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Idaho's State Tribunal Goes After County Treasurers AND COMMISSIONERS ALSO. Excoriates Them for Allowing Public Funds to be Hoarded in Banks For Private Purposes. [Special to the "News."] Boise: Ida., Dec. 17.-The supreme court in two cases decided today takes occasion to excorfate county treasurers and commissioners who allow public funds to be "hoarded in banking institutions to be used for private purposes.' The first case is that of J. J. Chambers, appellant, vs. Custer county. Chambers held warrants of Custer county, and being notified they would be paid on certain days, sent them on. The treasurer mailed in payment checks on the bank of C. Bunting & Co. of Blackfoot, in which the money of Custer county was deposited. Before the checks came back for payment the bank failed. The district court sustained the county on the grounds that due dilligence had not been used in the presentation of the checks. The other case is that of Lawrence Green, appellant, vs. Custer county. and in this, too, the judgment of the district court is reversed. Appellant was paid checks of the treasurer of Custer county for warrants, payment of which was stopped on the failure of the Bunting bank. The bank receiver paid a portion of the checks and after the county secured judgment against the bank and received part payment thereon Green presented his claims to the county. The commissioners disallowed them and the district court sustained that action. The supreme court reverses the judgment of the lower court. Charles Ulmer has gone into the floral business and built him a 20x100 foot greenhouse.