Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1915 — Trying to Straighten Out American Express Co, Books. [ARTICLE]

Trying to Straighten Out American Express Co, Books.

There has been some poor bookkeeping at the local American Express office, it is reporter), but it is difficult to secure much information. W. G. Geher, who has been in charge for the past few months, has been checked out and C. N. ('ravens of Tipton, checked in. J. L. Wikoff, auditor for the company, with an assistant, has been here tor several days working on the books, and report has it that there is a discrepancy of about SI,OOO in the accounts. Geher, who is from Lima, Ohio, came here and took the place of Agent Bart, who was sent to Crawfordsville. Hart succeeded Harrison Timmons, who moved to Benton Harbor, Mich.

Just .how far the trouble dates back we are unable to learn at this writing, but Hart seemed a very capwriting, but Hart seemed a very capable man. It is said that much of the discrepancy is in C. O. D. shipments. Some two months ago John Harmon, driver for the company here, had SIOO belonging to the company stolen from his pocket at Fountain Park. He is alleged to have paid the amount back but it is said the loss was never reported to the company’s headquarters nor d.; the books show anything about it.