Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1916 — Governor Ralston Sued. [ARTICLE]

Governor Ralston Sued.

In a suit filed in the superior court of Mariqn county, Gov. Ralston is charged with holding back more than $50,000 of a relief fund which raised for the benefit of the flood sufferers after the 1913 disaster. The purpose of the suit is to enjoin the governor from using these flood relief funds for any other purpose than relief work. The plaintiff, Mrs. Elizabeth Spratt, charges that Gov. Ralston refused to distribute the money among the sufferers. It is further alleged that he intends to use the money for other purposes.