it.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-01-12
BOUNDARY COUNTY ASKED TO
Give TO NEAR EAST RELIEF

tackled those Armenians who were
returning to their homes. The Turks
are now holding a large part of the
Armenian country.
THE Armenian state has been recog-
nized on paper in the Treaty of Sewers.
The treaty has never been carried out.
1t was hoped that America would ac-
cept the mandate for Armenia.
I'VE know that the Armenian army
held back the Turks and thus caused
the German defeat and break down Of
the German army in the west. 1t was
due to the lack of fuel supply, because
the Turks did not get to Baku in
time. The Armenians stopped them.
That is what Won Ludendorf, genius of
the Prussian military machine said.
Now it falls to the Americans to
feed and clothe the remnant until they
do enter into their own.
MANY counties have and are re-
spending literally Let us all do all
we can in the name of our Christ and
suffering humanity. And, too, we owe
them great debt.
you may send your gift to Spokane,
or hand it to Mr.. Shultis, county
treasurer.
Let each of the lodges remember
this cause and all of the clubs and aids
respond to the heart cries of their
sisters, many of whom are today in the
Turkish harems."
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-01-12

Rev. A. H. Morton has accepted the
Craftsmanship again this year of the
Near East relief work and F. A. Shul-
tbs has been named treasurer. This
year there will be no personal solici-
tations and Boundary county citizens
are asked to give as much as they can.
Donations of old clothing will be re-
ceived and will be forwarded to the
district office in Spokane from where
shipments will be made direct to the
Armenian sufferers.
Speaking of the great need for as
sistance in Armenia Rev. Morton says:
I'VE all know of the history of these
people and of their loyalty to Christ
and to the cause Of liberty and of the
vital support they were to the allies
and of the promise that was made
them by the allies.
Turkey offered them autonomy and
freedom at the price of neutrality
Armenia spurned the offer and with
only 100000 population raised an
army of 250,000.
When the war came to an end and
Turkey was defeated an armistice was
concluded with Turkey. 1t was a very
indulgent armistice, but even this was
not carried out. The Turks were not
properly disarmed. In a short time
they with the assistance of the Russian
Bolsheviki, defied the allies and at